Marshfield gymnastics takes first at home triangular

Marshfield gymnast Hanna Merkel. (File photo courtesy of Lucky Shot Photography)

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MARSHFIELD – Hanna Merkel, Sophia Nikolay and Alexis Mushel each won an event as the Marshfield gymnastics team took first place at its home Marshfield Triangular on Saturday at Marshfield High School.

Marshfield finished with a team score of 132.375, with Waupun second with 124.25 and Rice Lake third with 117.

Merkel won the uneven bars with a score of 8.5, and finished third in all of the other events to win the all-around title with a 34.075.

Mushel won the floor exercise with a score of 9.05 and also took second in the uneven bars (7.8), and Nikolay tied for first in the vault (8.65) for the Tigers.

Marshfield will compete at the Great Northern Conference Meet at Medford on Friday.

Marshfield Gymnastics Triangular
Team scores:
1. Marshfield 132.375; 2. Waupun 124.25; 3. Rice Lake 117.
All-around: 1. Hanna Merkel (MAR) 34.075; 2. Nicole Roecker (W) 33.7; 3. Ellie Jensen (MAR) 33.35; 4. Alexis Mushel (MAR) 32.95; 5. Gryacie Vande Berg (W) 32.9.
Balance beam: 1. Roecker (W) 9.35; 2. Vande Berg (W) 8.7; 3. Merkel (MAR) 8.375; 4. Jensen (MAR) 8.3; 5. Sophie Nikolay (MAR) 8.05; 9. Vivivan Nikolai (MAR) 7.65; 10. Mushel (MAR) 7.5.
Floor exercise: 1. Mushel (MAR) 9.05; 2. Jensen (MAR) 8.9; 3. Merkel (MAR) 8.7; 4. Roecker (W) 8.65; 5. Vande Berg (W) 8.0; 9. Nikolai (MAR) 7.45; 11. Nikolay (MAR) 7.25.
Vault: 1. Nikolay (MAR) and Vande Berg (W) 8.65; 3. Micaela Walters (RL) and Mushel (MAR) 8.6; 5. Merkel (MAR) 8.5; 6. Jensen (MAR) 8.45; 14. Nikolai (MAR) 7.65.
Uneven bars: 1. Merkel (MAR) 8.5; 2. Mushel (MAR) 7.8; 3. Jensen (MAR) and Nikolai (MAR) 7.7; 5. Vande Berg (W) 7.55; 9. Nikolay (MAR) 6.7.