VHS gymnasts sweep dual meet in Sioux Falls by Jim Prosser The Vermillion gymnasts traveled to Sioux Falls for a dual meet against West Central on Monday January 5.
Final scores in each varsity event are listed below.
1. Tristen Upward (V) 7.55; 2. Ariel Hofman (V) 7.40; 3. Sarah Christopherson (V) 7.25; 4. Ashley Lange (WC) 7.05; 5. Noelle Rist (WC) 6.30.
1. Hofman (V) 8.1; 2. Christopherson (V) 7.8; 3. Britney Gilkyson (V) 7.7; 4. Rachel Lorenz (V) 7.1; 5. Theresa Ring (V) 6.9.
Floor exercise
1. Christopherson (V) 8.4; 2. Hofman (V) 8.35; 3. Upward (V) 7.2; 4. Lorenz (V) 7.05; 5. Lange (WC).
Vault
1. Christopherson (V) 8.2; 1. Gilkyson (V) 8.2; 1. Hofman (V) 8.2 (three-way tie); 4. Lange (WC) 8.1; 5. Maggie Kaffar (WC).
All-Around
1. Hofman, 32.05; 2. Christopherson, 31.65; 3. Lange, 28.7; 4. Kaffar, 26.1; 5. Mindy Novak, 21.9.
Team scores � VHS 120.8; WC 99.1.
Tanager JV places were: Beam � Brittney Epping first, DeNell Dykstra second, Calle Sorenson third, Paige Hunt fourth, and Emily Renner fifth; Uneven bars � Sorenson first, Christina Wellsfry second, Renner third, and Tia Kreier fifth. Floor exercise � Molly Manning first, Stacey Joy and Emily Renner second (tie), Krystal Clark fourth, and Epping fifth; Vault � Sorensen first, Renner second, Joy third, and Epping fourth; All-Around � Sorensen first and Renner second.
JV Team scores: VHS � 80.9; WC � 51.0.





