Lara Aycock won the all-around at the Section 8-2A gymnastics meet to lead St. Cloud Tech/Cathedral to its 10th consecutive trip to the Class 2A state gymnastics meet Saturday afternoon.

The fourth-ranked Tigers won the meet as a team with a season-high 147.4 points to advance to state.

Aycock scored a 36.3 in the all-around, took second on the bars (9.45) and third in the floor exercise (9.375).

Margeaux Schmid took second in the all-around for Tech/Cathedral with a 36.05, was second on the vault (9.45) and fourth on the floor (9.35).

St. Cloud Apollo's Sarah Voigt placed third in the all-around (35.9).

Four other Tech/Cathedral gymnasts qualified for state in individual events. The top four in each event make the cut for the state meet.

Jodi Lipp won the vault with a 9.5 and took fourth on the bars (9.175) for the Tigers and Tech/Cathedral's Emily Dorn took fourth on the vault (9.25).

Sarah Lommel won the bars with a 9.65 and took second on the beam (9.15) for the Tigers and teammate Tori Aycock placed second on the floor (9.425).

Apollo's Betty Grell advanced to state with a first-place finish on the balance beam with a score of 9.2.

The Class 2A meet starts at 6 p.m. Friday at the University of Minnesota's Sports Pavilion.

Team scores — 1. St. Cloud Tech 147.4; 2. Brainerd 139.275; 3. Buffalo 134.5; 4. Bemidji 134.225; 5. St. Michael-Albertville 133.75; 6. Moorhead 132.6; 7. Elk River 132; 8. St. Cloud Apollo 106.3.


Suzy Smith placed 18th on the beam (7.7) to lead Little Falls at the Section 8A gymnastics meet.

The Flyers finished sixth as a team while Detroit Lakes took first place to advance to state.

Team scores –– 1. Detroit Lakes 151.775; 2. Perham 149.15; 3. Alexandria 135.25; 4. Fergus Falls 132.275; 5. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 121.825; 6. Little Falls 114.6; Park Rapids 112.35.


Becker's Lindsay Olsen led the Bulldogs to the section championship with a fifth-place finish in the all-around (35.3) at the Section 7A gymnastics meet.

The Bulldogs advanced to the Class A state meet next week as a team with 142.825 points.

Sartell placed third as a team, but had three qualifiers make it to state.

Madison Flaherty and Anna Neeser both qualified in the all-around for Sartell and Shelby Hall qualified on the uneven bars.

Team scores –– 1. Becker 142.825; 2. Big Lake 141.575; 3. Sartell 141; 4. Monticello 136.15; 5. Annandale 129.9; 6. Maple Lake 129.025; 7. Sauk Rapids 123.975; 8. Princeton 122.875; 9. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 122.05; 10. Zimmerman 61.825.