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Blake Ress, Commissioner
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March 18, 2006
BISHOP DWENGER WINS THIRD TITLE IN FOUR YEARS; JACOB TAKES ALL-AROUND
Behind Jeanna Van Hoey’s championship in
the uneven bars, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger won its
second straight state championship and third in four years at the state
gymnastics meet at Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis.
The Saints
edged Center Grove by .2 (113.300-113.100), tied for the third closest margin
of victory in state finals history. Bishop Dwenger
totaled 113.300 and Center Grove 113.100 to become the first two teams to ever
top 113 points in this meet. It was the fourth title overall for Bishop Dwenger to go along with its 1995 crown. All of the Dwenger champs have been coached by Rose Nix. Center Grove
was looking for its first state championship.
Van Hoey, just a sophomore, captured her second straight state
title in the bars competition with a 9.775. She also finished third in the
balance beam at 9.45. Other Saints participants with top five performances
included Rebecca Trahin (9.8) and Juanita Nix (9.8),
who finished three-four, respectively, in the vault. Those two also finished
ninth and 10th in the all-around.
After
finishing third a year ago, Lawrence Central’s Ashley Jacob won the all-around
competition at 38.800. Jacob won the floor exercise at 9.8 and was second in
the vault (9.825), bars (9.7) and beam (9.475) as well. Van Hoey
was the defending all-around champion but did not compete in two of the four
events.
Center
Grove freshman Katelyn Fernandes
won the vault with a 9.9 score and Fort Wayne Snider senior Jeanna
Glick won the balance beam with a 9.6.
Final Team Scores
1. |
Fort
Wayne Bishop Dwenger |
113.300 |
2. |
Center
Grove |
113.100 |
3. |
Lawrence
Central |
112.950 |
4. |
Valparaiso |
109.975 |
5. |
Bloomington
South |
107.225 |
6. |
Chesterton |
106.925 |
7. |
Fort
Wayne Snider |
105.550 |
8. |
Warren
Central |
102.325 |
State Champions
Vault – Katelyn Fernandes, 9,
Center Grove, 9.900.
Uneven Bars – Jeanna Van Hoey,
10, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, 9.775.
Balance Beam –
Jeanna Glick, 12, Fort Wayne Snider, 9.600.
Floor Exercise – Ashley Jacob, 12, Lawrence Central, 9.800.
All-Around – Ashley Jacob, 12, Lawrence Central, 38.800.
JEANNA GLICK OF FORT WAYNE SNIDER WINS MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD
Members of
the IHSAA Executive Committee selected Jeanna Glick
of Fort Wayne Snider High School as this year’s winner of the Mildred M. Ball
Mental Attitude Award.
Glick, who
was nominated by her principal and coach, was determined to have best
demonstrated mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability
among all seniors during the meet.
Academically,
she ranks 15th in her senior class of 449 students
with a 4.1 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society and the Stay
in Bounds mentoring program. She plans to attend Indiana University and major
in biology.
Athletically,
Glick was a state qualifier each of her four years as a member of the Snider gymnastics team. She captured the sectional
championship in the balance beam two weeks ago, won the event at regionals as a junior and also won the floor exercise at
sectionals as a sophomore. In addition to gymnastics, she also competed in
volleyball and girls swimming and diving during her Panther career.
The mental
attitude award is named in honor of the former IHSAA assistant commissioner who
served the Association from 1977 to 1997. During her career, Ball administered
the state gymnastics tournament among other sports and also oversaw the
licensing and training of all contest officials in the state of Indiana.
Glick is
the daughter of Lennie and Laurie Glick of Fort
Wayne.
Following
the meet, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, the corporate partner of all IHSAA
tournament events, presented a check for $1,000 in the name of Glick to Snider
High School. She becomes the first Snider gymnast to
win the mental attitude award.
VSN MEANS ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY
Visit our friends at Visual Sports Network, the IHSAA’s official photographer for all state championship events and one of the leading action photographers in the Midwest. VSN, which was on site Saturday, has captured hundreds of images from this year’s State Finals and will have them ready for viewing and purchase beginning Monday.
CHAMPIONSHIP MERCHANDISE STILL AVAILABLE
For t-shirts and other merchandise commemorating this year’s tournament or for any of our events, visit our friends at Morris, Inc.
STATE FINALS PROGRAMS AVAILABLE
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