RF’s Claude wins state bars, all-around titles

• Riley Claude

River Falls junior Riley Claude won state championships on the uneven bars and in the all-around competition at the WIAA Division 2 State Individual Gymnastics Tournament in Wisconsin Rapids Friday night. Journal file photo.

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River Falls junior Riley Claude won state championships on the uneven bars and in the all-around competition at the WIAA Division 2 State Individual Gymnastics Tournament in Wisconsin Rapids Friday night.

Claude and the rest of the Wildcats will compete for a WIAA Division 2 team title today.

Claude won the state title on the uneven bars with a score of 9.267. Sarah Duff of Mount Horeb was second with 9.067.

Claude also finished as state runner-up in the floor exercise with a second place score of 9.267. Haley Gowronski of Baraboo was first with 9.483.

Claude finished sixth in the vault with a score of 9.283, and added a score of 9.25 on the balance beam to win the all-around title with a total score of 37.067. Maggie Anderson of Whitefish Bay took second with 36.084.

Wildcat sophomore Karlie Place tied for 7th place in the vault in Friday night’s individual competition with a score of 9.267, while freshman Karin Sollom finished 13th on the uneven bars with an 8.433. Junior Paige Skorseth took 15th on the balance beam with a score of 8.417, and 22nd in the floor exercise with an 8.417.

See the March 7 print edition of the River Falls Journal for more on the state individual and team tournaments.

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