Watertown, Aberdeen Central gymnasts close out regular season at Huron

Roger Merriam, Watertown Public Opinion
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Watertown's Kaitlynn Rudebusch competes in the floor exercise during a high school gymnastics triangular on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 in Huron.
Watertown's Kaitlynn Rudebusch competes in the floor exercise during a high school gymnastics triangular on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 in Huron.

HURON — Watertown High School's gymnasts closed out their regular season by winning a high school triangular on Thursday.

The Arrows topped the field with a season-best score of 142.6, followed by Aberdeen Central (132.9) and Huron (130.35). All three schools will compete on in the Eastern South Dakota Conference meet, also a state qualifier, on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Pierre.

Kinsley Van Gilder won the all-around title (35.5) to lead the Arrows. She also tied for first in the balance beam with teammate Kaitlynn Rudebusch (9.35) and for first in the vault with teammates Ashley Stanley and Ashlynn Andrews and Huron's Maiya Hein (9.0).

Shauna Evenson (floor, 9.55) and Briana McElhany (8.45) also won events for the Arrows. McElhany took second in the all-around at 34.7.

Masyn Schutter finished third in the all-around with a score of 33.95 to lead Aberdeen Central, which also recorded its season-best score.

Ella Palmquist (all-around, 31.7 and floor, 8.65), Evenson (beam, 9.3) and Kamryn Romandia (bars, 7.1) won individual events for Watertown in the junior varsity portion of the meet

Huron Triangular Results 2023https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23587778-huron-triangular?responsive=1&title=1

Huron Triangular Results(Event Winners Plus Watertown and Aberdeen Central in Top 5)

Balance Beam: 1. Kinsley Van Gilder and Kaitlynn Rudebusch, Watertown, 9.35; 3. Kamryn Romandia, Watertown, 9.1; 4. Ashlynn Andrews, Watertown, 8.95; 5. Breckan Santjer, Aberdeen Central, 8.9.

Floor Exercise: 1. Shauna Evenson, Watertown, 9.55; 2. Briana McElhany, Watertown, 9.45; 3. Kinsley Van Gilder, Watertown, 9.4; 4. Kaitrlynn Rudebusch, Watertown, 9.35; 5. (Tie) Ashley Stanley and Marli Wadsworth, Watertown, 9.2.

Uneven Bars: 1. Briana McElhany, Watertown, 8.45; 2. Masyn Schutter, Aberdeen Central, 8.3; 3. Shauna Evenson, Watertown, 8.25; 5. Kinsley Van Gilder, Watertown, 7.75.

Vault: (Tie) 1. Kinsley Van Gilder, Ashley Stanley and Ashlynn Andrews, Watertown, and Maiya Hein, Huron, 9.0; 5. Caroline Benson, Watertown, 8.9.

All-Around: 1. Kinsley Van Gilder, Watertown, 35.5; 2. Briana McElhany, Watertown, 34.7; 4. Masyn Schutter, Aberdeen Central, 33.95.

This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Watertown won the meet with a season-best score of 142.6.