Huskies win Section 1AA title
Owatonna’s Kaitlyn Cobban rotates mid-flip during her vault routine. Cobban and the Huskies scored a meet-best 37.500 points. Staff Photo by Joey Bunton.
Owatonna High School’s gymnastics team defended its home gym tonight by winning the Section 1AA title against an eight-team field.
The Huskies took first place with a final score of 145.325 - winning in the vault, beam and floor to edge out second place Lakeville South by 2.5 points.
Owatonna’s title run began on the uneven bars where the Huskies recorded a team score of 33.875. Emma Johnson’s 8.625-point routine was the team high.
The Huskies’s score on the bars would go on to be their lowest of the night, but set up a hot stretch of high-scoring routines across the beam, floor and vault.
Beginning the run for Owatonna was a 37.500-point performance on the vault - a season best team score in the event.
Jozie Johnson’s 9.500-point routine earned her the top score amongst all competitors. Owatonna fed off the momentum with a strong showing on the beam and floor to close out the meet. On the floor, Owatonna scored 37.275 behind Emma Johnson’s 9.475.
With the team in prime position to take home the title, the Huskies closed the show with 36.675 points on the beam. Owatonna’s Delia Neumann earned the top score amongst the Huskies with a 9.350-point routine. The Huskies’ win punched their tickets to the Minnesota State High School League state tournament, scheduled to begin on Friday, Feb. 24.
The state meet will be held at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium on campus at the University of Minnesota. An official start time is still pending as results from section meets continue to become available.