RECAP WH Gymnastics Meet 1/9/18

 Meet 1/9/18

Gymnastics: Whitman-Hanson vs Plymouth & Cohasset Norwell

Panther gymnasts improve on their team score (127.65) in their second meet of the season with wins over Patriot League team Plymouth (128.95) and non-league team Cohasset Norwell (121.5). 

Senior, Britney Blackstone, won her second all-around title with a season high score (35.35).  She also swept the individual events: vault (9.3), uneven bars (8.9), balance beam (8.45), and floor exercise (8.7). 

Sophomore, Sarah Bombardier, posted her season high all-around score (31.3), taking third place overall in the meet. Sarah had Whitman-Hanson's second highest scores on vault (8.3), uneven bars (7.2), and balance beam (8.0). 

Freshmen, Savannah Poirier, had Whitman-Hanson's second highest score on floor exercise (8.4) and the team's third highest scores on vault (8.15) and uneven bars (7.1).

The Panthers stuck an impressive 4 out of 5 balance beam routines. Sticks came from veterans Erin McCoy (7.55), Joelle Puopolo (7.85), Sarah Bombardier (8.0) and freshman Madison Scaccia (7.8).

Freshmen Madison Scaccia and Brooke Astuto put up solid vault scores to start the rotation.

Captain, Kaileigh Gordon, was unable to compete beam and floor this meet due to a foot injury.