Strongsville Girls Finish Sixth In State Gymnastics Championship

The Strongsville girls gymnastics team finished fifth in the OHSAA state championship on Friday (March 4) held at Hilliard Bradley High School.

The Lady Mustangs, coached by Jennifer Huryn, finished with 136.375 overall points. Brecksville-Broadview Heights finished first (146.600 points), followed by Hudson (144.325), Magnificat (143.150), and Mentor (140.550). Strongsville finished fourth overall on the floor exercise (35.125), fifth in the bars (33.450), sixth in the vault (34.175), and 10^th in the beam (33.625).

On the bars, top individual performances for the Lady Mustangs include sophomore Melissa Loy and freshman Haley Klosowski, who scored with 8.800 and 8.300, respectively. Hudson’s Bridget Madel won the event with a score of 9.575.

Painesville Riverside’s Maria Salvia finished first on the beam with a score of 9.375, narrowly edging out Michaela Romito (9.350) of Brecksville-Broadview Heights, who finished second. Strongsville senior Alexa Rinas finished with a score of 8.750.

The floor exercise saw 17 of the 36 event participants score with a 9.000 or better, with Romito topping the field with a 9.500. Creston Norwayne’s Katelyn Moore was the event runner-up with 9.475.

Avon’s Whitney Stoops finished at the top of the class in her event, winning the individual vault event with a score of 9.700, ahead of Perrysburg’s Chelsea Williams (9.550) and Magnificat’s Kelly Nortz (9.500).

Nortz and Stoops finished first and second overall in the all-around with scores of 37.475 and 37.375, respectively. Brecksville-Broadview Heights’ Romito finished third with 37.325.

TOP TEAM OVERALL RESULTS