GMC second at Candyland Invite

After a couple weeks away from competition, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City gymnastics co-op made their return in successful fashion.

The GMC co-op registered a second-place finish at last Saturday’s Candyland Invite in La Crosse, finishing behind only River Falls and their winning team score of 138.725. GMC was second with a total score of 134.225 and the Onalaska co-op followed in third at 130.375.

Similarly, Jayden Thill placed second overall in the individual all-around standings with her score of 34.85, trailing only Ruby Amundson of River Falls and her winning mark of 37.4. Following Amundson and Thill were Elena Wagner of the La Crosse Logan co-op in third (34.65), Bella Franklin of River Falls in fourth (34.325) and Peyton Sprosty of the WVCD co-op in fifth (34.325).

Other top-10 individuals for GMC in the all-around standings were Reesa Beilke (33.9) in sixth and Kinley Giemza (33.5) in 10th.

GMC’s strongest event came in the vault, where Thill (8.95) placed second, Beilke (8.8) followed in third and Giemza (8.7) took fourth. Thill was also second in the floor routine and Giemza in third with scores of 9.25 and 9.05, respectively.

GMC’s best finishes in the other two events came courtesy of Thill in sixth (8.4) in the beam and Beilke in ninth (8.325) in the uneven bars.

Next up for GMC is a home triangular against the West Salem and WVCD co-ops on Friday starting at 6 p.m. at G-E-T High School.