Auburn Mountainview grabs 6th in state showcase | Prep gymnastics


February 20, 2012 · Updated 11:50 AM 

The Auburn Mountainview gymnastics team finished sixth at the state 3A championships at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall this weekend.

The Lions scored 159.600 points. Enumclaw took the 3A team title with 177.600.

Senior Sara Fiksdal paced Auburn Mountainview with a 21st-place finish in the all-around competition with a 33.500. Teammates Hanna Houck and Cassie Hunt were 41st and 42nd with scores of 31.700 and 31.550, respectively.

Kelly Watrous was 45th all-around with a 31.250 and Katie Hayward was tied for 52nd with a 30.275.

Southridge's Kiya Bjorge took the all-around competition with a 38.275.

Fiksdal also was 13th in the beam competition with a 8.750.

ALSO: Auburn Riverside's Latia Coburn finished tied for 10th in the bars with a 9.100 score. Mount Rainier's Baylee Hamilton finished first in the competition with a 9.800.

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