Olathe East claims another Kansas state high school gymnastics championship

Olathe East added another championship trophy to its case of high school gymnastics hardware on Saturday, winning the Kansas state championships hosted by Shawnee Mission South.

It’s the eighth state team title for Olathe East, which also won championships in 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015 and 2016.

Olathe East accumulated a 105.150 score for the victory. Lawrence finished second with 103.225 and Shawnee Mission South was third with 100.925.

Talia Gay of Free State won the all-around with a score of 36.350. Then came a 2-through-4 run of Olathe East medalists: Anna Vogel second at 35.300; Kelsey Meyer third at 35.100; and Liz Wasinger fourth with 34.675.

Top three in the vault were Josie Hickerson (9.6 average) and Paris Spotted Tail (9.55), both of Lawrence, followed by Free State’s Gay (9.3).

Gay won the beam at 9.075, followed by Olathe West’s Makenzie Juneau (8.575) and Cierra Ladesich of Shawnee Mission Northwest (8.4).

Liz Wasinger of Olathe East earned the beam championship with an average of 9.35. Teammates Anna Vogel (second place) and Kelsey Meyer (third) were right behind, at 9.325 and 9.275, respectively.

Emporia’s Haylee Weiss topped the floor portion, with a 9.25 that was good for first place. Spotted Tail was second with 9.15 and Gay took third at 9.1.

This story was originally published October 20, 2018 at 7:49 PM.