Lawrence Free State wins Kansas state high school gymnastics championship in Newton

Lawrence Free State won Saturday’s 2020 Kansas state gymnastics meet at Newton High School.

It was a good day for Free State all around, literally.

Free State senior Talia Gay won the all-around competition (37.7375), with Olathe North’s Kylie Ray second (36.3500) and Olathe West’s Alexis Purdy third (35.9375).

It’s Gay’s second all-around state championship, and she also won her fourth bars gold in as many chances.

Olathe North was second in the team competition, followed by Olathe West, Shawnee Mission Northwest, Shawnee Mission East, Olathe East, host Newton and Lawrence.

Paris Spotted-Tail of Lawrence High won the vault competition, followed by a pair of Free State gymnasts: Kenzie Vaughn in second and Gay in third.

Gay won the bars competition; Makenzie Juneau of Olathe West was runner-up and teammate Purdy placed third. Olathe North’s Rylie Jahner and Ray were fourth and fifth, respectively.

It was also Gay for gold, with Ray the runner-up and Purdy third, on the beam.

Spotted-Tail won the floor-routine competition, followed by Gay and Ray.

This story was originally published November 7, 2020 at 6:11 PM.