The Becker gymnastics team traveled to Monticello Jan. 30,  which wound up being one of their most competitive meets of the season. 

Unfortunately during warm ups, all-arounder Chloe Spear went down with a knee injury and was pronounced out for the remainder of the season. 

With a quick turn around, Becker had to fill all four positions that Spear participated in.  

“I am really proud of the way everyone on the team stepped up and was ready to give it their best,”  said Coach Jen Harmoning. 

Even though the gymnasts tried their hardest, it was not enough to defeat Monticello which is the #2 ranked team in class A. The final score was Becker 140.225 and Monticello 144.325.

The best performance of the night for Becker was vault with a season high score. Karli Kirk took first place with a score of 9.4 and Maggie Graning took second with a 9.3 score. Fifth place went to Alyse Denne with a 9.05 score. With her new vault performance, Harper Miller aided in the team score by producing 8.85 points and a sixth place finish. 

Kirk and Graning continued to impress the judges with their third and fifth place finish on bars. Denne turned up the heat on beam with her second place finish and 9.075 score. 

Again Graning showed off her skill with a second place finish on floor. 

All-around totals went to Graning with a third place finish and Denne with a fifth place finish.

Vs, St. Francis

Becker hosted St. Francis during their senior night Feb. , and beat them 139.1 to 121.125. 

This was an easier win for the Bulldogs compared to past competitions. Becker took the top three places on vault with Graning and Kirk tying for first with 9.1 scores and Bella Kuschel taking third place with an 8.55 score. 

Again, Becker took the top three places on bars with Kirk taking first with an 8.875 score, Graning taking second with an 8.825 score, and Denne taking third with an 8.225 score. 

Beam saw the same results as bars with Denne coming in first with a 9.225 score, Graning coming in second with an 8.775 score, and Kirk coming in third with an 8.575 score. 

The top five places for floor went to Becker. Tying for first was Graning and Lillian Bonsante with 9.15 scores. Third went to Kirk with a 9.025 score, and another tie for fourth place was Denne and Kuschel with 8.55 scores. 

First place all around went to Graning with a final score of 35.85. Second and third went to Kirk and Denne for the all-around. The seniors that were honored that night consisted of Bella Kuschel, Sofia Scholl, and Alison Woodard.

Becker JV

Becker JV competed in the Mississippi 8 JV championships Feb. 7  and won for the second year in a row. Becker’s final score was 132.3 with Cambridge-Isanti not too far behind with a final score of 131.8. 

Alison Woodard took first place in the all-around with a final score of 33.85. Woodard took first on floor, second on bars, and tied for fourth on beam with Becker gymnast Lillian Bonsante. Bonsante took second in the all-around. 

The state tournament will be held starting Feb. 21.