Gallery: Lancer Gymnastics Places Third at State

By Tyler Russell and Katie Cook

October 30, 2024

The SM East gymnastics team competed at state on Oct. 26, earning third place and the first ever East state title in gymnastics. The Lancers had six gymnasts competing at the meet, juniors Andi Prendiville, Kara Parrett, Phoebe Kanada and seniors Ashley Freund, Claire Rogers and Zoe Chaney.

Starting the meet on beam, junior Andi Prendiville had the highest score out of the Lancers with a score of 9.25. The second event the Lancers competed in was floor, and senior Claire Rogers scored 9.65 — making her score the highest on the team for this event, earning her sixth place overall. After a lunch break, the gymnasts competed in their highest scoring event of the day: vault. They scored a team score of 28.55. Junior Andi Prendiville had the highest score of the team with a 9.875, putting her second place overall on that apparatus. Senior Claire Rogers also placed third overall on vault with a score of 9.775. After five hours, the Lancers competed in their last event: Uneven Bars. This was the Lancer’s lowest scoring apparatus, scoring only 24.8.

Overall, the Lancers ended the meet with five individual medals and a final score of 107.5

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10.26.24 Lancer Gymnastics Places Third at State

Senior Claire Rogers performs a back one and a half twist dismount on vault for the Lancer’s first event of the competition. The Lancers were in first place with a team score of 26.4 after vaulting was complete. Photo by Tyler Russell
Junior Andi Prendiville poses as a part of her beam routine. Prendiville’s score was the highest beam score out of the Lancers with a score of 9.25. Photo by Katie Cook
Senior Ashley Freund poses as a part of her floor routine. Freund scored an 8.70. Photo by Katie Cook
Senior Zoe Chaney sits with her team as they watch senior Claire Rogers’s floor routine. Photo by Katie Cook
Senior Ashley Freund practices her vault. Freund scored 8.95 on the apparatus. Photo by Katie Cook
Senior Claire Rogers celebrates with her coaches after the last vault of her senior year. Rogers scored a new personal best of 9.725. Photo by Katie Cook
Gymnastics Coach Brooklyn Beck congratulates senior Claire Rogers after her vault. Rogers scored a personal best of 9.725 on the apparatus. Photo by Tyler Russell
Junior Andi Prendiville holds onto the uneven bars before warming up on the event. Each teammate received 10 minutes to warm up on each apparatus. Photo by Tyler Russell
Senior Claire Rogers and junior Andi Prendiville stand on the podium for their performances on vault. Scoring 9.875 points on vault, Prendiville placed second and Rogers scored 9.725 putting her in third place overall. Photo by Tyler Russell

About the Contributors

Tyler Russell, Photo Editor

After spending hundreds of hours on photoshop, junior Tyler Russell is pumped to continue his journey on The Harbinger as an Assistant Photo Editor. On a typical day, you’ll find him helping the other photographers or scrambling to finish student life photos on time while editing in the library. When Tyler isn’t slouched on the library spinny chair, you’ll find him playing tennis, baking anything he can find on pinterest, or searching through Disney artifacts. Despite the stressful moments, Harbinger has become a family to look forward to every day.

Katie Cook, Photo Mentor

Starting her third year on staff, senior Katie Cook is thrilled to be working as a photo mentor. Katie is excited to be back on the sidelines shooting Friday night football, even if it means suffering in thousand-degree weather or shivering out in the rain. When she is not cropping photos in the backroom, she spends her free time listening to music, eating Italian food, traveling, reading or watching bad rom-com movies.