Monday, February 4, 2013

Staples Squeaks By With Narrow Win in Girls Gymnastics


By Kyra Hammer

In its last home meet of the season, the Darien High School Girls Gymnastics team competed against Staples at the Darien YMCA on Saturday (2/2). Darien lost by 4.15 points, ending with a total of 123.90 points, with Staples taking a slim victory with 128.05 points.

Darien started the meet on vault with sophomore Samantha Gunn scoring highest with an 8.40. Throughout the meet, Gunn continued to lead the team and ended with the team’s highest all-around score, 34.05. Sophomore Kajsa Lundeen finished second all-around on the team with a score of 31.65.

Senior and team captain Caroline Congdon shared her hopes for the remainder of the team’s season saying, “We want to do well at FCIACs, finish strong at the last two meets, and, if we are lucky, go to States.”

Come support the girls as they compete against New Milford and Wilton on Tuesday, February 5 at 4:30pm at New Milford High School.


Photo caption: Senior captains (left to right) Marya von Schmidt and Caroline Congdon share a smile after a close meet.  

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