Gymnastics: Northern Region Championships

2008 Northern Region Championships

*Look below the results for dozens of video highlights from Saturday’s championship meet.

**All photos, which can be found below the video player, are courtesy of professional photographer Gary Mester, who can be reached at GMester@aol.com.

TEAM SCORES
1. Herndon 144.650
2. Chantilly 143.400
3. Thomas Jefferson 142.100
4. Langley 138.875
5. Lake Braddock 131.425
6. Yorktown 129.700
7. West Springfield 114.925
8. Wakefield 110.150

INDIVIDUAL SCORES

All-Around Competition
1. Maria Hayden, Herndon, 38.425; 2. Caroline Grady, Thomas Jefferson, 37.875; 3. Elly Taura, Chantilly, 37.225; 4. Morgan Danner, Langley, 36.975; 5. Katherine Canales, Oakton, 36.850; 6. Lauren Sullivan, Herndon, 36.575; 7. Shannon Murphy, T.C. Williams, 36.475; 8. Kelly Watson, Thomas Jefferson, 35.950; 9. Emily Parillo, Lake Braddock, 35.950; 10. Lyndsey Saunders, Chantilly, 35.825; 11. Mariah Rivera, Centreville, 35.825; 12. Alana Henderson, Herndon, 35.700; 13. Diane Liskey, W.T. Woodson, 35.625; 14. Katie Guryansky, Chantilly, 35.275; 15. Alexa Kopach, Fairfax, 35.125.

Bars
1. Maria Hayden, Herndon, 9.775; 2. Tori Severin, Stone Bridge, 9.450; 3. Elly Taura, Chantilly, 9.350; 4. Caroline Grady, Thomas Jefferson, 9.300; 5. Katherine Canales, Oakton, 9.175; 6. Alana Henderson, Herndon, 9.050; 7. Lyndsey Saunders, Chantilly, 8.925; T8. Lauren Sullivan, Herndon, 8.850; T8. Shannon Murphy, T.C. Williams, 8.850.

Beam
1. Caroline Grady, Thomas Jefferson, 9.375; T2. Maria Hayden, Herndon, 9.250; T2. Lauren Sullivan, Herndon, 9.250; T2. Shannon Murphy, T.C. Williams, 9.250; T2. Morgan Danner, Langley, 9.250; 6. Alexa Kopach, Fairfax, 9.175; T7. Mariah Rivera, Centreville, 9.150; T7. Lyndsey Saunders, Chantilly, 9.150.

Floor
1. Maria Hayden, Herndon, 9.800; T2. Morgan Danner, Langley, 9.575; T2. Caroline Grady, Thomas Jefferson, 9.575; 4. Elly Taura, Chantilly, 9.550; 5. Mariah Rivera, Centreville, 9.400; 6. Emily Parillo, Lake Braddock, 9.225; 7. Kelly Watson, Thomas Jefferson, 9.200; 8. Lyndsey Saunders, Chantilly, 9.175.

Vault
1. Caroline Grady, Thomas Jefferson, 9.625; 2. Maria Hayden, Herndon, 9.600; 3. Katherine Canales, Oakton, 9.525; T4. Kelly Duncan, Yorktown, 9.500; T4. Elly Taura, Chantilly, 9.500; 6. Morgan Danner, Langley, 9.450; 7. Jazmin Woodson, Wakefield, 9.425; T8. Emily Parillo, Lake Braddock, 9.400; T8. Jovani Garrett, Wakefield, 9.400; T8. Lauren Sullivan, Herndon, 9.400.

NOTE: The top four all-around finishers advance to the Virginia AAA state championships Feb. 22-23 in Virginia Beach, as do the top eight finishers in each of the four individual events.

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