Photo: SDPB | Craig Wollman
MITCHELL, S.D. – Watertown’s Emery Gaikowski and Macy Olsen finished within the top 10 of the all-around during the individual portion of the 2026 Class AA State Gymnastics Meet. Harrisburg’s Katelyn Maeschen was the all-around champion with a score of 39.1834. The Arrows’ Ashlynn Andrews (35.4) and Shauna Evenson (35.3166) finished just outside the top 10.
Gaikowski and Olsen tied for sixth in the all-around with scores of 36.5. Olsen, a sophomore, placed seventh on the vault (9.3167) and beam (9.4833), and ninth on the floor (9.4333). Gaikowski, a junior, placed sixth on the beam (9.4833) and recorded a 9.1 on the vault, 8.5667 on the bars, and 9.35 on the floor.
Evenson, a junior, took home third on the floor (9.6833) and scored 8.8667 on the vault, 8.3833 on the bars, and 8.3833 on the beam. Andrews, also a junior, scored 9.1333 on the vault, 8.9 on the beam, and 9.15 on the floor.
Other Arrows who competed include Lyric Diedrich, who scored 8.7 on the vault and 8.7167 on the floor. Olsen added a 8.2833 on the bars to her total, while Kiera Schultz scored 8.3833 on the bars. Andrews posted an 8.2167 on the bars, Elly Dingsor finished with an 8.133 on the bars, and Ella Palmquist recorded an 8.8833 on the beam.
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