Shelbyville sophomore gymnast Kaliyah Brown advanced out of the Connersville Sectional Saturday with a fifth-place finish in the all-around competition.

Brown (photo with SHS coach Pam Claiborne) was the runner-up in the vault competition with a score of 9.125 and she added a 12^th-place finish on the balance beam (8.35), a 9^th-place finish on the uneven bars (8.25) and 5^th-place finish in the floor exercise (9.1) to qualify for Friday’s Franklin Central Regional.

Brown’s all-around score of 34.825 left her behind Richmond’s Elizabeth Ruger (38.025) and Kinsey Bosell (36.275), Connersville’s Jayci Allen (25.925) and Richmond’s Ella Rader (35.575).

Brown was the only Shelby County gymnast to advance to the regional.

The top six finishers in each of the four events and the all-around competition and the top three teams advanced out of the sectional round of the IHSAA state tournament.

No. 7-ranked Richmond won the sectional title with 110.150 points. New Palestine was runner-up at 102.6 and advanced along with Connersville (99.775).

Completing the sectional field were Rushville (97.7), New Castle (97.575), Shelbyville (86.05), Morristown (76.7) and Franklin County (31.65).

Ruger won the vault with a score of 9.375 with Brown second and Allen third at 9.0.

Morristown junior Oakleigh Goedde finished ninth with an 8.7, missing the top six cut by .150. She also finished 17^th on the uneven bars (7.475), 21^st on the balance beam (7.3) and 17^th in the floor exercise (7.95).

Goedde finished 11^th in the all-around standings at 31.425.

Also competing in all four events Saturday were Shelbyville sophomore Renee Aldridge and Morristown junior Kaelee Trittipo. Aldridge finished 15^th in the all-around (28.9) and Trittipo was 16^th (26.85).