Shelbyville High School gymnast Kaliyah Brown missed qualifying for the state championship vaulting finals by .05 Friday night at the Franklin Central Regional.
Brown, who finished runner-up at the Connersville Sectional in the vault, scored 9.15 Friday in the regional and finished seventh. The top six finishers in each event advanced to the state finals.
Franklin Central’s Austyn Dykes won the vault event with a score of 9.575. Also advancing to the state championship meet were Columbus North’s Reese Euler (9.4) and Emily Moore (9.35), Richmond’s Elizabeth Ruger (9.35), Martinsville’s Gabrielle Grubb (9.225) and Bloomington North’s Hope Taylor (9.2).
Brown competed in all four events at the regional and placed 12th in the all-around scoring.
The sophomore finished 21st on the uneven bars (7.9) and 22nd in the floor exercise (8.525) and on the balance beam (8.225).
Brown’s all-around score was 33.8.
Dykes won the uneven bars event with a score of 9.6 and was the all-around champion at the regional with a 38.5.
Moore took first place in the floor exercise (9.725) and on balance beam (9.775). She was the runner-up in the all-around with a 38.45.
The top three teams also advance to the state finals. No. 10 Columbus North captured the regional title with 110.2 points. No. 5 Bloomington North was runner-up at 107.225 while No. 7 Richmond finished third at 106.7.
The IHSAA Gymnastics State Meet is March 12 at Worthen Arena on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie.
