Zell ties for fifth at state in all-around for Huron

ABERDEEN — Huron senior Erica Zell capped her high school gymnastic career with a top-5 finish in the all-around at the Class AA State Gymnastics Meet on Saturday.
Zell used a score of 36.15. which is just .65 points off the Huron High School all-around record she set early this season, to share the fifth spot Saturday with Mikah Moser of Pierre.
“Erica had a great state meet. She was consistent all season,” Huron coach Julie King said. “She finished her final meet with success. I am very proud of her performances.
“She is an amazing athlete that strives for perfection,” she said.
Zell earned medals in four of the five events, including the all-around, for the Tigers.
The top finish for Zell came on the balance beam, where she used a score of 9.1 to finish fourth.
Zell tied for seventh on the vault with a score of 9.3, which was her best score in the event this season and matched her HHS record score that she established as a junior.
Zell also turned in a score of 9.275 to finish eighth in the floor exercise.
The lone event where Zell did not finish in the top 15 was the bars, where she finished 18th with a score of 8.475.

Kenzee Danielson of Harrisburg used a score of 38.6 to edge Myah Morris of Watertown for the top spot in the all-around. Morris finished with a score of 38.2.
Danielson took the top spot on the balance beam with a 9.65, while Morris won on the vault with a 9.95.
Payton Steffensen of Sioux Falls O’Gorman claimed first in the floor exercise with a 9.725, while Brooke Bollinger of Watertown won the bars with a 9.4.   

State Gymnastics Meet
Saturday’s Results
Individaul and All-Around Competition
Medalists Top 15
CLASS AA
• Balance Beam — 1. Kenzee Danielson, Harrisburg, 9.65; 2. Myah Morris, Watertown, 9.225; 3. Jaidyn Dahl, Watertown, 9.125; 4. Erica Zell, Huron, 9.1; 5. Elizabeth Boysen, SF Roosevelt and Cierra Sieveke, RC Central, 9.075; 7. (Tie) Peyton Kulesa, Watertown, and Kyra Gropper, Mitchell, 9.0; 9. Rachel Gannon, Brookings, 8.975; 10. (Tie) Sierra Stevens, Brookings, and Natalie Benson, Watertown, 8.925; 12. Ava Koller, Yankton, 8.925; 13. (Tie) Grace Miller, SF O’Gorman, and Brinly Sanderson, Harrisburg, 8.9; 15. (Tie) Brooke Bollinger, Watertown and Maddi Lord, Mitchell, 8.85.
• Floor Exercise — 1. Payton Steffensen, SF O’Gorman, 9.725; 2. Kenzee Danielson, Harrisburg, and Myah Morris, Watertown, 9.7; 4. Brooke Bollinger, Watertown, 9.55; 5. Rachel Gannon, Brookings, 9.425; 6. Emily Moody, Mitchell, 9.375; 7. Peyton Kulesa, Watertown, 9.35; 8. Erica Zell, Huron, 9.275; 9. Mikah Moser, Pierre, 9.225; 10. Caroline Benson, Watertown, 9.1; 11. (Tie) Ciara Sieveke, RC Central, and Izzy Reiners, Harrisburg, 9.025; 13. Grace Miller, SF O’Gorman, 9.0; 14. (Tie) Sierra Stevens, Brookings; Joslin Sommerville, Mitchell, and Blair Corcoran, SF Lincoln, 8.95.
• Uneven Bars — 1. Brooke Bollinger, Watertown, 9.4; 2. Kenzee Danielson, Harrisburg, 9.375; 3. Myah Morris, Watertown, 9.325; 4. Mikah Moser, Pierre, 9.1; 5. Kyra Gropper, Mitchell, 9.075; 6. Payton Steffensen, SF O’Gorman, 8.975; 7. Joslin Sommerville, Mitchell, 8.95; 8. Callie Boomsma, Yankton, 8.925; 9. Elizabeth Boysen, SF Roosevelt, 8.9; 10. Kiah Boetel, Harrisburg, 8.6; 11. (Tie) Emily Moody, Mitchell, and Jaidyn Dahl, Watertown, 8.625; 13. (Tie) Kendall Diehl, RC Stevens, and Maggie Fites, Aberdeen Central, 8.6; 15. Dawson Briggs, Watertown, 8.55.
• Vault — 1. May Morris, Watertown, 9.95; 2. Kenzee Danielson, Harrisburg, 9.85; 3. Emily Moody, Mitchell, 9.625; 4. Mikah Moser, Pierre, 9.5; 5. Ciara Sieveke, RC Central, 9.375; 6. Peyton Kulesa, Watertown, 9.35; 7. (Tie) Brooke Bollinger, Watertown; Payton Steffensen, SF O’Gorman and Erica Zell, Huron, 9.3; 10. Sierra Stevens, Brookings, 9.175; 11. (Tie) Rachel Gannon, Brookings, Rachel Bruggeman, SF Lincoln; and Allison Johnson, Yankton, 9.15; 15. (Tie) Alyssa Hughes, Mitchell, and Makenna Glanzer, Aberdeen Central, 9.125.
• All-Around — 1. Kenzee Danielson, Harrisburg, 38.6; 2. Myah Morris, Watertown, 38.2; 3. Brooke Bollinger, Watertown, 37.1; 4. Payton Steffensen, SF OFGorman, 36.575; 5. (Tie) Mikah Moser, Pierre, and Erica Zell, Huron, 36.15; 7. Peyton Kulesa, Watertown, 35.8; 8. Rachel Gannon, Brookings, 35.775; 9. Emily Moody, Mitchell, 35.625; 10. Elisabeth Boysen, SF Roosevelt, 35.575; 11. Kyra Gropper, Mitchell, 35.375; 12. Sierra Stevens, Brookings, 34.95; 13. Chelsey Mohr, Mitchell, 34.925; 14. Ava Koller, Yankton, 34.875; 15. Masy Mock, Mitchell, 34.65.