Triangular results in mixed emotions
There was only two out of three teams at Tuesday's Conant, Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg gymnastics meet that left the Schaumburg gym happy.
Even though Conant won the meet with 135.9 points, coach Laurel Rohrback has seen her team hit the 140-plus mark twice this season.
"It wasn't a good overall meet for us," Rohrback said. "We had an injury in practice yesterday and we brought up a JV girl. Then we had some injuries during the meet. We're definitely looking forward to having some days off (until Jan. 19)."
Conant swept vault behind Cara Cosentino (9.2), Kelly Hendricks (8.85) and Terie Colletti (8.5).
Hoffman placed second with 111.2 points, its second best score of the year.
"We did much better tonight," said Hawks coach Dave Calisch. "They were much more aggressive out there and are starting to believe in themselves."
The Hawks' best event was floor, where Trina Pasco (8.2), Jane Thumkhun (8.0), Kaylee McCeary (7.8) and Carlie Lehl (7.7) totaled 31.7 points.
One of the best gymnasts on Schaumburg is Rose Sloan. The junior led her team on vault (8.4) and was second (8.8) to Brooke Shimon (9.0) on floor.
Sloan has been blind since she was born, yet still excels in athletics and academics. She scored a 31 on her ACT and received an "A" in AP history.
"I don't want people to talk about it too much," Sloan said. "When I was young the doctor told me I'll be completely blind. I won't be able to see. I went for a second opinion. I was five days old. I went into surgery and they corrected the problem."
How did Sloan choose gymnastics?
"I just remember seeing girls doing gymnastics and it interested me," Sloan said. "I started when I was in second grade.
"I can do whatever trick I want to do. I'd really like to make sectionals in vault. All-around would be cool, but I'd just like to make sectionals."
"Rose on floor, we've added in a front full. Now she needs to clean it up," said Saxons coach Jami Stilling. "We had a tough meet Saturday. We hit everything today."