Gymnastics

Downers Grove co-op junior gymnast Genevieve Herion, who won the balance beam and was fifth in the all-around for team runner-up Downers Grove at the girls gymnastics state meet, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote.

Downers Grove co-op took second place and Wheaton co-op third place behind Hersey, which won its first state gymnastics title in 40 years on Saturday in Palatine. Downers Grove's Genevieve Herion and Edie Condon were the top two in balance beam.

Defending state champion Downers Grove Co-op is a point behind Hersey, with Wheaton Co-op a close third after the first day of the state gymnastics meet in Palatine.

Images from the IHSA Girls State Gymnastics Meet at Palatine High School on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.

Defending state champion Downers Grove co-op has a different look from last year's state gymnastics champions, but the Trostangs already have outscored that team. After posting the highest sectional score in the state, they'll look to defend their title this weekend.

Haylie Hinckley won the all-around, vault and floor, leading Wheaton Co-op to the title of the Wheaton Warrenville South Sectional and an automatic state bid.

DeKalb-Sycamore had one gymnast state tournament, while Kendra Brown and Anna Herrmann hit some milestones. That and more in the roundup.

Lake Park posted a massive score of 144.875 to win its own regional on Tuesday as individuals from Wheaton Academy and Willowbrook also advanced to sectionals.

The Glenbard West girls regional gymnastics meet was held in Glen Ellyn on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.

York senior Angela Stangarone, who won the all-around, vault, beam and floor exercise at the West Suburban Silver meet, leading York to its first conference championship since 1988, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Geneva sophomore Reese Lackey, who tied for second in the all-around and won the balance beam at the DuKane Conference gymnastics meet, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Leah Chapski won vault, Grace Flint won bars and beam and Lilly McCarthy took third in the all-around as the Hilltoppers scored a season-high 139.525 during Wednesday’s Glenbard West Regional.

The Oswego co-op earned its second consecutive regional championship by easily outdistancing runner-up Oak Park-River Forest at its own regional on Monday night.

Oswego High School hosted the Oswego Regional gymnastics meet on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.

For the third year in a row, Oswego co-op took top honors, scoring 138.5 points. Sam Phillip, an Oswego junior, also pulled off the three-peat, earning her third all-around Upstate Eight first-place medal, tallying 35.9 points. The team won all four events.