Whitnall's Zurowski Helps Gymnastics Team Repeat as State Champs

Whitnall junior Lauren Zurowski might not have repeated as the state's individual vault champion, but she made darn sure she and her teammates captured a much larger prize.

Zurowski was instrumental in the Franklin/Muskego/Oak Creek/Whitnall co-op's win Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 State Gymnastics Meet in Wisconsin Rapids, helping the team become the ninth D1 .

The co-op tallied a total of 147.648 compared to second-place Burlington's 145.116. Burlington had been dominant all season long and looked poised to knock the Franklin co-op off its throne.

But Zurowski and her mates were determined not to let that happen.

Zurowski had a meet-best 9.483 on the floor exercise and turned in the third-best vaulting score of the meet with a 9.4 as the co-op won with a 36.899. She also contributed a 9.050 on the uneven bars and an 8.817 on the beam.

In addition, Whitnall junior Rachel Tillman turned in a 9.367 on the floor and a 9.133 on the vault for the champions.

One day earlier in the individual portion of the meet, Zurowski tied for 10th on the vault with a 9.133, after . She also finished seventh in the all-around competition Friday.

Teammate Sammie Olson tied for the beam title with Burlington's Molly Benavides with identical 9.333 scores.