ST. MICHAEL - Millie Klefsaas qualified for state on balance beam and the all-around, taking third in both events, leading the Brainerd Warriors to second at the Section 8-2A meet Saturday.
"It was a good meet for us," said Brainerd head coach Dave Maras. "We started out slow, but really finished out strong on floor. It was a nice finish."
Klefsaas scored a 35.9 on the all-around and a 9.1 on beam.
Brainerd landed four girls in the top 11 on floor, led by Klefsaas' fifth-place 9.35, helping it trail only St. Cloud Tech in the finals standings.
Team scores: 1-St. Cloud Tech 147.4, 2-Brainerd 139.275, 3-Buffalo 134.5, 4-Bemidji 134.225, 5-St. Michael-Albertville 133.375, 6-Moorhead 132.6, 7-Elk River 132, 8-Apollo 106.3
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Vault: 1-Jodi Lipp (SC) 9.5, Mille Klefsaas (BR) 8.925, Kianna Christianson (BR) 8.75
Uneven parallel bars: 1-Sarah Lommel (SC) 9.65, 8-Jaelyn Kappes (BR) 8.7
Balance beam: 1-Lommel (SC) 9.2, 3-Klefsaas 9.1
Floor exercise: 1-Alex Zeiss (BU) 9.45, 5-Klefsaas 9.35, 8-Hannah Dahlberg 9.15, 10-Jaelyn King 9.1, 11-Morgan Visser 9.07
All-around: 1-Lara Aycock (SC) 37.3, 3-Klefsaas 35.9
