9s Take 1st at Daggets

OTW's Level 9 Team was surprised when they heard "Off The Wall" called out as the 1st place winning team at this year's Tim Dagget National Invitational. With all the amazing talented gymnasts in the field house of Mt. Holyoke College, they thought they might place 5th or something. They were glad they were wrong.
It was a mixed sort of meet for our 9s, with some great highs and some disappointing lows. They started out on Bars, and it did not look bright. Alyssa had a nice routine, but only scored an 8.65. Allison looked good too, but scored an 8.40. Both Kayla and LaNaya had some trouble on Bars. Beam followed, and seemed to go about the same. On Floor, however, things picked up considerably. Allison scored a 9.325 (1st place, Sr. A group). Alyssa scored a 9.15 to take 2nd in Sr. A. Kayla scored an impressive 9.60 to take 1st in the Sr.B group. They finished on Vault. Kayla's 9.30 took 1st, as did Allison with a 9.575 in Sr.B.
Even with those highs, there were girls scoring 9.7s and 9.8s. So, there wasn't much thought of a team trophy that late Friday night. In that, they turned out correct. No trophy. A banner! Now our 9s have won two banners this year.
An additional bit of good news is that LaNaya qualified for States at this meet.

Way to go 9s! It was a great team effort with all four of you contributing to the winning team score. Next stop, Chicago!