State Gymnastics Finals

Well, Hannah competed in the State Gymnastics Meet yesterday. In order to qualify for the meet, you had to score a total of 32 or more points twice--that means you have to average an 8.0 or higher on each apparatus. Not everyone makes it to state. Everyone is divided into age categories at State. So, no one is competing against anyone that is older or younger than they are. There were 53 girls that competed in Hannah and her teammate, Keelin's, Sr. C/Sr. D session. 26 girls were in Hannah's age category (Sr. C). We were so excited that Grandma and Paw-Paw Mullet and Great-Grandma Theaker could come and watch her (She says to tell you, "Hi," George; and we all hope you're feeling better).
Hannah's been off her game the last couple of meets; and although, she didn't have her best scoring meet, she did her best for that day. She scored a 9.050 on vault; a 9.050 on Bars; and 8.050 on Beam (she fell once and only 5 girls got a 9.0 or higher); and she scored an 8.100 on floor (she didn't do anything wrong...she did all the skills fine...just compared to the other girls, she didn't look as good in the judges opinion). She was none to happy with most of her scores. She was really upset. Then, I had to remind her that she finished 16th in the STATE on bars, 23rd in the STATE on vault, 23rd in the STATE on beam, 25th in the STATE on floor, and 23rd in the STATE over-all. I told her that that was something to be proud of and that she didn't need to be down about it. It changed her tune slightly. She's now training to compete at Level 5. Her first meet is going to be the middle of January. Moving on and moving up is what we say. We're very proud of her.