Lakewood?s Victoria Dubrowskij placed first in every event she performed in, grabbing the individual CIF title.
LAKEWOOD – The all-around title at the Moore League gymnastics finals wasn’t hard to determine Friday night. It went to Lakewood High junior Victoria Dubrowskij, who placed first in each event.
But the team title, determined by the five highest scores out of six competitors from each school in four events, required depth more than individual talent. And it was Wilson that proved to be the deepest at Lakewood High.
The Bruins, led by Erin Duffy, Kelsea Regier and Maddy Blevin, scored 159.4 team points to finish first. Lakewood placed second with 155.25 points and was followed by Millikan (153.55), Valley Christian (150.75) and St.Joseph (149.7).
Lakewood finished the regular season at 4-0 in Moore League competition while Wilson was 3-1. After Friday’s competition, each team had a 7-1 dual meet record and they will share the league title.
Marion attributed some of his team’s success to having its own dedicated gymnastics room on campus while other programs have to use private gyms such as the Lakewood YMCA. He also stressed that, while Wilson has several club gymnasts, it tries to develop non-club athletes as well.
Dubrowskij won easily on the vault (9.35) and balance beam (9.3). Regier was second on the vault at 8.5 and Duffy was runner-up on the beam at 8.2.
But she was pushed hard in the floor exercise and uneven bars. Dubrowskij had a floor score of 9.55 – her best of the night – but drew stiff competition from Millikan’s Summer Allen, who scored 9.35. On the bars, Dubrowskij scored 9.3 with Duffy close on her heels at 9.2.
Dubrowskij finished with 37.5 all-around points, ahead of Duffy (34.0) and Allen (33.95).
Lakewood’s Caitlin Bartkus took third place in the floor exercise (9.2) and the balance beam (8.1). Regier placed third on the uneven bars (8.8) and Duffy was third on the vault (8.4).
Unlike previous seasons, there will be no separate Southern California finals because of scheduling problems, so Friday’s event was the final prep gymnastics competition of the year.