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Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 • Page 13
Champlin Park gymnastics
STARS
of the
WEEK
Top star
Name: Chaney Neu
School: Champlin Park
Grade: Sophomore
Sport: Gymnastics
(SUN POST STAFF PHOTO BY ANTHONY IOZZO)
Champlin Park sophomore Chaney Neu and others react to her perfect 10.0 score on the vault on Feb. 23 in the AA state gymnastics meet at the University of Minnesota’s
Maturi Pavilion.
Perfect
Neu wins fi ve titles,
breaks state records
in vault, all-around
By ANTHONY IOZZO
Five golden events
All-around: 39.125*
Vault: 10.0*
Floor: 9.7125
Bars: 9.7125
Beam: 9.675
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Highlights: Neu
dominated the AA state
meet with fi ve state titles,
a record all-around score
of 39.125 and the fi rst ever
perfect 10.0 vault in state
history
Other stars
Donovan Durand
(sophomore) Champlin
Park-boys swimming
Durand fi nished second
overall in 4:57.7 in the 500-
yard freestyle in the 5AA
section meet to advance to
the state tournament
* Broke state record
(SUN POST STAFF PHOTO BY ANTHONY IOZZO)
Champlin Park sophomore Chaney performs on the balance beam Feb. 23 in the AA
state gymnastics meet at the University of Minnesota’s Maturi Pavilion. Neu had her
best performance on the beam all season, winning her state title with a 9.675.
Champlin Park sophomore
Chaney Neu came into Saturday’s
AA individual state gymnastics
meet with lofty goals but fi ve state
titles and two state records were
not a part of them.
Neu became the fi rst in state his-
tory to have a perfect 10.0 vault,
and she also set a state record with
her state championship all-around
performance with a 39.125. Neu
won state titles on the balance
beam, uneven bars and fl oor exer-
cise, as well.
“My goal is to just hit my rou-
tines and I had getting a 10 on
vault on the back of my mind, but
no, I did not think I was going to
get gold on everything and get a
record,” Neu said. “No, I didn’t
think that.”
Neu’s vault performance was
during the fourth rotation, and
it sent the entire stadium into an
uproar.
She started her vault run and
didn’t seem to blink the entire
time. There was a brief moment
of silence when she catapulted
herself up into her fl ip, but when
she planted herself on the mat
without any movement, the cheers
rippled throughout the University
of Minnesota’s Maturi Pavilion.
The 10.0 scores started to come
in within a minute. One, two three
and everyone cheered and waited
for the fi nal judge to put down her
score. When the fi nal sign fl ipped
with a 10.0, Neu screamed and
hugged everyone around her.
“At sections, I had just the slight-
est foot movement, so I was trying
super hard to stick it,” Neu said.
“Once I stuck it, I knew I would
probably get a 10, but I saw the
three 10s and thought, ‘Please be
another 10.’ When it was, I couldn’t
believe that it actually happened,
and I was super happy.”
The excitement also caused a
See State , Page 14
Juan Fraire-Morales
(senior) Brooklyn Center/
Concordia Academy-
wrestling
Fraire-Morales won a 5AA
section title at 120 pounds
to advance to state for the
second time
Jagger Schack
(sophomore) Osseo-
wrestling
Schack won a 5AAA
section title at 220 pounds
to advance to state for the
second time
Mikaelah Counce
(freshman) Champlin Park-
girls basketball
Counce fi nished with 16
points on Feb. 21 in a 58-54
win over Prior Lake