Gymnastics: Potomac Falls Tops Fairfax in 4-Team Meet

By Dan Sousa
LoudounPrepSports.com Senior Content Editor

Sterling (Dec. 18, 2008) – AA Potomac Falls defeated AAA Fairfax and Oakton Wednesday night in a four-team meet hosted by the traditionally-strong Panther program.

Fairfax’s Alexa Kopach (34.3) and Megan Bayne (34.2) finished 1-2 in the All-Around but the Panthers depth gave them the team victory as Potomac Falls scored a season-best 129.3 with Fairfax at 121.5. Briar Woods took third with 97.65 and Oakton scored 95.55.

Allie Daczkowski (33.9) and Emily Tatman (32.55) finished behind Kopach and Bayne in the All-Around followed by Oakton’s Jennifer Markin (31.55) and Oakton’s Amelia Marple and PF’s Kaitlyn Hunter both at 30.8. Gabrielle Riccio led Briar Woods with a 26.5.

Kopach and Daczkowski each took two events with Kopach scoring 9.05 on the vault and beam to win each. Dackowski scored 8.9 on the bars and 8.8 on the floor to win those events.

Results

1, Potomac Falls 129.3
2, Fairfax 121.5
3, Briar Woods 97.65
4, Oakton 95.55

All-Around
1, Alexa Kopach (FFX) 34.3
2, Megan Bayne (FFC) 34.2
3, Allie Daczkowski (PF) 33.9
4, Emily Tatman (PF) 32.55
5, Jennifer Markin (Oak) 31.55
t6, Amelia Marple (Oak) 30.8
t6, Kaitlyn Hunter (PF) 30.8
8, Gabrielle Riccio (BW) 26.5

Bars
1, Allie Daczkowski (PF) 8.9
2, Megan Bayne (FFX) 8.2
3, Jennifer Markin (Oak) 8.0
4, Amelia Marple (Oak) 7.7
5, Kaitlyn Hunter (PF) 7.6
t6, Alexa Kopach (FFX) 7.5
t6, Sarah Brown (PF) 7.5

Beam
1, Alexa Kopach (FFX) 9.05
2, Hannah Marple (Oak) 8.8
3, Megan Bayne (FFX) 8.6
4, Emily Tatman (PF) 8.5
5, Allie Daczkowski (PF) 7.75
6, Heather Ellis (PF) 7.7

Floor
1, Allie Daczkowski (PF) 8.8
2, Alexa Kopach (FFX) 8.7
3, Megan Bayne (FFC) 8.5
4, Emily Tatman (PF) 8.4
t5, Jenny Chase (BW) 8.2
t5, Amelia Marple (Oak) 8.2
t5, Sarah Brown (PF) 8.2

Vault
1, Alexa Kopach (FFX) 9.05

2, Megan Bayne (FFX) 8.9
t3, Emily Tatman (PF) 8.45
t3, Allie Daczkowski (PF) 8.45
t5, Rebekah Sue (FFX) 8.35
t5, Heather Ellis (PF) 8.35