State gymnastics update: PR's Covers repeats as vault champ

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Updates from the IHSA Girls Gymastics State Meet on Saturday in Palatine:

Prairie Ridge junior Jenny Covers successfully defended her vault title at the IHSA State Meet.

Covers executed a twisting Yurchenko in layout position on her final vault to score 9.8 and win the event. Covers scored 9.625 on her first vault and decided to add the full twist on her second attempt. That allowed her to pass Gurnee Warren's Kim Gotlund (9.75) and win the vault again.

Covers, who won the vault and all-around last year, took third in the all-around in Friday's competition. She struggled with her landings in warmups, but in the real competition she delivered.

Covers and teammate Taylor Weber still have the floor exercise finals, and teammate Molly Sandquist will compete in the balance beam finals later.

– Joe Stevenson