On Friday, February 24 East hosted Sectional 5. East was able to place third in sectionals and advance to regionals on Friday.

Defending state champions Columbus North placed first with a score of 111.875. Bloomington South placed second with a score of 110.575 and East placed third with a score of 108.100. The top three teams in each sectional advance to regionals, which are being hosted at East.

Regionals will be held on Friday, March 3. The two feeder sectionals are Columbus East and Connersville. New Palestine won the Connersville Sectional, and the other two teams advancing are Richmond and Connersville. East looks to make it back to the state finals and hopefully improve after last year’s 6th place finish.

Sophomore Abby Lewis will be competing all-around in regionals and hopes to use her experience in the tournament to her advantage.

Q: What has your team worked on after Sectionals?
A: “We have most of the skills at this point in the season so now at practice we just work on consistency and trying to get the best score out of the skills we currently have.”

Q: How do you mentally prepare before a meet?
A: “Before meets I just like to listen to music and mentally go through all of my routines and imagine the best situation possible.”

Q: How did your experience in last year’s state tournament help you this year?
A: “Being in last year’s state meet really prepared me for what scores I should expect to see this year and what I need to work on to progress and get better.”