5 DHS gymnasts make all-state team

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Dickinson High had the most gymnasts make the North Dakota all-state team.

Seventh-grader Acacia Fossum, who won the all-around championship at the state individual meet, was the team’s lone member to be named to the first team.

Senior Brogan Burwick, junior Shalesa Wariner, sophomore McKenzie Kostelecky and freshman Mikaela Kessel were all named to the second team.

Burwick, Fossum, Kessel and Wariner were also named to the all-Western Dakota Association team.

North Dakota all-state team

First team

Brooklyn Bender, Sr., Minot; MacKenzie Keidel, Jr., Bismarck; Misha Taylor, Jr., Minot; Jennifer Albers, Jr., Bismarck Century; Acacia Fossum, 7th, Dickinson; Jessica Gabriel, Fr., Bismarck Century; Alex Lind, So., Jamestown, Kiara Bock, Fr., Fargo South.

Second team

Mikaela Kessel, Fr., Dickinson; Brogan Burwick, Sr., Dickinson; Shalesa Wariner, Jr., Dickinson; McKenzie Kostelecky, So., Dickinson; Patyon Ringoen, Jr., Minot; Brooke Lukach, Sr., Jamestown; Mercedes Westereng, Jr., Jamestown; Faith Marty, So., Fargo North.

All-Western Dakota Association Team

Dickinson: Brogan Burwick, Acacia Fossum, Mikaela Kessel, Shalesa Wariner.

Bismarck Century: Jennifer Albers, Jessica Gabriel,

Bismarck High: MacKenzie Keidel, Kaitlin Kelly.

Minot: Brookyn Bender, Samantha Huether, Payton Ringoen, Misha Taylor.

Jamestown: Alex Lind, Brooke Lukach, Mercedes Westereng.

Tags: sports, midgets, preps, gymnastics