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Olathe Northwest Gymnastics Wins State The Olathe Northwest gymnastics team won State on October 30, 2017. It was the first time ONW had ever won State. The winning team consisted of freshman Hallie Robertson, sophomore Brooke Illum, and junior Sydney Weeks. They were coached by Mallory West and Alison Krumbiegel. The team practiced everyday after school in preparation for this meet. Alison Krumbiegel, the assistant gymnastics coach, said, “Our team has a great talent to begin with, but those girls are the hardest working girls in the gym.” The girls on the gymnastics team are also extremely close and push each other to do their best. Brooke Illum, a sophomore on the team, was injured but competed anyway because “she cared so much about her teammates,” Coach Krumbiegel said. Hallie Robertson also said her favorite part of gymnastics is “hanging out with the other girls because it’s kind of like having another family.” Winning State was ...