Dunnihoo and Untalan Make Top 12 at State Gymnastics 

MHS junior Macyn Dunnihoo took 11th place on the Floor and sophomore Raina Untalan took 12th place in the Vault competition at the 2026 Class A South Dakota State Gymnastics Championships. The meet was held in Mitchell on Friday and Saturday, February 13-14. Milbank freshman Aria Prasnicki and eighth-grade Timbree Sporser  each recorded a personal best score on the Bars.  Freshman Jada Leigh Wellnitz and eighth graders Marley Pinkert and Nuria Rodriguez Duron also put up good scores for the Lady Bulldogs.

Milbank landed in eighth place as a team. Estelline-Hendricks repeated as the team title winner for the fourth year in a row. Parkston-Hanson-Ethan-Mount Vernon took second. Deuel captured third place.

Kelly Wollschlager serves as the head coach for Milbank. Assistant coaches include Michele Benike, Miranda Dunnihoo, and Amber Fraasch.

Team Day –  Scores for Milbank:
Floor
Macyn –  8.95
Raina – 8.6833
Aria  – 8.6167
Nuria –  8.45
Jada Leigh – 8.4

Vault
Macyn – 18.7667
Raina – 8.6333
Nuria – 8.35
Aria – 8.3
Jada Leigh – 8.2667

Bars
Macyn – 8.0667
Nuria – 7.4667
Jada Leigh – 7.3833
Timbree –7.3167
Aria – 7.1333

Beam
Raina – 7.9167
Aria – 7.8667
Nuria – 7.7833
Macyn – 7.6667
Marley – 7.0333

Team Scores: (1) Estelline-Hendricks – 140.5334 (2) PEHMV– 137.8168 (3) Deuel – 136.5002 (4) Madison – 136.25 (5) Sisseton – 133.1335 (6) Chamberlain – 131.9668 (7) Britton-Hecla – 131.2668 (8) Milbank – 130.2168

During the Individual competition on Saturday, six gymnasts from the Milbank team qualified in at least one event. 

Individual Day – Scores for Milbank:
Vault 
Macyn – 8.7333 
Raina – 8.8000 –  12th
Aria – 8.4667 
Jada Leigh – 8.1333

Bars
Timbree – 7.5833 (Personal Best), 
Aria – 7.9167 (Personal Best)    

Beam
Macyn – 8.3333, 
Raina – 8.0333

Floor 
Macyn – 9.0167 – 11th  
Raina – 8.7500, 
Aria – 8.4167 
Nuria – 8.1500

Individually, Maggie Hausman of Estelline-Hendricks won the All Around competition with 37.9001 points. Kylah Biggins of Chamberlain was the runner up with 37.3667 points.Riah Hartung of Estelline Hendricks took third place at 36.9334. 

Submitted Photos: Top- left to right- Raina Untalan, Aria Prasnicki, Macyn Dunnihoo, Marley Pinkert, Tenley Bohn, Timbree Spors, Jada Leigh Wellnitz, Nuria Rodriguez Duron.

Middle- left to right- Assistant Coach Michele Benike, Tenley Bohn, Jada Leigh Wellnitz, Nuria Rodriguez Duron, Marley Pinkert, Raina Untalan, Macyn Dunnihoo, Aria Prasnicki, Timbree Spors, Head Coach Kelly Wollschlager, Assistant Coach Miranda Dunnihoo.

Bottom- left to right- Head Coach Kelly Wollschlager, Tenley Bohn, Timbree Spors, Jada Leigh Wellnitz, Nuria Rodriguez Duron, Raina Untalan, Aria Prasnicki, Macyn Dunnihoo, Marley Pinkert, Assistant Coach Michele Benike, Assistant Coach Miranda Dunnihoo.