WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT III/SOUTHWEST DISTRICT IV 2A/3A/4A STATE QUALIFYING GYMNASTICS MEET

• WHAT: District gymnastics meet.

• WHEN: Saturday. Events begin at 10:15 a.m.

• WHERE: Auburn-Mountainview High School.

• ADMISSION: Students with ASB, $5; Adults and student without ASB $7; Elementary school students $4; Senior citizens $5.

• AT STAKE: Berths into the 2009 Washington State 4A Gymnastics Championships, Feb. 20 and 21 at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall. In 4A the top-two teams and top-two all-around gymnasts will earn berths. The top seven competitors in each of the four events will also earn trips to the state final. In 3A the top-three teams move on, with the top-five all-arounds and top-14 finishers in the individual events also qualifying.

• FAVORITES: Kentlake, Puyallup and Emerald Ridge in the 4A. Auburn Mountainview in the 3A.

• NOTABLE: Kentlake’s Kayla Shira has been golden this year, stringing together several 37.0-plus all-around finishes, including a first-place 37.225 at the sub-district meet. …Shira should be pushed by the number two finisher from the sub-district meet, Puyallup’s Chelsey Haskey. … Also on the radar in the all-around competition is Kent-Meridian’s Nora Keith, who was third all-around at the sub-district meet. Keith also grabbed first in the vault with a 9.175 …Tahoma’s Briana McKenny battled her way to an impressive 36.100 all-around and was fourth overall. Look for her to snag a spot on the podium. … Jamie Larsen of Kentwood was third in the vault at the sub-district meet and finished seventh in the all-around.