PIERRE, S.D. – The Pierre Athletic Coaches Association (PACA) has named their Avera Riggs High School Athletes of the Week. This weeks honorees are Governor senior gymnast Jasmine Rounds and Governor freshman wrestler Deegan Houska. Rounds head coach Rebbeca Feller said that Rounds has been a consistent beam score for the Governor Gymnastics team this season. Her floor routine helped the team to qualify for State this year. In practice, she can always be found working hard to improve her routines, vaults and skills. She added a layout salto dismount to her bar routine and a tuck saltos to her tumbling passes on floor. Coach Feller adds that she is always the first to volunteer to help move equipment and is a great role model for younger gymnasts in the gym. For Houska, head coach Shawn Lewis noted that Deegan went 2-0 in duals this past weekend in duals versus Mitchell and Watertown. In the Mitchell dual he defeated Brandon Sparks with a 10-3 decision. In the Watertown dual Deegan pinned Cael Sutton in 1:28 providing a much needed spark for the Governors. Coach Lewis says that Deegan has been a very consistent top performer over the course of the year. His explosiveness makes him a very fun wrestler to watch.
(Courtesy Photo’s: Jasmine Rounds and Deegan Houska)
