Bay Shore's Olivia O'Connor sets state vault record
Photo credit: Daniel De Mato | Bay Shore's Olivia O'Connor performs her Floor Exercise routine for Suffolk County (Section XI) during the New York State Girls Gymnastics Championship at Smithtown East High School. (Mar. 2nd, 2013)
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Olivia O'Connor entered Saturday's State Gymnastics Championships focused more on the Section XI team score than on herself. The Bay Shore senior was competing in the fifth and final state meet of her career, and she wanted to make it memorable.
In her first event, the vault, O'Connor sprinted to the board with one thing on her mind.
"I just wanted to hit and get the best score for my...
