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Wantagh's Quinn excels at Nassau state qualifier

Wantagh senior Brianna Quinn performs on the balance

Photo credit: James Escher | Wantagh senior Brianna Quinn performs on the balance beam during the Nassau gymnastics individual championships and state qualifiers at Hicksville High School. (Feb. 4, 2013)

For two of the last three years, Wantagh's Brianna Quinn tried to make it to the state qualifier, only to be sidelined by injury. Almost appropriately, her return to the big meet Monday night was slightly painful.

"But,'' she said, "it was all worth it.''

Despite flying off the high bar and splitting the inside of her lip in a fall, Quinn was otherwise flawless, earning a meet-high 36.725...

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