Dance: Botz named Cardinals’ Dancer of the Year

1 Jazz DSC7692.jpg — Autumn Botz (left) and Heidi Carstensen perform the Cardinals' jazz routine at Alexandria Area High School during the Alexandria dance meet on Jan. 3. Botz, one of two seniors on the team, was named the Cardinals' Outstanding Dancer after being All-Central Lakes Conference in both jazz and kick. (Jared Rubado / Echo Press)

By Eric Morken

April 12, 2020 at 5:00 AM

The Alexandria dance team had a lot of younger athletes on the team this winter season, but it was a senior who brought home the group’s Outstanding Cardinals Dancer Award.

Autumn Botz got that honor from her teammates after she also was named an All-Central Lakes Conference dancer in both the jazz and kick categories. Botz was part of just two seniors on this roster with Kaylee Suckstorff. Suckstorff was also an All-CLC dancer in the kick division.

Madison Holtz was All-CLC honorable-mention in both kick and jazz, and she was also voted by her teammates as the Most Spirit Award winner. Mya Stender rounded out the team-voted award winners with the Most Improved Award, while Caris Pass finished off the conference honorees after earning honorable-mention All-CLC status in both kick and jazz.

By Eric Morken

Eric Morken is a sports and outdoor editor at the Echo Press Newspaper in Alexandria, Minnesota, a property of the Forum News Service. Morken covers a variety of stories throughout the Douglas County area, as well as statewide outdoor issues.