Youth Gymnastics: Maatta, 8, captures all-around title

Level-3 gymnast Amanda Maatta led a group of five Poway Gymnastics members who captured gold in the all-around over the weekend at the Tricks for Treats meet in Oceanside.

Maatta, 8, placed second in the vault (9.250 points), fourth in bars (9.00), first in beam (9.525) and first in floor (9.40) to take the all-around title with a score of 37.175.

“When Amanda sets her goals, she does everything she can to achieve them,” said Poway Gymnastics coach Jessica Vallez. “You will always find Amanda either working on building strength or jumping into a recreational class to get in a quick workout.”

Said Maatta: “You can make your dreams come true if you just try hard enough.”

Alexis Sampson (Level-5), Sarah Sumner (Level-4), Laura Franklin (Level-5) and Kate LaCoursiere (Level-3) also captured all-around titles.

Sampson took first in vault (9.350), second in bars (8.725), first in beam (9.250) and first in floor (9.10) to finish with an all-around score of 36.425.

Sumner took third in vault (8.80), second in bars (8.875), first in beam (9.40), second in floor (9.05) for an all-around score of 36.125.

Franklin took third in vault (9.10), second in bars (8.80), first in beam (9.35), first in floor (8.825) for an all-around score of 36.075).

LaCoursiere placed fifth in vault (8.725), first in bars (8.825), second in beam (8.60) and second in floor (8.85) for an all-around score of 35.00.

The Level-5 team took first place overall for the second time this season. The Level-3 and Level-4 teams placed third at the meet.

Here are more Poway Gymnastics scores:

Level-3

Nora Schwarts — vault third place (8.925), bars third place (8.100), beam first place (8.750), floor first place (9.100), all-around second place (34.875).

Holland Case — vault first place (9.400), bars second place (8.20), bars fourth place (7.90), floor fourth place (8.600), all-around third place (34.100).

Olivia Juergens — vault seventh place (9.025), bars second place (9.20), bars fourth place (9.075), floor 10th place (8.900), all-around fourth Place (36.20).

Kaya Nepomuceno — bars eighth place (8.835), floor first place (9.30), all-around ninth place (35.475).

Analisa Singer — vault ninth place (9.00), beam seventh place (9.025).

Tali Dahan — vault ninth place (9.100), bars fifth place (9.00), beam fourth place (9.150), floor third place (9.125) all-around fourth place (36.375).

Alexa Labra — vault sixth place (9.175), floor 10th place (8.350), all-around 10th place (34.075).

Level-4

Carsen McKinney — vault seventh place (8.350), bars fourth place (8.50), beam third place (9.125), floor third place (8.825), all-around third place (34.80).

Eden MacMartin — vault ninth place (8.275), beam seventh place (8.575), floor fourth (8.800), all-around seventh place (33.100).

Emilie Nguyen — vault sixth place (8.70), bars fifth place (8.750), beam fourth place (8.525), floor first place (9.33), all-around second place (35.275).

Jordan Hoyt — vault fifth place (8.725), bars sixth place (8.70), beam fifth place (8.50), floor third place (9.00), all-around fourth place (34.925).

Kaley Isono — vault seventh place (8.675), bars fourth place (8.775), beam third place (8.825).

Level-5

Morgan Johnston — vault fourth place (8.950), bars second place (9.100), beam third place (8.750), floor second place (8.750), all-around second place (35.330).

Leiena Takeda — vault seventh place (8.800), bars eighth place (7.450), beam eighth place (7.90), floor ninth place (7.40), all-around ninth place (31.550).

Grady Moyer — vault second place (9.125), bars first place (8.850), beam second place(8.825).

Katerina Adamiec — vault fifth place (9.00), bars first place (9.30), beam third place (8.80), floor seventh place (8.250), all-around second place (35.350).

Makayla Carroll — vault eighth place (8.80), bars fourth place (8.35), beam fifth place (8.575), floor fourth place (8.45), all-around fifth place (34.175).

Therese Nguyen — vault fifth place (9.00), bars fifth place (8.20), beam seventh place (7.85), floor eighth place (8.05), all-around seventh place (33.100).

Samantha Weber — vault seventh place (8.850), beam second place (8.95), floor eighth place (8.05).