Poway Gymnastics opens season with strong showing

Alexis Sampson led an explosive start to the 2015 season for the Poway Gymnastic team.

Sampson, 13, took first place on vault (9.45), beam (9.45) and all-around (37.05) recently at Monsoon Madness event in Mesa, Arizona

Poway Gymnastics brought home 15 individual gold medals in all, while the Level 5 and Level 4 teams captured first place in overall scores. The Level 3 team took second place.

“After recovering from my broken elbow, last year, I realized I needed to set my goals high and stop at nothing to achieve them,” Sampson said. “I did this by working my hardest and persevering through even the most difficult challenges. I just needed to believe in what I was capable of accomplishing. I live by a quote I made up: ‘sometimes you tumble and fall, but standing back up and going for it once again is what makes you strong.’

“This is exactly how I feel. I am stronger than ever, both mentally and physically, and believe it is showing this year.”

Sampson accounted for two of Poway’s 45 scores over 9.00 in the four events. Poway had 10 scores over 36 in the all-around.

Here are some of the scores from the Monsoon Madness event:

Level 3

Tali Dahan — vault (8.80), bars first place (9.425), beam third Place(9.350), floor second place (9.350), all-around second place (36.925).

Olivia Juergens — vault fifth place (9.20), bars second place (9.45), beam fourth place (9.350), floor seventh place (8.925), all-around fourth place (36.925).

Alexa Labra — vault fifth place (9.225), bars ninth place (8.875), beam eighth place (9.10), floor (8.250), all-around 10th place (35.45).

Kate LaCoursiere — vault second place (9.30), bars seventh place (8.75), beam fifth place (8.70), floor third place (9.075), all-around second place (35.825).

Amanda Maata — vault seventh place(8.70), bars first place (9.40), beam first place(9.550), floor first place (9.475), all-around first place (37.125).

Kaya Nepomuceno — vault sixth place (9.15), bars fourth place (9.35), beam third place(9.37), floor eighth place (8.90), all- around fifth place(36.775).

Nora Schwartz — vault fifth place(9.05), bars 10th place (8.30), beam seventh place(8.425), floor fourth place (9.00), all-around seventh place(34.775).

Analisa Singer — vault seventh place(9.075), bars ninth place (8.725), beam seventh place (8.60), floor 10th place (8.775), all-around 10th place (35.175).

Level 4

Jordan Hoyt — vault(7.60), bars seventh place (8.925), beam seventh place (9.325), floor seventh place (9.00), all-around (34.85).

Kaley Isono — vault third place(8.90), bars first place (9.4), beam fourth place (9.40), floor fourth place (9.325), all-around first place (37.025).

Eden MacMartin — vault 10th place(8.10), bars 10th place (8.425), beam ninth place (8.57), floor fifth place (8.975), all-around eighth place (34.075).

Carsen McKinney — vault eighth place (8.40), bars fifth place (8.75), beam fifth place (9.225), floor seventh place (8.725), all-around fifth place (35.10).

Emilie Nguyen — vault eighth place (8.60), bars fourth place (9.175), beam second place (9.525), floor second place (9.375), all-around second place (36.675).

Sarah Sumner — vault fourth place (8.80), bars second place (9.30), beam third place (9.45), floor fourth place (9.325), all-around second place (36.875).

Level 5

Katerina Adamiec — vault second place (9.325), bars first place (9.40), beam second place (9.40), floor fourth place (8.80), all-around second place (36.925).

Makayla Carroll — vault fifth Place (9.05), bars seventh place (8.2), floor eighth place (8.225), all-around eighth place (32.975).

Lulu Franklin — vault sixth place (8.925), bars third place (8.90), beam third place(9.25), floor eighth place (8.55), all-around second place (36.625).

Morgan Johnston — vault first place(9.05), bars first place (9.20), beam fifth place (8.25), floor third place (8.875), all-around first place (35.375).

Grady Moyer — vault second place (9.25), bars first place (9.10), beam fourth place (9.15).

Therese Nguyen — bars sixth Place (8.25).

Alexis Sampson — vault first place(9.475), bars third place (9.25), beam first place(9.350), floor second place (9.350), all-around first place (37.025).

Liena Takeda — vault fifth place (9.05), bars sixth place (8.275), beam seventh place (8.80), floor seventh place (8.65), all-around fifth Place (34.775).