Top row from left, Lily Houghteling, Sarina Borden, Alex Hinckley, Amaya Coblentz, Sarah Worley and Brittney Nguyen. Bottom row from left, Ella Gaffney, Heidi Johnson, Jillian Puckett, Bella Aguilar and Sofi Vandenkieboom. Not pictured are Emme Mooday and Savannah Brown. Courtesy/LAHF

HIGH FLYERS News:

The Los Alamos High Flyers Girls Gymnastics Team ended its competitive season Feb. 24 with an impressive showing at the women’s Level 3-4 Junior Olympic state championships.

In total, the 12-member team brought home 32 medals and trophies, including two 1^st place, nine 2^nd place and 13 3^rd place awards.

In Level 4 competition, Amaya Coblentz took 1^st place on bars with a score of 9.10. She took 3^rd on floor exercise and placed 3^rd all-around with an accumulated score of 35.50.

Teammate Sarah Worley took 3^rd placed on beam and was 6^th all-around in the competition.

In the older age category, Alexandra Hinckley received a third-place medal for her bar routine and placed 8^th in all-around competition.

Making their first appearance at the state championships, nine girls competed for High Flyers in the Level 3 division. In the 9-year-old age group, Bella Garcia placed 2^nd all-around with a combined score of 35.775. Her score of 9.15 earned her 1^st place on beam. She placed 2^nd on vault with a score of 9.325.

In the same age group, Ella Gaffney placed 3^rd on beam with a score of 8.95 and 7^th all-around.

Brittany Nguyen took 2^nd place all-around in the 10-year-old age division with a combined score of 34.725. Brittany also took the 2^nd place medal on both beam and bars and 3^rd on vault.

Teammate Sofi Vandenkieboom who took 2^nd on floor exercise and 3^rd on beam finished the competition in 3^rd place all-around.

Lily Houghteling took second on vault with a score of 9.05 and placed 5^th all-around.

Sarina Borden took 4^th place all-around after netting 3^rd place medals on bars and floor exercise.

Jillian Puckett was 5^th overall, placing second on beam with a score of 8.80 and third on both vault and floor exercise. Heidi Johnson placed 6^th all-around.

Competing in the 11-year-old age group, Emme Mooday placed fourth all-around with a combined score of 34.85. She placed 2^nd on vault with an impressive score of 9.4 and received the 3^rd place medal on beam.

The state championships were sponsored by the New Mexico branch of USA Gymnastics, the governing organization for all Junior Olympic gymnastics competition in the United States.

Its program focuses on safe, progressive skills development with competition available for girls in Levels 1-10.

Note: High Flyers Gymnastics, 1631 Central Ave., is a member club of USA Gymnastics and offers gymnastics classes for boys and girls ages 18 months through adult. For more information on gymnastics classes, contact High Flyers at 500-5699 or visit www.lahighflyers.com.