Local tumblers compete at AAU National Junior Olympics

MAT Tumbling/Trampoline team finished the 2013-2014 competitive season traveling to Des Moines to compete at the AAU National Junior Olympics in the Hy-Vee Hall at the Iowa Event Center. The tumbling/trampoline event ran four days, and many of the MAT competitors were at the event center every day. MAT team members placed well in all events including many National Champions. Several MAT athletes had the honor of being named to the All Iowa Team, made up of athletes who posted the highest score at each level in each event. The state of Iowa took second place in the trampoline and tumbling,
and first in the double-mini trampoline portion of the competition.

Tumbling Results:

Sub Beginner Girls – Alyssa Kriegel, 4, sixth place

Beginner Girls – Lola Rivera, 6, National Champion

Advanced Beginner Girls – Madi DeGoey, 8, fourth place; Taylor Morley, 9, National Champion; Dylann Beiner, 10, National Champion

Sub Novice Girls – Sara Huffman, 8, second place; Jolene Whetro, 10, fifth place; Emma Bair, 10, National Champion; Gia Gast, 11, National Champion; Tayiah Siegert, 14, twelfth place

Novice Girls – Kyah Siegart, 10, second place

Intermediate Girls, age 15 and Over – Savannah Olson, fourth place

Sub Advanced Girls, age 11-12 – Alyvia Chadderdon, tenth place; Madison Kremer-Awes, ninth place

Advanced Girls, age 15-16 – Mackensie Schuster, third place

Trampoline Results:

Beginner Girls, age 11 and Over – Gia Gast, second place; Tayiah Siegert, National Champion

Novice Girls – Sara Huffman, 8, seventh place; Taylor Morley, 9, third place; Jolene Whetro, 10, eighth place; Kyah Siegert, 10, eleventh place

Intermediate Girls – Mia Rasmusson, 9, injured, did not compete; age 15 and over – Savannah Olson, National Champion

Sub Advanced Girls, age
13-14 – Maddi Kruse, twelfth place; age 15 and over – Kaydee Silva,
National Champion

Advanced Girls, age 15-16 – Mackensie Schuster, third place

Double Mini Trampoline Results:

Beginner Girls, age 11 and over – Gia Gast, second place; Tayiah Siegert, fifth place

Novice Girls – Sara
Huffman, 8, fourth place; Taylor Morley, 9, eleventh place; Kyah Siegart, 10, second place; Jolene Whetro, 10, fourth place:

Intermediate Girls – Mia Rasmusson, 9, injured, did not compete; age 15 and over – Savannah Olson, second place

Sub Advanced Girls, age 13-14 – Maddi Kruse, National Champion; age 15 and over – Kaydee Silva, National Champion

Advanced Girls, age 15-16 – Mackensie Schuster, second place