Somersaults’ Paisley Joens wins state gymnastics title

Paisley Joens of Somersaults Gymnastics in Cedar Rapids won the Level 3 floor exercise at the Iowa State Championships, hosted by Ruby Gymnastics at the Cedar Valley SportsPlex in Waterloo.

Paisley won with a score of 9.325 in the Child A division. She also placed in the vault, balance beam and all around.

Several other Somersault gymnasts also placed, including Mia Frame and Cassidy Fangmann in Level 3. Addilyn Wade placed in Level 4.

At the Jingle Belle Gymboree, hosted by the Cedar Rapids Association of Gymnastics, Somersaults' Addilyn Wade won the vault in Level 4. Frame, Joens, Alyssa Jarchow and Fangmann all placed in Level 3.

IOWA FLYERS EARN NATIONAL HONOR

IOWA CITY - For the second consecutive year, the Iowa Flyers Swim Club has been awarded a silver medal ranking in the USA Swimming Club Excellence program, recognizing the organization's highest-performing clubs in the development of athletes 18 years and younger.

IFLY's top athletes include seven national team members and three Olympic Trials qualifiers. Ruby Martin, a junior at Iowa City West, recently earned a gold medal at the 2016 Winter Junior National Championships. Her time was the sixth-fastest 200-butterfly time ever for an American in the 15-16 age group.

'IFLY is honored to be named a silver medal club for the second year in a row,” said Nate Mundt, head coach of IFLY.

In addition to recognizing high-performing teams, the program provides grant funding that enable clubs to expand and enhance the services already provided to athletes. A total of $450,000 in grants will be distributed to the 100 gold- and silver-level clubs.

25 MOSER ATHLETES WIN TITLES

Twenty-five members of the Moser School of Dance and Gymnastic won titles at a USTA Power Tumbling meet in Marshalltown earlier this month.

There were 27 teams entered with more than 450 athletes competing at the meet.

Moser winners were Gertrude Wall, Reagan Brown, Brookling Ante, Mikya Britton, Kaydence Ahart, Brian Kammiller, Libby Knipper, Adysen Frieden, Taylor Mullis, Alexa Ries, Kennedi Bevans, Emma Fisher, Elyse Konrardy, Tucker Erickson, Madison O'Hea, Ella Vaughn, Natalie Ries, Addyson Sweeney, Kaleah Belinsky, Memphis Peyton, Julia Kuennen, Lilly Shaw, Kaia Engelhardt, Laura Pierschbacher and Claire Jaeger.

Annie Gulick finished second, along with Hannabelle Erickson, Avery Sweeney, Katelin Ante, Logan Bevans, Ava Burkle, Kylie Belinsky, Zoey Hyde, Lexus Fleming, Brody Ries, MaKenna Payne, Faith Kirby, Ava Holtz and Lainey Payne. Third-place finishers were Katelyn Mangold, Makayla Gasper, Amber Meyers, Leah Ries, Kennedy Collins, Alivia Sweeney, Isabel Lutgen, Ava Nolan, Megan Pierschbacher, Ingrid Vaughn, Tenley Bormann, Kristina Kammiller, Adalyn Fette and Ella Oberbreckling.