Faith Lutheran student jumps to first place in national trampoline event

She jumps. She twirls. She does somersaults high up in the air and makes it all look effortless. It’s no wonder that Summerlin-area resident McKenzie Ballif, 13, is the first-place winner in her level at the 2016 USA Gymnastics Championships held in Providence, R.I., this summer, beating out roughly 60 competitors in her age group from across America.