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A written high-five to the gymnastics team
DKS Editors
Issue date: 5/8/09 Section: Sports
Gymnastics is a sport I could never do in a million years. I do not have the courage or muscles to attempt to complete even half of a full routine on the balance beam, bar, vault or floor.
The women on the team are dedicated individuals whose team mentality, even though they compete individually, is astonishing. There are high-fives for every single person after each routine, along with group hugs and cheering.
After watching these women compete for a season, interviewing them after the meets and interrupting their pit stops at Dairy Queen on the bus ride home, I realize just how much athleticism it takes to be a gymnast and how long they have been doing it.
I started dancing when I was 3 years old, switched to showing horses in fourth grade and have now moved on to running half-marathons. I could not imagine doing the same sport from when I was 3 until now, but that's exactly what you have to do in gymnastics.
Every skill builds off of one another, and without years of training there is no hope in trying to compete as a Division I gymnast.
I'd "tip my hat" to the women of the gymnastic team if I wore one, but I don't. So instead I'm giving a written "high five" to a team I have the utmost respect for.
Like many Kent State teams, they might not get the coverage they want, but with winning the Mid-American Conference regular season and tournament championship, they deserve a bit more recognition from the student body of Kent State.
Everyone should go to a gymnastics meet at least once to see the amazing skills these Kent State athletes have.
Contact sports reporter Pamela Crimbchin at pcrimbch@kent.edu.
The women on the team are dedicated individuals whose team mentality, even though they compete individually, is astonishing. There are high-fives for every single person after each routine, along with group hugs and cheering.
After watching these women compete for a season, interviewing them after the meets and interrupting their pit stops at Dairy Queen on the bus ride home, I realize just how much athleticism it takes to be a gymnast and how long they have been doing it.
I started dancing when I was 3 years old, switched to showing horses in fourth grade and have now moved on to running half-marathons. I could not imagine doing the same sport from when I was 3 until now, but that's exactly what you have to do in gymnastics.
Every skill builds off of one another, and without years of training there is no hope in trying to compete as a Division I gymnast.
I'd "tip my hat" to the women of the gymnastic team if I wore one, but I don't. So instead I'm giving a written "high five" to a team I have the utmost respect for.
Like many Kent State teams, they might not get the coverage they want, but with winning the Mid-American Conference regular season and tournament championship, they deserve a bit more recognition from the student body of Kent State.
Everyone should go to a gymnastics meet at least once to see the amazing skills these Kent State athletes have.
Contact sports reporter Pamela Crimbchin at pcrimbch@kent.edu.
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mark
posted 5/08/09 @ 9:55 AM EST
i couldn`t agree more with your statement on gymnasts in a world dominated by football and the worship and money that is heaped on the players. ive allways admired gymnasts but since beijing and being a recent convert to the internet my interest and enthusiasm has rocketed in the sport. (Continued…)
Alcohol Rehab
posted 5/08/09 @ 12:00 PM EST
Gymnasts do have to be some of the most gifted athletes (aside from Football, and Hockey). I have always been in a daze to watch as they make no mistakes doing such an incredible act. (Continued…)
Bill (KSU Alumnus)
posted 5/08/09 @ 3:14 PM EST
I could not agree more. I attended two of the home meets this past season, and the athleticism is amazing. The level of concentration that must be required to perform at such a high level is apparently something only a chosen few seem to have. (Continued…)
Brian Fellows
posted 5/08/09 @ 4:54 PM EST
Okay gymnastics is cool, yeah, yeah yeah. Most importantly those female gymnasts are ridiculously smoking hot. Those ladies have the best bodies on campus, and just imagine how flexible they are. (Continued…)
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