So much attention goes to Georgia, Alabama, Utah and the other BIG NAME schools, that great gymnasts in the rest-of-the-NCAA are overshadowed.
For example, I’d never heard of Elise Wheeler from Southern Utah. Nor met her great coaches until this year. (Watch an interview with Scott Bauman, Southern Utah Head Coach.)
Elise is the first gymnast in SUU history to collect All-American accolades, qualifying to 2 Finals.
… “This was just an amazing performance tonight,” head coach Scott Bauman said following the meet. “To qualify for one event was a big deal, but to qualify for two is absolutely huge! This is an incredible night for Elise and an incredible night for our program.” …
Southern Utah Thunderbirds – Elise Wheeler Advances to NCAA Finals on Bars and Beam – Earns All-American Honors
Click PLAY or watch her Bars in podium training on Gymnastike.
http://www.gymnastike.org/assets/portal/add_ons/mediaplayer-4.2/player.swf
Who says College gymnasts have bad line on Bars?
How many other wonderful College gymnasts do we never hear about?
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