Bad news.
The first NCAA Gymnastics injury report of the season.
Michigan State gymnast Kathryn Mahoney is in serious condition at Sparrow Hospital after a spinal injury that happened during practice this week. MSU’s Assistant Athletic Communications Director, Jim Donatelli says it happened while she was vaulting in practice on Wednesday.
The Michigan State medical staff say her C6 vertebra was fractured. They have confirmed that she has successfully completed surgery to stabilize her C6 vertebra and are optimistically waiting to see how she recovers in the post-operative stage. …
Georgia freshman Kaylan Earls tore her Achilles tendon tumbling in practice with the Gym Dogs Thursday, thinning an already thin team as it prepares for its season opener Jan. 8 at Denver.
… injury occurred as Earls was punching into an Arabian double front, the same skill former Georgia star Courtney Kupets tore her Achilles doing in 2008.
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