For 2015 and 2016 the BIG meet will be hosted by by Texas Woman’s Gymnastics and the Knight Eady Sports Group in Fort Worth.
Why not at one of the top division 1 Universities guaranteed to draw an audience?
Here’s one reason.
“Some of the very, very best athletes that have been in the Olympics and the NCAA championships are from the state of Texas,” Oklahoma head coach K.J. Kindler said. “There’s just such a great wealth of talent there and wonderful coaching and amazing clubs …
There isn’t one Division I women’s gymnastics program in the state. Division II Texas Woman’s University houses the state’s only gymnastics program. …
Saturday, before the Super Six competitions begin, the coaches committee is hosting a reception for the state’s Division I athletic directors in an effort to increase awareness.
“We would love to see teams add in Texas,” Kindler said. “We would love to see them come out and support and check out our sport next weekend and see what all the excitement is about.”
That excitement could be tangible for the first school to commit to Division I women’s gymnastics.
There’s no hiding it. Most of these top-tier athletes from Texas if given the chance would stay in the state to compete, Georgia head coach Danna Durante said. …
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