Talladega Faculty Gymnastics are writing their very own story. This previous month, they gained the crew competitors towards Centenary and Alaska on the Centenary Faculty Gymnastics competitors in Shreveport, LA, on Friday, Feb. 9. The win marks Talladega Gymnastics the primary HBCU crew to win an NCAA crew competitors.
The Woman Tornadoes Kyrstin Johnson led the all-around competitors with a 38.95 rating, adopted by teammates Alexa Chuy (38.275), and Kiora Peart-Williams (37.375).
The TC gymnasts competed on the vault, uneven bars, stability beam, and ground workout routines, led by Coach Aja Sims-Fletcher, who’s been with TU since February 2023. Sims-Fletcher is a Southeastern Convention (SEC) champion, who has coached at numerous ranges, together with collegiate, membership, and highschool. “BTU, —” greater than us” is the crew’s 2024 motto.
“It’s greater than us, however really greater for the entire sport,” Sims-Fletcher tells Arielle Schafer at CBS 42.
Talladega set a brand new HBCU ladies’s gymnastics file by profitable the crew competitors with an total rating of 192.2. Centenary posted a rating of 189.15, whereas Alaska recorded 191.525. The Tornadoes topped three out of 4 occasions.
Talladega Faculty is the second Traditionally Black Faculty and College (HBCU) within the Nation to sponsor collegiate ladies’s gymnastics. The school introduced its gymnastics crew final January, partnering with Brown Women Do Gymnastics (BGDG) and the HBCU Gymnastics Alliance to create their gymnastics crew.
Congratulations to the Talladega Woman Tornadoes on this historic achievement!!!
