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Gymnastics team gets stronger by the year
By Tom Feeney on 11/15/07
"You see many graduate students competing who don't have NCAA eligibility left," Spiro said.
The AU gymnastics team put that talent on display at the Virginia Tech Hokie Classic, the first and only meet of the fall season. Twelve women and two men competed from AU, including sophomore Brittany Hopwood who won first in the entire competition.
Hopwood and the rest of her teammates look to carry the strong performances they had at Virginia Tech into spring meets.
For the most part, the Eagles compete on the East Coast, particularly in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
"We can cut out hotel expenses if we leave at 5:30 in the morning," Spiro said.
Despite the lack of resources and recognition, the gymnastics team is like any other team at AU, and practices five days a week. Team members have also taken strides to achieve recognition that could potentially boost the program. Spiro said the team's Web site has improved and is maintained daily. Like everything else, the Web site is 100 percent student-run.
There will most likely be shuttles to the annual spring meet at University of Maryland.
You can visit the gymnastics team's Web site at www.eaglegymnastics.org.
The AU gymnastics team put that talent on display at the Virginia Tech Hokie Classic, the first and only meet of the fall season. Twelve women and two men competed from AU, including sophomore Brittany Hopwood who won first in the entire competition.
Hopwood and the rest of her teammates look to carry the strong performances they had at Virginia Tech into spring meets.
For the most part, the Eagles compete on the East Coast, particularly in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
"We can cut out hotel expenses if we leave at 5:30 in the morning," Spiro said.
Despite the lack of resources and recognition, the gymnastics team is like any other team at AU, and practices five days a week. Team members have also taken strides to achieve recognition that could potentially boost the program. Spiro said the team's Web site has improved and is maintained daily. Like everything else, the Web site is 100 percent student-run.
There will most likely be shuttles to the annual spring meet at University of Maryland.
You can visit the gymnastics team's Web site at www.eaglegymnastics.org.
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