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With the national rankings and a Mid-American Conference championship on their minds, members of the Central Michigan University gymnastics team will take part in the fifth year of the Michigan vs. Illinois Challenge at 5 p.m. on Saturday in Normal, Ill.
Five-time Mid-American Conference Champions is a formidable title to live up to.
When fans think gymnasts, they think elegant flips, mounts, dismounts, tumbles and stuck landings. The last thing someone would picture is gymnasts dancing to Cotton Eye Joe. The Rednex 1995 instant classic is played at every home meet right as the gymnasts are heading to their final event on floor. The Central Michigan University gymnasts that are watching from the sidelines bust a move to this popular song while often. “We’ve been doing it since (19)96,” said head coach Jerry Reighard. Reighard, who has lead CMU since 1984-5, has seen countless gymnasts come and go, yet, the Cotton Eye Joe dance traditions live on after nearly two decades. “I feel like it’s a way to loosen up before the last event,” said senior Taylor Noonan. “It gets everyone on their feet, the kids seem to just absolutely love it. It’s kind of like the seventh inning stretch sort of thing. It takes the pressure off the girls and have some fun.” By the time the dance starts, the Chippewas are heading to their final rotation. The dance gives the team a chance to bond with the home fans. The floor mat is located in the corner of McGuirk Arena, in between the general seating and the student section. “It gets everyone pumped up, when its on everyone gets happy and the fans dance along,” said junior Taylor Bolender. “It de-stresses you when you’re on floor warming up.” For freshman like Katy Clements has found herself dancing with the rest of the team in all three home meets thus far and admits they do it even at practice. “We will sometimes even do it on the practice day before a meet,” said Clements.
Senior and No. 1 ranked Mid-American Conference beam gymnast Taylor Noonan was forced to watch her team compete against Illinois while on crutches last Sunday.
With high hopes and low scores, the Central Michigan University gymnastics team is attempting to finish its three meet home stand on a winning note.
Senior gymnast Taylor Noonan was given the Central Michigan University 2014 Dick Enberg Scholar Athlete of the Year Award on Wednesday.
Central Michigan University gymnastics helped solidify its standing as the best Mid-American Conference gymnastics team at the MAC Championships.
Junior Halle Moraw just missed a shot at being the first All-American in program history, but she’s not hanging her head.
When senior Emily Heinz’s balance beam score was displayed as a 9.85, gymnastics head coach Jerry Reighard was furious.
This season isn't done yet.
Gymnastics could send an individual athlete to nationals, even if the team doesn’t qualify through regionals Saturday.
The Central Michigan gymnastics team has been revered as one of the top teams in the nation all season.
For the next two weeks, gymnastics will have Georgia on their minds.
Five keys to take away from the Mid-American Conference Gymnastics Championship on Saturday in Ypsilanti.
YPSILANTI--The 'Area 51' sign will continue to hang.
When I asked gymnastics head coach Jerry Reighard why he wasn’t named the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year, he said he had no comment.
All that stood between the Central Michigan gymnastics team and its fifth-consecutive Mid-American Conference Championship was a final rotation on the uneven bars.
