In Morgantown Saturday Alabama gymnasts hope to do what they have done 31 times before, more than any other team in the nation: win their NCAA gymnastics regional. In all Alabama has advanced to the championship 34 times, since 1983, the fourth season under a fledgling coach named Sarah Patterson. The rest of the story is as we say, “writ in crimson flame.” Patterson took her team to 6 national titles, the first was in 1988. To see those highlights click here.
The Carnivorous Opposition: ‘Skunk Bears’ and T-Birds
This weekend 36 teams compete at 6 different sites, including Gainesville and Fayetteville.