Most teams have a motto or slogan that is supposed to help develop unity. For the Arizona GymCats, coming up with the slogan was part of building that unity—something that isn’t a big part of a gymnast’s life before she comes to college.
On the north wall of the Mary Roby Gymnastics Training Center, the team members see that motto every time they look into the bank of mirrors that line the wall: “Honor the Legacy – Thrive Throughout the Challenge – Continue the Climb.”
“We came up with that as a team,” said freshman Alivia Kendrick, “and I think that once we all bought into that, it was like, ‘We’re going to do this.