Shannon Hortman Evans this season became the first BYU gymnast to compete at the NCAA National Championships in the last 14 years. The sophomore from American Fork, Utah, took full advantage of her well-earned opportunity, delivering an All-American performance in St. Louis to finish seventh overall on bars with a 9.900.
The experience at nationals is nothing like other gymnastic meets, and the road to earning that opportunity demands a lot of dedication and hard work. We asked head coach Guard Young and BYU's newly named second-team All-American herself about competing in nationals and what that means for the BYU program.