Georgia’s Sabrina Vega during the Gymnastics NCAA Regional in Athens, Ga., on Friday, Apr. 5, 2019. (Photo by Kristin M. Bradshaw) KRISTIN M. BRADSHAW Special to the Telegraph
Sabrina Vega’s heart began to hurt as she silenced her alarm at 7 a.m. Friday. There were no medical issues, nor did an early wake-up call stray from the routine.
It was meet day as Georgia readied to open NCAA Regionals competition, and gymnasts had to receive permission from head coach Courtney Kupets Carter if they wanted to attend class. That’s not because Kupets Carter doesn’t care about academics, of course, but because she wanted to treat it like a GymDogs’ away meet in every fashion possible.