GymDog senior Sydney Snead shares an emotional hug with her parents, Michelle and Scott, at the Fort Worth Convention Center during the NCAA national championships on April 19, 2019. Courtesy of Michelle Snead
Sydney Snead did it flawlessly one last time. She ran down the vault runway, stuck her landing and let out one last yell as a Georgia GymDog with her arms raised straight in the air.
She was the final competitor of the night for Georgia as it bowed out of the NCAA national semifinals with a 196.4625 to finish in fourth place. Snead walked back to her team’s corral as emotions began to overwhelm her.