Mika Webster-Longin nudged assistant coach Mark Freeman as she prepared to watch her teammates compete on the beam. She needed to lock arms with her coach, to complete an “all-for-one, one-for-all” cheering section.
As Freeman locked arms with the freshman, more Bruins joined to complete the chain-link effect. Competing in three NCAA events for the first time, beam was the only event Webster-Longin wasn’t lined up on Friday night. Yet, the Belgian national gymnast focused on what she could control at that moment — receiving energy from the gymnasts around her.
For Webster-Longin, that energy was reflected in her performances.