MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A lineup spot for a West Virginia University gymnast is never secure until she is saluting the judges at the onset of her routine. Coaches may submit a lineup prior to a competition, and double-check it just before team introductions, but all six competition spots are fluid and up for grabs each and every meet.
One of the most versatile rookies donning the Gold and Blue leotard this season, Tun, a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been a last-minute lineup replacement a handful of times this year. Most recently, she was inserted into the team’s vault lineup at the 2016 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship on March 19 after the first Mountaineer had competed her routine, and also into the team’s floor lineup at Pitt on March 13 following the team’s 30-second touch.