The North Carolina gymnastics team defeated New Hampshire, 195.875-195.075, on Friday night. The contest was a Pink Meet in support of “Get REAL & HEEL” and Super Cooper, two local organizations that provide support for cancer patients.
This past weekend, the North Carolina gymnastics team traveled for its first two quad meets of the season. The Tar Heels traveled to Raleigh on Friday for a meet against N.C. State, Pittsburgh and William & Mary. On Sunday, UNC traveled to Towson, Md. to compete in the Shelli Calloway Invitational against Towson, West Virginia and Temple. The Tar Heels won both meets, scoring 195.675 on Friday and 195.525 on Sunday.
While competing against No. 3 Florida Friday night, the North Carolina gymnastics team was surrounded by a sea of rainbow shirts and flags in Carmichael Arena.
The North Carolina gymnastics team fell to No. 3 Florida 194.300-197.325 in its home opener in Carmichael on Friday night.
The North Carolina gymnastics team traveled to George Washington to compete in the 10th Annual Lindsey Ferris Invitational against George Washington, Cornell and Penn on Saturday. UNC ended the meet in third place with a score of 192.300, only 2.925 points behind George Washington’s first-place finish.
It seems as though injuries have defined the North Carolina gymnastics’ team’s season.
Sophomore Morgan Lane outscored eleven gymnasts to capture first place on the balance beam, but the most important competitor she beat was herself.
There was something missing. The North Carolina gymnastics team had not fallen to William & Mary in its three meets this season — not until Saturday night in Kaplan Arena, where the Tribe barely outscored the Tar Heels in a 192.450-192.225 victory.
It was a night of firsts and lasts. With multiple season-high scores and one career best, the North Carolina gymnastics team showed its ability to continue to improve throughout the season in a 193.550-191.225 loss to Rutgers.
Propelled by season-best scores on the the uneven bars and on the floor exercise, the North Carolina gymnastics team earned second place at Friday's competition in Washington, D.C.
Sitting in the audience, you would never know something was wrong with North Carolina sophomore Kaitlynn Hedelund.
The North Carolina gymnastics team is plagued by injuries. But you might never know.
Gymnastics is a sport of little things. Small point deductions. Tiny wobbles. Toes stepping outside the lines.
Senior North Carolina gymnast Lexi Cappalli learned young to get back up every time she fell.
Morgan Lane landed on the balance beam and swayed at the impact.
The North Carolina gymnastics team fell to No. 11 George Washington Saturday afternoon 194.950-194.275 in Carmichael Arena. But Coach Derek Galvin was not disappointed.
Despite some stellar individual accomplishments, the North Carolina gymnastics team finished fifth in the Lindsey Ferris Invitational in Washington, D.C., on Sunday with a score of 188.925.
Kaitlynn Hedelund leaped off the beam, completed a flip, stuck the landing and was swarmed by hugs from her excited teammates.
Just like any other team needs a full game of good competition, a gymnastics team needs consistency and poise throughout an entire meet to bring home a victory.
With the music blaring and enthusiastic yells echoing through the gym, the UNC gymnastics team flips, spins, and defies gravity with apparent ease. Amongst this mix of sweat and girl power is freshman gymnast Morgan Lane.
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