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Motorcycles soar over Formula 1 cars. Stunt performers produce jaw-dropping reactions in slow motion. And a variety of vehicles rip up and down Hank Aaron Dr. This past weekend, Red Bull Showrun put on a unique experience for the Atlanta community to get up-front access to F1 cars, motorcycles, and Red Bull sports athletes. Prior to his demo activation, I had the opportunity to speak with Red Bull action sports athlete and street freestyle rider Aaron Colton .
Watch: How Clarke Central, Cedar Shoals are steadily growing their softball programs
The Cedar Shoals softball team has not won five softball games in a season since 1973—until this year. Clarke Central won its first region contest in three years and the two programs are steadily improving. University of Georgia's Carmical Sports Media Institute takes a look at both programs and how they're building a softball culture. Cedar Shoals Softball By: Alisha Chawla and Ciera Walker Clarke Central Softball By: Liam Branley, Destiny Hartwell and John James
GymDogs' season ends with fourth place at NCAA Regional
Georgia ended the season finishing fourth in the NCAA Auburn Regional on Thursday afternoon at Neville Arena. The team competed in the first session of the second round, scoring a 195.725. Georgia competed against No. 2 seed Auburn, No. 3 seed Kentucky and Southern Utah. The afternoon began on bars for the GymDogs. Senior Megan Roberts earned the top score of the team with a 9.875. Junior Amanda Cashman posted her season-high score of 9.850.
GymDogs finish eighth in SEC Championship
On Saturday, Georgia earned a 195.800 during the Southeastern Conference Championship afternoon session. The team finished in eighth, as Florida (198.20) took first, Alabama (197.825) finished second and Auburn (197.225) earned third. Sophomore Victoria Nguyen earned high scores in two events- beam and bars. Nguyen’s high scoring potential allocated her the anchor position for the team on bars. She scored the highest of the session with a 9.900 tally.
Looking back on Georgia gymnastics’ season ahead of the SEC Championship
As the GymDogs prepare for the upcoming SEC Championship on March 19, here is a recap of what the regular season has looked like for the gymnasts. Overcoming obstacles During the first home meet of the season, five of six gymnasts fell during their beam routines. That’s something that not only shocked the GymDogs’ fanbase, but the team as well. But what started out as the team’s greatest hurdle soon became its greatest achievement.
Georgia prepares for upcoming SEC Championship at Elevate the Stage competition
Georgia faced Alabama, Arkansas and Auburn at Elevate the Stage on Sunday afternoon in Huntsville, Alabama. The team earned a 196.200, trailing Alabama (198.000), Auburn (197.750) and Arkansas (196.800). “We had some bright moments, especially Rachel Baumann’s floor routine. It was absolutely beautiful, and Abbey Ward on bars,” said Georgia head coach Courney Kupets Carter. Though the team struggled during this event, Senior Abbey Ward earned 9.900 on uneven bars, a career-high.
Georgia falls to Missouri in SEC regular season finale
Missouri beat the GymDogs 197.225-196.600 in the SEC regular season finale Friday night in Stegeman Coliseum. Though Georgia didn’t come out on top, the team had a lot to celebrate, including earning their best home score of the season. Junior Soraya Hawthorne had a stand out night, drawing in hype from the crowd in all three of the events she performed - vault, beam and floor exercise. As the final routine of this meet, Hawthorne left the floor in an eruption of applause.
Georgia gymnastics posts season high at Kentucky quad meet
The GymDogs traveled to Lexington, Kentucky to face Illinois, Central Michigan and Kentucky for their Quad-Meet in Memorial Coliseum on Friday. Kentucky placed first with a final score of 197.450. Georgia finished second with 196.125. Following in third was Illinois with a 195.650 and Central Michigan finished last with 195.550. Though the GymDogs did not end the night on top, there was much for the team to celebrate as their final score was a season-best.
Georgia GymDogs take their second loss at home against LSU Tigers
Stegeman Coliseum was a packed house as the Georgia GymDogs faced the LSU Tigers for their second home meet of the season. A close night of competition ultimately resulted in a 196.850-196.100 win for LSU. “Confidence, focus and fun.” Those are the three key things that coach Courtney Kupets Carter said will propel the Georgia GymDogs closer to their end goal.
Georgia GymDogs fall in a tight meet against Florida
The energy was electric in Stegeman Coliseum as the Georgia GymDogs faced Florida gymnastics Friday evening in their first home meet of the 2022 season. Florida ended the night victorious, winning with a 196.975 tally, while Georgia trailed at 194.475. The Gymdogs started out strong on vaults. Experience was a helpful factor, as each of the gymnasts in this event were upperclassmen, clearly in their element. Senior Megan Roberts had a score of 9.925, placing her as the top scorer for the team.
Gymdogs fall short against reigning national champions Michigan in season opener
The Georgia gymnastics team had a losing start to the 2022 season, falling to Michigan by a 197.75-194.5 tally. Senior Megan Roberts was the highlight performer of the night for Georgia, scoring a 9.9 from the anchor spot on vault to take a share of the title in the event. The Bulldogs’ top individual performer on bars was senior Emily Schild, who posted a score of 9.85 from the fourth spot in the lineup.
Opinion | Why Do We Ignore Initiatives That Reduce Gun Violence?
Op-Ed Contributor By Antonio Cediel, Amber Goodwin, Michael Mcbride and Ciera Walker Oct. 6, 2017 The police at the scene of a murder in Chicago laast year. In the wake of this week’s devastation in Las Vegas, it is important to remember that this kind of headline-grabbing mass shooting constitutes only a tiny fraction of the gun murders in our country.
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