Fisk Gymnastics Team Gets Another First!

Posted By: S. Moore on January 10, 2023

*When it comes to superior athletes it’s no secret historically Black colleges and universities are known for grooming standout football players who go on to build iconic NFL Hall of Fame careers. But another group of athletes is making their mark in gymnastics at an HBCU.

Fisk University is the first HBCU with a gymnastics team! And they’re not just a group of women thrown together to claim that number one spot. They’re good.

And they proved it last weekend at their first NCAA collegiate competition.

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S. Moore
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Spelman College class of 2017
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