History-Making HBCU Gymnastics Team to Star In Documentary
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Posted By: S. Moore on February 01, 2023 The Fisk University women’s gymnastics team, which made history this year by becoming the first-ever HBCU gymnastics program to participate in NCAA competition, is set to be the subject of a new documentary series, according to Deadline. The series, called “Flipped,” will be directed by Deborah Riley Draper and produced by wiip. It will follow the inaugural season of a team made up of transfers who left high-profile programs to compete for the Nashville-based HBCU. The team’s coach, Corrinne Tarver, made history in 1989 for becoming the first Black gymnast to win an all-around NCAA championship while competing for the Georgia Bulldogs. “This is the most aspirational coming-of-age sports story of the year. We have not seen this before and it’s happening in real time,” Riley Draper said in a statement to Deadline. “Watching this unfold in gymnastics will be a blueprint and a lesson for equity and access.” The team first began a little over a year ago, but its inaugural competition was the Super 16 Invitation in Las Vegas, Nevada in mid-January. The team placed fourth, with freshman Morgan Price earning an impressive score on vault of 9.9. SOURCE FRONT OFFICE SPORTS If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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