McKenzie has been really excited about doing high school gymnastics this year. When she broke her neck we immediately reached out to the high school coach to let her know what happened. Her coach was incredibly understanding and invited McKenzie to join up for all of the team activities while she was recovering. The team building camp down in Golden was such a blast. She came home so in love with the girls already.
McKenzie went to tryouts and did what skills she was cleared to do, which wasn't very many, but she made such a good impression that she earned a spot on the team even with her limitations. We didn't know if she would even be able to compete this season but so far she has made it onto both of the JV lineups on bars. (This is really funny because bars is actually her self proclaimed worst and least favorite event). Her routine is heavily modified right now since she can't do anything inverted, but she doesn't seem to care. She is having the time of her life on this Mustang High School team. It's a little tricky because she actually attends school at Legacy and the gymnastics team is a district team sponsored by Mountain Range. So for the next four years she is going to have dual allegiances. But watching her cheer for her teammates, feel like she belongs, laughing with her new friends has been such a great experience so far. I can't wait to see what the rest of this chapter brings.
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