In a cruel twist of fate, McKenzie didn't get to compete at high school state for the second year in a row. At one of the final practices before the meet, she under-rotated on a vault and broke her tibia and sprained her ATFL. At the time, we were actually afraid it was a torn Achilles and that would have been a death sentence for her gymnastics career. It didn't take away the sting of watching her team compete without her though. It was going to be a really tough state competition. Last year they had enough power house seniors that the state championship title was all but guaranteed. This year they were going to need every point. Not having McKenzie's vault or bar score was really going to hurt the team, and she felt that. It was bittersweet watching her team compete.
We finished third behind Broomfield and Chatfield, which was not where we wanted to be, but that's just what happens sometimes. Next year is her year, I can feel it. Go Stangs!
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