Becoming a college athlete is a monumental accomplishment that creates an immense amount of pride throughout the athlete’s family. Just one college athlete in a family is enough to be talking about. The Price family gets to experience double the amount of pride. The Price sisters, Frankie and Morgan, are both college gymnasts. Frankie is a sophomore at Arkansas, and Morgan is a freshman on Fisk’s inaugural team.
Growing up in a house full of talented athletes is a unique experience, especially when both of those athletes play the same sport. For the Price family, gymnastics began very early. Frankie started doing it when she was 3 years old, and Morgan started when she was 2. As for the why, it kind of just made sense.
“We just have athletic genes,” said Frankie. “My mom was a cheerleader, and my dad was in the MLB. Gymnastics is kind of similar to cheer, so I think it just kind of just fit the equation.”
For most of the Prices’ careers, they didn’t compete at the same level. Frankie’s older than Morgan, so she was usually a level ahead. It wasn’t until Morgan got to level 10 that the sisters were competing on the same team, and even then they didn’t go head to head because they were in different age groups.
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