Over the past decade, Lindenwood Gymnastics has quickly become a powerhouse program in the NCAA. With seven MIC championship titles over the past 12 seasons, five USAG national titles, a regionals team appearance, and an individual nationals qualifier, the athletes who have gone through this program have put Lindenwood on the map. However, in December, the team received the devastating news that the 2024 season would be its last.
Gymnastics, along with 10 other athletic programs at the university would be cut, with no amount of money raised able to reinstate. Despite the heartbreak, the gymnasts and staff took the decision as an opportunity to leave their legacy.
“This program is so much more than gymnastics,” head coach Catelyn Branson said. “[Through everything we have been through], we have continued to be Lindenwood gymnastics. [We hope this season] has shown young girls no matter what life throws at you, you can really do anything you put your mind to. Especially when you are doing it with other people around you and you are supporting one another, it goes so much further.”
Family has been at the center for Lindenwood this entire season; not just the family the athletes have made within the team but the entire Lindenwood program as a whole,…
