On Thursday, Nebraska competed at NCAA regionals for the first time since 2019. The Huskers have been a top gymnastics team for decades, but the past few years have given them some trouble. It was an exciting return to the postseason, but the meet didn’t go as well as they wanted.
Nebraska’s 195.525 “wasn’t our best meet,” said head coach Heather Brink. But even though the Huskers didn’t advance to Sunday’s final, they’re proud of how this season went. Nebraska scored a handful of totals in the 197 range towards the end of the season and placed sixth at the Big Ten championships. So even though that momentum didn’t continue into regionals, the team is still proud of its success throughout the year.
“I’m so proud of this team, the hard work going into it. We didn’t give up. We had a rough first start, but that didn’t stop us,” said Emma Spence. “We kept pushing, and we kept moving forward, and you had some of the best season highs and career highs.”
Part of the reason that Nebraska may not have done as well is because of its lack of postseason experience. “We haven’t had anybody on our team that’s competed at regionals,” said Brink. Thursday’s meet was a confidence-builder, and more experience will be great…
