2008 Woodie Awards
Senior returns East for last meet
Sasha Sullivan travels to Athens, Ga. for last NCAA career meet
Arianna Ranahosseini
Issue date: 4/22/08 Section: Sports
As the Pioneers gymnastics season comes to a close, senior Sasha Sullivan will travel to the NCAA national championship in Athens, Ga., a mere 500 miles away from her home in Glen Allen, Va., for the last meet of her career.
"It has been such a blessing to be able to go back to the East Coast for my last two competitions where a lot of my family can come visit and watch and support me," Sullivan said. "Words cannot even describe how cool it is to be finishing up like this."
Sullivan and the Pioneer gymnastics team head to Athens, Ga., this weekend.
"Sasha has so much to be proud of in her effort alone.," said Head Coach Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart. "She trains day after day with a perfectionist attitude. She has been involved in everything, and we are so very proud to see her hard work and dedication pay off."
Sullivan and the Pioneer gymnastics team head to Athens, Ga., this weekend.
"Making nationals two years in a row is a big accomplishment," Sullivan said. "Especially because this is the third time in school history we've gone to nationals and we're more of the underdog team, but I definitely think we can go out there and do some good gymnastics."
Sullivan has a lot of expectations for her last career meet.
"It's my last meet ever and I just want to have a great time," Sullivan said. "I want us as a team to do the best gymnastics that we're capable of doing you know just no holding back, going aggressive and letting the cards fall where they may."
The NCAA tournament is a great ending not only for Sullivan's career, but also for seniors Sierra Bertholomey, Courtney Butler, and Paige Schuster, the other graduating Pioneers.
"It's a perfect way to end everything," Sullivan said. "It's really been a big growing experience for me and I've learned a lot. I think being a Division I athlete. It is definitely like a full-time job, but I've gained so much from the experience and I couldn't even imagine being a student, and just a student. Athletics has really enriched my time at DU."
"It has been such a blessing to be able to go back to the East Coast for my last two competitions where a lot of my family can come visit and watch and support me," Sullivan said. "Words cannot even describe how cool it is to be finishing up like this."
Sullivan and the Pioneer gymnastics team head to Athens, Ga., this weekend.
"Sasha has so much to be proud of in her effort alone.," said Head Coach Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart. "She trains day after day with a perfectionist attitude. She has been involved in everything, and we are so very proud to see her hard work and dedication pay off."
Sullivan and the Pioneer gymnastics team head to Athens, Ga., this weekend.
"Making nationals two years in a row is a big accomplishment," Sullivan said. "Especially because this is the third time in school history we've gone to nationals and we're more of the underdog team, but I definitely think we can go out there and do some good gymnastics."
Sullivan has a lot of expectations for her last career meet.
"It's my last meet ever and I just want to have a great time," Sullivan said. "I want us as a team to do the best gymnastics that we're capable of doing you know just no holding back, going aggressive and letting the cards fall where they may."
The NCAA tournament is a great ending not only for Sullivan's career, but also for seniors Sierra Bertholomey, Courtney Butler, and Paige Schuster, the other graduating Pioneers.
"It's a perfect way to end everything," Sullivan said. "It's really been a big growing experience for me and I've learned a lot. I think being a Division I athlete. It is definitely like a full-time job, but I've gained so much from the experience and I couldn't even imagine being a student, and just a student. Athletics has really enriched my time at DU."
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