Meet Re-Cap: Illinois @ Michigan

We have arrived back on campus after taking our first away trip to Minnesota. Even though the meet did not end exactly how we wanted it to, we pulled out the win over Minnesota. Unfortunately, we came home with a few injuries that weren’t expected. However, as a team, we have to come together and be stronger than ever. Every single individual is ready to step up and show what Michigan is all about. At this point in time, we have put everything behind us and we are moving forward with a positive attitude to fight back.

There were many positives that happened in Minnesota. Sachi competed in her first all-around and placed 1st! Also, it was an amazing experience to see how everyone on the team came together after a rough floor rotation and dominated the beam. This showed how mentally tough every single one of us can be. Everyone has been looking extremely consistent during practice, so we are determined to bring that to Crisler this Friday against Illinois. We are excited to be back home competing and can’t wait to show everything we have been working on improving.

GO BLUE! 

Shelby Gies

Meet Re-Cap: UM @ Minnesota

First, I hope all of you had a great holiday season and a Happy New Year! Here in Ann Arbor we just started our second semester of classes! Everyone is really excited to get back into the swing of things as we take new classes and start deciding on majors (a big step for the 6 sophomores in the group)!  But enough about school, let’s get to the really exciting thing on everyone’s mind. Season 2012 is finally here! We open at Crisler Arena against Ohio State this Friday at 6 p.m. The team is super excited to show off our new routines, especially against one of our great Big 10 rivals. We have been working really hard in the gym with some intrasquads and some friendly competitions, so we are feeling very prepared to have a fun season opener! And don’t forget, cheering from all of you fans will always help! We love hearing you supporting us. Having a young team this year (we don’t have any seniors) there are going to be a lot of new faces and routines out on the floor and we cannot wait to show off all of our hard work to you guys! So wear your maize and cheer for the Blue! Hope to see each and everyone of you there!

It’s gonna be an awesome season! This is just the beginning of a great year!

GO BLUE!!!

Love,

Teresa Arthur

Weekly Warm-Up #14: Kristin Nagle

Weekly Warm-Up #13: Shelby Gies

Weekly Warm-Up #12: Joanna Sampson

Gymnastike Interview: Reema Zakharia

Weekly Warm-Up #11: Natalie Beilstein

It has been a while since I wrote to you guys, but I am writing today to talk to you all about our Intrasquad we just had in Crisler Arena!

That was a fun experience for our team this year. We were so excited to get back into Crisler Arena again and feel that meet environment. Intrasquad is definitely a lot different than an actual meet because we are doing routines for fun and to get a feel for what it is like to use Crisler’s equipment and everything. It was nice to do gymnastics in a fun, low pressure environment, but still have a crowd there watching us!

 Once again, we are so happy that so many people came out to watch us. Our fans mean the world to us, without them, gymnastics would be a lot harder. Thanks for all the support!

So Intrasquad had some shaky moments, and some falls, but that’s what it is for right? We got out any jitters or nervous feelings we had and know what it is like to be out there competing. As a whole, we all know what we have to work on so we can go out there and show what were made of at our first meet on January 13^th against OSU.

Right now, we are just in the gym focusing on consistency and confidence with every routine. We want to make sure we hit those handstands, and stick the landings on each event. We are definitely working together as a team to be ready for competition.

On a personal note, it was awesome for me to get out there and show what I can do on bars, beam, and floor. That was the first time I had ever done a bar or floor routine in Crisler, so it was pretty exciting for me. I had so much fun and I hope to be out there competing this season! I am just going to stay focused every practice and continue to make my routines even better, and my teammates are doing the same.

I cannot wait for the first meet; we are all so excited to start up season again! I hope you are all excited too, and more importantly COME SUPPORT US JANUARY 13^th IN CRISLER—6 PM SHARP!!

Thanks, I hope to see you all there, and have a good one,

Kristin Nagle

Weekly Warm-Up #7: Teresa Arthur

UM Gymnastics: Favorite Athlete & iPod Music

Gymnastike Interview with Katie Zurales

Maize & Blues Signs Smith, Sheppard for 2013 Season

Coach Plocki Interview

Coach Sherman was also the latest member of the UM Gymnastics program to be in the hot seat. See what he hast to say about the upcoming season here:

Weekly Warm-Up #6: Coach Sherman

I don’t think I could have picked a better school! Starting off in the summer as a freshman was nerve racking, but being able to start early and get acquainted with the campus with not as much hustle and bustle really helped me get a step ahead. I took two classes this summer and it helped me get into college mode. The Academic Center is a great place to study with other athletes and get the tutor if you need it which makes staying on top of my work really simple. The team was amazing and so welcoming and they offered help with any problem you had.

Recently we volunteered at a Buddy Walk. Annette and I worked the cotton candy which was a big hit for all the kids, it was kind of hard to keep up sometimes. Then just a couple weeks ago the team went of a retreat where we did some great team bonding. We sat around a campfire that night, sang our favorites songs and made s’mores. We had a great time and I felt I really connected with my team that weekend. I have been blessed with such a wonderful team and school and hope we have an awesome season!

Go Blue!

Sachi

Other Updates:

Weekly Warmup #4: Stephanie Colbert

Weekly Warmup #3: Sachi

Fall 2011: Team Retreat

Fall 2011: Pre Season Vault