Such was the case for West Virginia University senior gymnast Audrey Tolbert. A native of Frederick, Maryland, she took a few extra steps in her journey to Morgantown, as she spent the 2013 and 2014 seasons at Ohio State.
A level 10 gymnasts and four-time Junior Olympic National Championships qualifier at Frederick Gymnastics – the same gym that produced former Mountaineer and current student volunteer Mackenzie Myers, as well as freshman Carly Galpin – Tolbert initially believed her destiny was as a Buckeye. Outside factors soon swayed those thoughts.
“I had a lot of injuries in club gymnastics, but nothing really set me back,” Tolbert explained.