Last season was a breakthrough of sorts for the Arizona GymCats. For the first time since the retirement of long-time head coach Bill Ryden, Arizona sent a gymnast to the final NCAA meet of the year. In just her sophomore season, Malia Hargrove qualified for NCAA nationals.
“I had no experience of going there,” Hargrove said. “It was so surreal. It was just incredible to see all these top teams compete and be in the zone and prepare even on the practice day. It was really just like, that’s what I want it to be.