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'How could I not go?' - Sarah Wentworth's journey: SEC Gymnast of the Year, veterinarian, missionary in Africa

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By Jeff Shearer
AuburnTigers.com

AUBURN, Ala. - As an Auburn gymnast, Sarah Wentworth experienced the full emotional spectrum – jubilation and devastation – in the same week.

On March 3, 2000, Wentworth broke Auburn’s all-around record at LSU. Two days later, at Centenary, she accomplished a lifelong dream, a perfect 10, on bars. Minutes later, Wentworth suffered a career-ending injury on beam.

Driving back to Auburn from Louisiana, Wentworth’s parents were severely injured in a car accident.

“All of us eventually recovered from our injuries, but I needed a lot of practical help while my parents were in the hospital,” Wentworth says.