MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – In 32 years in charge of the Central Michigan gymnastics program, Jerry Reighard has raised a lot of banners and put a lot of hardware into the trophy case.
That’s part of what made the end of the 2015-16 season all the more difficult to accept. The Chippewas finished fourth in the Mid-American Conference Championships their worst finish in the event in some three decades.
They did qualify for the NCAA Regionals and finished fifth, one spot ahead of league rival Kent State, and that was a spoonful of sugar to help ease down the disappointment of the MAC.