Janowicz finds new way to help team as student assistant

All-around junior Kasey Janowicz performs her uneven bar routine on March 11 in McGuirk Arena.Kasey Janowicz will no longer compete with Central Michigan gymnastics, but that doesn't stop her from helping the team.

Before the 2018 season, the junior from Bay City, Michigan was taken off the roster and listed as a student assistant. This season, she will have surgery on her ulner nerve in her left elbow, restricting her from competition.

Reighard wanted to find a way for Janowicz to remain part of the gymnastics "family" despite her physical limitations.

"It wasn't an easy transition by any means to stop her from competing," Reighard said. "But it's been interesting for her to be in a position…