MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Central Michigan gymnasts head coach Jerry Reighard possesses an affluent vocabulary, and one of his all-time favorite words for athletics is “persevere.”
When asked to describe CMU’s come-from-behind victory at the IGI Chicago Style Meet last weekend, Reighard didn’t hesitate to throw out his ideal verb, saying that some teams are better than others at making that last push in the final run.
Overcoming that adversity in the final rotation on Feb. 12 was a steppingstone that Reighard hoped for for his team, by not falling victim to the pressure and maintaining its composure mentally heading into the toughest stretch of the season, beginning on Sunday.