MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Jerry Reighard indicated on Thursday that he didn’t need to reiterate to his freshmen the importance of capturing a win over Western Michigan to mark the beginning of the toughest stretch of the season.
The veteran Central Michigan gymnastics coach knew he could rely on his upperclassmen to drive home the importance to his first-year athletes what it meant to defeat the Broncos.
The Chippewas posted a season-best 49.150 score on balance beam in surpassing the coveted 196 mark for the first time this season in downing the Broncos, 196.