It’s hard to go through a media session and not hear a reference to the nine freshmen on Georgia’s gymnastics roster. Some of that is driven by reporters’ questions due to the fascination of such a staggering statistic, and some of it is team-driven to highlight such a feat.
Georgia (10-4) doesn’t use it as an excuse, nor should they as the eighth-ranked GymDogs are having their most successful season under second-year head coach Courtney Kupets Carter. In fact, Georgia wouldn’t be in a favorable situation if it weren’t for the performances of these freshmen.
Each of them have had their moments: Alexa Al-Hameed displayed her jaw-dropping Tkatchev on bar routine and has been in the lineup each meet, Rachel Baumann has recorded a 9.