By Anita Nham, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - At 13 months old, freshman Tess McCracken's mother knew that her daughter needed to start gymnastics.
"My mom found me on top of the fridge, so she wanted me to do something with mats underneath me, and she put me into gymnastics," McCracken said.
At 11 years old, McCracken won the all-around, balance beam and uneven bars titles at the Texas state meet.
At 14 years old, the Plato, Texas native secured the balance beam title, placed second on the uneven bars and finished third in the all-around at the Texas state meet.