Tar Heel Gymnastics hit the mat for first time in 40 years
Occasionally, you’ll see schools drop athletic programs due to financial struggles.
The most recent example I can think of is UAB shutting down football – in 2014 – only to see it revived three years later.
It’s rare you see entire athletic conferences shut down a sport, like the ACC did with gymnastics in 1984.
After 40 years, young gymnasts around the ACC received wonderful news – their sport will again be sponsored by the NCAA.
The list of ACC teams includes UNC, N.C. State, Clemson and Pitt. As I write, the Tar Heels are currently hosting Ball State, Rutgers and Utah State in a quad meet.
We want to clear one thing up – while UNC gymnastics is now sponsored by the NCAA, the Tar Heels have been competing for quite a while. They finished third out of eight teams in last year’s East Atlantic Gymnastics League Championships, but their previous history includes EAGL titles in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010 and 2011.
Carolina men’s and women’s basketball might be the most highly-sought after Winter sports right now, but now fans have another sport they can add to the list. Make a trip over to Carmichael Arena if you want to see your Tar Heel gymnasts hit the balance beam.
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