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Flip for Function offers adaptive gymnastics for kids with disabilities
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (338+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A local gymnastics program is working to fill a gap in recreational options for children with disabilities by combining occupational therapy with adaptive and inclusive gymnastics. Chasity Hagerty founded Flip for Function in 2019 after noticing a lack…...
Mikayla Blakes returns to Nashville after gold medal summer
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (242+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Fresh off her record-breaking freshman season at Vanderbilt, Mikayla Blakes spent her summer leading the US Women's National Team to a gold medal in the FIBA Women's AmeriCup. Blakes, who was the 2024-25 USBWA Tamika Catchings National Freshman…...
Fisk University to discontinue gymnastics program in 2026
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (149+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Fisk University will discontinue its gymnastics program, the first in HBCU history, in May 2026. Fisk Athletics competes in the HBCUAC. Currently, gymnastics is not an HBCUAC-sanctioned sport, which the school says causes considerable challenges for the university…...
Fisk Gymnastics becomes first HBCU team to beat NCAA Division one and two programs
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (133+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Fisk University Bulldog Gymnastics Team is no stranger to breaking records and making history. On Saturday, the team ended Black History Month by becoming the first Historically Black College/University team with victories over NCAA Division…...