As some of you may know, I coach the Pole Vault for the Track and Field Team at Greensburg Salem. I am extremely fortunate to work with some great kids who are also unbelievably talented. Several of the girls I coach have a background in gymnastics, and it has helped them greatly in their development as pole vaulters. Yesterday I had the opportunity to catch one of these athletes, Cassidy, at her home gymnastics meet — and I was impressed to no end. I don’t even know how to accurately put in to words just how talented these young ladies are — you truly need to see it for yourself. The coaches at Westmoreland Gymnastics deserve a ton of credit. Beyond seeing the talent, I was very proud to hear so many of the younger gymnasts making comments about how much they look up to Cass — this is what it’s all about!
Beyond the cheese factor in that smile above, let me tell you about Cassidy in the bars. This was her last event, and, quite honestly, she had me scared to death — she didn’t have the best of warmups for the event and took a few falls in the process. But then it came time for the routine and she absolutely, positively nailed it — that’s the smile of “yeah, that’s right, I just CRUSHED that routine.”