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by Dayna Boren
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Male gymnasts at Texas A&M
have been without a paid coach
since the Texas Gymnastic con
ference was formed in 1978. But
after a lot of hard work and a lot
of fund raisers, the gymnasts
will start training this semester
with a new full-time coach.
Texas A&M gymnastics is not
a varsity sport, thus Aggie gym
nasts can not compete in the
NCAA conference. Therefore,
they compete in the Texas Gym
nastic Conference, which pre
sently consists of six teams. Be
cause of the limited number of
teams in this conference, Texas
A&M also competes against
teams from out-of-state, such as
Memphis State, which will meet
the Aggie gymnasts later this
semester.
This Saturday, however, the
gymnasts will be competing in
their first out-of-town match,
which will take place against
UT-Arlington. UTA was rank
ed fourth in the conference last
year, while the Aggies were
ranked in second place.
Mark Hartwell, a senior
veterinary student, has been the
team captain and gymnastic club
president for almost four years.
During this time, the team has
grown from a handful of
amateurs into a good competi
tive collegiate team, Hartwell
said.
“Gymnastics is not a sport ...
it’s a way of life,” said Hartwell.
“There’s more acquired skill in a
sport like gymnastics than in any
other sport that I know of, and
there’s less glory and recogni
tion for what you do. That is why
gymnasts understand each
other so well ... they know what
each other is going through.”
To finance out-of-town
meets, the team raises money
through various fundraisers
such as car washes, T-shirt sales,
and gymnastic club dues. The
club fund pays only for the gaso
line, and individual team mem
bers finance their own food and
uniforms. Lodging is usually
provided by priviate individuals
or through organizations such
as the Aggie Mother’s Associa
tion.
Because of previous financial
problems, a scholarship fund
was set up this semester to help
raise money for the team. This
was originated by the faculty
sponsor, Mickey Stratton, and
financed by Ramiro Galindo,
whose son competes for the
team. Both Stratton and Galin
do are former Aggie gymnasts.
Already, the fund has SI 8,()()(),
most of which has been donated
through private individuals.
Despite the minor financial
setbacks, team members seemed
very optimistic aboutili-rpast se
of the team. Co-captairlte dm
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