Fisk’s Price wins historic national title
Morgan Price becomes first champion from an HBCU to win a title.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Fisk gymnast Morgan Price became the first athlete from a historically Black college and university to win an all-around title at the 2024 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate National Championship in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Price won the all-around competition with a score of 39.225 on the strength of her scores on floor exercise (9.850), uneven bars (9.850), balance beam (9.725) and vault (9.800).
She was also named USAG First Team All-American in the All-Around on Sunday.
Fisk University was the first HBCU to field a gymnastics team in 2023.
Price will compete for individual championships on Sunday in the floor exercise, uneven bars and vault. Her score on the uneven bars was tied for the best recorded on Friday with Gigi Mastellone from Southern Connecticut and Maggie Slife from Air Force.
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