Growing up, Morgan Price said she often felt isolated as one of the few Black gymnasts on her team, a challenge she overcame with the support of her family and, now, her teammates.
Morgan Price, a standout gymnast from Fisk University, has become the first athlete from a historically Black college or university to win a national collegiate gymnastics championship. Appearing on 'CBS Mornings' Monday, Price said she was proud of herself when she stuck the landing that clinched her an all-around score of 39.225 – and helped her win the title.She said her journey to Fisk was fueled by a deep-seated desire to honor her heritage.
'Her decision was influenced by Corrinne Tarver, Fisk's coach, who was the first Black gymnast to win the NCAA all-around title, an achievement that inspired Price to pursue her own goals at the school.'I feel like having her as a kid as a head coach is very just honoring also just to have an African American coach because I've never had an African American Coach ever and I've done the sport since I was two years old,' she said.
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