The HBCU Vaulting Into Gymnastics History
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🗓️ 21 February 2023
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Fisk University made history in January when it became the first historically Black college to launch a women's gymnastics program. Head coach Corrinne Tarver tells us about her journey from being the first Black gymnast to win an all-around NCAA title, to training the next generation of trailblazers.
Fisk University made history in January when it became the first historically Black college to launch a women's gymnastics program. Head coach Corrinne Tarver tells us about her journey from being the first Black gymnast to win an all-around NCAA title, to training the next generation of trailblazers.
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- Fisk University Gymnastics (Instagram) – https://www.instagram.com/fiskugymnastics/
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| 0:00.0 | It's Tuesday, February 21st. |
| 0:03.5 | I'm Juanita Talver and this is What a Day. |
| 0:06.3 | This Black History Month, The What a Day Team, is excited to bring you stories about Black |
| 0:10.5 | History that are happening in real time. |
| 0:13.7 | And we're excited to follow up our recent conversation about the Netflix documentary |
| 0:17.6 | Descendant with an exciting story about the Fisk University Gymnastics Team. |
| 0:22.9 | Wait, you didn't know that Fisk had a Gymnastics Team? |
| 0:26.6 | Well, let me clue you in. |
| 0:28.6 | And this was a personal story for me, y'all, as a Tennessee girl who loves Gymnastics. |
| 0:34.4 | For our listeners who may not know, Fisk University is a 157-year-old historically black liberal |
| 0:41.1 | arts college in Nashville, Tennessee that enrolls about 1,000 students per year. |
| 0:46.6 | And this athletic season, the Fisk University Bulldogs became the very first HBCU Gymnastics |
| 0:53.1 | team to ever compete in the NCAA. |
| 0:57.2 | Which is huge, but with their incredible coach, Karin Talver, it shouldn't be a surprise. |
| 1:03.5 | Coach Talver is not just any coach, y'all. |
| 1:06.8 | She was a powerhouse gymnast at the University of Georgia leading them to multiple team titles, |
| 1:12.6 | and she was the 1989 NCAA all around national champion, the first black woman to ever win |
| 1:19.3 | the title. |
| 1:20.3 | So, she knows a thing or two about making Black History. |
| 1:24.7 | And on top of all of that legacy, she also serves as the Fisk University Athletic Director. |
| 1:30.4 | Honestly, I couldn't think of a better leader for Fisk Gymnastics in their inaugural season. |
| 1:36.4 | I had an opportunity to catch up with Coach Talver between her Gymnastics meets to dig |
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