Lizzy had her meet at the Cardinals new stadium in Glendale. It was a fun place to have a meet. Hard Rock is a huge meet with teams from as far away as Canada and Alaska. Last year, our team got killed at it. Lizzy did not fare well individually either. It is known as a "tough meet". So since Liz was home sick last Wed, Thurs, and Fri, I did not know how she would do. I pumped her up with a full dose of tylenol junior and sent her into warm ups just hoping she'd make it through all four events. She started on vault, which is the picture of her in the middle above. She had a great vault and scored a 9.525 for her first ever first place. We were so happy for her as at the last two meets she has struggled on vault. Plus, a lot of the score is based on the run, and anyone that knows Lizzy, knows that sprinting is not one of her stronger points. Needless to say, we were very proud. She had a good meet all around with her highest ever on beam of a 8.9. Her coach, Michelle, really wants her to get a 9 on floor, but she got an 8.875. Anyways, lots of other girls had there best meet as well. Lizzy's friend Angela got second all around in her age group, they are in that bottom picture together. Lizzy got a third place in her age group. It is fun because at that meet second and third get trophies. First gets a denim jacket. Our team just missed first place and took second. It is so much fun to see Lizzy improving and feeling successful. Her confidence is really increasing as well. As any parent who has watched his or her child struggle, it is just that much more rewarding when they finally succeed.
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