Hello Ladies fans, it's yah girl Xi pie back at it.

This week has been a whirlwind for the Ladies. Unfortunately, I am currently in quarantine, but I'm still here to bring all you amazing people the news and reports from the latest escapades.

We are still working in our small groups, and wearing masks at practice, but are able to continue to add some hours to our practice times.  We started with a lot of basics and drills in the gym trying to build our strength back up, but also to adjust to doing gymnastics with masks on.  It's been a process, but the Ladies are staying positive and working hard to continue improving.

I'd like to first shout out my fellow junior Kendall Knaps and sophomore Kennedy Stephens for being the first doing all their routine skills on the higher beams this week. The Ladies also started high to low bar releases and putting their turning skills on the competition bars. We have a special shoutout to sophomore Lauryn Stiff for some beautiful double pikes on floor this week, after a year and a half of no tumbling!

Now I know you all are curious as to what I have been doing in quarantine and how did I get here. I was identified as a close contact, so I started my quarantine on a Friday and will be getting out this Friday. I am so incredibly thankful for my teammates who have helped me get through this lonely time. They have dropped off food snacks, gifts, and letters in order to keep my spirits up. We even occasionally talked through my rooms window. In order to keep myself busy throughout the day I would paint, go to class and get lots of rest. To try and keep in shape for gymnastics I try to do some type of workout and stretch once a day.

While I have not been able to physically go into the gym, I have found some creative ways to do gymnastics. For example vaulting into my bed at night and handstands around my room. It's unfortunate that we just recently started back and this roadblock hit, but I can't wait to be back with my teammates and safely work my way back into the gym. Hope everyone is staying safe and happy 

It's your girl Xi pie signing out ! :)