Yes, you read correctly. Before the world had Gabby Douglas, the South Side had its own gymnastics champ, Kaylan Earls. She is one of our hidden treasures you’re going learn about to day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08-XvvnkOAQ
This intelligent and talented Chicago native been practicing gymnastics for 19 years.
Although Kaylan had no desire to go to the Olympics, her gymnastic dreams have been fulfilled at the University of Georgia. To date, her main achievements include:
- Being able to compete for one of the best colleges in the country;
- Getting second team All-American on the balance beam; and
- Earning a college full scholarship because of her gymnastics gifts.
In addition to loving what she does, Kaylan enjoys “the relationships that I have gotten to create and having the opportunity to travel all around the country!”
I’m certain that her parents, Derrick and Kimberly Earls, and her two sisters, Kelsie and Kyra, are proud of her accomplishments. And so are we!
Image: www.dawgsports.com
