My junior year of high school was one of the most exciting years of my life. My team got 3rd place in state. We went in with no expectations and left with a trophy in our hands. We hit 20 for 20 routines that day. I can still hear the crowd cheering, the feeling of goosebumps when I stepped onto the floor to do my routine. It is all still fresh in my mind. Even though we didn’t end up getting 1st place, we still felt like we were on top of the world. Getting 3rd place was just as good as us getting 1st because we did the absolute best we could that day.

