San Jose, CA- July 10, 2016, North Carolina Native and Lumbee Tribal member, Ashton Locklear, 18, has made the 2016 Olympic Gymnastics Team as a team alternate for the Summer Olympic Games, to be held in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, starting on August 5th.
Despite not making the five women squad, Locklear is one of three team alternates that will compete if one of the 5 team members becomes injured or ill. This Native American hopeful will be flown to Texas along with her coach to participate in a 10-day Olympic training camp, before being flown to Brazil in early August for the opening ceremonies.
Locklear began her gymnastics career at a very young age, earning her first championship title in trampoline and tumbling at age 5. Now 18, Miss Locklear specializes in the uneven bars, and has racked up multiple titles in the last three years, competing at the Secret US Classic & P&G Championship in Mississauga, ON, in 2014, winning gold medals for the US, the P&G Championships in 2015, and has started the 2016 year off at the City of Jesolo Trophy, in Jesolo, Italy, just to name a few.
Locklear has many events, titles, and medals under her belt, and will add the 2016 Rio Olympics to her resume this August. Good Luck to Miss Locklear, the US Gymnastics Team, and all those participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
By: Ohseraséia:hawi
