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Senior gymnast Amanda Stepp is preparing for the end of her career at NIU. Stepp, a team captain for the Huskies, has tied her career-high score of 9.9 on vault and set a career-high of 9.9 on floor in the last two meets.
but I needed the time off. It was hard, but I tried to stay really mentally in the game, so I didn’t have that much to work on when I got back.” It still took a few meets for Stepp to get back into a rhythm, but now she’s competing at as high a level as she was before the injury. “Nothing really flusters her,” Morreale said. “She’s not surprised by a lot of things. It’s not about always adding new things; it’s about doing what you do really well. She’s
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‘Nothing really flusters her’ Stepp has been one of the Huskies’ most reliable gymnasts with nine first-place scores this season. “I just think I’ve been doing well in practice and getting the assignments down,” Stepp said. “The better you do in practice, the more confident you’ll feel going into a competition. ... I’m just calm.” It wasn’t always smooth sailing for Stepp. Stress reactions in her shins kept her sidelined for two meets at the beginning of February. Instead of letting the injury sidetrack her senior season, Stepp took the time to focus on making sure she was going to be able to compete at a high level when she returned. “It was pretty frustrating,” Stepp said. “I really wanted to compete,
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bought into that and really used senior Kelly Nortz. that this year.” Stepp’s role as captain has been easier given the performances of What’s ahead for the team the team’s freshmen, who have Once the season ends, Stepp come in and assumed large roles on knows she’s accomplished almost what she thinks to be gymnastics’ everything she can, so she’s set on strongest team of her career. making sure the team moves in the “Our freshmen have really right direction. stepped up and they’ve helped us “We’re both captains, and since out a lot,” Stepp said. “I think our we already click so well together, team dynamic has always been reit makes it easier to set a good ex- ally good, and I think that helps. I ample or get everyone motivated think it’s probably our best team and pumped up,” said gymnastics so far.”
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DeKalb | Gymnastics senior Amanda Stepp is making her last days in the gym count. In just the last two meets, Stepp has tied her career-high score of 9.9 on vault and set a career-high of 9.9 on floor, all while helping the Huskies reach record-setting heights. Stepp has been building up to this throughout her career at NIU with her scores steadily increasing each season to the point where she has put her name in the record books and helped the Huskies become what may be one of the best teams in the program’s history. “We’ve definitely been going in the right direction since I was a freshman, and this year, we’ve been having a really good year,” Stepp said. “It’s cool to see all the work that we’ve put in is paying off. We’re accomplishing the goals that we set.” Head coach Sam Morreale said Stepp’s performance has helped the team settle into a groove and find the right mark competitively. “She brings a level of ability in how she does her skills, where she’s at a very comfortable level competing,” Morreale said. “Hopefully, the younger kids see that and want to mirror and mimic that as they move forward.”
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