Ashton Locklear, a member of the Lumbee Tribe, in San Jose, California. Photo from Instagram
Ashton Locklear, an 18-year-old member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, is hoping to make history by winning a spot on the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Olympic Team. Locklear is competing in the Olympic trials in San Jose, California, this weekend. If she lands on the team, she will head to the Olympic games in Brazil next month. "There has never been a Lumbee gymnast in the Olympics and they are all relying on me to be the first," Locklear, whose family is raising funds to offset the costs of attending the trials, told Indian Country Today. "And I hope to make them all proud and to bring recognition to my people." The team will be announced on Sunday night, according to news reports. Get the Story:
Good Luck Ashton Locklear! Lumbee Olympic Gymnastics Hopeful (Indian Country Today 7/8)
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NC gymnast Ashton Locklear has her Olympic shot Friday, Sunday (The Charlotte Observer 7/8)
Gymnast Ashton Locklear pursuing Olympic dreams (The Fayetteville Observer 7/8)
A battle for the final spot (AP 7/8)
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