{"id":3389,"date":"2018-06-11T14:58:06","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T14:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/?p=3389"},"modified":"2018-07-02T03:56:03","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T03:56:03","slug":"justin-karstadt-is-building-a-legacy-at-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/justin-karstadt-is-building-a-legacy-at-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Karstadt is Building a Legacy at Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadian gymnast Justin Karstadt has been on fire this year. He was instrumental in leading the Minnesota men\u2019s gymnastics team to a second place finish at the 2018 NCAA Championships while earning two All-American honors in the process on Pommel Horse (5th) and Parallel Bars (3rd). Karstadt continued that momentum a few weeks ago at the Canadian<\/a> Championships, capturing the Parallel Bars<\/a> title. <\/span><\/p>\n

GymnasticsVille: Minnesota\u2019s second place finish was their highest finish as a team in program history. \u00a0How did it feel to end the season on such a high note?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Justin Karstadt:<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s probably the most elated and excited I\u2019ve ever felt because of gymnastics. Going on a team journey during the NCAA season, there are so many ups and downs. \u00a0Especially for us. For me going into the season, I knew that we had the best chance (to win) this year because we had ten seniors on our team. We had a lot of depth and leadership. So I thought this had to be our year. But then at Big Ten Championships, we had a rough meet and finished fifth. We came in looking to win the meet. That was a big low two weeks before NCAA Championships. When it finally all came together at NCAA Championships, it was a long time coming. It was amazing!\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Regular season \u2705 Championship season\u23f3<\/a><\/p>\n

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