ALYSSA AYERS

Lasting Memories

It was a sunny day and the first time Alyssa Ayers had ever competed at stunt sections. She had gotten dressed and her mom had just finished doing her hair. Extremely nervous, she put on some music to pump her up so she could have the right mindset for the competition. As captain of the team she is under a tremendous amount of pressure. Just seeing the competition really put ito perspective just how difficult it was going to be. Her teammates were all heading to warm up. Tension was in the air but Ayers had to trust that they were going to do okay. The battles began. The first match was against Merced, winning 19 to 10. They could hear the screams of their coach off to the side cheering them on. For them, it was a great feeling to start off strong and gain some confidence. “My teammates and I were feeling positive moving forward.” Then came a four hour break, spending it hanging out and watching other teams. Their second match was against Liberty. The match followed and they fell weak and tired. Unfortunately they had a group fall two times in the same spots. Frustrated by this when they had to work twice as hard to make up for lost points. The match ended up going into overtime. They won two out of the three points, but were not done yet. The following day they played Roseville first and I again she was really nervous for this match. “I was really motivated to win. After a strong warmup I felt ready to go. We ended up winning against Roseville which was amazing!” And their last opponent was Oak Ridge. “We tried our best but unfortunately we came up short. Even though the competition did not end up as we had hoped. I will forever cherish the memories from this stunt team and competing.”