Former U.S. Olympic Gymnast Laurie Hernandez Speaks at CMU

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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Former United States Gymnastics Olympic Medalist Laurie Hernandez took to Plachta Auditorium in Warriner Hall on Sunday to deliver her talk, 'From Dreamer to Champion', as a part of the Central Michigan University Speaker Series. 

Hernandez teamed with fellow Americans Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian and Aly Raisman to capture the gold medal in the team event at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Hernandez, the first Latina gymnast to represent the United States at the Olympics since 1984, won the silver medal on . . .