rIron Mike’ Epperson pummels his way back from wrist surgery
EPPERSON from Page 10
bone from his pelvis.
“It takes months and months for
the wrist to reestablish its blood sup
ply, and that’s why he had to wear a
cast for so long to protect it,” Clare
said.
He said Epperson s wrist will
never be 100 percent healed. The
fractured bone has not completely
been filled in with new bone yet,
Clare said, but it does have a common
bond.
Epperson said he wouldn’t have
undergone the surgery if he would’ve
known the extent of the injury.
“Looking back, if I knew I was
going to miss a ycar-and-a-half of
gymnastics, I would’ve waited until
after the 1988 Olympics to have the
surgery,” Epperson said. ‘‘I really
think the operation cost me a spot on
the 88 Olympic team.
“1 competed from December 1985
until April of 1986, and did pretty
good,” he said. ‘‘Sure, the wrist hin
dered me, I couldn’t work out as long
and as hard on a couple of events,
namely pommel horse and parallel
bars, but I did pretty well.”
Allen said he made Epperson do
tedious jobs such as scrubbing mats
and painting walls during his redshirt
season so he still felt he was a part of
the team.
“I made him do everything around
the gym,” Allen said. “I know it
wasn’ta lot of fun for him, but I didn’t
want to lose him. I wanted to make
him feel like he still owed something
to me and the University of Ne
braska. Apparently it paid off, be
cause all that stuff when added up
helped him to come back.”
Epperson said the hope of regain
ing his gymnastic skills is what kept
him from quitting last year. He said
his most difficult moments were
having to sit by and watch while
Schlcsingcr and Davis had their best
seasons.
“It was difficult for me to just
stand back and watch Tom and Kevin
go great guns and finish 1-2 at the
NCAA Championships,” he said.
“They were my peers, they were the
people I competed against and the
three of us were very close competi
tively. They really had a good year
while I was off, But I had to accept
that.”
‘The only thing I
could do once I
got back in the
gym was keep
trying. I would
look at the other
guys in the gym
and say to myself,
‘One day I’m
going to be able
to do all those
things they can
do."
—Epperson
Epperson said when he came
back, he had to regain his timing and
rhythm because the year off had
robbed him of those talents.
Epperson said there were days
when he would wake up wondering if
he could handle the pain and the
pressure of coming back.
“The only thing I could do once I
got back in the gym was keep trying,”
Epperson said. “I would look at the
other guys in the gym and say to
myself, ‘One day I’m going to be able
to do all those things they can do.’”
Allen said Epperson got into
shape in January, but still has prob
lems on pommel horse and parallel
bars because those events require
strength and flexibility in the wrist.
But despite the problems, Allen
said, Epperson is beginning to con
tribute. Epperson had his best meet of
the season Feb. 13 at the UCLA Invi
tational, where he averaged a 9.4
score in the six events he competed
in.
“Lately Mike has been one of the
more consistent gymnast on the
team,” Allen said. “Every week he is
getting better and better.”
Epperson said his immediate
goals are to help Nebraska win a
NCAA Championship and to beat
some of his teammates.
“Since I’ve been here at Nebraska
every year we’ve come so close to
winning the NCAAs,” Epperson
said. “I think we have the best shot to
win it this year. But I also want to
beat the underclassmen on the team
and then maybe some day Tom or
Kevin.”
Davis said he would love to get
beat by Epperson someday.
“I hope Mike beats me in the all
around,” Davis said. “Mike is a tough
guy and when he does finally beat me
I’ll shake his hand because it takes a
lot to come back like he has.”
Epperson said his injury has
taught him how hard gymnastics
really is.
“Before I hurt myself gymnastics
was a God-given gift,” Epperson
said. “But when I came back I had to
learn almost everything all over
again. I don’t plan on quitting after
I’m done here. I still want to go to the
Olympics whether it’s in 1988 or
1992. To me, there’s no difference.”
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