Junior Rachel Fincham will be representing N.C. State in the National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships in Duluth, Ga., April 20-22.

“I’m really excited,” Fincham said. “It’s definitely something you work toward your whole gymnastics.”

Some athletes and coaches have strange pre-game rituals or specific music they listen to beforehand to prepare for the upcoming game. Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III wears strange socks, LSU head coach Les Miles eats grass if he’s stressed, and Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher eats two Girl Scout cookies before each game. Fincham said she has a few superstitions, but nothing out of the ordinary.

“I won’t change the way I do my hair for meets, so if it works it stays,” Fincham said. “And I always have to cough before I do way.”

The humbled junior said she’s proud to be a part of the championships but would rather the whole team be a part of the experience.

“It was definitely a dream and goal of mine to get here,” Fincham said. “I hope the whole team goes next