Congratulations to our YMCA of Springfield Sports Mom of the Month! Springfield High’s Elisha Herr has won the Sports Mom of the Month for June! Be sure to come back every month to see who won.
If you want to nominate a sports mom for this honor, you can do so HERE!
Who are your kids and what sports do they play/played at what school?
Name: Riley Herr (16 years old)
Sports: Swimming
School: Springfield High and SPY
Name: Sofia Herr (5 years old)
Sports: Aerial Arts
School: District 186 Strive Autism Kindergarten Program
Name: Abbie Herr (25 years old)
Sports: Hooping, Swimming, Diving, Gymnastics, Dance
School: Graduated
Too many to name, Every athlete I coach and have coached in diving from Springfield, Glenwood, Southeast, SHG, Lutheran and Illinois College. Plus, the Gymnastics Zone Gold Team Girls, competiton in all around gymnastics ♥️
Favorite Mother’s Day Gift: I love the school projects, but my 25yo daughter made me an amazing, pressed flower Stanley this year. List topper.
Hidden Talent: I still compete as an adult gymnast, love ballroom dancing, and have a small urban flower farming business, along with being a surgical radiologic technologist at Springfield Clinic.
Best song to rock out with in a car full of kids: All of them. Lol! Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye and Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You by Frankie Valli top the list.
My best sport in high school was: Gymnastics
