US gymnast Kerri Strug is carried from the medal stand by coach Bela Karolyi after helping the team win gold at the 1996 Olympics.
Tucsonan Kerri Strug, who became a global star by helping Team USA win the 1996 Olympic gymnastics gold medal, is 40 now, but continues to command an audience. She will be the featured speaker Sunday night at the Las Vegas Thomas and Mack Center at the Best of the Nevada Preps night, honoring the 90 top boys and girls high school athletes of Nevada from the 2017-18 school year. She is now married and the mother of two young children.
