The Florida Gators gymnastics gave fans a preview of their upcoming 2024 season with their Hype Night Monday, Dec. 4. The team competed in all four apparatuses, showing off their routines on the floor, balance beam, uneven bars and vault. Gators seniors Victoria Nguyen and Chloi Clark kicked off their fourth year in college, while new faces like freshman Kaylee Bluffstone donned the orange and blue for the first time.
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