Gators gymnastics advances to NCAA Final
Florida freshman Anya Pilgrim proved to be a star during the NCAA Semifinals Thursday night. She kept the momentum high and uplifted her teammates as they competed at high measures.
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Florida freshman Anya Pilgrim proved to be a star during the NCAA Semifinals Thursday night. She kept the momentum high and uplifted her teammates as they competed at high measures.
The No. 4 Florida Gators gymnastics team will compete in the second round of the NCAA Semifinals Thursday in a quad meet against No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 8 Alabama and No. 5 Utah. Florida will need to place in the top-four to move onto the finals. The first round teams will compete Thursday at 4:30 p.m. and includes: No. 2 Louisiana State, No. 19 Stanford, No. 12 Arkansas and No. 3 California.
Heading to the U.S. Championships at 15 years old in 2018 to compete against some of the best gymnasts in the world, UF senior gymnast Leanne Wong discovered her newest fashion accessory: a bow.
UF freshman Skylar Draser stole the show as she debuted in her first regional championship. She kept the energy at an all-time high throughout, bursting with excitement as her teammates and the crowd cheered her on.
Gators freshman Anya Pilgrim kept her fiery momentum throughout the meet. She shined in multiple apparatuses, her most prominent being on the uneven parallel bars.
Florida senior Victoria Nguyen kept her teammates afloat as she dominated in almost every apparatus in comparison to her teammates. Her most significant came on the vault, scoring a 9.900 in what has proved to be the most troubling apparatus for the Gators at times this season.
UF junior Leanne Wong shined in her routine on the uneven parallel bars in a moment where a high score was much needed. Despite the Gators’ struggles to make stuck landings, Wong kept her teammates afloat.
Florida sophomore second baseman Cade Kurland stood ready behind home plate as Florida fans expressed concern in the crowd entering the fourth scoreless, 7-0.
Florida freshman Anya Pilgrim helped keep the Gators afloat against Kentucky as they struggled to land cleanly in their vault routines. Their struggling dismounts cost them minor setbacks on the scoreboard.
In the final apparatus of Friday’s Gators gymnastics meet, both teams were within fingertips of victory. UF graduate student Payton Richards shined in her floor routine until she fell to the floor off a tumble in her first pass where she suffered a lower-body injury.
The No. 5 Florida Gators gymnastics team will take on the No. 2 Louisiana State Tigers Friday evening in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. This meet will be the 12th consecutive time their annual matchup is in the nation's top-10 ranking.
Florida overpowered its three opponents in Friday’s meet. Despite some unsettled routines that cost the Gators a few deductions, the team kept its momentum through all aspects of the meet while cheering each other on.
Florida junior Leanne Wong was last in every apparatus Friday evening. And in the final moments of each rotation, she kept the crowd energized. In her bar routine, Wong earned a perfect 10 which launched the crowd into a frenzy in light of the other seamless performances.
Freshman outside hitter Kennedy Martin strutted in orange and blue as she ran out onto the court for the Gators’ first home match of the season Sept. 3, 2023, against the then-No. 5 Minnesota Golden Gophers.
UF junior Leanne Wong kept the Gators afloat as they struggled in parts of their meet against Auburn. Wong clinched the leaderboard spot on both the uneven parallel bars and the floor exercise. On the bars, she earned the highest score of a 9.950 just ahead of two other Florida gymnasts.
The Florida Gators gymnastics squad will open their season Friday in a quad home meet against Fisk State, George Washington and Talladega College. The Gators enter the season coming off of a runners-up finish in the 2023 NCAA Championships.
Gators graduate student setter Kennedy Muff started her season stepping up for the injured All-American sophomore setter Alexis Stucky.
Florida showed out for senior day with fierce intensity. UF senior outside hitter AC Fitzpatrick fought hard defensively to keep South Carolina off the scoreboard. Fitzpatrick sealed 14 kills on a .323 hitting percentage against the Gamecocks.
In set four, UF senior outside hitter AC Fitzpatrick launched a kill across the backcourt, which the Razorbacks failed to make the dive.
UF junior middle blocker Gabrielle Essix sparked the Gators offense against LSU along with freshman outside hitter Kennedy Martin. The duo held the Tigers with powerful blocks which stopped LSU from making a comeback in the match.