Coming off a second-place finish at the SEC Championships last weekend, the No. 3 Gators now know who they will be hosting in the NCAA Gainesville Regional.
JACKSONVILLE - At the end of the first rotation, LSU’s Ashleigh Gnat sprinted towards the vault and perfection. With her yurchenko double full, the senior from Lake Mary, Florida notched her third perfect 10 of the season on the apparatus, putting the Tigers up .20 over the Gators.
The pain started halfway through her sophomore year.
When she’s competing, Alex McMurtry feeds off of the energy of her team and the crowd.
As soon as Sierra Alexander stuck her vault landing on Friday, a huge smile spread across her face.
As freshman Maegan Chant went to dismount the bars in the first rotation, her hands slipped.
Off the competition floor, Amelia Hundley is never without her trademark smile.
Maegan Chant was ready.
The Gators will be without their sole senior for the rest of the season.
Midway through her beam routine, Kennedy Baker wobbled.
Something was off from the first tumbling pass.
As soon as the upbeat melody begins to play, there is no doubt which Gator is about to compete.
It’s the pivotal moment of any Florida floor routine.
A week ago, it seemed that there might not be enough gymnasts to compete, let alone at a high level, when the No. 3 Gators took on then-No. 9 Georgia on Friday in O’Connell Center.
Freshman Amelia Hundley landed her routine on bars.
Alex McMurtry was ready to make her 2017 floor debut.
Prior to beginning her career at Florida, the largest crowd that Sierra Alexander had ever performed in front of was just 100, and even then it was made up of mostly parents and friends.
Alabama junior Kiana Winston stepped onto the floor in front of a crowd of more than 14,000 in Tuscaloosa and delivered perfection.
As Alex McMurtry mounted the beam, the Alabama crowd erupted.
With All-Americans like Alex McMurtry and Kennedy Baker on Florida’s roster, it’s easy for junior Grace McLaughlin to get overshadowed by her talented teammates. But while the Gators have been breaking records four meets into the season, McLaughlin has quietly been having a breakout season of her own.
Solutions by The State News
