Bridget Sloan led the No. 3 Gators to finish their regular season on a high note—a season-high note.
For tonight’s meet, the Gators travel to Columbia, Mo., for the first time since the Tigers joined the Southeastern Conference in 2012.
Alaina Johnson outdid herself in her final meet in the O’Connell Center on Friday.
For the first time this season, Florida will travel to Alabama, but if the Gators continue to succeed, tonight’s outing likely will not be the last.
It may be the quickest event in a gymnastics meet, but vault is far from simple.
There are two names on the Florida gymnastics roster that will send a crowd into a frenzy — Kytra Hunter and Bridget Sloan.
No. 2 UF will take on an equal challenger in No. 3 LSU at the O’Connell Center tonight, but two Gators will have personal challenges out on the floor.
Kytra Hunter pretty much summed it all up after Florida’s home win against Arkansas (197.525-196.025) on Valentines Day.
Senior all-arounder Alaina Johnson took to the floor for the first time in more than a year on Feb. 7 in Florida’s (5-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) win against Kentucky. Johnson’s 2014 debut floor score (9.825) tied with two others for fourth overall in the meet.
Last season, sophomore Bridgette Caquatto did not contribute much until the postseason. Now, almost halfway through her sophomore season, she has not missed a beat or a meet.
Lightning usually does not strike the same place twice, but for Kytra Hunter, perfection did.
There is more to a perfect 10 than meets the eye — which is why the Gators have accomplished the feat only 17 times in the program’s 41 years of existence.
Rachel Spicer didn’t perform her floor routine during Florida’s 2013 title run.
When sophomore Bridget Sloan finished her floor routine Friday night, a crowd of more than 10,000 fans who gathered to see Florida (3-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) compete against Georgia erupted.
Bridget Sloan’s 2013 campaign ended with the Southeastern Conference Freshman Gymnast of the Year award.
Two weeks into the 2014 gymnastics season and Florida has already begun the uphill battle towards improvement. The Gators improved their record to 2-0 after a road win against Auburn on Friday night. An .850 margin allowed UF (197.075) to defeat Auburn (196.225).
No. 1 Florida defeated No. 4 UCLA on Saturday — but just barely.
Florida ended the 2013 season in Los Angeles ranked No. 1 in the country after finishing .200 points better than Oklahoma in the NCAA Super Six.
Gymnastics season has not even started, but some Gators are already sidelined.
Silvia Colussi-Pelaez has been a Gator for fewer than two months, but she is already making world history.
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