Florida placed first with a score of 197.925, Missouri placed third with a score of 197.525, Georgia placed fifth with a score of 197.425 and Iowa State placed sixth earning a 196.575 final score.
UF fell to LSU (198.075), Alabama (197.750) and Kentucky (197.600) as they earned an overall score of 197.300.
The No. 4 Florida Gators gymnastics team (17-1, 6-1 SEC) defeated Iowa State, Long Island University and No. 18 North Carolina State with a score of 197.900 Friday evening in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in its last regular season meet.
The Gators reached its crescendo on the bars with senior Leanne Wong's near-perfect performance. A minor deduction prevented her from clinching a perfect 10, but her 9.975 propelled the Gators ahead.
Pilgrim, however, kept the momentum alive with her elegant floor routine that earned her a 10. The freshman’s first collegiate perfect score followed with an all-around score of 39.675.
The No. 5 Florida Gators (10-1, 5-1 SEC) upset the No. 2 Louisiana State Tigers (7-3, 4-2 SEC) 198.150-197.950 Friday evening. Florida earned a season-high score of 198.150.
Florida and LSU are the only two teams in the SEC continuously in line for the conference championship trophy. With the season coming to a close, UF, LSU and Kentucky are currently tied with 4-1 records.
The No. 6 Florida Gators (9-1, 4-1 SEC) beat the No.14 Missouri Tigers (8-3, 2-3 SEC), the No. 27 Illinois Fighting Illini (7-6, 1-3 B1G) and the Lindenwood Lions (8-6, 3-1 MIC) 197.625 on the road in St. Charles, Missouri, in a quad meet. This marked the Gators’ highest team score of the season.
Black gymnasts use floor routine, hair as an opportunity to infuse their identity into the sport.
The Gators gymnastics team beat the Arkansas Razorbacks Friday in its Annual Link to Pink meet for breast cancer.
Friday, The Gators gymnastics teams earned its second road win of the season against the Georgia Bulldogs.
Senior Ellie Lazzari felt the pressure as she stepped on the mat for the uneven bars. A hard fall in the landing of her vault routine forced numerous deductions to tally a 9.150 for her in the apparatus.
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.
While Asian Americans represent just 2% of student-athletes in the NCAA, Gators gymnasts Morgan Hurd, Victoria Nguyen and Leanne Wong have continued to find ways to embrace their identities.
Falling shy of the 2023 NCAA Championship, the Florida gymnastics team is resolute in its pursuit of clinching the coveted title this year. The loss of prominent veteran gymnasts All-American Trinity Thomas and Kayla DiCello reshaped the landscape of Florida’s 2024 roster.
Anya Pilgrim shined in the Gators’ season-opening meet. Her strong performance contributed to Florida’s all-around sweep in the quad meet.
The Gators gymnastics team opens their season at home Friday in a quad meet against Fisk State, George Washington and Talladega College.
Gators gymnast Kayla DiCello became the 2023 Pan American Games all-around champion. She’s the first United States woman to win an all-around gold at the Pan Am Games since 2011.
Florida freshman Kayla DiCello announced via Twitter she will take a gap year to pursue her goal of the 2024 Olympics.
The No. 2 Florida Gators (29-5, 6-1 SEC) finished second in the National Final with a score of 198.2375. The Oklahoma Sooners (25-2, 3-0 Big 12) finished in first with a 198.3875. The Utah Utes (12-3, 5-2 PAC-12) and Louisiana State Tigers (8-5, 4-3 SEC) finished third and fourth with scores of 197.9375 and 197.5250, respectively.
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