Florida freshman Bridget Sloan wasn’t awestruck by the O’Connell Center lights during Friday’s season opener against Ball State. She has been on a bigger stage before.
As a team primed to return to the NCAA Tournament with hopes of finishing beyond the Super Six, No. 3 Florida kicked off its regular season on a high note.
While the Gators fell short of first place at the evening session of NCAA Semifinals on Friday night, they still took care of business — and set a milestone.
Throughout this season, Kytra Hunter has thrived on the big stage.
When Ashanée Dickerson stepped on the mat Saturday at the NCAA Southeast Regional, memories of the 2011 postseason flew through her head.
Throughout the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, it was evident the field could not match the top-ranked Gators’ talent.
Despite the pressures of postseason action, the Gators have plenty of reasons to feel comfortable Saturday.
Last postseason, one apparatus stood in the way of the Gators’ quest for a national title.
Whenever Ashanée Dickerson steps onto the floor, steadies her body on the balance beam or swings from the uneven bars, her effort is 100 percent.
Throughout the past six months, Mackenzie Caquatto’s ankles have been on a roller-coaster ride.
After struggling with its first two events Saturday at the Southeastern Conference Championships, No. 1 Florida trailed No. 6 Georgia by a margin of .125 points.
Kytra Hunter could have backed down against the Southeastern Conference’s experienced heavyweights. She could have let the most intense environment she had faced in her young college career intimidate her.
As a team primed for the long haul, No. 1 Florida kicked off its postseason on the highest note possible.
Alaina Johnson has always been one of UF’s most talented athletes, but she is also its most physically fragile all-around competitor.
On a night when UF’s senior leaders were honored, its younger all-around competitors led the way to victory.
No. 1 Florida is filled with youthful talent capable of all-around competition, but its seniors play the most crucial roles on the squad as “spark plugs.”
With the Southeastern Conference Tournament only 10 days away, No. 1 Florida is still searching for consistency on floor exercise.
Down to the Cornhuskers by only hundredths of a point heading into the final rotation, the Gators saved their best for last on balance beam.
Kytra Hunter doesn’t care about awards.
After UF’s meet against LSU on Feb. 10, Marissa King looked bothered.
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