UF heads to Georgia for NCAA Championship
By CALLOVI< | Apr. 22, 2008"It takes about 198 points to win…And .025 to lose. Will you fight to get the extra .025?"
"It takes about 198 points to win…And .025 to lose. Will you fight to get the extra .025?"
Before Amanda Castillo stepped in her new training center, most of the other girls at the Orlando Metro thought they knew her.
With 6,032 fans cheering and clapping along with the music, Amanda Castillo danced her way to a nearly perfect floor routine.
With 6,032 fans cheering and clapping along with the music, Amanda Castillo danced her way to a nearly-perfect floor routine.
Two weeks after losing the Southeastern Conference Championship to Georgia, the UF gymnastics team will take the floor Saturday looking to qualify for the NCAA Championships and get another crack at the Bulldogs.
With just one rotation left in the Southeastern Conference championship, the Gators needed a score of 49.225 on the balance beam to take down No. 1 Georgia, who had already finished and could only watch from the side.
With just one rotation left in the Southeastern Conference Championship, the Gators needed a score of just 49.225 on the balance beam to take down No. 1 Georgia, who had already finished and could only watch from the side.
If there has been one consistent thing about the Gators lineup this season, it is Tiffany Murry.
As Tiffany Murry began her floor exercise to lead the Gators off in their final event, teammates Amanda Castillo and Melanie Sinclair could be seen laughing and dancing to it.
UF will need a little help from overseas to get a win at Alabama.
Through the first three events, the Gators appeared to be on their way to another stellar performance.
The Gators may have finally found the solution to their uneven bars problem.
The No. 3 UF gymnastics team was in championship form once again Friday night.
Before arriving at UF in January, gymnast Maranda Smith had forgotten what she enjoyed about gymnastics.
The UF gymnastics team demonstrated this weekend it's almost ready to compete for a national championship.
For two UF gymnasts, this Sunday's meet at Pittsburgh won't feel like an away meet.
UF gymnast Corey Hartung continued her dominance on the vault against Arkansas on Friday night.
UF gymnast Corey Hartung continued her dominance on the vault against Arkansas on Friday night.
In the last two weeks, UF has fallen on the bars, on the floor and in the rankings.
Youth and inexperience nearly cost No. 1 UF a second-straight loss.