Florida’s floor exercise finds footing at the right time
By Ethan Feinberg | 4:00pmFlorida’s gymnastics team didn’t lose its footing everywhere this season, but in the floor event, it briefly did.
Florida’s gymnastics team didn’t lose its footing everywhere this season, but in the floor event, it briefly did.
With only about an hour and 40 minutes between matches, the Gators were set to wrap up the doubleheader weekend against the North Carolina A&T Aggies.
On Sunday, following a 24-hour delay due to a bee infestation at the Sun Devils Lacrosse Stadium, the No.7 Gators (8-2, 1-0 Big 12) topped Arizona State (5-7, 0-1 Big 12) 14-8 in Tempe, Arizona.
Ultimately, Florida finished in first with an 847 (-17) and one stroke ahead of Arkansas. The Florida lineup consisted of Paula Francisco, Siuue Wu, Megan Propeck, Katelyn Huber and Elaine Widjaja. Meanwhile, Addison Klonowski participated in individual play.
The first walkoff surrendered by UF this season allowed No. 10 Arkansas (30-5, 5-4 SEC) over No. 3 Florida (33-4, 9-3 SEC) in heartbreaking fashion 6-4 at Bogle Park on Sunday. Florida drops its first SEC series of the year and will look to regroup next weekend against Mississippi State.
Florida (23-6, 6-3 SEC) edged out the Razorbacks (19-10, 4-5 SEC) 7-6 in Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as the Gators secured the weekend sweep and capped off a 4-0 week against ranked opponents.
No. 21 Florida (11-10, 4-6 SEC) was bested by No. 15 Oklahoma (15-5, 7-4 SEC) 4-3, snapping its three-game win streak.
The 2026 chapter of Florida men’s swim and dive came to a close Saturday, but not without a surplus of historic accolades to be accounted for and its best finish since 1985.
The offensive blunder propelled No. 3 Florida (33-3, 9-2 SEC) over No. 10 Arkansas (29-5, 4-4 SEC) 8-6. UF will look for its first series win in Fayetteville since 2017 in the rubber match on Sunday.
Florida (22-6, 5-3 SEC) iced the Razorbacks (19-9, 4-4 SEC) 7-4 on Saturday afternoon in Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the team’s first road series win in Baum-Walker Stadium since 2016.
The No. 15 Florida Gators (11-4, 6-3 SEC) swept past No. 44 Mississippi State (15-6, 3-6 SEC) 4-1 in a Saturday match at home.
Skye Blakely’s 2026 season demonstrates an upward trajectory, highlighted by late-season consistency and elite-level scoring.
No. 7 Gators lacrosse (7-2) had a slow start to their season, starting off with a loss to No. 17 Michigan. Over time, however, Florida shook the rust off and focused on its team dynamic.
Behind distance wins and a banner day for Gator throwers, Florida delivered on a successful two day stretch in Tallahassee and Raleigh.
Florida (21-6, 4-3 SEC) took down the Razorbacks (19-8, 4-3 SEC) 9-4 on Saturday night to break its three-game losing streak in conference play.