After falling short of the Four on the Floor in 2025, Skylar Draser had the idea for the Florida gymnastics team to create their own version of Tim Tebow’s “The Promise” heading into the 2026 season.
Under the bright lights of Dickies Arena Thursday afternoon, No. 3 Florida showed up and showed out in the first NCAA Gymnastics Tournament semifinal.
But those hopes were cut short as No. 1 Texas (22-6, 12-2 SEC) delivered a powerful singles portion, taking down No. 19 Florida (16-13, 6-8 SEC) 4-2 on Friday at the Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas.
No. 20 Florida (28-12, 10-7 SEC) surrendered three home runs in a 5-3 loss against No. 13 Auburn (25-12, 9-8 SEC) Friday night at Condron Family Ballpark.
Ultimately, No. 4 Florida (42-5, 15-4 SEC) grabbed Game 1 against Auburn (23-20, 2-14 SEC) 9-1 on Friday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The run-rule marks the first at home in SEC play for UF.
The No. 6-seed Florida Gators fell 4-1 to the No. 3-seed Auburn Tigers on Friday in Norman, Oklahoma, in the second round of the SEC Championship.
King’s masterclass, along with a three-run homer from senior outfielder Blake Cyr, propelled No. 20 Florida (28-11, 10-6 SEC) to a 6-3 win over No. 13 Auburn (25-12, 8-8 SEC) Thursday night at Condron Family Ballpark for the team’s nation-leading 11th ranked win of the year.
Eighteen matches ago, Florida started its Southeastern Conference play against Auburn and quickly fell in doubles play. That same momentum carried over into singles action, leading to a 6-1 UF defeat.
Florida, along with No. 6 Georgia, No. 7 Stanford and LSU, came into Fort Worth with one goal in mind: to see its name among the top two spots on the leaderboard. The Gators notched a score of 197.7875, which solidified their 18th trip to the championship in 21 semifinal appearances.
The No. 6-seed Florida Gators claimed a 4-0 victory over the No. 14-seed Arkansas Razorbacks 4-0 on Thursday in Norman, Oklahoma, to open the SEC Championship.
11 years. That’s how it's been since Florida reached the pinnacle of collegiate gymnastics.
Coming off two straight tournament wins to end the 2026 regular season, No. 4 Florida women’s golf is red hot.
Ultimately, the two-run fourth was the difference as No. 4 Florida (41-5, 14-4 SEC) defeated Florida Gulf Coast (15-26, 9-6 A-Sun) 9-6 on Wednesday night at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The Gators have now won nine of the last 11 matchups against the Eagles.
The No. 5 Gators (11-2, 3-0 Big 12) pushed past the Dolphins (9-4, 4-1 Atlantic Sun Conference) 12-11 at Donald R. Dizney Stadium in their final non-conference game of the season to extend their winning streak to nine games.
Alex Condon will return to Gainesville for a senior season with the Gators. He made this decision despite ESPN’s most recent mock draft having the forward going No. 30 overall.
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