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UF freshman Trinity Thomas won the vault title at the SEC Championships on Saturday in New Orleans.
 
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Florida advances to NCAA Corvallis Regionals final

Before the NCAA Corvallis Regional in Corvallis, Oregon, SEC Freshman of the Year Trinity Thomas said she was “more excited than nervous.”. After a 9.650 on the vault to start the meet, however, it seemed as if she was far more nervous than excited.


UF designated player Kendyl Lindaman hit the game winning home run in the 15th inning to give Florida a 5-2 win over Ole Miss.
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Mann helps Gators to victory over Arkansas

Lily Mann darted toward the foul line from her position in right field. Arkansas’ Katie Warrick struck a pitch from Florida’s Kelly Barnhill with two outs in the top of the fourth, and the ball sliced toward the right-field line.


Former Gator Pete Alonso notched his first career home run for the New York Mets on Monday night. 
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Alonso powers Mets, tops list of Gators in the pros

Pete Alonso stepped up to the plate for the New York Mets on Monday night against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park in the top of the ninth inning. The Mets had alleviated some of the pressure on his shoulders after they took a 4-3 lead.


Florida freshman Trinity Thomas was named SEC Freshman of the Year and became a four-time All-American in all-around, uneven bars, beam and floor. 
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Florida confident in its abilities as NCAA regionals approach

It was during its vault rotation that the Gators’ gymnastics team watched its lead in the SEC Championships dwindle to the LSU Tigers. An outside observer would likely believe that UF was going to spend a lot of time in the gym improving the event it scored the lowest on before it headed off to Oregon for the NCAA Corvallis Regional on Friday.



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