Gator Gymnastics Takes Down Arkansas in Link to Pink Meet

The Gator Gymnastics team beat the Arkansas Razorbacks Friday night in their Link to Pink meet.

Tonight’s meet was the Gator’s 12th annual Link to Pink meet. The meet helps raise breast cancer awareness.

Feeling the Link to Pink support from the @OConnellCTR tonight! 💞#GoGators pic.twitter.com/TqY8i5fjYn

— Gators Gymnastics (@GatorsGym) February 24, 2018

Rotations

Florida started off the night on vault. A stumble on the landing gave Alicia Boren a 9.775. However, Rachel Slocum and Alex McMurtry led the Gators each with a score of 9.950. Slocum tied her season-high with this score. The Razorbacks took the uneven bars for the first rotation. Sarah Shaffer and Braie Speed led Arkansas, each earning a 9.900.

For the second rotation, the Gators moved to the uneven bars. Alicia Boren and Megan Skaggs each earned a 9.900. Rachel Gowey and Alex McMurtry’s 9.925 led the team. Gowey earned herself a new career-high. Arkansas took the vault for this rotation. Braie Speed led the Razorbacks in this rotation, earning a 9.925.

The third rotation had the Gators on beam and the Razorbacks on floor. Rachel Gowey had yet again another career-high score, leading the Gators and earning a 9.950 along with McMurtry. Sarah Shaffer’s 9.925 was the highest score for Arkansas.

For the fourth and final rotation, Florida took the floor and Arkansas took the beam. Sophia Carter earned a 9.875 for the Razorbacks highest score. Florida’s Kennedy Baker injured took a fall in the final performance of the night and injured her Achilles. She will have season-ending surgery next week.

Hey you guys❤️ unfortunately my Achilles is torn. I love you all so much…. this is not the way that I wanted to end my senior season, but there’s no way I could’ve made it this far without all of your support. Thank you guys for being the best fans in the world💙

— Kennedy Baker (@KennBaker15) February 24, 2018

What’s Next

Florida will travel to Missouri next Friday for their fifth consecutive SEC meet. The Gators will take on the Tigers at 8 p.m.

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