The University of Florida last won the national title in football in 2007. Gator Collective CEO Eddie Rojas is on a mission to change that through the developing means of Name, Image and Likeness, also known as NIL. The policy, which allows college athletes to profit off their likeness, went …
Read More »Leah Clapper: Gator Gymnast and Entrepreneur
Leah Clapper loves the feeling of flipping and flying through the air. The senior competes on the balance beam for the No. 2 Florida Gymnastics squad. As part of the highest-averaging beam team in the nation, the 4-foot-11 inches gymnast posted a 9.975 this season– a score one deduction away …
Read More »Florida’s Floor Earns Gators Gymnastics the Win Over LSU
In front of Florida Gymnastics alumni, the Gators Gymnastics team put up a historic performance on floor exercise to take down the LSU Tigers 198.150-197.825 in a battle of two programs ranked in the top five in the country. Florida vaults ahead Both teams got off to stellar starts; LSU …
Read More »Gators Brings Back Firepower in 2021
For the Florida Gators, the 2021 season did not end as planned; the team held the No.1 ranking in the nation for the entire regular season, yet failed to win either an SEC Championship or a National title. However, the possibility of seniors returning for another year of eligibility, the …
Read More »Gators Fall on Beam, Place Fourth At Nationals
The Florida Gators have announced all year long that the goal of the team is to win a national championship. After a long, turbulent season, and a second-place finish at the National Semifinal, the day had arrived to cash in on that dream. The National Final, in Ft. Worth, Texas, …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Seek Ring At Nationals
The Florida Gators Gymnastics team has been through it all this season; from injuries, COVID scares and a disappointing performance at the SEC Championship, adversity has never been far from these Gators. Thankfully for the team, none of that matters now. The NCAA Nationals in Ft. Worth, Texas, will be …
Read More »Thomas Returns, Gators Head to Regional Finals
The No.1 Florida Gators Gymnastics team returned to a familiar building to begin its’ hunt for a national title: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The team had found out earlier in the day two of the teams that appear in the Regional Final on April 3: Denver and Minnesota, the …
Read More »Florida Gymnastics Looks to Rebound at Regionals
It is safe to say that the SEC Championship did not go as planned for the Gator gymnastics team. A third place finish behind LSU and Alabama was clearly a disappointment, but the team’s next meet will be able to wipe away all of the question marks that the competition …
Read More »UF Gymnastics Season Preview: Unfinished Business, High Expectations
After building momentum through an undefeated SEC campaign and rising all the way to No. 2 in the polls, the UF Gymnastics team ended their 2020 season with a lack of conclusiveness. The early stages of what would become a nation-wide pandemic ended their season early and vanquished any hopes …
Read More »Four Gator Gymnasts earn All-America Honors
Four Gator gymnasts earned WCGA Regular-Season All-America Honors in Alyssa Baumann, Rachel Gowey, Savannah Schoenherr and Trinity Thomas. These four gymnasts earned nine total All-American honors and are ranked second nationally for total 2020 honors for a program. Trinity Thomas The Gators star sophomore swept the board with the maximum …
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