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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 …

Senior Alyssa Baumann noted after the NCAA Regional in Athens, Georgia, that Regionals can be harder than the NCAA National because there is not as much excitement; teams don’t win titles at Regionals, so it is harder to get as motivated to compete at a high level, and teams can …

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 …

The No.1 Florida Gators gymnastics team have been dominating the rest of their conference all season; Saturday night, at the SEC Championship in Huntsville, Alabama, the team took them all on at once. Competing in the second session of the day, the Gators performed alongside Alabama, Arkansas and LSU in …

In the final meet of the regular season, the top ranked Florida gymnastics team traveled to Tuscaloosa to take on the sixth ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. The meet would decide if Florida would be the sole champion of the SEC for regular season play, or if it would share the …

Friday night’s tri-meet hosted by the Gator gymnastics team with three top 20 teams did not disappoint.  Big scores were made and career-bests were made.  The second ranked Florida Gators remains undefeated and picks up two wins in one night. Final Totals of The Meet: 1) No.2 Florida Gators -197.875 2) No.4 …

The No. 2 Florida Gators (4-0) continued their campaign against ranked conference opponents when they took on No. 12 Kentucky (5-2) Friday night in Lexington. Florida had another strong meet, defeating the Wildcats 197.800 to 196.600 to remain perfect on the season. Surging Gators The Gators posted the third-best score …

Last week at Mizzou, Gator sophomore gymnast Trinity Thomas made an uncharacteristic mistake on bars when she went over the wrong way on a handstand. The costly error caused her score to get dropped. Friday night against eighth ranked LSU in a sold-out O’Connell Center, Thomas more than redeemed herself. …

The No. 2 Florida Gators (2-0) host No. 8 LSU (3-0) Friday night at 7:15 in a battle of soaring SEC gymnastics teams. The two squads have a significant competitive history and a fierce but friendly rivalry. Florida won last season’s regular-season meeting, but LSU was the victor when they …

According to head coach Jenny Rowland, the Gator gymnastics team was carrying a chip on their shoulders going into Friday’s season opener against 19th ranked Arkansas. This “chip” stems from the end of last year, when Florida failed to qualify for the NCAA Championship for just the second time in …