The No. 3 preseason-ranked Florida Gators gymnastics team opened its season Friday night in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center with a quad meet win over No. 3 Michigan State, No. 23 Nebraska and Northern Illinois. Florida had built up a substantial lead through three rotations, but two costly falls on …
Read More »Skye, Sloane Blakely Bring Sisterly Bond, Energy to UF Gymnastics
Competing on an elite collegiate gymnastics team with your sister might seem like a unique opportunity. But for Skye and Sloane Blakely, it’s just another day. The two sisters have been training and competing together since they started the sport at ages 3 and 5. After years of competing in …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Places Fourth At NCAA Championship
The No. 4 Florida Gators gymnastics team placed fourth in the NCAA Championship on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. The LSU Tigers were crowned champions with a team score of 198.225. Cal placed second (197.850), Utah third (197.800) and Florida fourth (197.4375) at Dickies Arena. Starting on Vault Freshman rock …
Read More »Blue Team Secures Last-Second Win In Annual Spring Game
The Blue team captured a 19-17 win in the annual Orange & Blue Game thanks to a last-second field goal from Trey Smack. A clear sky and cool weather in The Swamp meant one thing — it was a perfect Saturday for football. An announced 48,000 fans filed into Ben …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Dominates in NCAA Gainesville Regional Final
The No. 4 Florida Gators dominated the NCAA Gainesville Regional Final, beating Utah, Missouri and Michigan State by a margin of .750. With a team score of 198.325, Florida eclipsed its season best and punched its ticket to the NCAA National Championship for the 21st time. https://twitter.com/GatorsGym/status/1777107624762265686 Florida coach Jenny …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Pulls Off Home Upset Against LSU Tigers
The No. 5 Florida Gators gymnastics team upset No. 2 LSU 198.150-197.950 on Friday in front of a sold out crowd at Exactech Arena. The Gators (10-1, 5-1 SEC) also claimed at least a share of the SEC regular-season title for coach Jenny Rowland, the program’s sixth consecutive: Gators Strike …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Wins Big Over Arkansas
The Florida Gators gymnastics team secured a big SEC win Friday against the Arkansas Razorbacks in their 18th Link to Pink meet at the O’Connell Center. Thousands of fans sported pink for the Gators’ 12th consecutive sold-out meet. Florida coach Jenny Rowland talked about the deeper meaning of the meet: …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Secures SEC Road Win Against Georgia
The Florida Gators gymnastics team is back in the win column after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 197.425-197.300 Friday night at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga. Florida (5-1, 2-1 in SEC) sought redemption after being edged out by Alabama last week, a loss that snapped its 20-meet win streak at the …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Dominates in Season Opener
Florida Gators gymnastics kicked off its season Friday night with a dominating 197.100 win over Fisk, George Washington and Talladega College at the O’Connell Center. Equality Night marked the program debut for Talladega. Fisk was the first Historically Black College and Universities program to add women’s gymnastics in 2023, with …
Read More »Gator Football Falls to No. 19 LSU in Death Valley
It was an offensive showdown in Death Valley, but the Florida football team ultimately fell to the #19 LSU Tigers 52-35 on Saturday night in Baton Rouge. Florida is now 5-5 overall and 3-4 in SEC play. Tigers Strike First The first quarter actually started a bit slowly on offense. LSU …
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