To start the 2022 season, Gators Gymnastics has been on an absolute roll. Starting 3-0, the Gators now look to the Alabama Crimson Tide and prepare for a historic matchup. This will be the first live NCAA regular-season gymnastics meet to be aired on a broadcast network. Milestone Gymnastics Matchup …
Read More »Florida Gymnastics Looks to Soar
With the No.1 freshman class in America, Gator gymnastics looks to reinvent itself as an SEC powerhouse. Leaping Into 2022 Right now, the massive dome on Stadium Drive in Gainesville is simply something to look at on the way to their next class. As the sun dips below the moss …
Read More »Gators Gymnast Leanne Wong Secures Bronze at World Championships
Gators freshman Leanne Wong took home the bronze medal in the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Sunday to close out the competition. Her difficulty score, ranked generally between five and six points in elite gymnastics, overcame silver medalist’s Angelina Melnikova 5.600 by a tenth of a point, coming in at …
Read More »Jenny Rowland Talks No Crowds at Olympics; The Gator Olympian
While things appear to be returning to normal in the United States, an announcement from July 8 made it clear the global pandemic is far from over. Due to a state of emergency in Japan, fans have been barred from the stands in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. For those coming …
Read More »Florida Gators Athletic Season Comes to an End
Track and Field The Florida Gators 2020-2021 athletic season comes to an official end after the women’s Track and Field finished 7th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Men’s Track and Field finished 4th in the Championships. Gator’s sprinter Joseph Fahnbulleh won his first National Championship title after logging the tenth-fastest …
Read More »UF Gymnastics’ Alyssa Baumann Returns for fifth year
Gator gymnast Alyssa Baumann still has the passion to compete another year. As the NCAA granted winter-sport athletes’ an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she plans on taking advantage of the opportunity. Dear Gators💙 pic.twitter.com/jsl3BQYxgV — Alyssa Baumann (@Alyssa_Baumann_) May 21, 2021 Four down, one more …
Read More »Megan Skaggs Returns for Fifth Year For Love of the Sport
Ever since the NCAA announced that the 2021 season would not count against winter-sport athletes’ years of eligibility, the question of if the three Gator Gymnastics seniors would return has loomed large. When senior Megan Skaggs stuck the landing on her uneven bars routine at the National Final, the final …
Read More »FEATURE: Clapper More Than a Student-Athlete
The average daily routine of a student-athlete usually consists of school, practice and competition without room for variance. But Gators gymnastics junior Leah Clapper has developed several hobbies like posting on her food blog and podcast. She achieved these goals while she starred for the best gymnastics team in the …
Read More »Jenny Rowland reflects on season
Even after a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Gymnastics final, Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland deemed the season a success. Rowland, fresh off of her sixth season with the Gators, has finally had time to decompress after an eventful 2021 season. After contemplation, she considers this season to be more …
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 …
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