Three Gators were part of gold medal team at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Out of the six spots on the team, the Gators had half with Leanne Wong, Skye Blakley and Kayla DiCello. Also on the team was star Simone Biles, Shilese Jones and Joscelyn …
Read More »Gators Take Over World Gymnastics Roster
Three Gators gymnasts have been chosen to represent the U.S. in Antwerp, Belgium next month for the 2023 World Gymnastics Championships, taking up 50% of the roster. World Gymnastics Roster Skye Blakely and Leanne Wong have been placed on the five-spot 2023 World Championships roster; Kayla DiCello is the travelling replacement athlete. …
Read More »Three Gator Gymnasts make US National Team
Three Gators secured their spot on the Women’s U.S. Senior National Team after competing in last week’s Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California. Nearly 30 qualifiers competed for a chance, and Kayla DiCello, Leanne Wong and Gator commit Skye Blakely take up nearly a third of the roster, an …
Read More »Trinity Thomas Named 2023 SEC Female Athlete of the Year
Florida Gymnast Trinity Thomas has not stopped winning and preparing for competition since she scored the final perfect 10 of her collegiate career in April. After Thomas announced her continued enrollment to the University of Florida on June 26 to pursue her second Master’s degree in Entrepreneurship, she was awarded …
Read More »Gators Weekend Recap: Thomas to Paris, Knop promoted and a whole lot of changes for UF
All sports programs at the University of Florida may not be in season, but a few Gators teams still made headlines over the weekend. Whether it was for good, or bad. Thomas is on her way to Paris Not. Done. Yet. 2022 NCAA All-Around Champion and 34-time NCAA All-American Trinity …
Read More »Nine Gators Sign NIL Deals with OpenLocker
On Friday, nine Florida Gators student-athletes signed NIL deals with OpenLocker. The nine student-athletes include Trevor Etienne and Shemar James in Football; Trinity Thomas, Morgan Hurd and Victoria Nguyen in gymnastics; Aliyah Matharu, Zippy Broughton, and Alex Klatsky in basketball; and Elisha Dees in diving. In addition, the student-athletes would …
Read More »DiCello takes gap year in pursuit of 2024 Olympics
After a red hot first year as a Gator, the 2022-2023 SEC Freshman of the Year for gymnastics Kayla DiCello has decided to take a gap year in order to purse the 2024 Olympics. https://twitter.com/kayladicello/status/1651587268249829377?s=20 DiCello’s decision means she will no longer be competing for the Gators in the …
Read More »Gators Gymnast Trinity Thomas Named 2023 Honda Sports Award Winner
Florida Gators gymnast Trinity Thomas now has another accolade to add to her historic collegiate career resume after being name the 2023 Honda Sports Award Winner Tuesday. She also received the award last year. And out of all the 37 gymnast recipients, she became the ninth to earn it multiple …
Read More »Kayla DiCello: The Future of Florida Gymnastics
The University of Florida gymnastics team has a reputation for being one of the best in the nation, consistently finishing among the top teams in the NCAA championships. This year, the team’s success was largely due to the outstanding performance of freshman Kayla DiCello. The Promise DiCello came to the …
Read More »Trinity Thomas Named Finalist for 2023 Honda Award
With her exceptional performance this season, Florida’s Trinity Thomas flipped her into earning the College Gym News Gymnast of the Year award. Additionally, she was named a finalist for the 2023 Honda Award. https://twitter.com/GatorsGym/status/1648372956807188480?s=20 Thomas in the 2023 Season The super senior racked up quite the achievements throughout her 2023 …
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