Leanne Wong, the Gator gymnast star, has tough competition ahead, but this time she’s not on the bars or vault. Instead, Wong will face up against three other women in the 2024 Honda Sports Award with the possibility of advancing to New York. Twelve Honda Sports Awards are given to …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Goes After NCAA Championship
The No. 4 Florida Gators gymnastics team claimed second place to No. 5 Utah on Thursday night’s NCAA semifinal in Fort Worth, Texas, to advance to Saturday’s NCAA Championship meet for the 20th time, hoping to claim their fourth national title. In the semifinal, the Gators stunned the competition, along …
Read More »Gator Collective: NIL & Athlete Takes
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 »Five Gators Gym Athletes Ink Deal With College Hunks
This Monday afternoon, five Gators Gymnastics athletes start a new journey in their careers by signing a NIL deal with College Hunks Moving Company. The specifics of the deal have yet to be released. College Hunks wasted no time engaging in NIL deals, signing their first with Miami’s D’Eriq King …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Looks for Fourth NCAA Title
No. 2 Florida Gators gymnastics will continue their hunt for a fourth NCAA championship this week in Fort Worth, Texas. The Field The No. 2 Gators were able to steal the show at the Auburn regional and took the crown going into the National Championship. Seven of the top eight …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Dominates at SEC Championships
In a Saturday night matchup of four of the nation’s top collegiate gymnastics programs, it was the Florida Gators who walked away with the hardware. Senior Trinity Thomas took the all-around title as the Gators cruised to a 0.375 point victory over second-place Alabama, third-place Auburn and fourth-place LSU. Gators …
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 »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 »Gators Gymnastics Enter Regionals as Top Seed
After the SEC Championship in Huntsville, Alabama, the NCAA announced the seeding of the four regional competitions for women’s gymnastics. In the announcement video on Monday evening, the NCAA revealed that the Florida Gators will go to the Athens, Georgia, Regional as the top-seeded program. Competition Format https://twitter.com/ncaachamps/status/1374080866545238018?s=20 Nine different …
Read More »No.1 Gators Stumble on Bars, Place Third in SEC Championship
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 …
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