It’s a top-15 showdown as the undefeated No. 4 Florida Gators Gymnastics squad hosts the No. 13 Arkansas Razorbacks Friday in the O’Connell Center. This meet will feature the 16th Annual Gators Link to Pink event. https://twitter.com/GatorsGym/status/1485615118331387909?s=20 Link to Pink Friday’s meet is focused around raising awareness for breast cancer …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Ready for Georgia
Entering their meet with the Georgia Bulldogs, the No. 3 ranked Florida Gators Gymnastics squad has been firing on all cylinders. Yet to be beaten, the Gators come into their match with two perfect 10.0 performances and a win over Alabama in their rear-view mirror. Now the Gators turn their …
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 »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 »Florida Secures Spot in National Final
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 …
Read More »UF Gymnast Leah Clapper Named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) named University of Florida (UF) gymnast, Leah Clapper, as the 2021 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The SEC office announced the award prior to the 40th annual SEC Championship meet on Saturday. The Gators placed third at the conclusion of the meet behind LSU and Alabama. …
Read More »Handicapped No.1 Gator Gymnastics Top No.15 Wildcats
The number one ranked Florida gymnastics team entered its meet against the number 15 Kentucky Wildcats amid uncertainty; earlier on Friday, the team had announced that multiple people involved with the team were ruled unable to attend the meet due to COVID-19 protocols. In a meet just one week after …
Read More »No. 1 Gators Top No. 7 Bulldogs
The No. 1 Gators Gymnastics team started their season off with a dominant win in Auburn against the No. 14 Tigers. Now, the Gators returned home to face their rival: the No. 7 Georgia GymDogs. Since the Gators lost their last meet against Georgia at the O’Connell Center in 2019, …
Read More »Gymnastics Meet Preview: No. 1 Gators Returns Home to Face No. 7 Georgia
The No. 1 Gators Gymnastics team dominated in their first meet of the season at Auburn, finishing with a 197.500-195.725 win. Highlighted by a 9.950 on the beam from freshman Ellie Lazzari and another SEC Gymnast of the Week Award for junior Trinity Thomas, the Gators also earned the highest …
Read More »Florida’s Gymnastics Head Coach Jenny Rowland Named National Coach of the Year
Florida Gators Gymnastics Coach Jenny Rowland completed her sweep of postseason coaching awards by being honored WCGA National Coach of the Year. She was voted on by her fellow collegiate gymnastic coaches. Rowland is the fourth gymnastics coach to receive this reward at the University of Florida. She joins Rhonda …
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