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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 …

It is safe to say that the SEC Championship did not go as planned for the Gator gymnastics team. A third place finish behind LSU and Alabama was clearly a disappointment, but the team’s next meet will be able to wipe away all of the question marks that the competition …

Florida Gators gymnastics placed third in Saturday’s SEC Championships. Going into the meet, the Gators were the No. 1 seed, but were upset by Alabama, who took home the title, and LSU, who came in second. Going into the tournament, the Gators were the only undefeated team this season in …

The SEC announced its award recipients for the 2021 gymnastics season on March 24. After securing a perfect regular season and the top overall seed at the Athens Regional, the list of winners would surely include some Gators. Four Florida Gators were named to the All-SEC Team, and Head Coach …

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. …

In the final meet of the regular season, the top ranked Florida gymnastics team traveled to Tuscaloosa to take on the sixth ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. The meet would decide if Florida would be the sole champion of the SEC for regular season play, or if it would share the …

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 …

The number two Gator gymnastics team could not ask for a better season so far. The team is 8-0 and clinched its second consecutive SEC regular-season title last week in its victory over number eight Alabama. Florida closes out conference play when it travels to 10th ranked Georgia (3-2) on …

“Nothing is ever given in life. You’ve got to earn it.” Shortly after clinching the SEC regular season title on Friday night against No. 8 Alabama (3-3), this was coach Florida coach Jenny Rowland’s way of explaining her team’s attitude in practice leading up to the meet. Everyone was fully …