After a dramatic final routine win over Alabama on Sunday, the Florida gymnastics team traveled to Georgia for their first away meet of the season. It was the fourth edition of “The Battle of the Baumanns.” This is a match up between sisters Alyssa and Rachel who represent Florida and Georgia, …
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 »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 Fall on Beam, Place Fourth At Nationals
The Florida Gators have announced all year long that the goal of the team is to win a national championship. After a long, turbulent season, and a second-place finish at the National Semifinal, the day had arrived to cash in on that dream. The National Final, in Ft. Worth, Texas, …
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 »Gators Gymnastics Seek Ring At Nationals
The Florida Gators Gymnastics team has been through it all this season; from injuries, COVID scares and a disappointing performance at the SEC Championship, adversity has never been far from these Gators. Thankfully for the team, none of that matters now. The NCAA Nationals in Ft. Worth, Texas, will be …
Read More »Thomas Returns, Gators Head to Regional Finals
The No.1 Florida Gators Gymnastics team returned to a familiar building to begin its’ hunt for a national title: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The team had found out earlier in the day two of the teams that appear in the Regional Final on April 3: Denver and Minnesota, the …
Read More »Coach Rowland Talks Gators Gym
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 …
Read More »Florida Gymnastics Earn SEC Honors
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 …
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