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 …
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 »Gators Rally, Clinch Spot at Nationals
In a season full of tests, both on and off the competition floor, the No.1 Florida Gators had reached their final test before NCAA Nationals; the team had returned to form in the second round of regionals the day before, earning the top score of both its’ session and the …
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 »Florida Gymnastics Looks to Rebound at Regionals
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 …
Read More »No.1 Florida Gymnastics Enter SEC Championship as Favorites
The number one ranked Florida gymnastics team sealed a perfect regular season, and the SEC regular season title, with their victory in Tuscaloosa over the Crimson Tide on March 5. Now, two weeks and a day later, the team returns to Alabama, this time in Huntsville, to compete in their …
Read More »Number One Gator Gymnastics Tops Alabama Without Thomas
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 …
Read More »No. 1 Gators Enter Final Home Meet Against No. 18 Auburn
In their final meet of the season at the O’Connell Center, the No. 1 Florida Gators will face a familiar opponent: the team they started the year off against in week one, the No. 18 Auburn Tigers. In their second-consecutive meet at home, after a surprisingly great win over Kentucky, …
Read More »No.1 Gators Return to Face No. 15 Wildcats
The No. 1 Florida Gators return to the O’Connell Center this Friday to take on the No. 15 Kentucky Wildcats. The team will make its’ first appearance in Gainesville since their last-minute victory over the No. 2 LSU Tigers, where Trinity Thomas earned her first 10.0 score of the season, …
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