The Florida gymnastics team came up with a big win Friday night by defeating No. 10 Kentucky 198.625-197.725. On the senior night meet at the O’Connell Center, the No. 3 Gators put up the highest team score in the country this year and their second-highest score in program history. Three …
Read More »Florida Gymnast Sloane Blakely Out For Season
Florida gymnast Sloane Blakely is out for the rest of the season with a lower leg injury she suffered last week in the team’s loss to No. 1 Oklahoma, she told WUFT’s Jordyn Banks. The senior fell on the first tumbling pass of her floor routine and immediately hopped off …
Read More »Injuries Can’t Stop Gators Gymnastics
An injury-riddled meet against No. 1 Oklahoma last week left the No. 6 Gators gymnastics team searching for answers. Who will step up to fill in a huge hole in the lineup? Senior Sloane Blakely suffered a lower leg injury on her first pass on the floor. Coach Jenny Rowland …
Read More »Florida Gymnastics Scores Two 10s in Link to Pink Meet
Florida gymnastics defeated the No. 16 Auburn Tigers 197.625-196.825 in the 19th annual Link to Pink meet Friday night. The No. 3 Gators came back strong from last week’s loss at Arkansas in honor of breast cancer fighters and survivors. The Gators posted two scores of 10.0 in the win, …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Looking to Build on Recent Momentum
The No. 2 Florida Gators Gymnastics team is in Morgantown, West Virginia, this weekend for a tri-meet against Big 12 competitors No. 4 Utah and West Virginia. After a dominating win over SEC rival Georgia last week, which saw the Gators become the first team in the country to break …
Read More »Selena Harris-Miranda Named SEC Gymnast of the Week
Selena Harris-Miranda was named SEC Gymnast of the Week along with Oklahoma’s Jordan Bowers. Monday, Harris-Miranda was also named as the National Gymnast of the Week by Inside Gymnastics. These awards come after the junior transfer secured her second all-around title this season. She accomplished this feat in Friday’s home …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Basketball’s Depth On Display
The Back Nine comes at you after a cold weekend that required a lot of us to stay inside and watch all the great sports going on. It was taxing, but I made it. 10. It was kind of weird to see John Calipari coaching at Arkansas this weekend in …
Read More »Skye, Sloane Blakely Bring Sisterly Bond, Energy to UF Gymnastics
Competing on an elite collegiate gymnastics team with your sister might seem like a unique opportunity. But for Skye and Sloane Blakely, it’s just another day. The two sisters have been training and competing together since they started the sport at ages 3 and 5. After years of competing in …
Read More »Gator gymnast wins gold medal at World Championships
Gator gymnast Leanne Wong took home a gold medal Tuesday at the World Championships for the team award. The sophomore joined the U.S. team to compete for the World Championships in Liverpool. This was the sixth consecutive gold medal for the U.S. in World Championships. The team had a final …
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