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Gators bit by injury bug Florida suffered two more injuries at NCAA Regionals Junior Trinity Thomas performs a floor routine Jan. 29 against Missouri Photo by Grethel Aguila | The Independent Florida Alligator Florida can’t catch a break a week-and-a-half away from NCAA Championships. Juniors Sydney Johnson-Scharpf and Halley Taylor sustained injuries during floor warmups in the R...
Next stop: Nationals April 4, 2021 | 9:06pm EDT NCAA Semifinals start April 16 in Fort Worth, Texas, and will broadcast on ESPN2. Photo from UF-Mizzou meet Jan. 29. Photo by Grethel Aguila | The Independent Florida Alligator The Gators were pushed back this season more times than one can count, but they still fought their...
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 day. Now, the top four teams from the Regional Semifinals returned to Stegeman Coliseum to secure a spot in Ft. Worth, Texas, for Nationals. Minnesota, Denver and NC State were the Gators competition. In a thrilling meet that Florida trailed in at times, the Gators pulled out a victory, earning a spot at Nationals with a sc...
Florida gymnastics cruises into final day of NCAA Regionals competition Tonight, though, could be make-or-break. Share this story One meet down, one to go. The Gators shone bright on Friday night, putting up the second highest score of the regionals weekend, 197.950, even with Trinity Thomas limited to only one appratus. The Gators started the meet with a huge beam rotation score — 49.625! — highlighted by Megan Skaggs (9.90), Ellie Lazzari (9.95), Leah Clapper (9.95), and Alyssa Baumann (9.975) all scoring over 9.90. On floor, after a mistake from Clapper in the leadoff spot, the Gators ...
ATHENS, Ga. – It doesn’t matter where you start as long as you finish strong. That was at the top of the roller-coaster of emotions for the Gators in NCAA Gymnastics Regional Final action held Saturday evening in the Stegeman Coliseum. The Gators moved from last to first to claim the program’s 37th’ NCAA Championships berth. Florida (197.70) and Minnesota (197.425) advance to the NCAA Championship, set for April 16-17 in Ft. Worth, Texas. Denver (197.275) and North Carolina State (196.15) rounded out Saturday’s results. Tonight’s Meet: All of yesterday’s winning teams in the e...