3 NCAA Championships ● 10 SEC Championships ● 8 with 19 NCAA Individual Titles
MEET INFORMATION MEET 2 BATON ROUGE, LA. Date: Friday, Jan. 18 / 9 p.m. ET No. 3 Florida Gators No. 5 LSU Tigers Site: Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,200) Head Coach: Jenny Rowland Head Coach: D-D Breaux Television: SEC Network Career (4th season): 43-9 Career (42nd season): 774-424-8 Video: WatchESPN At UF: same At LSU: same Live Stats: FloridaGators.com Tickets: Range in price from $12-$6. Contact LSU 2019: 1-0 / 1-0 SEC 2019: 1-1 / 0-1 SEC Ticket Office at (225) 578-2184 for more 2018 NCAA Finish: 3rd 2018 NCAA Finish: 4th information Series Record UF leads 70-40 (last meeting: UF was third (all-time): in 2018 NCAA Super Six (197.85) and What’s Happening? LSU was fourth (197.8375) Florida continues action versus Southeastern Conference “Tigers” when the Gators travel to No. 5 LSU. This is the 21st consecutive meeting both teams bring top-10 rankings. Meetings between these two teams are traditionally close. Of the GATOR SOCIAL last 20 meetings, less than a half a point was the deciding margin 17 times. Florida Gators Gymnastics The Florida-LSU dual ends the first-ever SEC Network Friday Night Heights triple-header. Olympic medalists Bart Conner Florida Gators and Kathy Johnson Clarke call the action Friday beginning at 9 p.m. @GatorsGym @FloridaGators Florida used its highest opening total (and the nation’s second-highest 2019 opening score) to take a 197.30-196.45 win over No. 11 Missouri. The crowd of 8,664 is Florida’s second-largest opening crowd. A Gator collected at least a share of @JennyRowlandUF every event title, including senior All-American Alicia Boren matching her all-time Gator season-opening all-around total gatorsgym (39.575) for the second consecutive year to win the 12th title of her career. She also shared three event titles. Freshman floridagators Nya Reed and Boren tied for the floor title (9.925). Boren and junior All-American Rachel Gowey each turned in the high beam mark of 9.90. Boren and Missouri's Hannah McCrary shared the vault win (9.875). The high score of the evening gave freshman Trinity Thomas the uneven bars win at 9.95. Three others from Florida’s top-ranked freshman class also competed Friday. Leah Clapper, Sydney Johnson-Scharpf and Savannah Schoenherr each turned in some solid routines in their collegiate debuts. Florida Communications Contact: Mary Howard After their season opening performances, a pair of Gators claimed SEC weekly awards. Boren claimed her third SEC Phone: 352-375-4683 x6100 Gymnast of the Week award (and first since 2017) and Thomas is the co-SEC Freshman of the Week. Email: [email protected] Two-time defending SEC champion LSU is coming off its first regular-season league loss since Feb. 13, 2016 (at Georgia 197.524-196.80) as the Tigers lost 197.275-196.70 to open SEC action last Friday at Auburn. It’s been nearly six years since the Pete Maravich Assembly Center saw a Tiger loss (March 8, 2013: 197.725-197.50 loss to No. 5 Alabama). LSU DID YOU KNOW opened the season with a 196.775-195.65 win over California in front of a PMAC crowd of 10,788. LSU’s 2018 attendance average of 12,009 stood third among all 2017-18 NCAA women’s sports. Two on the LSU roster claimed 2017 A tenth of a point or less decided 14 of the 110 all-time NCAA individual event titles – Kennedi Edney (vault) and Sarah Finnegan (bars). meetings between Florida and LSU. Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland is in her fourth season with the Gators in 2019. In her first three seasons, the Gators won the 2016 Southeastern Conference title and reached the NCAA Super Six team final each year, finishing This includes the last three NCAA Super Six meetings: fourth (2016) and third (2017 & 2018). Nine Gators collected 36 All-America honors in NCAA competition in the last three years, including winning six NCAA event titles (Bridget Sloan: 2016 all-around, uneven bars, balance beam; Alex Year LSU Florida Margin McMurtry: 2017 all-around, uneven bars; 2018 vault). 2018 197.8375 197.850 0.0125 2017 197.7375 197.700 -0.0375 The Gators were third in the final NCAA Super Six team championship as the smallest margin (0.2375) in the 26-year history of the format decided the top four teams. Starting this season, eight teams advance to the NCAA Championships 2016 197.4500 197.350 -0.1000 in Ft. Worth, Texas, with four advancing to the team final.
Florida returns four with 11 All-America honors earned at the NCAA Championships – Alyssa Baumann, Alicia Boren, Rachel Gowey and Amelia Hundley. Among the teams in the 2018 NCAA Super Six team final, two return 20 routines (UCLA and Utah), two return 19 (LSU and Oklahoma), Florida returns 18 and Nebraska brings back 15 competitive routines.
Bolstering Florida’s 2019 lineup options are six freshmen – the most for the Gators since the 2005 season (also six freshmen on 2005 and 2004 rosters). Two bring U.S. National Team credentials, including Trinity Thomas - the only 2019 collegiate who is a member of the current U.S. Senior National Team. In September, Thomas became the fourth gymnast on a collegiate roster (and first since 2011) to earn an international medal when U.S. took team gold at 2018 Senior Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru. Leah Clapper and Sydney Johnson-Sharpf also have competed at U.S. Championship events. Johnson-Sharpf, a member of the 2015-16 U.S. Senior National Team, represented the U.S. at two international assignments. Three newcomers - Nya Reed, Savannah Schoenherr and Halley Taylor – all advanced to Junior Olympic Level 10 Nationals. In their final J.O. competition in 2018, Schoenherr won bars (also all- around runner-up), Reed was fourth in vault and floor and Taylor was eighth in the all-around. Clapper also competed at the 2018 J.O.s, taking ninth in the Senior D all-around. This class ranks No. 1 on the 2019 CollegeGymFans.com Top Recruiting Classes list. In the last 10 years, Florida’s recruiting classes ranked No. 1 seven times and No. 2 twice.
MEET COACH ROWLAND 2019 GATOR GYMNASTICS ROSTER Jenny Rowland, one of the nation’s rising coaching talents, is in her fourth season as NAME EVTS HT CL HOMETOWN (CLUB) University of Florida’s head gymnastics Sierra Alexander V, FX 5-7 JR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (West Broward coach. Rowland is the seventh head coach Gymnastics Academy) for the Gator program, which is in its 47th Alyssa Baumann AA 5-1 SO Dallas, Texas (WOGA) Alicia Boren AA 4-11 SR Franklin Lakes, N.J. (North Stars season in 2019. Gymnastics Academy)
Maegan Chant AA 5-3 JR Waterdown, Ontario (World Class She shared the 2016 Southeastern Conference Coach of the Gymnastics) Year honor with Arkansas’ Mark Cook. She joins volleyball’s Amanda Cheney V, BB 5-5 SR Orlando, Fla. (Orlando Metro) Leah Clapper AA 4-11 FR Ann Arbor, Mich. (Gym America) Mary Wise (1991) as a Gator coach who claimed SEC Coach of Jazmyn Foberg AA 5-2 SO Bayville, N.J. (MG Elite) the Year honors in their first season at UF. Rachel Gowey AA 5-1 JR Urbandale, Iowa (Chow’s Gymnastics)
Rowland’s experiences from the sport’s highest level are the Amelia Hundley AA 5-5 JR Hamilton, Ohio (Cincinnati Gymnastics) Sydney Johnson-Scharpf V, BB, 4-11 FR Clermont, Fla. (Brandy Johnson's Global same as many current Gators. She is a former U.S. National FX Gymnastics) Team member, a collegiate All-American and was named a Nya Reed AA 5-3 FR Landover, Md. (Capital Gymnastics NTC) 2015 National Collegiate Assistant of the Year. Savannah Schoenherr AA 5-3 FR Columbus, Ga. (Oconee Gymnastics Center) Rowland is a Category 3 International Brevet level judge. She Megan Skaggs AA 5-3 SO Marietta, Ga. (Gymnastics Academy of served on the judging panel for the 2008, 2012 and 2016 U.S. Atlanta) Olympic Trials. Halley Taylor AA 5-2 FR Tampa, Fla. (LaFleur’s Gymnastics Tampa) Trinity Thomas AA 5-3 FR York, Pa. (Prestige Gymnastics) Rowland’s Coaching Career: At Florida: Staff: Pronunciation Guide: Florida reached the NCAA Super Six team final in each of Head Coach: Jenny Rowland Sierra Alexander – see-er-uh Assistant Coaches: Adrian Burde & Owen Field Alyssa Baumann – Baugh-man Rowland’s first three seasons with the Gators, taking fourth in Volunteer Coach: Jeremy Miranda Alicia Boren – uh-LEE-sh uh Bore-en 2016 and third in 2017 & 2018. Rowland was named the 2016 Student Coach: Vanasia Bradley Amanda Cheney – Chain-ee Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year after the Gators Assistant to the Head Coach: Brittany Arlington Jazmyn Foberg – FOE-berg won that season’s team title. Managers: Tory Cohen & Rachel Slocum Amelia Hundley – Hund-lee Athletic Trainer: Janet Taylor Sydney Johnson-Scharpf - shärpf Gators won NCAA individual event titles in each of the last Nya Reed – nī-uh three seasons. Bridget Sloan won the 2016 NCAA all-around Savannah Schoenherr – Shane-hair Halley Taylor – hAE-lee (rhymes with valley) and shared that season’s uneven bars and balance beam titles. Alex McMurtry won the 2017 NCAA all-around champion and Jenny Rowland – ROE-lund shared that season’s uneven bars crown. She finished her Vanasia Bradley - vuh-NAY-suh career by claiming a share of the 2018 vault title. The Honda Adrian Burde - bur-DAY Award for gymnastics went to Sloan (2016) and McMurtry (2017), distinguishing them as the nation’s top collegiate Returning All-Americans: Four with 11 honors in NCAA competition gymnast. McMurtry was part of a rare double in 2017 and 2018, Alyssa Baumann 2018 – floor exercise* claiming both the SEC Gymnast (2017)/SEC Event Specialist Alicia Boren 2018 – vault*, all-around^, floor exercise^ (2018) and the SEC Scholar-Athlete awards. 2017 – all-around^, vault^
2016 –beam* In National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC) All-America regular-season Rachel Gowey 2018 uneven bars^, balance beam* awards, nine Gators earned 33 honors since 2016. Amelia Hundley 2018 uneven bars^
2017 all-around^ At Auburn: Rowland came to Florida after spending five seasons at *-first team │^-second team Auburn. She joined the Auburn coaching staff as an assistant coach in October of 2010 and was elevated to associate head Returning All-SEC: Five coach in March of 2013. Rowland worked with all aspects of the Alyssa Baumann 2018 beam@ Auburn gymnastics program, coordinating all of the program's community outreach efforts and interactions on campus as well Alicia Boren 2018 floor@, all-around as playing an integral role in recruiting and in-gym activities. 2017 floor 2016 vault, balance beam She was named co-National Assistant Coach of the Year in Rachel Gowey 2018 uneven bars 2015 after helping Auburn reach the NCAA Super Six for the first time in 22 years. Amelia Hundley 2018 vault, uneven bars 2017 uneven bars Coaching Career Start in Sooner State: @-SEC champion Rowland coached Elite gymnasts at Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy in Norman, Okla., for five years and then joined the ANOTHER GATOR TEAM MEMBER Oklahoma coaching staff in June of 2001. At OU, she helped The Gator gymnastics team welcomes back Bailey Warner. The team adopted Bailey coach the Sooners to the 2004 Big XIII title, three-time team on Oct. 13, 2017 and supported the now nine-year old as she underwent juvenile NCAA qualifiers (2004-06) and three Big XIII Gymnasts of the pilocytic astrocytoma glioma treatment at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. She rang Year. the bell in Shands Pediatric Ward on May 23, 2018 to signal the successful end to her As a Gymnast: chemotherapy treatments. During her gymnastics career, Rowland was a USA National Team member from 1985-1990 and was part of the U.S.’s 1989 The team met Bailey through the Friends of Jaclyn organization. Bailey has a locker, World Championships team. During her collegiate career, she participated in the team’s SEC Network and video board shoots and stops by for a earned All-America honors for the uneven bars in 1993 for Gator practice as often as she can. Arizona State.
After retiring from competition, she returned to her home state, enrolling at the University of Oklahoma to finish her degree.
ABOUT THE GATORS: 2018 NOTABLES UF VS LSU HISTORY Location: Gainesville, Fla. Third in NCAA Super Six team final. Florida Florida leads 70-40: President: Dr. W. Kent Fuchs is the only team to finish in NCAA Super Six Athletics Director: Scott Stricklin top four each of the last seven years. Rank Senior Women’s Administrator: Lynda Tealer LSU W/L LSU UF +/- LSU UF 2018 Home dual L 197.25 197.125 -0.125 1 7 Associate Athletics Director (GYM admin): Kim Green Florida was second in Southeastern SEC L 197.4 196.825 -0.575 2 5 NCAA (Super 6) W 197.8375 197.85 0.0125 2 5 Conference: Southeastern Conference regular season (5-2) and third in 2017 Away dual L 198.15 196.6 -1.55 2 3 SEC L 198.075 197.925 -0.15 2 4 Enrollment: 54,854 Championship (196.825) competition. NCAA (Team) L 198.275 197.8125 -0.4625 2 3 NCAA (Super 6) L 197.7375 197.7 -0.0375 2 3 Nickname: Gators th 2016 Home dual LL 197.9 197.875 -0.025 7 2 2018 marked the 36 NCAA Championships’ SEC W 197.5 197.775 0.275 3 2 Colors: Orange & Blue NCAA (team) W 197.3375 197.475 0.1375 3 2 appearance by UF in the 37-year history of NCAA (Super 6) L 197.45 197.35 -0.1 3 2 2015 Away dual L 197.95 197.425 -0.525 3 2 the event. SEC L 197.425 197.4 -0.025 3 2 UF GYMNASTICS QUICK FACTS: 2014 Home dual W 197.625 198.125 0.5 3 2 NCAA University Park Region champion SEC W 197.325 197.7 0.375 2 1 2019 Record (regular season): 1-0, 1-0 SEC NCAA (Super 6) W 197.6 198.175 0.575 3 1 2013 Away dual L 196.875 196.575 -0.3 8 3 nd 2018 Record (regular season): 13-4, 5-2 SEC (T2 ) (197.725) – seventh consecutive region win SEC W 197.7 198 0.3 6 1 NCAA (team) W 197.325 197.775 0.45 5 seed 1 seed nd 2018 Record (overall): 25-7, 5-2 SEC (T2 ) Six gymnasts collected 12 All-America NCAA (Super 6) W 197.05 197.575 0.525 5 seed 1 seed 2012 Home dual W 196.85 197.85 1 14 4 nd 2017 SEC Finish: 2 (regular season), honors in NCAA Championships’ competition SEC W 196.425 197.15 0.725 T8 1 rd 2011 Away dual W 194 196.425 2.425 24 1 3 (championship) – nation’s third highest total for 2018. SEC W 195.475 196.975 1.5 19 1 rd 2010 Home dual W 195.05 196.725 1.675 13 4 2018 NCAA Finish: 3 (197.85) SEC W 195.75 197.05 1.3 10 4 Five earned nine All-America honors in 2009 Away dual L 196.8 195.825 -0.975 11 8 SEC W 196.55 196.75 0.2 4 6 National Association of Collegiate NCAA (team) W 196.3 196.375 0.075 4 seed 5 seed COACHING STAFF: NCAA (Super 6) W 196.375 196.725 0.35 4 seed 5 seed Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC) regular- 2008 Home dual W 196.325 197.925 1.6 6 3 Head Coach: Jenny Rowland SEC W 196.5 197.325 0.825 5 3 NCAA (team) W 196.575 196.9 0.325 3 2 Career & School Record/Years: 43-9 (fourth season / season awards. NCAA (Super 6) W 196.35 196.7 0.35 3 2 2007 Neutral 6-way W 194.125 196.55 2.425 9 3 same) Alex McMurtry shared the NCAA vault title. Away dual W 197.05 197.2 0.15 9 1 SEC W 196.25 197.325 1.075 4 1 Assistant Coaches: Adrian Burde, Owen Field Florida is the only program to have a 2006 Home Triangular W 195.275 196.15 0.875 7 2 SEC W 195.9 196.275 0.375 8 3 Volunteer Coach: Jeremy Miranda gymnast claim at least one NCAA Individual 2005 Away dual L 195.625 195.550 -0.075 20 12 SEC L 196.975 196.15 -0.825 2 6 Student Coach: Vanasia Bradley 2004 Home dual W 195.300 197.100 1.8 16 8 title each of the last eight seasons. SEC L 197.275 197.225 -0.05 5 8 2003 Away dual W 196.500 196.950 0.45 12 7 SEC Event Specialist Gymnast and Scholar SEC W 195.650 195.950 0.3 12 8 RETURNING NCAA ALL-AMERICANS: 2002 Home 6-way W 193.825 194.600 0.775 11 7 of Year went to Alex McMurtry. Third time in Home dual W 194.750 194.925 0.175 5 16 4 with 11 honors (only NCAA honors listed) SEC W 196.225 196.425 0.2 9 18 NCAA Central Reg L 196.450 195.900 -0.55 6 15 • Alyssa Baumann – 1x league history same athlete swept the 2001 Away dual L 196.475 195.625 -0.85 13 7 SEC W 196.300 196.375 0.075 21 11 2018 floor -first team honors (with McMurtry also with SEC 2000 Home Quad W 195.075 195.400 0.325 6 19 SEC L 196.825 195.775 -1.05 7 16 Gymnast and SEC Scholar-Athlete awards in 1999 Away dual L 196.950 194.975 -1.975 4 18 SEC W 195.375 195.875 0.5 5 11 • Alicia Boren – 6x 2017). NCAA L 194.475 194.000 -0.475 9 1998 Home dual W 194.025 196.625 2.6 14 4 2018 vault -first team, all-around, floor – second SEC W 196.450 196.725 0.275 8 5 Gators swept SEC apparatus titles – Alyssa NCAA W 195.300 196.750 1.45 8 2 2017 all-around, vault – second team 1997 Away dual meet W 195.000 195.475 0.475 11 10 Baumann (beam), Alicia Boren (floor), Alex SEC W 196.025 196.050 0.025 5 10 2016 beam – first team NCAA W 193.825 196.500 2.675 4 5 McMurtry (vault, bars). They were joined on 1996 Home dual meet W 193.250 194.850 1.6 15 5 SEC W 193.150 195.650 2.5 5 the All-SEC team by Rachel Gowey, Amelia 1995 Away dual meet W 195.550 195.650 0.1 4 7 • Rachel Gowey – 2x SEC L 196.125 195.650 -0.475 5 6 NCAA W 193.025 195.425 2.4 7 6 2018 beam – first team; bars - second Hundley and Rachel Slocum, 1994 Home Triangular L 191.200 191.125 -0.075 5 8 SEC L 194.150 194.125 -0.025 5 7 Gators turned in national leading marks in NCAA W 193.225 194.850 1.625 3 9 1993 Away Dual meet W 192.100 192.300 0.2 13 8 • Amelia Hundley – 2x three individual events: vault (10.0), beam SEC L 192.900 192.100 -0.8 11 11 NCAA L 193.425 192.950 -0.475 4 5 2018 bars – second team (10.0) and floor (10.0.) 1992 Home dual meet W 188.650 191.450 2.8 7 SEC W 188.650 189.600 0.95 8 2017 all-around – second team 1991 Away dual meet W 189.850 191.100 1.25 7 5 Nine Gators earned SEC Academic Honor SEC L 192.400 191.300 -1.1 9 5 NCAA W 188.600 189.700 1.1 6 8 Roll status. 1990 Neutral triangular L 190.150 187.250 -2.9 4 13 1990 Home six-way L 191.000 190.150 -0.85 5 12 Finished the season ranked fifth in the nation SEC L 192.050 188.000 -4.05 4 15 NCAA L 192.100 187.175 -4.925 6 8 Project Gator Leo 1989 Away dual meet L 188.650 188.000 -0.65 8 7 with a school-record attendance average of SEC W 187.900 191.500 3.6 4 1988 Away dual meet L 188.950 185.900 -3.05 6 8 Using terminology familiar to fans of Bravo 8,304. 1988 Home W 187.450 189.000 1.55 7 6 SEC W 187.400 188.850 1.45 5 7 Network’s "Project Runway", the Gators are "In." Gymnastics recorded a team cumulative NCAA L 187.900 186.650 -1.25 3 5 1987 Away dual meet L 188.550 186.100 -2.45 7 11 Team members designed three of the leotards the grade point average of 3.58 in fall of 2017 SEC W 184.450 185.650 1.2 9 8 NCAA W 181.500 183.800 2.3 8 6 1986 Home Dual meet W 181.250 184.100 2.85 12 6 Gators will wear this season. and 3.53 in spring of 2018. SEC W 176.600 184.100 7.5 NCAA W 180.550 181.300 0.75 9 8 1985 Home Quad W 174.800 188.750 13.95 1985 Away dual meet W 183.850 189.000 5.15 SEC W 180.500 185.650 5.15 1984 SEC W 173.200 184.150 10.95 1983 Home dual meet W 176.650 183.100 6.45 SEC W 176.700 181.950 5.25 NCAA W 177.800 177.850 0.05 7 5 1982 Away dual meet L 141.700 138.800 -2.9 SEC W 144.150 145.600 1.45 NCAA Reg. W 142.050 145.450 3.4 1981 Home dual meet W 142.900 147.150 4.25 SEC L 141.100 139.900 -1.2 1979 Away dual meet L 132.050 100.000 -32.05 1978 Home triangular L 132.050 0.000 -132.05 1977 Triangular L 132.000 115.100 -16.9 1976 Home dual meet L 95.150 94.550 -0.6
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FLORIDA QUICK HITS 2019 GATOR GYMNASTICS ►Florida opened at No. 3 on the 2019 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) preseason poll. Florida’s been among the nation’s SCHEDULE preseason top five every season since 2007. Date Opponent (Television) Result or Time 1/11 Missouri (SEC Network) W, 197.30 – 196.45 ►Florida returns four gymnasts with 11 All-America honors earned in NCAA 1/18 Louisiana State (SEC Network) 9 p.m. Championships competition. The four earned seven All-America honors in 1/25 Kentucky (SEC Network) 5:45 p.m. 2018 NCAA competition – senior Alicia Boren (all-around, vault, floor), 2/1 Oklahoma 7:45 p.m. juniors Rachel Gowey (bars, beam) and Amelia Hundley (bars) and Gators Link to Pink versus Auburn 2/8 (SEC Network) 6:45 p.m. sophomore Alyssa Baumann (floor) earned 2018 All-America honors. 2/15 Alabama (SEC Network) 8:30 p.m.
2/22 Georgia (SEC Network) ►Eight Gators have been a part of their national teams, including six for the 6:45 p.m. U.S. Two incoming freshmen – Trinity Thomas (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018- 3/1 Arkansas (SEC Network +) 8 p.m. 19) and Sydney Johnson-Scharpf (2015-16) join sophomores Alyssa 3/8 Penn State (SEC Network +) 6:45 p.m. Baumann (2016-17, 2015-16, 2014-15) and Megan Skaggs (2014-15), Southeastern Conference juniors Rachel Gowey (2016-17, 2014-15, 2013-14) and Amelia Hundley 3/23 Championships New Orleans, La. (2016-17, 2015-16, 2014-15) as past U.S. Senior National Team members. Session I (SEC Network) 4 p.m. Another sophomore, Jazmyn Foberg, was a two-time U.S. Junior National Session II (ESPN2) 8 p.m. Team member (2015-16, 2014-15). Junior Maegan Chant has been a part of 4/4-6 NCAA Regional Championships TBA Canada’s national team. NCAA Championships Ft. Worth, Texas 4/19 NCAA Semifinal I (ESPNU) 1 p.m. NATION’S BEST IN 2019 NCAA NCAA Semifinal II (ESPNU) 7 p.m. COMPETITION 4/20 NCAA Team Final (ESPNU) 7 p.m.
The U.S. has taken team gold in the last two Olympic Games. The depth Bold denotes home meets available to U.S. coaching staff has helped the U.S. take the team gold by comfortable margins. The last two U.S. Olympic Trials contained 24 2019 GATOR TICKET different athletes and now 13 of those gymnasts are competing in NCAA action. INFORMATION Season Single Meet Florida and Oklahoma are the two programs with a pair of Reserved Adult Tickets $35 $8 representatives from the 2016 Olympic Trials. The Gator duo consists of Reserved Youth (12 & under) $20 $8 Reserved Loge Tickets: $70 Rachel Gowey (2016) and Amelia Hundley (2016). Sophomore Alyssa Baumann qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials, but an elbow injury General Admission Adult $20 $5 suffered leading up to the competition kept her out of the Trials. General Admission Youth (12 & under) $5 $1
Gymnasts in Olympic Trials Now NCAA Competitors UF Students w/ Gator1 ID Free
Trials Finish Olympic Purchase tickets: School Name 2012 2016 Team Notes UAA Ticket Office (Gate 1, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium) Florida Amelia Hundley 9th Office hours (M-F): 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Rachel Gowey 11th Phone: (352) 375-4683 th Georgia Emily Schild 13 Web: FloridaGators.com/tickets Georgia Sabrina Vega 10th Oklahoma Maggie Nichols 6th Breanna Dowell 9th 10th THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED UCLA Madison Kocian 8th Olympic team gold / UF gymnast won an all-around title: Alicia Boren (1-11-19) 39.575 bars silver Gator freshman won an all-around title: Rachel Gowey (3-10-17) 39.275 Kyla Ross 5th Olympic team gold UF gymnasts swept top 3 event finishers at a meet: 1-11-19 - UF swept LSU Sarah Finnegan 6th Replacement athlete UF-MU all-around (Alicia Boren 39.575, Trinity Thomas 39.475, Rachel Gowey 39.325) Christina Desiderio 12th Gator gymnast swept meet event titles: Alex McMurtry claimed at least a Utah McKayla Skinner 4th Replacement athlete share of the five event titles versus Nebraska on March 9, 2018 UF gymnast earned a 10.0: Kennedy Baker (floor) versus Alabama 2-9-18 Last home loss: Jan. 12, 2018 vs LSU (197.25 – 197.125) UF counted a fall toward its team total: Vault: Feb. 28, 2009 at Georgia (48.625) Bars: Jan. 8, 2010 at Oklahoma (48.175) Beam: Feb. 16, 2018 at Georgia (48.725) Floor: March 2, 2018 at Missouri (48.80) UF was 24 for 24 for routines in a meet: Jan. 11, 2019 versus Missouri Florida did not have an all-arounder in its lineup: Feb. 22, 2013 versus Kentucky
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ROAD TO NATIONALS RANKINGS (1-14-19) 2019 GATOR FLOOR EXERCISE Rank Team Conference RQS Average High TITLES 1 Oklahoma Big 12 197.938 198.050 NAME Music 2 UCLA PAC-12 197.475 197.700 3 Florida SEC 197.300 197.300 Sierra Alexander HOTDAMN! by Tropkillaz, Beast by Onderkoffer, Drop 4 Utah PAC-12 197.213 197.250 It Like It’s Hot by Snoop Dog and The Next Episode by Dr. Dre 5 LSU SEC 196.525 196.775 Alyssa Baumann Toca by Carnage featuring Timmy Trumpet & KSHMR, 6 BYU MRGC 196.475 196.475 Revolution by Diplo (District 78 Remix), Collab Bro by 7 Denver Big 12 196.275 196.275 Timmy Trumpet & ANGEMI 8 Michigan Big Ten 196.038 196.050 Alicia Boren 20th Century Fox Intro Trap Remix, My Prerogative by Missouri SEC 195.950 196.450 9 Bobby Brown, U Can’t Touch This by MC Hammer, Get 10 Georgia SEC 195.950 196.600 Low (Mike Gracias Remix) by Lil Jon, Worth It by Fifth 11 California PAC-12 195.863 196.075 Harmony 12 Auburn SEC 195.763 196.700 Maegan Chant Powerful by Major Lazer 13 Arkansas SEC 195.688 195.800 Leah Clapper Moon Over Ala Nar by Naked Rhythm 14 Nebraska Big Ten 195.625 195.700 Jazmyn Foberg R3B3L by ZwiReK, Sensei and Grimey by TroyBoi 15 Kentucky SEC 195.538 195.975 Rachel Gowey TRNDSTTR by Black Coast 16 Ohio State Big Ten 195.463 196.025 Amelia Hundley The Greatest Show from Greatest Showman, Circus by 17 Alabama SEC 195.463 196.175 Britney Spears, Circus (Diplo Circus Remix) by Britney 18 Arizona St PAC-12 195.338 195.675 Spears, Who by Tujamo & Plastik Funk, The EDM 19 Washington PAC-12 195.250 195.250 Circus by Tony Junior 20 Oregon State PAC-12 195.225 195.225 Sydney Johnson- You Don’t Own Me and Pyre by Son Lux 21 W Michigan MAC 195.075 195.075 Scharpf 21 C Michigan MAC 195.075 195.275 Nya Reed Cake Bo$$$ by Mayeda featuring K-9, Crazy in Love 23 Stanford PAC-12 194.913 195.175 (Mayeda Twerk Remix) by Beyoncé, Still Fly (Mayeda 24 Minnesota Big Ten 194.875 195.600 Remix) by Big Tymers 25 West Virginia Big 12 194.825 195.500 Savannah The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires and Spring by Astor Schoenherr Piazzolla; Running From the Devil by District 78 Road to Nationals ranking schedule: Megan Skaggs ELLA by Woolymammoth Jan. 8 – Feb. 12 Ranking by Total Season Average Halley Taylor Purple Lamborghini by Skrillex and Rick Ross Beginning Feb. 26 -Ranking by Regional Qualifying Score (consists of a team's three highest road scores and the next three highest scores. The high score is subtracted from Trinity Thomas Changes by James Blake Harmonix and Nuclear the six event total and the remaining amount is divided by five) Warhead by DJ Trendsetter
FRESHMAN CLASS RANKED NO. 1 Schedule Notes: Florida has started every season since 2007 ranked in the For the second consecutive season, Florida tops the freshman class preseason top-five: (2007: 3rd; 2008: 2nd; 2009: 3rd; 2010: 4th; rankings by CollegeGymFans.com. In the last 10 years, Florida’s 2011: 3rd; 2012: 3rd, 2013: 3rd; 2014: 1st, 2015: 1st, 2016: 2nd, freshmen class ranked No. 1 seven times and No. 2 twice. 2017: 5th; 2018: 2nd; 2019” 3rd). Six join the Gators’ 2019 team, which is the biggest addition since the The first eight Florida opponents rank among the preseason top 2005 Florida team also added six freshmen. 20, including home dates versus No. 7 Georgia (Feb. 22), No. 10 Kentucky (Jan. 25) and No. 14 Auburn (Feb. 8). The Gators face Two bring U.S. National Team credentials, including current U.S. Senior half of the top six preseason teams on the road – No. 2 National Team member Trinity Thomas. In September, Thomas Oklahoma (Feb. 1), No. 4 LSU (Jan. 18) and No. 6 Alabama became the fourth gymnast on a collegiate roster (and first since 2011) (Feb. 15). Other preseason ranked Gator opponents include at to earn an international medal when the U.S. took team gold at the 2018 No. 12 Arkansas (March 1) and the 2019 season opens Jan. 11 Senior Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru. Leah Clapper and with a home meet versus No. 19 Missouri. Sydney Johnson-Sharpf also have competed at U.S. Championship events. Johnson-Sharpf, a member of the 2015-16 U.S. Senior National Florida in the 2019 Rankings Team, represented the U.S. at two international assignments. Date Team V UB BB FX Preseason (vote) 3 Three newcomers – Nya Reed, Savannah Schoenherr and Halley Jan. 7 did not compete Taylor - all advanced to Junior Olympic Level 10 Nationals. In their final J.O.s in 2018, Schoenherr won bars (also all-around runner-up), Reed Jan. 14 3 T17 1 2 2 was fourth in vault and floor and Taylor was eighth in the all-around. Jan. 21 Clapper also competed at the 2018 J.O.s, taking ninth in the Senior D Jan. 28 all-around. Feb. 4
Feb. 11 Did You Know… Feb. 18 Every Gator gymnast has a “Gator Chomp” Feb. 25 choreographed into her floor exercise routine. March 4 March 11 All-American Colleen Johnson was the first to “chomp” in her 1994 floor routine. It has been a part of all Gator floor March 18 routines since 1995. Denotes RQS
Gator Gymnastics Meet Notes NATIONAL TEAM CONNECTIONS SEC G YMNAST OF THE WEEK Eight members of the Gator gymnastics team have been a part of their A pair of Gators earned Southeastern Conference weekly gymnastics awards on national teams. Jan. 15. Senior Alicia Boren is the SEC Gymnast of the Week and Trinity Thomas is the co-SEC Freshman of the Week. U.S. National Team Four current Gators were part of U.S. gold medal teams in Pan Am Boren claims the third SEC Gymnast of the Week honor of her career and first since 2017. Thomas is a member of Florida’s top-ranked freshman class. Games competition. Sophomore Megan Skaggs joined juniors Rachel Gowey and Amelia Hundley on the 2015 Pan Am team. Gowey also Boren’s Performance: won Pan Am gold for the uneven bars. Gowey, part of the 2016-17, Opened season with 39.575 – equaling Florida’s all-time high total in a 2014-15, 2013-14 U.S. Senior National Teams, was also part of the season opener for second consecutive season. That total was top for SEC 2014 Jesolo Trophy gold medal team. Hundley (2016-17, 2015-16, gymnast last weekend 2014-15 U.S. Senior National team member) was part of the 2014 Pan All-around win was 12th as a Gator Am gold medal team and took silver on floor and bronze on bars at the Shared wins for vault (9.875), balance beam (9.90) and floor exercise 2015 event. (9.925). 9.925 equals the highest floor mark for a Gator in a season opener. Of the seven gymnasts on that list, Boren is the only repeat. She also opened the Freshman Trinity Thomas is the fourth gymnast on a collegiate roster 2018 season with a 9.925 floor win at West Virginia. (and first since 2011) to earn an international medal when U.S. took Her four event wins brings her one away from become 15th Gator with 40 team gold at 2018 Senior Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru, or more career individual event titles in September. She was runner-up in all-around and uneven bars at the event. Thomas is the only member of the 2018-19 U.S. Senior Thomas’ Collegiate Debut: National Team on a 2019 collegiate roster. She competed at the 2016 Runner-up in season opener at 39.475 – which is highest ever for a Gator and 2017 Jesolo Trophy event and was the U.S. representative in the making all-around debut in season opener 2018 Tokyo World Cup, taking second in the all-around. Won uneven bars at 9.95 – second-highest bars mark for a Gator in a season opener Sophomore Alyssa Baumann was part of the U.S.’s gold medal team at Also took third on floor (9.90) the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, China. The three-time U.S. No. 1 in the nation’s bars rankings and No. T13 on floor Three-time U.S. Senior National Team member. Only member of current Senior Team member also competed on the U.S. gold-medal teams at U.S. Team that is also on a 2019 collegiate roster the 2014 and 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy events. Gowey joined her on the 2014 roster for the Jesolo event. She took second on beam on both Florida’s 2019 SEC Honorees trips to Jesolo, Italy. Week SEC Gymnast SEC Specialist SEC Freshman 1* Sarah Finnegan, LSU Britney Ward, MU Rachael Lukacs, UGA Sophomore Jazmyn Foberg, a 2015-16 and 2014-15 U.S. Junior 2 Alicia Boren, UF Abby Milliet, AU Trinity Thomas, UF National Team member, competed in the 2015 Jesolo Trophy junior Derrian Gobourne, AU division and also competed in that year’s International Junior Japan *UF did not compete the weekend of Jan. 4-6 meet. She was third in all-around at Jesolo Trophy and second in Japan. MORE GATOR NOTES Freshmen Sydney Johnson-Scharpf, a member of the 2015-16 U.S. Senior National Team, competed in two 2016 international assignments Florida Sets Home Attendance Record in 2018 – Jesolo Trophy and Reykjavik International Games. The Gators’ 2018 season – which included a pair of sellouts - set a school-record average of 8,304 per meet. Florida’s attendance ranked Canada No. 5 among the nation’s collegiate gymnastics teams. Maegan Chant competed at the 2013 and 2014 World Championships for her native Canada. She also was part of Canada’s fifth-place team at That average stood No. 9 among 2017-18 NCAA women’s basketball, the 2014 Pan American Games. gymnastics and volleyball programs. Half of the top-10 season averages from those three sports come from gymnastics programs. FLORIDA vs. LSU RIVALRY Heating up more than the Florida sunshine or a plate of Cajun jambalaya is the Florida-LSU gymnastics rivalry.
Of the last 20 meetings, less than a half a point decided 17 contests, including twice in 2018: LSU 0.125 win at Florida UF 0.0125 margin in NCAA Super Six
Friday is the 21st time both teams bring top-10 rankings into a meet. Three of the last six UF-LSU duals were the nation’s top meet of the weekend 2017 - No. 2 UF at No. 3 LSU (LSU win) 2015 - No. 2 UF at No. 3 LSU (LSU win) 2014 – No. 2 UF vs No. 3 LSU (UF win)
Each of the last four regular-season dual meet wins went to the Tigers. Florida 2017-18 NCAA Women’s Sports Attendance Leader last won a dual meet in Baton Rouge in 2011. # School Avg Sport # School Avg Sport 1 Utah 15,139 GYM 6 UConn 10.026 WBB The meet is a big draw, as three of Florida’s top seven attendance totals and two 2 South Carolina 13,239 WBB 7 Iowa State 9,870 WBB of LSU’s top six were UF-LSU duals. 3 LSU 12,009 GYM 8 Tennessee 8,778 WBB 4 Alabama 11,013 GYM 9 Florida 8,304 GYM 5 Georgia 10,102 GYM 10 Nebraska 8,202 VB Gator Gymnastics Meet Notes
Did You Know… Alicia Boren One Win Away from 40 Career Wins • The average height for the Gators is 5-3. Senior Alicia Boren is one win away from becoming the 15th Gator with • Sierra Alexander is 5-7, the tallest Gator since the 2007 roster had a 40 or more career event titles. pair of 5-8 gymnasts – Breanne King and Chantelle Tousek. • Alyssa Baumann is the third Gator to be a part of a medal-winning Gators with 40 or More Career Event Titles U.S. World Championship team. Baumann was part of the 2014 gold Name FR SOPH JR SR Total medal team. Mackenzie Caquatto and Bridget Sloan were both part of Bridget Sloan (2013-16) 22 34 12 27 95 the 2010 U.S. team that took silver. Elfi Schlegel (1983-86) 36 24 17 13 90 • Alicia Boren won four consecutive Junior Olympic Level 10 all-around Melissa Miller (1986-89) 13 17 38 18 86 titles (2015, 2014, 2013, 2012). Kytra Hunter (2012-15) 21 18 20 24 83 • Maegan Chant got her dog Charlie when she was 12. He dad said if Kristen Guise (1993-96) 1 20 24 33 78 Alex McMurtry (2015-18) 8 16 24 27 75 she finished in the top three in the 2010 Elite Canada all-around, she Ashanée Dickerson (2010-13) 23 22 13 9 67 could get a dog. She took second. Ann Woods (1980-82) 22 24 20 66 • Amanda Cheney started gymnastics at age six. She was involved in Corey Hartung (2006-09) 14 12 21 10 57 dance but couldn’t suppress the desire to do cartwheels. She asked her Chrissy Van Fleet (1997-00) 6 10 18 21 55 mother if she could try gymnastics. Ashley Reed (2005-08) 10 7 18 11 46 • Leah Clapper and her younger sister, Lily, have a food blog – Zest & Lynn McDonnell (1981-84) 20 9 14 1 44 Finesse Melanie Sinclair (2007-09) 11 16 14 41 • Jazmyn Foberg is one of two on the 2019 Gator team to graduate Amanda Castillo (2007-10) 14 18 2 6 40 high school a year early to start college. Trinity Thomas also finished Alicia Boren (2016-present) 7 13 15 4 39 high school in three years to join the 2019 Gator team. • Rachel Gowey learned a bit more than how to become an elite gymnast while she trained at Chow’s Gymnastics. Liang Chow also 2019 Gator Event Winners taught her to count to five in Chinese. AA V UB BB FX Alicia Boren (4) • Amelia Hundley’s family owns a dance studio and she’s taken classes 39.575 (1-11) 9.875 (1-11) 9.90 (1-11) 9.925 (1-11) for a variety of types of dance. Her favorite? Tap. • Sydney Johnson-Scharpf is the only child of Brandy Johnson Rachel Gowey (1) 9.90 (1-11) (member of 1988 U.S. Olympic team) and competitive water skier, now movie/television stunt man Bill Scharpf Nya Reed (1) • Nya Reed claimed 10 Virginia Level 10 titles since 2013 (2018 all- 9.925 (1-11) around, beam, floor; 2017 vault, beam, floor; 2014 vault; 2013 all- Trinity Thomas (1) around, bars, floor) 9.95 • Savannah Schoenherr already has four 10.0s – earned in Georgia High School Association (GHSA) competition. She swept the five event titles at the 2019 GHSA State Championships, including scoring her final 10.0 to claim the floor title. Florida in the National Rankings (by RQS as of Jan. 14, 2019) • Megan Skaggs is one of three Gators on the 2015 Pan American Team Games gold medal team. Rachel Gowey and Amelia Hundley also were 3. 197.30 All-Around on that team. 8. Alicia Boren 39.535 • Halley Taylor is a fourth generation Gator. She’s been coming to Vault Gator football and gymnastics events since she was a child. T17. 48.925 • Trinity Thomas helped the U.S. win the 2018 Senior Pan American 11. Alicia Boren 9.875 Gymnastics Championships gold in Peru in September (also claimed silver on bars and all-around). Thomas is believed to be the fourth Uneven Bars gymnast to earn an international medal while also on a NCAA team 1. 49.500 roster. She’s the first since Jessie Deziel (Nebraska/2011 Pan Am gold). 1. Trinity Thomas 9.95 T3 Megan Skaggs 9.925 Others include Alicia Sacramone (Brown/2006-silver & 2007-gold World T16 Alicia Boren 9.875 Championships) and Kelly Garrison-Steves (Oklahoma/1987 Pan Am T16 Savannah Schoenherr 9.875 Games gold). Balance Beam 2. 49.400 Smart Gators T6 Alicia Boren 9.900 Seven Gators earned National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics T6 Rachel Gowey 9.900 Coaches (NACGC) Scholastic All-America honors in 2018. To qualify, a T15 Leah Clapper 9.875 cumulative grade point average of 3.50 is required. T15 Megan Skaggs 9.875
Sierra Alexander Amanda Cheney Megan Skaggs Floor Exercise Alyssa Baumann Jazmyn Foberg 2. 49.475 T6. Alicia Boren 9.925 Maegan Chant Rachel Gowey T6 Nya Reed 9.925 T13 Trinity Thomas 9.900 This team is regularly among the GPA leaders among Gator squads. T24 Rachel Gowey 9.875 Here’s the team’s GPA for the last five semesters:
Fall 2019 3.61 Spring 2018 3.53 Fall 2017 3.58 Spring 2017 3.51 Fall 2016 3.40
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Gators Lineup Notes Additions for 2020 Season Quick hits on each Gator who has competed in 2019. Florida signed three-time Junior Olympic Level 10 champion Payton Richards in the November signing period. Vault Alexander In first vault since tearing left Achilles in Jan. 31, Payton Richards – Mokena, Ill. @paytonrichardss 2018 practice, turned in 9.775 versus Missouri Boren Shared season-opening win at 9.875 Three top-four individual finishes in 2018 Junior Olympic Level 10 Earned vault All-America honors at last two NCAA Senior D Championships – floor exercise (tied for third), all-around Championships competitions (4th) and uneven bars (T4th) Gowey 9.725 led off season-opener lineup Shared 2017 JO Level 10 Senior A beam title. Also shared second in Reed 9.775 in debut versus Missouri all-around and runner-up on bars Schoenherr 9.45 in debut versus Missouri 2016 JO Level 10 Junior E all-around co-champion and claimed Thomas 9.775 in debut versus Missouri beam title. Also shared third on vault Three-time member of U.S. Senior National Team. 2018 and 2017 Region 5 Level 10 balance beam champion and all- Graduated a year early from high school to enroll at around runner-up in both meets. Also 2016 Region 5 Junior all- UF in summer of 2018. around champion Bars 2018, 2017, 2016 Region 5 All-Star Team Boren Led off lineup at season opener with a 9.875 2017 Metroplex Challenge beam champion. All-around runner-up Gowey 9.825 in season opener versus Missouri and shared second on vault Earned All-America honors at 2018 NCAAs 2018 Illinois Level 10 all-around, vault, bars, beam champion. Hundley 9.875 in season opener versus Missouri Claimed 2017 state titles for all-around, vault and bars Earned All-America honors at 2018 NCAAs Member of Aerials Gymnastics Club in Downers Grove, Ill., and is Schoenherr 9.875 in debut versus Missouri coached by Don and Patrice McPherson 2018 Junior Olympics bars champion Skaggs Anchored season opening lineup with a collegiate best 9.925 Thomas 9.95 versus Missouri is second-highest debut bars Vault Numbers score in Florida history Returning this season is the requirement that the number of the vault the Runner-up in 2018 Senior Pan Am Games bars gymnast will perform must show on the flash unit at the beginning of the
Beam runway. Boren Shared win in season opener at 9.90 Clapper In collegiate debut, anchored lineup with a 9.875 Look for these numbers for possible vaults performed by the Gators in Gowey Shared win in season opener at 9.90 2019: 2018 All-American at 2018 NCAA Championships Hundley 9.85 in season-opening lineup Vault Max Vault Skaggs Led off season opening lineup with a 9.875 Possible Gator performers Thomas 9.85 in debut versus Missouri Value # Yurchenko layout with full twist 9.95 3.20 Floor Alexander, Baumann, Cheney, Foberg, Gowey, Boren Shared win in season-opener at 9.925 to equal Hundley, Johnson-Scharpf, Reed, Skaggs, Taylor UF’s highest floor score in a season opener Earned All-America floor honors in 2018 Yurchenko layout with 1.5 twist 10.0 3.22 Gowey Anchored season-opener lineup by equaling Alexander, Baumann, Boren, Hundley, Reed, collegiate best of 9.875 Schoenherr, Thomas Hundley Led off season opener lineup with a 9.85 Front handspring pike-front half twist 10.0 1.19 Johnson- 9.75 in debut versus Missouri Chant Scharpf Reed Shared win in season-opener at 9.925 to equal Tsukahara layout with full twist 10.0 2.316 UF’s highest floor score in a season opener Chant Thomas 9.90 in debut versus Missouri
All-Around Nation’s Top 10 Team Scores of 2019 Boren Opened season with 39.575 – equaling Florida’s Score School Site Opponent Date all-time high total in a season opener for second 198.050 Oklahoma A Arkansas 1-5-19 consecutive year 197.825 Oklahoma H Georgia 1-11-19 Win was 12th as a Gator 197.700 UCLA A Collegiate Challenge 1-12-19 All-around All-America at 2018 & 2017 NCAAs 197.300 Florida H Missouri 1-11-19 Jan. 15 SEC Gymnast of the Week (3rd such 197.250 UCLA H Nebraska 1-4-19 honor of career) 197.250 Utah A BYU 1-11-19 Gowey In season opener, third in all-around at 39.325 197.175 Utah H Penn State 1-5-19 Thomas Runner-up in season opener at 39.475 – which is 196.775 LSU H California 1-4-19 highest ever for a Gator making all-around debut 196.700 Auburn H LSU 1-11-19 in season opener 196.600 Georgia H Ohio State 1-5-19 Jan. 15 SEC co-SEC Freshman of the Week Nation’s 10.0 Marks of 2019 Evnt Score Date Gymnast School Site Opponent V 10.00 1/5/2019 Maggie Nichols Oklahoma A Arkansas UB 10.00 1/12/2019 Kyla Ross UCLA A Collegiate Challenge BB FX 10.00 1/12/2018 Katelyn Ohashi UCLA H Oregon State
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WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2019? All-Around Beam: Florida returns two who earned All-America honors in NCAA competition Florida ranked among the top four in seven of the 12 ranking reports of - Alicia Boren (2017, 2018) and Amelia Hundley (2017). 2018. Its 49.675 school-record beam total came versus Oklahoma.
Boren’s 11 all-around victories is No. 11 on the Gators Career chart. She Florida returns three with beam wins in 2018, including Southeastern led the Gators in 2018 with six all-around victories and was the Conference champion Alyssa Baumann. Alicia Boren won twice, Southeastern Conference Championships’ runner-up. Baumann three times and Rachel Gowey shared the 2018 team high of four wins with then senior Alex McMurtry. Gowey earned beam All- Boren is one of three on Florida’s 2019 roster with collegiate all-around America honors at the NCAA Championships. wins. Juniors Amelia Hundley (2) and Rachel Gowey (1) both claimed all-around wins as freshmen. Several freshmen could claim beam spots, including Leah Clapper, Sydney Johnson-Scharpf, Savannah Schoenherr, Halley Taylor and Two Gator sophomores – Jazmyn Foberg and Megan Skaggs – Trinity Thomas. Options abound on this event for the 2019 Gators. competed in at least one all-around in 2018. Gator returners from 2018 NCAA Championships (beam lineup): Several freshmen are training all events. Two freshmen with recent all- around accolades are Savannah Schoenherr and Trinity Thomas. Name Baumann Boren Gowey Hundley Skaggs Schoenherr took second in 2018 Junior Olympic National Level 10 all- 2018 Best 9.975 9.925 9.95 9.90 9.90 around. At the 2018 U.S. Championships, Thomas took eighth in the all- around to earn her third consecutive U.S. Senior National Team berth. Floor: She was part of the U.S.’s gold-medal team at the 2018 Senior Pan Florida stood among the nation’s top five for each of the final seven American Championships, where she took second in the all-around. 2018 floor ranking reports.
Gator returners from 2018 NCAA Championships (all-arounders): UF’s 2018 season high of 49.625 came in the Alabama dual meet and included a 10.0 floor mark by then senior Kennedy Baker. Name Boren Hundley 2018 Best 39.60 39.475 For the second consecutive year, Alicia Boren won five floor titles. Among her 2018 wins was the Southeastern Conference floor title. She Vault: equaled her collegiate-best of 9.95 three times as a junior. Boren earned All-America honors with her 9.90 in the NCAA Semifinals. Florida ranked among the nation’s top three on vault in the final nine ranking reports of 2018 and set its season-high of 49.525 in the Gators Two Gators turned in their season floor bests in 2018 NCAA Link to Pink meet versus Arkansas. Florida’s 49.4875 vault total led both competition. Alyssa Baumann earned All-American honors with her 2018 NCAA semifinal sessions. 9.95 floor routine in 2018 NCAA semifinal competition and matched her
collegiate-best mark in the NCAA Super Six team final. Amelia Hundley Four return from Florida’s vaulting lineup in the 2018 NCAA Super Six, anchored the Super Six floor lineup with a season-best 9.925. but Foberg is sidelined due to elbow surgery.
Several freshmen bring big skills, including double layouts by Nya Reed, Boren performs a Yurchenko one and half (10.0 start value) and seven Halley Taylor and Trinity Thomas. Sydney Johnson-Scharpf and other Gators (Sierra Alexander, Alyssa Baumann, Amelia Hundley, Savannah Schoenherr also have E-level passes in their floor Nya Reed, Savannah Schoenherr, Megan Skaggs, Trinity Thomas) repertoires. could compete the same vault in 2018. Maegan Chant also trains two different 10.0 value vaults – a Tsukahara layout with a full twist and front Gator returners from 2018 NCAA Championships (floor lineup): handspring pike-front half.
Name Baumann Boren Gowey Hundley Gator returners from 2018 NCAA Championships (vault lineup): 2018 Best 9.95 9.95 9.875 9.925
Name Boren Foberg Hundley Skaggs 2018 Best 9.95 9.90 9.90 9.825 2018 GATOR STATISTICAL LEADERS Team Total 198.15` 1-26-18 All-Around Bars: Alex McMurtry 39.825* 3-8-18
Florida ranked third on bars for the final five ranking reports of 2018. The Vault season best of 49.575 came in the regular-season finale versus Team 49.525 2-23-18 Alex McMurtry 10.0* 1-26-18 Nebraska. Uneven Bars Two returners earned All-America bars honors at the NCAA Team 49.575 3-9-18 Alex McMurtry 9.975 Five times Championships – Rachel Gowey and Amelia Hundley. Gowey won two bars titles in 2018 and Hundley posted six top-three bars finishes. Balance Beam Team 49.675* 1-26-18 Alex McMurtry 10.0* 1-26-18
Freshman Savannah Schoenherr won the 2018 Junior Olympics Level Floor Exercise 10 bars title. At the September 2018 Senior Pan American Games, Team 49.625 2-9-18 Kennedy Baker 10.0* 2-9-18 Trinity Thomas was runner-up on bars. *-School record Gator returners from 2018 NCAA Championships (bar lineup):
Name Boren Foberg Gowey Hundley Skaggs 2018 Best 9.925 9.95 9.925 9.925 9.90
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Meet 1 Preseason No. 3 Florida vs No. 11 All-Time Top Gator Gymnastics Home Crowds (6,000 or above) Missouri Jan. 11, 2019 Crowd Opponent Date 10,855 Georgia 1/18/2008 Stephen C. O’Connell Center at the Exactech 10,651 Alabama 2/10/1989 Arena / Gainesville, Fla. 10,013 Georgia 1/24/2014 9,661 LSU (sellout) 1/12/2018 Gator gymnastics opened season and Southeastern Conference action with a 197.30- 9,652 Oklahoma (sellout) 1/26/2018 196.450 win over Missouri Friday evening in front of an enthusiastic Exactech Arena at the 9,198 Gators Link to Pink vs. LSU 1/29/2010 Stephen C. O’Connell Center crowd. 9,197 Gators Link to Pink vs. LSU 2/21/2014 9,108 Gators Link to Pink vs. Auburn 1/27/2017 The attendance of 8,446 is the second-highest season opening crowd for the Gator program. 8,867 Alabama 1/29/2016 8,446 Missouri 1/11/2019 TONIGHT’S MEET 8,355 Georgia 2/10/2017 Many teams around the nation opened the 2019 campaign last weekend. The Gators 8,338 Georgia 1/27/2006 performance Friday looked as if they already were a few meets into their schedule, as their 8,321 Gators Link to Pink vs. Arkansas 2/23/2018 197.30 is the program’s all-time season-opening high. It is also the second-highest opening 8,272 Gators Link to Pink vs. NC St & PSU 1/28/2011 total in the nation for 2019. 8,236 Alabama 2/9/2018 8,159 Gators Link to Pink vs. Auburn 1/25/2013 Florida won at least a share of each of the evening’s event titles. Senior Alicia Boren’s four 8,119 Super Six Challenge 1/7/2005 titles includes matching her Gator all-time season-high all-around total of 39.575 for the 8,112 Gators Link to Pink vs. LSU 2/10/2012 second consecutive year. Boren shared three event titles. Freshman Nya Reed and Boren 8,074 Alabama 2/8/2013 tied for the floor title (9.925). Boren and junior All-American Rachel Gowey each turned in 8,019 Gators Link to Pink vs. Kentucky 1/30/2009 the high beam mark of 9.90. Boren and Missouri’s Hannah McCrary shared the vault win 7,683 Kentucky 1/13/2017 (9.875). 7,621 Gators Link to Pink vs Arkansas 2/12/2016 7,486 NCAA Gymnastics Championships 4/19/1986 Freshman Trinity Thomas’ 9.95 took the uneven bars win. Thomas also took second with 7,329 NCAA Gymnastics Championships 4/18/1986 the fourth-highest total (39.475) for a Gator making her all-around debut. 7,260 Oklahoma 1/31/2014 7,129 LSU 2/26/2016 Five from Florida’s top-ranked freshmen class made their collegiate debuts tonight. In 7,137 NCAA Gainesville Regional Championships 4/6/2013 addition to Reed and Thomas, Leah Clapper, Sydney Johnson-Scharpf and Savannah 7,116 Georgia 1/30/2015 Schoenherr each turned in some solid routines Friday. 7,047 Alabama 2/20/2009 7,039 North Carolina 3/11/2016 GATOR PERFORMANCE NOTES: 6,789 Arizona State & Auburn 1/27/1989 Florida’s 197.30 is its all-time season opener high. The previous high of 6,783 Alabama 2/4/2011 197.125 came in a 2008 home dual versus Illinois-Chicago. 6,754 Auburn 1/16/2015 th th Boren claimed her 12 all-around win tonight. She is the 11 Gator in the 6,742 Arizona State, Arizona, LSU 2/8/1985 program’s 47-year history with a dozen or more all-around victories. 6,718 NCAA Gymnastics Champ. (Super Six) 4/18/1997 Thomas’ 9.95 is the second-highest season-opening bars mark in Florida 6,705 Gators Link to Pink vs. LSU 2/15/2008 history. All-American Melanie Sinclair opened the 2007 season with a 9.975 at 6,617 Gators Link to Pink vs. Kentucky 2/27/2015 the Super Six Challenge in Fayetteville, Ark. 6,516 Georgia 1/22/1994 Two Gators –Reed and Boren – equaled the Gators’ all-time season-opening 6,511 UCLA 1/15/2016 floor mark (9.925). Of the seven gymnasts on that list, Boren is the only repeat. 6,421 Georgia 2/19/2010 She also opened the 2018 season with a 9.925 floor win at West Virginia. 6,304 Missouri 2/24/2017 Florida’s 49.50 is the nation’s highest season opening uneven bars total of 6,198 Arkansas, Bridgeport, Maryland 1/27/2012 2019. 6,135 Super Six Challenge–UGA, UA, LSU, UCLA, PSU 1/11/2002 6,134 Georgia 2/24/2012 SIDELINED GATORS: 6,124 Arkansas 2/14/2014 A pair of Gator sophomores cheered from the sidelines Friday due to injury. All-American 6,123 Penn State 3/7/1981 Alyssa Baumann’s fall during Thursday’s bars training resulted in her being transported to 6,096 Georgia 1/12/1996 Shands Hospital for a precautionary evaluation. She will return to training and competition 6,074 Alabama 1/19/2007 this season. 6,044 Alabama 1/22/1983 6,001 Auburn 2/18/2011 Jazmyn Foberg underwent elbow surgery in the fall. If her recovery goes well, she could return to competition late in the 2019 schedule.
HEAR FROM THE GATORS: Opening Statement: “Wow. I told the team at the end of the competition that they were super normal tonight – which is the best compliment I can give them. What they did out on the competition floor today was what we had been training in the gym. I know this team was itching and ready to go after starting one week after most of the teams. After this meet, it should continue. If this is what jitters look like first meet out, then it is going to be a spectacular year. Each team is memorable and this season is no different than any other.”
“We are going to go back and pick apart this meet, but today we are going to enjoy the moment and enjoy this win. We are going to celebrate this evening with lots of new people on this team. I am so thankful they all came together and had each other’s backs tonight.” – Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland Vault Bars Beam Floor AA Sierra Alexander 9.775 Alicia Boren 9.875 9.875 9.900 9.925 39.575 Leah Clapper 9.875 Rachel Gowey 9.725 9.825 9.900 9.875 39.325 Amelia Hundley 9.875 9.850 9.850 Sydney Johnson-Scharpf 9.750 Nya Reed 9.775 9.925 Savannah Schoenherr 9.450 9.875 Megan Skaggs 9.925 9.875 Trinity Thomas 9.775 9.950 9.850 9.900 39.475 Team Totals 48.925 49.500 49.400 49.475 197.300 2019 GATOR GYMNASTICS TEAM RESULTS
Overall: 1-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Regular Season: 1-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 SEC: 1-0
Date Opponent Site W/L Opponent UF Score Attendance 1/11 Missouri Gainesville, Fla. W 196.450 197.300 8,446 Baton Rouge, 1/18 Louisiana State La. 1/25 Kentucky Gainesville, Fla. 2/1 Oklahoma Stillwater, Okla. Gators Link to Pink vs Gainesville, Fla. 2/8 Auburn 2/15 Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2/22 Georgia Gainesville, Fla. 3/1 Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 3/8 Penn State Gainesville, Fla. 3/23 SEC Championships New Orleans, La. 4/5 NCAA Regional TBA 4/6 NCAA Regional Final 4/19 NCAA Semifinal Ft. Worth, Texas 4/20 NCAA Team Final Ft. Worth, Texas
2018 Florida Event Scores - Meet-by-Meet Date Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor Total 1/11 Missouri 48.925 49.500 49.400 49.475 197.300 1/18 Louisiana State 1/25Kentucky 2/1Oklahoma 2/8 Gators Link to Pink vs Auburn 2/15 Alabama 2/22Georgia 3/1Arkansas 3/8 Penn State 3/23SEC Championships 4/5NCAA Regional 4/6NCAA Regional Final 4/19NCAA Semifinal 4/20NCAA Team Final
Underline denotes season best
Florida Top Event Scores of 2019 Total: Vault: Uneven Bars: Balance Beam: Floor Exercise: 197.30 (1-11-19) 48.925 (1-11-19) 49.50 (1-11-19) 49.40 (1-11-19) 49.475 (1-11-19)
All-Around: 9.875, Alicia Boren 9.95, Trinity 9.90, Alicia Boren 9.925, Alicia Boren 39.575, Alicia (1-11-19) Thomas (1-11-19) (1-11-19) & Rachel (1-11-19) & Nya Boren (1-11-19) Gowey (1-11-19) Reed (1-11-19)
*-UF record
2019 GATOR GYMNASTICS SEASON BESTS
Sierra Alexander Alyssa Baumann Vault 9.775 1-11-19 Vault Uneven Bars Uneven Bars Balance Beam Balance Beam Floor Exercise Floor Exercise All-Around All-Around
Alicia Boren Maegan Chant Vault 9.875 1-11-19 Vault Uneven Bars 9.875 1-11-19 Uneven Bars Balance Beam 9.900 1-11-19 Balance Beam Floor Exercise 9.925 1-11-19 Floor Exercise All-Around 39.575 1-11-19 All-Around
Amanda Cheney Leah Clapper Vault Vault Uneven Bars Uneven Bars Balance Beam Balance Beam 9.875# 1-11-19 Floor Exercise Floor Exercise All-Around All-Around
Jazmyn Foberg Rachel Gowey Vault Vault 9.725 1-11-19 Uneven Bars Uneven Bars 9.825 1-11-19 Balance Beam Balance Beam 9.900 1-11-19 Floor Exercise Floor Exercise 9.875# 1-11-19 All-Around All-Around 39.325 1-11-19
Amelia Hundley Sydney Johnson-Scharpf Vault Vault Uneven Bars 9.875 1-11-19 Uneven Bars Balance Beam 9.850 1-11-19 Balance Beam Floor Exercise 9.850 1-11-19 Floor Exercise 9.750# 1-11-19 All-Around All-Around
Nya Reed Savannah Schoenherr Vault 9.775# 1-11-19 Vault 9.450# 1-11-19 Uneven Bars Uneven Bars 9.875# 1-11-19 Balance Beam Balance Beam Floor Exercise 9.925# 1-11-19 Floor Exercise All-Around All-Around
Megan Skaggs Halley Taylor Vault Vault Uneven Bars 9.925# 1-11-19 Uneven Bars Balance Beam 9.875 1-11-19 Balance Beam Floor Exercise Floor Exercise All-Around All-Around
Trinity Thomas Vault 9.775# 1-11-19 Uneven Bars 9.950# 1-11-19 Balance Beam 9.850# 1-11-19 Floor Exercise 9.900# 1-11-19 All-Around 39.475# 1-11-19
# - personal collegiate-best * - UF record
2019 GATOR PERFORMANCE CHARTS
Sierra Alexander Amanda Cheney Date V UB BB FX AA Date V UB BB FX AA 1/11 9.725 1/11 DNC 1/18 1/18 1/25 1/25 2/1 2/1 2/8 2/8 2/15 2/15 2/22 2/22 3/1 3/1 3/8 3/8 3/23 3/23 4/5 4/5 4/6 4/6 4/19 4/19 4/20 4/20
Alyssa Baumann Leah Clapper Date V UB BB FX AA Date V UB BB FX AA 1/11 INJ 1/11 9.875 (3) 1/18 1/18 1/25 1/25 2/1 2/1 2/8 2/8 2/15 2/15 2/22 2/22 3/1 3/1 3/8 3/8 3/23 3/23 4/5 4/5 4/6 4/6 4/19 4/19 4/20 4/20
Alicia Boren Jazmyn Foberg Date V UB BB FX AA Date V UB BB FX AA 1/11 9.875 (1) 9.875 (3) 9.90 (1) 9.925 (1) 39.575 (1) 1/11 INJ 1/18 1/18 1/25 1/25 2/1 2/1 2/8 2/8 2/15 2/15 2/22 2/22 3/1 3/1 3/8 3/8 3/23 3/23 4/5 4/5 4/6 4/6 4/19 4/19 4/20 4/20
Maegan Chant Rachel Gowey Date V UB BB FX AA Date V UB BB FX AA 1/11 DNC 1/11 9.725 9.825 9.90 (1) 9.875 39.325 (3) 1/18 1/18 1/25 1/25 2/1 2/1 2/8 2/8 2/15 2/15 2/22 2/22 3/1 3/1 3/8 3/8 3/23 3/23 4/5 4/5 4/6 4/6 4/19 4/19 4/20 4/20
Amelia Hundley Megan Skaggs Date V UB BB FX AA Date V UB BB FX AA 1/11 9.875 (3) 9.85 9.85 1/11 9.925 (2) 9.875 (3) 1/18 1/18 1/25 1/25 2/1 2/1 2/8 2/8 2/15 2/15 2/22 2/22 3/1 3/1 3/8 3/8 3/23 3/23 4/5 4/5 4/6 4/6 4/19 4/19 4/20 4/20
Sydney Johnson-Scharpf Halley Taylor Date V UB BB FX AA Date V UB BB FX AA 1/11 9.75 1/11 DNC 1/18 1/11 1/25 1/18 2/1 1/25 2/8 2/1 2/15 2/8 2/22 2/15 3/1 2/22 3/8 3/1 3/23 3/8 4/5 3/23 4/6 4/5 4/19 4/6 4/20 4/19 4/20 Nya Reed Date V UB BB FX AA Trinity Thomas 1/11 9.775 9.925 (1) Date V UB BB FX AA 1/18 1/11 9.775 9.95 (1) 9.85 9.90 (3) 39.475 (1) 1/25 1/18 2/1 1/25 2/8 2/1 2/15 2/8 2/22 2/15 3/1 2/22 3/8 3/1 3/23 3/8 4/5 3/23 4/6 4/5 4/19 4/6 4/20 4/19 4/20 Savannah Schoenherr Date V UB BB FX AA 1/11 9.45 9.875 (3) 1/18 underline denotes collegiate best 1/25 ! –All-America first team 2/1 ^ - All-America second team * denotes UF record 2/8 2/15 2/22 3/1 3/8 3/23 4/5 4/6 4/19 4/20
2019 Florida Gymnastics Meet-by-Meet Lineups
Missouri @LSU @UK @Oklahom Auburn @Alabama a Vault Gowey 9.725 Alexander 9.775 Thomas 9.775 Boren 9.875 Reed 9.775 Schoenherr 9.450 48.925 Bars Boren 9.875 Gowey 9.825 Hundley 9.875 Schoenherr 9.875 Thomas 9.950 Skaggs 9.925 49.500 Beam Skaggs 9.875 Hundley 9.850 Boren 9.900 Gowey 9.900 Thomas 9.850 Clapper 9.875 49.400 Floor Hundley 9.850 Johnson-Scharp 9.750 Reed 9.925 Boren 9.925 Thomas 9.900 Gowey 9.875 49.475 197.300 @ NCAA Reg.
Georgia @Arkansa Penn State @SEC NCAA NCAA Regional Final s Regional Vault
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Statistics by Gymnast University of Florida: 2019 Season Sierra Alexander Date Team Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr H 1/11/2019 Missouri at Florida 9.775 Average 9.775 Season High 9.775 Career High 9.875
Alicia Boren Date Team Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr H 1/11/2019 Missouri at Florida 9.875 9.875 9.900 9.925 39.575 Average 9.875 9.875 9.900 9.925 39.575 Season High 9.875 9.875 9.900 9.925 39.575 Career High 9.950 9.925 9.950 9.950 39.725
Leah Clapper Date Team Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr H 1/11/2019 Missouri at Florida 9.875 Average 9.875 Season High 9.875 Career High 9.875
Rachel Gowey Date Team Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr H 1/11/2019 Missouri at Florida 9.725 9.825 9.900 9.875 39.325 Average 9.725 9.825 9.900 9.875 39.325 Season High 9.725 9.825 9.900 9.875 39.325 Career High 9.875 9.950 9.950 9.875 39.475
Amelia Hundley Date Team Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr H 1/11/2019 Missouri at Florida 9.875 9.850 9.850 Average 9.875 9.850 9.850 Season High 9.875 9.850 9.850 Career High 9.900 9.975 9.900 9.950 39.625
Sydney Johnson-Scharpf Date Team Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr H 1/11/2019 Missouri at Florida 9.750 Average 9.750 Season High 9.750 Career High 9.750
Nya Reed Date Team Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr H 1/11/2019 Missouri at Florida 9.775 9.925 Average 9.775 9.925 Season High 9.775 9.925 Career High 9.775 9.925
Scores in italic set or tied a personal record. Scores in bold set or tied a team record. Scores in light gray were exhibition.
Statistics by Gymnast University of Florida: 2019 Season Savannah Schoenherr Date Team Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr H 1/11/2019 Missouri at Florida 9.450 9.875 Average 9.450 9.875 Season High 9.450 9.875 Career High 9.450 9.875
Megan Skaggs Date Team Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr H 1/11/2019 Missouri at Florida 9.925 9.875 Average 9.925 9.875 Season High 9.925 9.875 Career High 9.825 9.925 9.900 9.925 39.375
Trinity Thomas Date Team Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr H 1/11/2019 Missouri at Florida 9.775 9.950 9.850 9.900 39.475 Average 9.775 9.950 9.850 9.900 39.475 Season High 9.775 9.950 9.850 9.900 39.475 Career High 9.775 9.950 9.850 9.900 39.475
Scores in italic set or tied a personal record. Scores in bold set or tied a team record. Scores in light gray were exhibition.