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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: CarolineF
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“You can expect that the Gators are out to play. We’re hungry,” Alyssa Baumann announced after the team’s annual Orange and Blue intrasquad last night, but it had already been said – the performances throughout the event said it all. From start to finish, both teams showed off the makings of an incredible season for…
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It’s official – gymnastics season is right around the corner! Tonight we’ll get our first full look at the Gator Gymnastics squad for the 2020 season, and fans should expect big things tonight. The Gators lost two gymnasts last year, which only meant four post-season routines, but they regain Jazmyn Foberg from injury and…
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The news is out! The Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) preseason poll has been released, and your Lady Gators have been ranked No. 3 for the 2020 season. The WCGA poll is different from other sports in that it only takes into account the opinions of coaches in the league. Coaches rank teams 1-36, since…
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In the gymnastics world, recruits are not starred or ranked, because each team has different needs and each recruiting landscape is different. What often distinguishes a top gymnast from a mid- or lower-tier one is whether they’re on scholarship or a walk-on. However, in some rare cases, gymnasts turn down scholarships elsewhere and choose to…
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Women’s elite competition heated up this summer as current and future NCAA stars competed at the U.S. Classic, the Pan American Games and the U.S. National Championship. Many Gator Gymnastics commits made waves at these competitions, but current Gator Trinity Thomas achieved what only a handful of women have done before her. She competed at…
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Next in our Mount Rushmore series is Gator Gymnastics. Three NCAA titles, ten conference titles, four Honda Award winners (including two two-time winners), nine individual national titles, and 460 total All-America honors are just the top highlights of the many accolades this team has achieved over the years. Part of the recipe for this incredible…
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Ready for another installment of late-night gymnastics? I am, and so are your favorite Gator gymnasts! Tonight’s competition in Corvallis will send the top two qualifiers to the national semifinal in Fort Worth, Texas in just two weeks. Florida will have some major competition, especially if last night’s scoring was any indication. Vault was very…
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If you want to watch along, here’s your link: https://pac-12.com/live/oregon-state-university-2 It’s a late night for us East Coast Gator fans, as the Gator Gymnastics team has traveled to Corvallis, Oregon for its assigned NCAA regional competition. As part of the new qualifying process, the Gators will have to place in the top…
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In what essentially became an LSU home meet, Gator Gymnastics had an incredible night at SEC Championships in New Orleans, though in the end, they finished second overall. Florida had a strong first two rotations, leading by two tenths after the first half of the meet. But after some minor issues on floor and a…
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After a fun session one where Alabama set the bar higher than expected, session two of the SEC Championship is ramping up for a 7:00 P.M. C.T. start here in New Orleans, La. More seats are starting to fill here in the Smoothie King Center, largely with purple and gold thanks to our proximity to…
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