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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: CarolineF
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Remember our Meet the Freshmen post where we said this was going to be the most decorated class of Gators ever? Well, those numbers just went up again, as incoming freshman Leanne Wong just added a World AA silver and FX bronze to her medal collection! The 2023 class will be no slouch either, as…
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The athletic year has already begun, and Gator gymnasts are officially on campus and gearing up for the new season! We’ve talked a lot about this stellar class in the past as they committed, but let’s put them all together and see what their addition the team looks like in context. This may just be…
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The Olympic Trials process has concluded for all disciplines of gymnastics, and two future Gators have been named as alternates to the women’s artistic gymnastics team: incoming freshman Leanne Wong and five-star 2022 commit Kayla DiCello! Both will travel to Tokyo with the team, and though they will train separately, current USAG plans have them…
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Gator gymnastics has a long history of excellence, and this year, this decorated team may add another Olympian to their ranks. Riley McCusker, Leanne Wong, and Kayla DiCello are all set to compete at U.S. Olympic Trials this coming weekend and have a strong chance to be part of the U.S. delegation to Tokyo or…
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They knew it wouldn’t be easy, but this many setbacks could not have been anticipated. Florida started postseason very much the favorite after a dominant performance throughout regular season. However, after a loss at SEC Championships and a few injuries at Regionals, that dominance was clouded with doubt. The team felt good going into the…
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It all comes down to this – four teams, four events, one title. Florida Gymnastics qualified yesterday by the skin of their teeth, joining Michigan, Oklahoma, and Utah as the Four on the Floor competing for the national championship trophy in today’s meet. Yesterday’s meet got the job done, but it was not ideal for…
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Welcome back to Fort Worth! Last session was a rollercoaster of a meet, for sure – I’m a little exhausted, to be honest. But even though Florida isn’t competing again until tomorrow, we wanted to bring you coverage of the second session as well to give a good picture of what Florida is up against…
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Gator fans! Today’s the day, it’s finally here – it’s meet day, y’all! If you missed it earlier this week, check out our preview of the action in store for today, but here’s the TL;DR: Gator keys to success: (these might look a little familiar – they worked at regionals!) Leading after beam (and preferably…
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In spectacular fashion, though not without incident, the Gators won both their regional semifinal and the regional final in Athens to advance to NCAA Nationals, which will take place this coming weekend in Fort Worth, Texas. Semifinals was a normal meet for the Gators – steamrolling toward their goal while the drama happened outside their…
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We are back and ready to go! Thanks to all of you who tuned in with us yesterday for an exciting regional semifinal where the Gators knocked it out of the park for a massive 197.95 and NC State upset both Illinois and Central Michigan to advance to the final after being unfairly forced to…
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