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Florida junior Amanda Castillo showcases floor skills during the Gators' gymnastics fan day at the O'Connell Center on Sunday / Gator Country photo by Casey Brooke Lawson

Photos by Casey Brooke Lawson

Florida fans got their first chance to meet the 2009 Gator gymnasts at Meet the Team Day on Sunday. More than 250 fans packed into the Ted Crom Gymnastics Studio, located inside the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.

The day’s program included the Gator coaching staff speaking and UF gymnasts giving exhibition routines. The team and coaches also signed team posters following the event.

Florida is ranked No. 3 in the GymInfo preseason poll and returns three All-Americans from the squad that finished fourth in 2008 NCAA Championship Super Six competition.

Florida’s 2009 season begins Friday, Jan. 9 when No. 10 Oklahoma comes to town. Meet time is set for 7 p.m. in the O’Connell Center.

Photos by Casey Brooke Lawson

Gator Gymnastics Fan Day, 1/4/09

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Casey Brooke Lawson

Casey Brooke Lawson earned a B.S. in journalism from the University of Florida in December 2008. Lawson was born in Sarasota, Fla., but now still resides in Gainesville, Fla. Lawson picked up her first camera before she could walk, and now, 24 years later, she has made a career of her first love. She has been working as a photojournalist for eight years. She began at her high school, Sarasota High School, interned with the Gainesville Sun, Sarasota Herald Tribune, The Independent Florida Alligator and Sports Illustrated. Now, Lawson is a regularly contributing photojournalist for Gator Country. Trained in sports photography by Gator Country's own Tim Casey, sports photojournalism has become one of Lawson's favorite parts of her job.

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