Special report on the Florida Gators gymnastics team:
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Friday was a positive first step for Florida gymnastics in the new national qualification process.
Top-seeded Florida’s 197.50 was the NCAA Corvallis Regional’s top team score of Friday’s two semifinal sessions. Denver, the No. 2 seed for the Corvallis Regional, won Friday’s first semifinal at 196.975.
Now Florida is among the four-team field for Saturday’s NCAA Regional final. The top two teams Saturday advance to the NCAA Championships, set for April 19-20 in Ft. Worth, Texas.
The top two teams from each of Friday’s semifinals move ahead to Saturday’s NCAA Corvallis Regional Final.
Team
Score
Team
Score
Semi I
Denver
196.975
Semi II
Florida
197.500
Boise State
196.225
Oregon State
197.125
Florida in Friday’s Semifinal II:
Florida drew the Olympic rotation for Friday’s semifinal round. The Gators were led on vault by two equaling their collegiate bests – freshman Savannah Schoenherr won the day’s vault title at 9.90 and junior Sierra Alexander shared second (9.875).
Three Gators posted marks of 9.9 or better on the next rotation. Freshman Trinity Thomas shared the day’s uneven bars title at 9.925, while Amelia Hundley and Megan Skaggs each earned 9.90s to share fourth.
Florida equaled the meet’s team high balance beam total with its 49.50 Friday. Senior Alicia Boren equaled her collegiate best of 9.95 to share the day’s beam win. Florida’s Alyssa Baumann and Skaggs also posted beam marks of 9.90 to tie for fourth overall.
Five was enough for Florida in Friday’s floor competition. The Gators used only five gymnasts in its floor rotation to post the day’s top floor team total of 49.50 and each of those five marks ranking among Friday’s top eight floor scores with both sessions combined. Thomas shared the floor win at 9.95, while Boren and Nya Reed were among a tie for fourth at 9.90.
In the day’s all-around, Boren was third (39.475), with Skaggs (39.45) and Thomas (39.40) taking fourth and fifth, respectively.
Follow the Gators Saturday:
2019 NCAA Corvallis Regional Competition Schedule
Gill Coliseum * Corvallis, Ore.
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April 6 Final
Oregon St
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National Rank:
Florida is No. 4 in the March 25 Road to Nationals poll<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__roadtonationals.com_results_standings_season_2019_11_0_5&d=DwIFAg&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=6MG06PG_fwpe7ULfewi6NrFR2j_4ngNZtgGHhDCeRY0&m=ptucf_OI1_SAvPdBoJSRD-t620WW9CoXw43EG037n0I&s=CPXNSHdAVaJjcTs5qPvOacwqDReqyEtuAZsfvJm2Lq4&e=>.
Up Next:
Florida looks for a top-two finish in Saturday’s NCAA Corvallis Regional final to advance to the NCAA Championships, set for April 19-20 in the Fort Worth Convention Center<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ncaa.com_championships_gymnastics-2Dwomen_nc&d=DwIFAg&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=6MG06PG_fwpe7ULfewi6NrFR2j_4ngNZtgGHhDCeRY0&m=ptucf_OI1_SAvPdBoJSRD-t620WW9CoXw43EG037n0I&s=R84R_AZUUrmqmdpGz6WW5aCu0X-oejrNpKFyONulNUk&e=>.
No. 4 Florida at NCAA Corvallis Region Semifinal II
Final Team Totals
April 5, 2019 – Gill Coliseum (3,996)
Team
Vault
Bars
Beam
Floor
Total
Florida
49.075
49.425
49.500
49.500
197.500
Oregon State
49.075
49.300
49.500
49.250
197.125
Stanford
48.900
48.950
49.000
49.225
196.075
Iowa
48.600
48.025
49.000
49.150
194.775
NCAA Corvallis Region Semifinal I
Team
Vault
Bars
Beam
Floor
Total
Denver
48.950
49.325
49.475
49.225
196.975
Boise State
48.850
49.275
49.000
49.100
196.225
Washington
48.900
48.725
49.050
49.225
195.900
Southern Utah
48.575
48.850
48.850
49.075
195.350