Florida Gators gymnastics starts season ranked number 3

Special report on the Florida Gators Gymnastics:

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida is No. 3 on the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches preseason poll, released today by the NACGC.

The top five 2019 preseason poll positions mirror the 2018 NCAA Super Six team final results – No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Florida, No. 4 Louisiana State and No. 5 Utah.

Florida’s been among the nation’s preseason top five every season since 2007 (2007: 3rd; 2008: 2nd; 2009: 3rd; 2010: 4th; 2011: 3rd; 2012: 3rd, 2013: 3rd; 2014: 1st, 2015: 1st, 2016: 2nd, 2017: 5th; 2018: 2nd; 2019: 3rd).

The first eight Florida opponents rank among the preseason top 20, including home dates versus No. 7 Georgia (Feb. 22), No. 10 Kentucky (Jan. 25) and No. 14 Auburn (Feb. 8). The Gators face half of the top six preseason teams on the road – No. 2 Oklahoma (Feb. 1), No. 4 LSU (Jan. 18) and No. 6 Alabama (Feb. 15). Other preseason ranked Gator opponents include at No. 12 Arkansas (March 1) and the 2019 season opens Jan. 11 with a home meet versus No. 19 Missouri.

The Gators in 2019:
Florida returns four with 11 All-America honors earned in NCAA competition – Alyssa Baumann, Alicia Boren, Rachel Gowey and Amelia Hundley. Two of those All-Americans are also defending Southeastern Conference event champions – Baumann (balance beam) and Boren (floor exercise).

Joining the Gators are six freshmen, including current U.S. Senior National Team member Trinity Thomas. Leah Clapper and Sydney Johnson-Scharpf also competed at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, with Johnson-Scharpf earning a spot on 2015-16 U.S. Senior National Team. Nya Reed, Savannah Schoenherr and Halley Taylor all competed at the Junior Olympic Level 10 National Championships. Schoenherr finished her J.O. career by winning the 2018 J.O. uneven bars title.

Are You Ready for the 2019 Season?
Cheering the Gators is the place for Florida fans on Friday evenings. The team drew a school record average of more than 8,300 a meet last season.

Here’s information on how to secure your 2019 tickets.

2019 Gator Gymnastics Season Ticket Pricing

Season

Single Meet

Reserved Adult Tickets

$35

$8

Reserved Youth (12 & under)

$20

$8

Reserved Loge Tickets:

$100*

General Admission Adult

$20

$5

General Admission Youth (12 & under)

$5

$1

UF Students w/ Gator1 ID

Free

Season Parking (available to all reserved & general admission season ticket holders)

$25

*includes a season parking pass

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Gator Ticket Office Contact Info:

Location:

Gate 1 – Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET)

Phone:

1-800-34-GATOR

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Transfer Tickets:

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NACGC/W – 2019 Women’s Pre-Season Coaches Poll

Rank

Team

Points

First Place Votes

Date with Florida

1

UCLA

1,961

20

2

Oklahoma

1,959

25

Feb. 1 – away

3

Florida

1,946

9

4

LSU

1,891

2

Jan. 18 – away

5

Utah

1,783

6

Alabama

1,672

Feb. 15 – away

7

Georgia

1,585

1

Feb. 22 – home

8

California

1,526

9

Michigan

1,517

10

Kentucky

1,481

Jan.25 – home

11

Nebraska

1,361

12

Arkansas

1,341

March 1 – away

13

Denver

1,286

14

Auburn

1,281

Feb. 8 – home

15

Washington

1,253

16

Boise State

1,183

17

Oregon State

1,005

18

Ohio State

989

19

Missouri

912

Jan. 11 – home

20

Arizona State

862

21

Stanford

831

22

Illinois

809

23

Minnesota

798

24

BYU

749

25

North Carolina State

704

Andrew Spivey
Andrew always knew he wanted to be involved with sports in some capacity. He began by coaching high school football for six years before deciding to pursue a career in journalism. While coaching, he was a part of two state semifinal teams in the state of Alabama. Given his past coaching experience, he figured covering recruiting would be a perfect fit. He began his career as an intern for Rivals.com, covering University of Florida football recruiting. After interning with Rivals for six months, he joined the Gator Country family as a recruiting analyst. Andrew enjoys spending his free time on the golf course and watching his beloved Atlanta Braves. Follow him on Twitter at @AndrewSpiveyGC.