Special report on the Florida Gators gymnastics team:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It’s another top-10 opponent for Gator gymnastics as Florida closes Southeastern Conference regular-season competition Friday at No. 10 Georgia. Friday’s meet in Stegeman Coliseum<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__georgiadogs.com_sports_2017_6_16_stegeman-2Dcoliseum-2Dgym.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Dle1t2WgveJ1yATTpA43F4iBk-y1h_n6L30BwlxmNMI&s=vHfaz4tzt8TO6bbMZsXtlOBQyCgGKM7_muWbtDPflXY&e= > is a sellout.
Florida seeks its first undefeated SEC regular-season Friday. Beginning in 1992, league scheduling included meeting all SEC teams in the regular season. Florida’s was unbeaten in the 2007 season with a 5-0-1 record.
Georgia is the Gators’ fourth top-10 opponent this season. The UF at UGA meet is one of two top-10 matchups this weekend.
How to Follow the Gators:
Follow the action live at 7 p.m. ET:
* SEC Network<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.espn.com_watch-3Fid-3Dfe257d3c-2D2d49-2D4834-2Dafa2-2D12253e7ef987&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Dle1t2WgveJ1yATTpA43F4iBk-y1h_n6L30BwlxmNMI&s=wRKYqFMRDqHR0Xxwpc-Idear2wSqchl5ZRutCvG_0Ok&e= > – Gator Great Bridget Sloan and John Roethlisberger call the action.
* Live scores
SEC Regular-Season Champs:
Florida enters Friday’s meet after clinching its second consecutive Southeastern Conference regular-season title. The Gators are undefeated in SEC action (6-0) and all other teams have at least two league losses. SEC regular-season champions began being recognized in 2017.
The Gators Last Meet:
Florida claimed the SEC regular-season title with a 198.05 – 197.45 win over then No. 8 Alabama last Friday in front of a sellout Exactech Arena crowd of 9,301. The total stands as the nation’s No. 6 total of the season and Florida owns four of the nation’s top 10 scores of 2020.
A Gator earned a perfect mark for the third consecutive meet, as senior Sierra Alexander earned a 9.95 for her soaring Yurchenko full vault (maximum value 9.95). Two Gators – Leah Clapper (beam) and Alyssa Baumann (floor) – used collegiate-best marks of near perfect 9.975 to claim event wins.. Sophomore Trinity Thomas claimed her fifth consecutive all-around win with the SEC’s leading total of the weekend (39.65).
SEC Gymnast of the Week Honors for Trinity Thomas:
After posting the league’s top all-around of the week (39.65), Gator sophomore Trinity Thomas claims her fifth consecutive SEC Gymnast of the Week<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2020_2_25_gymnastics-2Dtrinity-2Dthomas-2Dis-2Dsec-2Dgymnast-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dweek.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Dle1t2WgveJ1yATTpA43F4iBk-y1h_n6L30BwlxmNMI&s=XNsARoIKDFbyn0aTQ3VvDwssKiVXDm9fmTIzDlExEJA&e= > honor.
It is her sixth honor the season and ninth of her career.
About Georgia:
Georgia is 8-5 in 2020 and has won its last two meets (197.0750 vs Ball State 194.725, Eastern Michigan 194.70 and 197.05-196.825 at Kentucky). The 197.425 in win versus Auburn on Feb. 2 is the Gymdog’s season high. Sophomore Rachael Lukacs’ runner-up total vs LSU (39.375) leads UGA 2020 all-arounders.
Gymdog sophomore Rachel Baumann is the younger sister of Gator junior Alyssa Baumann.
National Rank:
Florida – Florida is No. 2 in the Road to Nationals<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__roadtonationals.com_results_standings_season_2020_8_0_5&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Dle1t2WgveJ1yATTpA43F4iBk-y1h_n6L30BwlxmNMI&s=lMn2DdHiX0RmZBk9KDcAJAsMY8JiDmp-KSNjDSjCeUs&e= > standings.
Georgia – The Gymdogs are No. 10 in the Road to Nationals rankings.