The Florida Gators women's gymnastics team represents the

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in the sport of

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. The team competes in Division I of the

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(NCAA) and the

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(SEC). The Gators host their home matches in the

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on the university's

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campus, and are currently led by head coach Jenny Rowland. The Gators women's gymnastics program has won nine SEC championships, and four national championships: the 1982

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national tournament and the 2013, 2014, and 2015 NCAA championships.

History

The University of Florida first fielded a women's varsity gymnastics team in the fall of 1973. Gymnastics was one of the first women's sports added at the University of Florida and achieved early success by winning the 1982

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(AIAW) championship (the AIAW was the governing body for women's college sports from 1971 to 1982). Since the NCAA assumed sponsorship for women's sports championships in 1982, Florida has advanced to the NCAA championships (top twelve) every year but one. The Gators have advanced to the "Super Six" finals of the NCAA championships nineteen times. Florida has finished twice as runner-up (1998 and 2012)Laura Owens,
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," ''The Gainesville Sun'' (April 21, 2012). Retrieved May 14, 2012. and won NCAA championships in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Ernestine Weaver was the head coach of the Gators gymnastics program from 1980 to 1992 and was responsible for much of the team's early success in AIAW, NCAA, and SEC competition. Under Weaver, the Gators won five SEC championships, the AIAW national championship in 1982, and appeared in thirteen consecutive NCAA championships; Gators gymnasts won five AIAW and NCAA individual national championships. Judi Markell succeeded Weaver as head coach in 1993 and her teams qualified for nine NCAA championships in ten seasons, including three Super Six appearances and a second-place finish in 1998; Markell's Gators won three individual national championships. The Gators were coached by

Rhonda Faehn Rhonda Faehn (born April 28, 1971) is an American college gymnastics coach and former college and elite gymnast. Faehn was the head coach of the Florida Gators women's gymnastics team of the University ...

from 2003-2015; they won four SEC championships and appeared in the NCAA championships every year, including ten Super Six appearances, a national runner-up performance in 2012, and three straight national championships from 2013-2015. The 2014 NCAA championship team scored the highest total ever at an NCAA championship with a 198.175. Faehn's Gators won nine individual national championships. Marissa King won the vault title in 2011, Kytra Hunter won the all-around and vault title in 2012 and the all-around and floor titles in 2015,

Alaina Johnson Alaina Johnson (born October 2, 1990) is an American artistic gymnast who was a member of the Florida Gators gymnastics team from 2011 to 2014. Senior career Johnson trained at Texas East Gymnastics in Tyler, Texas Tyler, officially the Cit ...

won the uneven bars title in 2013, and

Bridget Sloan Bridget Elizabeth Sloan (born June 23, 1992) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2009 world champion in the all-around, the 2009 United States national champion, and a silver medalist with the American team at the 2008 Summer Olympics i ...

won the all-around and balance beam titles in 2013 and the uneven bars title in 2014. After Faehn's resignation following the 2015 national championship, Florida hired Auburn assistant Jenny Rowland to be the new head coach. In Jenny's first year as head coach she led the Gators to their 10th SEC title and fourth in seven years.

Individual national champions

Thirteen Florida Gators gymnasts have won a total of thirty-one individual national college championships, including Ann Woods (1982 AIAW all-around, floor exercise, uneven bars), Lynn McDonnell (1982 AIAW balance beam), Maria Anz (1984 NCAA floor exercise), Susan Hines (1997 NCAA vault; 1998 NCAA vault), Betsy Hamm (1998 NCAA balance beam),

Marissa King Marissa Petra King (born 20 April 1991) is an English gymnast who represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, as well as the 2007 and 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Marissa is the daughter of a Britis ...

(2011 NCAA vault), Kytra Hunter (2012 NCAA all-around and vault title, 2015 all-around and floor title),

(2013 NCAA bars),

(2013 NCAA all-around, beam; 2014 NCAA bars; 2016 NCAA all-around, bars, and beam),

Alex McMurtry Alexandra Claire McMurtry (born December 8, 1996) is an American former artistic gymnast. She is the 2013 Nastia Liukin Cup champion and the 2017 NCAA Champion. She competed in NCAA gymnastics for the Florida Gators and was the 10th person in N ...

(2017 NCAA all-around and bars; 2018 NCAA vault), Alicia Boren (2019 NCAA floor),

Trinity Thomas Trinity Lemyra Thomas (born April 7, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast and a four-time National Team member (2016–20). She was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships, where she also won s ...

(2022 NCAA all-around, floor exercise, and uneven bars),

Leanne Wong Leanne Ashley Wong (born September 20, 2003) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold medal winning teams at the 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, and the 2019 Pan American Games. She is the 2021 Wor ...

(2024 NCAA bars).

Roster

*Head coach: Jenny Rowland *Associate head coach: Adrian Burde *Assistant coach: Owen Field *Assistant coach: Jeremy Miranda

All-American selections

All-American selections through the 2012 season.
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Mackenzie Caquatto Mackenzie Caquatto Jaworksi (born March 26, 1992) is a former artistic gymnast who represented the United States at the 2010 World Championships and competed for the University of Florida. Her younger sister, Bridgette Caquatto, is also a forme ...

(2012) * Amanda Castillo (2007, 2008) * Ashanee Dickerson (2010, 2011*, 2012) * Erinn Dooley (2003*, 2004, 2005*) * Savannah Evans (2004*, 2006, 2007) * Amy Ferguson (2012*) * Courtney Gladys (2010*) * Alicia Goodwin (2009, 2010*) * Jaime Graziano (1997*) * Kristin Guise (1993*, 1994, 1995, 1996) * Betsy Hamm (1998) *

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(2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) * Susan Hines (1996*, 1997, 1998) * Kytra Hunter (2012) * Alaina Johnson (2011, 2012*) * Colleen Johnson (1993*) * Janice Kerr (1988^) * Breanne King (2004*, 2007*) *

(2010, 2011, 2012) * Samantha Lutz (2004, 2006*) * Elizabeth Mahlich (2009*) * Lana Marty (1982) * Christina McDonald (1991) * Lynn McDonnell (1981, 1982) * Melissa Miller (1987, 1988, 1989) * Lindsey Miner (2002, 2003) * Tiffany Murry (2006*) * Amy Myerson (1994, 1995) * Lisa Panzironi (1994*) * Ashley Reed (2007, 2008) * Katie Rue (2004*) *

Elfi Schlegel Elfi Schlegel (born May 17, 1964) is a Canadian gymnast and commentator. She competed in four NCAA women's gymnastics tournaments for the Florida Gators women's gymnastics team and won gold medals at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and 1979 Pan Ameri ...

(1983, 1984, 1985) * Melanie Sinclair (2007, 2008, 2009) * Maranda Smith (2009, 2010, 2011) * Tammy Smith (1985) * Sybil Stephenson (1995*, 1996*, 1997) * Kristen Stucky (2003*) * Orley Szmuch (2003*, 2004) * Hilary Thompson (2001, 2002*) * Pam Titus (1989, 1990, 1991) * Chantelle Tousek (2004) * Chrissy Van Fleet (1997, 1998, 1999*, 2000*) * Chrissy Vogel (1995, 1996, 1997*) * Kara Waterhouse (2001*) * Nicola Willis (2008) * Tracy Wilson (1990) * Ann Woods (1980, 1981, 1982) * Rebekah Zaiser (2010*) Second-team All-American honors are designated with an asterisk (*). H. Boyd McWhorter Award winners (top SEC female scholar-athletes) are designated with a caret (^).

Regular Season All-American Awards

The National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NAGCS) started awarding All-American honors for a gymnast's regular season performance. The top 8 gymnasts in each event and the all-around receive first team honors and gymnasts ranked 9 to 16 receive second team honors. The score is based on the National Qualifying Score (NQS) in th
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rankings.

Team Records

Top Team Total

Top Vault Total

Top Uneven Bars Total

Top Balance Beam Total

Top Floor Total

Florida gymnasts at the Olympics

Olympians

Alternates

Notes

References

External links

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