There is no score for Gymnastics. Did Florida withdraw due to covid issues?
Oliver Barry CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker PARKS, LLC, Real Estate Services 305 B Indian Lake Blvd Suite 220 Hendersonville, Tennessee 37075 Mobile: 615-972-4239 Office: 615-826-4040 [email protected] > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Thomas still limited as No. 1 Gators gymnastics > team heads to SEC Championship meet > Date: March 20, 2021 at 12:39:57 PM CDT > To: GatorNews <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > Thomas still limited as No. 1 Gators gymnastics team heads to SEC > Championship meet > Graham HallSpecial to The Sun > > Having dominated the field this season, the No. 1-ranked Florida gymnastics > team turns its attention to asserting said supremacy over the SEC once again > when it competes at SEC Championships in Huntsville, Alabama, beginning with > Session I of the meet at 3:30 p.m. today before Session II at 8 p.m. > > The Gators are in the latter half of the dual-meet along with LSU, Alabama > and Arkansas. Florida, as the top seed, has the Olympic rotation today, > meaning UF will compete in the order of vault-uneven bars-beam-floor. > > The preparation doesn’t change, possibly because it’s nothing new for the > Gators (8-0) — UF has won three consecutive SEC regular-season titles. But > the anticipation does, and it isn’t just because Florida, like all spring and > winter athletes, couldn’t see through the 2020 campaign. > > “This meet I would say we prepare very similar to any dual-meet we have > throughout the regular season. However, it’s something that I would say, this > team, the excitement is elevated times five,” UF coach Jenny Rowland said. > “Being on podium, I think that’s the biggest difference for this team. They > love competing on podium.” > > But the abrupt end to last season does come into play, too; the Gators had > spent countless hours fine-tuning and perfecting their craft without a chance > at realizing their goal, let alone the conference championship or even the > final regular season, which would have been Senior Night for four gymnasts > who never put on a orange and blue leotard again on Florida’s competition > floor. > > There’s undoubtedly some elation in knowing these Gators will see the season > through. > > “It’s something that this team was not able to experience last year,” Rowland > said. “So we’re looking forward to definitely making the most of it.” > > The Gators arrive in Huntsville having registered three of the top-10 scores > in the nation, including the No. 1 mark of 198.275 in the home finale Feb. 26 > against Auburn. > > Though it sounds as if UF’s top gymnast, junior Trinity Thomas, will be > limited for Saturday’s session after she didn’t compete in Florida’s win > March 5 at Alabama due to a pre-meet ankle injury she suffered in her uneven > bars warm-up. > > “Trin’s doing OK. She’s making baby steps everyday,” Rowland said. “I can’t > guarantee — I don’t foresee her doing everything this weekend, but we still > have a couple more days of practice, and when Trinity feels good and she > gives us the green light, it’s a go.” > > It may not be Saturday, however, so UF once again must be ready to compete > regardless, a decision her teammates and head coach fully support. > > “If it’s this weekend, great. If it’s just continuing to move in the right > direction and be ready for (NCAA) Regionals, that’s great as well,” Rowland > continued. “I know she’s got the team’s back, the team’s got her back, but > we’ve got a couple more days.” > > Without her two weeks ago — though her presence was surely missed — the > Gators hardly missed a beat in their last trip to the state of Alabama. > > Alyssa Baumann claimed her second win on floor of the season with a 9.975, > equaling her collegiate best, while Megan Skaggs shared the beam win with > Bama’s Luisa Blanco; the latter would go on to win the all-around title, > while Skaggs scored a 39.575, good for second and just shy of her collegiate > best, too. > > When it comes to stepping up when someone goes down, the Gators haven’t > missed a beat this season. > > The depth and talent are apparent, but the cohesion is arguably the > collective’s best asset, and it’s one the Gators will rely on when the > spotlights come on Saturday night. > > “We’re really emphasizing the fact that the consistency of this team is > unbelievable,” Rowland said. “The confidence that this team has in each other > is really unbelievable, and really continuing to be mindful to focus on the > details as we go throughout our season and now into the postseason.” > > Note: Georgia pulled out of the competition because of COVID-19 issues within > the program ... SEC Network will provide TV coverage for both sessions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from Shane’s iPhone > Go Gators! > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/DFE01575-157F-4A7F-BF9A-79A8F802F74D%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/DFE01575-157F-4A7F-BF9A-79A8F802F74D%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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