Alex McMurtry (left) is the SEC Specialist of the Week and Bridget Sloan picks up her third consecutive SEC Gymnast of the Week award.
Bridget Sloan and Alex McMurtry Win SEC Gymnastics Weekly Honors
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 | Gymnastics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Two Gators received Southeastern Conference honors this week. For the third consecutive week, Florida's Bridget Sloan claimed the SEC Gymnast of the Week and Alex McMurtry was named SEC Specialist of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.
It is Sloan's third SEC Gymnast of the Week honor of 2016 and the 10th of her collegiate career. She picked up this honor five times as a sophomore and twice as a freshman.
This is McMurtry's second SEC Specialist of the Week honor. She claimed up her first honor after a 10.0 vault against Auburn to open 2015 home action.
Sloan's Performance:
When Florida was at No. 8 Auburn for its first SEC meet, Sloan used a score of 39.575 to win her third consecutive and 21st overall all-around title. It was the nation's top all-around total in last weekend's competition.
Sloan also won her third straight uneven bars title with a mark of 9.925.
This season, Sloan owns the nation's No. 1 (39.65), No. T2 (39.575) and No. 8 (39.50) all-around totals.
Sloan is ranked in the nation's top 25 for each apparatus – No. 1 all-around (39.575 average), No. T1 uneven bars (9.925), No. T5 balance beam (9.858), No. T10 floor exercise (9.908) and No. T21 vault (9.858).
McMurtry's Performance:
McMurtry scored marks of 9.90 on each event she competed at Auburn. She used these scores to claim her third consecutive vault title and take her first collegiate beam win. The vault win was the 10th of McMurtry's collegiate career. She was also runner-up in the evening's uneven bars standings.
McMurtry is No. 2 in the national vault rankings (9.917 average), No. 3 on balance beam (9.90) and No. T10 on uneven bars (9.875).
Next up for the Gators:
The Gators' 2016 Southeastern Conference home opener is against No. 5 Alabama on Friday, Jan. 29. Meet time is set for 6:45 p.m. ET at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. SEC Network (Gainesville/Ocala Cox cable 1068) will air the meet live or follow the action on SEC Network +.
Friday's gymnastics meet versus the two-time defending Southeastern Conference champion Tide kicks of Florida's UFill the Dome weekend. Florida fans are encouraged to come out to support the Gators as they face top-10 teams in three consecutive days in the O'Connell Center:
To get tickets for this weekend's events, visit the FloridaGators.com ticket site or stop by the Gator Ticket Office (open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.).
The first 750 fans at Friday's gymnastics meet receive a free cell power bank.
Tickets for Friday's meet are $5 for adults, while children 17 and under and UF students with a Gator1 card are admitted free.
| SEC Gymnastics Weekly Honors – Jan. 26 | |
|---|---|
| SEC Gymnast of the Week: | Bridget Sloan, Florida |
| SEC Specialist of the Week: | Alex McMurtry, Florida |
| SEC Freshman of the Week: | Britney Ward, Missouri |
This is McMurtry's second SEC Specialist of the Week honor. She claimed up her first honor after a 10.0 vault against Auburn to open 2015 home action.
Sloan's Performance:
When Florida was at No. 8 Auburn for its first SEC meet, Sloan used a score of 39.575 to win her third consecutive and 21st overall all-around title. It was the nation's top all-around total in last weekend's competition.
Sloan also won her third straight uneven bars title with a mark of 9.925.
This season, Sloan owns the nation's No. 1 (39.65), No. T2 (39.575) and No. 8 (39.50) all-around totals.
Sloan is ranked in the nation's top 25 for each apparatus – No. 1 all-around (39.575 average), No. T1 uneven bars (9.925), No. T5 balance beam (9.858), No. T10 floor exercise (9.908) and No. T21 vault (9.858).
McMurtry's Performance:
McMurtry scored marks of 9.90 on each event she competed at Auburn. She used these scores to claim her third consecutive vault title and take her first collegiate beam win. The vault win was the 10th of McMurtry's collegiate career. She was also runner-up in the evening's uneven bars standings.
McMurtry is No. 2 in the national vault rankings (9.917 average), No. 3 on balance beam (9.90) and No. T10 on uneven bars (9.875).
Next up for the Gators:
The Gators' 2016 Southeastern Conference home opener is against No. 5 Alabama on Friday, Jan. 29. Meet time is set for 6:45 p.m. ET at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. SEC Network (Gainesville/Ocala Cox cable 1068) will air the meet live or follow the action on SEC Network +.
Friday's gymnastics meet versus the two-time defending Southeastern Conference champion Tide kicks of Florida's UFill the Dome weekend. Florida fans are encouraged to come out to support the Gators as they face top-10 teams in three consecutive days in the O'Connell Center:
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| Friday at 6:45 p.m. | Gymnastics versus No. 5 Alabama | |
| Saturday at noon: | Men's basketball versus No. 9 West Virginia | |
| Sunday at 1 p.m. | Women's basketball versus No. 9 Kentucky | |
To get tickets for this weekend's events, visit the FloridaGators.com ticket site or stop by the Gator Ticket Office (open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.).
The first 750 fans at Friday's gymnastics meet receive a free cell power bank.
Tickets for Friday's meet are $5 for adults, while children 17 and under and UF students with a Gator1 card are admitted free.
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