GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A Gator duo –
Kennedy Baker and
Amelia Hundley - picked up Southeastern Conference Gymnastics weekly honors, the league office announced Tuesday. Baker is the SEC Specialist Gymnast of the Week and Hundley claims the SEC Freshman of the Week award.
| SEC Gymnastics Weekly Honors – Jan. 31, 2017 |
| SEC Gymnast of the Week: |
Kennedi Edney, LSU |
| SEC Specialist of the Week: |
Kennedy Baker, Florida |
| SEC Freshman of the Week: |
Amelia Hundley, Florida |
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This is the first such honor for both. Baker was a four-time SEC Freshman of the Week recipient in 2015.
Baker's Performance:
Baker ended the 11th Annual Gators Link to
Pink meet with a 10.0 floor exercise routine. It was her second 10.0 floor routine of her career, as her 2017 perfect mark was two days shy of her one-year anniversary for her first 10.0.
Baker is one of two in the nation to record a 10.0 on floor this season and the first among SEC competitors. She's three-for-three for floor wins this season and now owns nine for her career.
It was the 10th floor exercise perfect mark in Florida's history. Baker is now one of three Gators who have earned the score on multiple occasions (
Kytra Hunter – 4x,
Bridget Sloan-2x, Baker-2x).
Her season average of 9.95 puts her in a three-way tie for No. 1 in the current
Road to Nationals floor rankings. She is also the No. 5 ranked all-arounder (39.538 average) and No. T14 in vault (9.887).
HUNDLEY'S PERFORMANCE:
Hundley collected her first two collegiate event title in Florida's win over Auburn – all-around (39.55) and uneven bars (9.95).
The total by Hundley – 39.55 – was the second-highest among the SEC competitors last weekend. She is tied for 16th in the latest national all-around rankings with her average of 39.381. Hundley is the first Gator freshman to win an all-around title since
Alicia Boren took the 2016 Gators Link to
Pink title.
Hundley equaled Florida's season-best of 9.95 to take the uneven bars title. She is tied for ninth in the latest
Road to Nationals uneven bars rankings (9.888).
She also took second on beam (9.90). Hundley's marks last Friday for all-around (39.55), bars (9.95) and beam (9.90) were personal season bests.
Hundley is a current member of the U.S. Senior National Team and finished ninth in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials.
UP NEXT FOR THE GATORS:
No. 3 Florida travels to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to face No. 6 Alabama on Friday, Feb. 3. Meet time is set for 8:30 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum.
Friday's action is the second of a six-meet stretch of live SEC Network appearances for the Gators. Calling the action are Olympic medalists Bart Conner and Kathy Johnson Clarke with Gator grad Laura Rutledge reporting from the sideline.
The meet also can be found on
SEC Network +.
