Alicia Goodwin Named to SEC Gymnastics Community Service Team
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 | Gymnastics
University of Florida sophomore Alicia Goodwin is the UF representative for the 2009 Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Community Service Team, the league announced Wednesday. The SEC has a Community Service Team for all 20 sports it sponsors. The gymnastics Community Service Team is made up of seven gymnasts, one from each competing institution. The Community Service Team highlights an athlete from each school who gives back to their community in superior service efforts.
This year, Goodwin has participated in more than 20 hours of community service activities. In the fall, Goodwin participated in the Climb for Cancer Sports Camp, a day that children with cancer participate in games and activities with the Gator student-athletes. At last October's Gainesville American Cancer Society's Fifth Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, Goodwin and the rest of the Gator gymnastics team served as volunteers, handing out drinks and pink ribbons as the walkers finished the course. Goodwin was a counselor at last fall's Harvest Food Drive clinic, an event that collected more than 250 pounds of canned food for Gainesville's Bread of the Mighty Food Bank Inc. In December, Goodwin participated in Gator Tracks, a program that UF student-athletes purchase and then deliver new shoes to children that need them. Gator Tracks provided 550 pairs of shoes in 2008. Goodwin joined the Gator gymnastics team as they provided a meal to Winn-Dixie Hope Lodge residents in January. The Hope Lodge is a residence for cancer patients while being treated at UF's Shands Hospital.
| 2009 Southeastern Conference | |
| School | Name |
| Alabama | Ricki Lebegern |
| Arkansas | Michelle Stout |
| Auburn | A.J. Mills |
| Florida | Alicia Goodwin |
| Georgia | Marcia Newby |
| Kentucky | Natalie Rubinstein |
| LSU | Ashleigh Clare-Kearney |
As a sophomore, Goodwin has set collegiate-best marks for the uneven bars (9.925) and balance beam (9.875). She's appeared in every meet in 2009, winning three event titles.
Goodwin and the rest of the No. 6 Gator gymnastics squad will compete at this Saturday's SEC Championships in Nashville, Tenn. Meet time is set for 5 p.m. (ET) in the Sommet Center. The meet will air tape-delayed on SUN Sports Sunday, March 29 at noon (ET).
