Gator Gymnastics Team Unveils 2010 Schedule
Monday, July 20, 2009 | Gymnastics
The University of Florida's 2010 gymnastic team schedule was released today, unveiling the tough but exciting competition the Gator gymnasts will face next spring.
More than half of the teams the Gators will face in 2010 advanced to last season's 12-team NCAA Championships' field, with five of the teams proceeding to the 2009 NCAA Super Six team final.
“This is a very challenging schedule, as we face all of the teams that advanced to last year's NCAA Super Six. This will be great preparation for our team. We want to be among the teams that advance to the NCAA Championships. Of course, with the Gators playing host to the NCAA Championships in 2010, that goal will be ever present for us,” UF Head Coach Rhonda Faehn said. “We are excited to have the meet back in Gainesville – it will be a great event for both the teams and fans.”
| Did You Know… | |
| More than half of the 2009 NCAA Super Six team final field comes to Gainesville to compete in 2010 regular-season action. Florida took fourth in 2009 NCAA Super Six action. | |
| Date | '09 Super 6 Opponent |
| Jan. 15 | Arkansas |
| Jan. 29 | LSU |
| Feb. 19 | Georgia |
| Mar. 19 | Utah |
For the second consecutive year, Florida opens its season with a dual meet versus Oklahoma, this time in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 8. OU qualified for the 2009 NCAA Championships and is the two-time defending Big 12 champion. The Gators' home season begins with a Jan. 15 dual meet versus Arkansas, the first of five 2010 opponents that advanced to the 2009 NCAA Super Six team final. The team will then travel to Kentucky to compete on Jan. 22. Florida returns home to play host to the Fourth Annual Gators Link to Pink meet on Jan. 29. The Gators will face LSU, which finished fifth in 2009 NCAA Super Six competition. Pink will be prevalent among the teams and fans with the goal to raise understanding about the fight against breast cancer.
Florida opens February with two consecutive road meets. The first meet will take the Gators to North Carolina State on Feb. 5. Florida will face the top two teams from the 2009 NCAA Championships in consecutive weekends, beginning with a trip to Tuscaloosa, Ala., where the Gators will battle against 2009 Southeastern Conference champion and NCAA runner-up Alabama on Feb. 12. Five-time defending NCAA champion Georgia is next for the Gators in a home meet set for Feb. 19. The month closes with a Feb. 26 dual meet at Auburn.
The final two regular season meets will be March 5 and March 19, both at the O'Connell Center. The first is a triangular against North Carolina and Ball State. The Gators will wrap up the regular season with a dual versus perennial power Utah. The Utes took third in the 2009 NCAA Super Six team final.
The championship portion of the season begins with the SEC Championships. The meet, considered the nation's most competitive gymnastics conference meet, makes its debut in the Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., on March 27. The six NCAA Regional meets will be contested April 4, with the top two teams at each site advancing to the 2010 NCAA Championships, which makes its third appearance at the O'Connell Center on April 22-24. 2010 NCAA Gymnastics Championships ticket information can be found here.
| 2010 Gator Gymnastics Schedule | ||
| Date | Opponent | Location |
| 1/8 | Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. |
| 1/15 | Arkansas | GAINESVILLE, Fla. |
| 1/22 | Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. |
| 1/29 | Gators Link to Pink vs LSU | GAINESVILLE, Fla. |
| 2/5 | North Carolina State | Raleigh, N.C. |
| 2/12 | Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
| 2/19 | Georgia | GAINESVILLE, Fla. |
| 2/26 | Auburn | Auburn, Ala. |
| 3/5 | North Carolina and Ball State | GAINESVILLE, Fla. |
| 3/19 | Utah | GAINESVILLE, Fla. |
| 3/27 | SEC Championships | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| 4/10 | NCAA Regionals | TBA |
| 4/22-24 | GAINESVILLE, Fla. | |
