No. 2 Florida gymnastics plays host to Texas Woman’s University for home finale
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 | Gymnastics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It is the 2015 home finale for the Florida gymnastics team this Friday when Texas Woman's University visits the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. Meet time is set for 6:45 p.m. This is the first meeting between the two programs.
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| Gator Senior Class highlights: ● Won Florida's first two NCAA Championship (2013 & 2014) ● Won two SEC team titles (2012, 2013) ● Turned in a 53-10 regular season record since 2012 ● 27-0 in home action ● Performed 356 routines as part of the Gators' competitive lineup, with 121 of those being scored a 9.9 or better
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| No. 2 Florida (6-3, 5-2 SEC) versus Texas Woman's University (5-10)
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The Florida-Texas Woman's University meet streams live on SEC Network+.
It is Senior Night and the careers of Kytra Hunter, Jamie Shisler, Rachel Spicer and Kiersten Wang will be celebrated in a post-meet ceremony. This group has performed 356 routines as part of the Gators' competitive lineup in the last four seasons, with 121 of those being scored a 9.9 or better.
Tickets:
$5 for adults; children 17 & under and UF students with Gator1 card admitted free. Check the Florida Ticket Office site for more information.
Gator Boosters members can just show their Gator Booster I.D. to get two-for-one tickets. If purchasing on-line, use promo code Booster.
Parking shuttle:
A complimentary parking shuttle will transports fans from the UF Commuter Lot on Gale Lemerand Drive to the O'Connell Center. For more information, visit GatorZone.com/Gameday
Last Friday at Oklahoma:
Florida finished 2015 regular-season road action by visiting the arena of the team the Gators shared the 2014 NCAA team title – top-ranked Oklahoma. The competition was exactly what was expected – a high-scoring meet with a record crowd. It was the highest scoring meet of the 2015 season, as Oklahoma used the nation's top total of 198.50 to take the win. The Gators' total of 198.10 is the nation's second-highest road score of 2015.
The Gators turned in a nearly-perfect 9.975 on three events, with that mark taking two event titles. Freshman Alex McMurtry, the nation's top-ranked vaulter, claimed her sixth title. Junior All-American Bridget Sloan won the uneven bars after matching her collegiate best of 9.975 for the second consecutive meet. Senior All-American Kytra Hunter set her collegiate balance beam best at 9.975, which took second overall in the dual.
Hunter also matched her season-high all-around total of 39.75 for her 75th event title of her career. Sloan's bars win pushed her career total of event titles to 60.
SEC Gymnast of the Week Goes to Kytra Hunter
For her performance at Oklahoma, Hunter claimed the SEC Gymnast of the Week honor for the third time this season and for the eighth time of her career. She is No. 1 in both the all-around and floor exercise in the latest GymInfo national rankings.
Five different Gators have been honored by the league this season (SEC Gymnast of Week: Hunter-Week IV, VI and IX; Specialist of the Week: Sloan-Week I; McMurtry-Week II; SEC Freshman of Week: Kennedy Baker-Week II, IV, VI and VIII; Ericha Fassbender Week V; McMurtry Week VII).
TWU in 2015:
Texas Woman's University finished regular-season home action Sunday with a 197.125-192.475 loss to No. 19 Arizona. The Pioneers posted their season-best of 194.275 in a home quad meet on March 1. Senior Stephanie Repp turned in TWU's top all-around total of 2015 in that dual meet.
Olympians in Lloyd Noble Center Friday:
There are three U.S. Olympians between the two teams that will be in the O'Connell Center Friday – UF's Rhonda Faehn (1988), Bridget Sloan (2008) and TWU's coach's assistant Courtney McCool-Griffeth (2004). During her Georgia career, McCool-Griffeth won the 2009 NCAA floor exercise title.
National Rank:
Florida – Florida is No. 2 in the March 9 GymInfo rankings. This is the third week the national rankings are based on regional qualifying score.
