Florida Gators

FORT WORTH, Texas – The University of Florida gymnastics team is on to the NCAA Super Six team final after winning NCAA Semifinal I Friday. The three-time defending NCAA champion Gators looks to add a fourth title in Saturday's Super Six, which begins at 9 p.m. ET in the Fort Worth Convention Center Arena. The event airs live on ESPNU.
 

Florida won its NCAA Semifinal session for the fourth consecutive year. Florida topped the afternoon semifinal at 197.475.
 
As the first-place team in Semifinal I, Florida starts on balance beam for Saturday's NCAA Super Six team final.
 
Florida wins its semifinal session for the sixth time in the program's history (also won session in 2015, 2014, 2013, 2008 and 2004). That total equals Florida's fourth-highest total ever in NCAA Championships' Semifinal competition. Joining Florida from semifinal I in Saturday's Super Six is LSU (197.3375) and Georgia (196.725). Stanford (195.575), Auburn (195.10) and Minnesota (194.9875) rounded out the first semifinal's results.
 

Advancing to the Super Six from Friday's second semifinal are Oklahoma (197.7875), Alabama (197.3875) and UCLA (196.70). Other team results from Semifinal II were California (195.95), Nebraska (195.775) and Utah (195.7625). 

 
Notes:
·         Bridget Sloan led the all-around competitors in Semifinal I with a total of 39.70. The NCAA all-around champion is determined by combining all-around results from both of Friday's semifinals (Semifinal II begins at 7 p.m. ET). Sloan won the NCAA all-around in 2013 as a freshman.
 
·         Three Gator all-arounders (Sloan, Kennedy Baker, Alex McMurtry) earned All-America honors Friday. This is the fifth time three or more Gator all-arounders earned All-America honors in a single NCAA Championship.
 
·         Sloan is now the Gators' career leader for total event titles after Friday's three NCAA titles (all-around, bars, beam). She entered the NCAA Championships' tied at 90 wins with Elfi Schlegel (1983-96).
 
·         Florida's total of 197.475 is the second consecutive year the Gators have earned that total in NCAA Semifinal competition.
 
·         Although this is the fourth straight year Florida has won its NCAA Semifinal session, it is the first time since 2013 the Gators didn't tie. Florida tied Alabama for first in NCAA Semifinal II in 2014 and shared first with Utah in 2015 Semifinal I action.
 
ALL-AMERICA HONORS CAREER RECORD:
Sloan's five All-America honors earned this afternoon pushes her career total to 16 – setting the school record for All-America honors earned in NCAA competition. The previous record of 15 was set by Kytra Hunter during her career (2012-15).
 
Sloan's five All-America honors were all first team. She is the only Gator to claim five All-America first team honors in a single NCAA Championships'. Hunter and Johnson each earned five All-America honors in 2012, but there were some second-team honors mixed in.
 
GATORS EARNING ALL-AMERICA HONORS:
Five Gators earned a total of 14 All-America honors Friday.
 

2016 Gator All-Americans
Name	Event	Semi I Score	All-America team
Kennedy Baker	All-Around	39.4875	Second
	Vault	9.90	First
	Bars	9.8875	Second
	Floor	9.90	First
Alicia Boren	Beam	9.8875	First
Bridgette Caquatto	Bars	9.90	First
Alex McMurtry	All-Around	39.525	Second
	Vault	9.90	First
	Beam	9.8875	First
Bridget Sloan	All-Around	39.70	First
	Vault	9.90	First
	Bars	9.95	First
	Beam	9.95	First
	Floor	9.90	First
All-America honors based on finish in NCAA Semifinal. Places 1-4 (plus ties) = first team Places 5-8 (plus ties) = second team

 
QUOTES
Opening Statement…
"Every team that makes it to the Super Six is a good team, they would not have gotten there if they were not. I think tomorrow is going to be absolutely incredible. You are going to see the best of the best in college gymnastics. I think it is going to be a great day" – Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland
 
On being the head coach…
"It is a dream, I pinch myself every day. It is an opportunity that I am grateful for every day. It has been an amazing season being able to take on a team filled with energy, filled with passion and get to know them a little better one-on-one. We have only had a couple of months to build bonds and relationships. It has been an amazing process." – Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland
 
On confidence before the session…
"Absolutely, yesterday was probably one of the best trainings that we had on podium. After yesterday's practice I knew this team was ready to go today." – Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland
 
On how things went today…
"I could not have asked for more today, it was a team oriented competition and we hit 24-for-24, we had some mistakes. We didn't have a perfect meet I do not think anyone can say they had a perfect meet." - – Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland
 
On excelling on bars…
"Bars has been one of our better events but it was nice getting floor and vault out of the way. We were super hype going into vault and floor. Before we walked out for bars I said, 'all right guys let's do this'. You could tell in every one of my teammate's eyes that they wanted it. It was awesome seeing that as an upper classman, looking at the freshmen. Alicia (Boren) did not have the best vault day of her life but she had an incredible bar, incredible beam. It is really awesome knowing when I leave I can think back and realize that this team is so full of talent." - Florida Senior All-American Bridget Sloan
 
"We can always do better, gymnastics is a sport unless you are getting 10s on everything, even if you get a 10 you think, I can do a little bit better. I really couldn't have asked for a better performance but at the same time there are things that I can work on and I think it is just how prelims goes. In prelims you want to hit 4-for-4 you want to hit all six routines and having my team behind me really has helped this entire season." - Florida Senior All-American Bridget Sloan
 
WORTH NOTING:
Florida advances to its 14th NCAA Super Six team final (1994, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016). 

UP NEXT:
NCAA Super Six team final is set to begin at 9 p.m. ET in the Fort Worth Convention Center Arena. ESPNU will broadcast the meet live.
 
On ESPN3, fans can find video streams of the event, along with a stream of each apparatus. Find all the links here.
  

Florida at NCAA Championships - Semifinal I Final Team Totals
April 15, 2016 - Fort Worth Convention Center Arena
Team	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	Total
Florida	49.3500	49.4750	49.3500	49.3000	197.4750
LSU	49.3375	49.3250	49.3000	49.3750	197.3375
Georgia	49.2750	49.3750	49.1125	48.9625	196.7250
Stanford	49.1500	49.0250	48.4750	48.9250	195.5750
Auburn	48.9625	49.0875	48.1500	48.900	195.1000
Minnesota	49.0375	47.6625	49.2500	49.0375	194.9875

 

Florida at NCAA Championships - Semifinal II
Final Team Totals
Oklahoma		49.4000	49.4625	49.4750	49.4500	197.7875
Alabama		49.4875	49.3125	49.3000	49.2875	197.3875
UCLA		48.9875	49.2375	49.3625	49.1125	196.7000
California		49.0000	49.0000	49.0750	48.8750	195.8500
Nebraska		49.0500	48.7875	48.9750	48.9625	195.7750
Utah		49.1000	49.2875	48.1375	49.2375	195.7625

 
2016 NCAA Championships
Competition Rotations
Super Six – Saturday, April 16 @ 9 p.m. (ET)

Rot.	Vault	Bye	Bars	Beam	Bye	Floor
I	Oklahoma	LSU	Georgia	Florida	Alabama	UCLA
II	UCLA	Oklahoma	LSU	Georgia	Florida	Alabama
III	Alabama	UCLA	Oklahoma	LSU	Georgia	Florida
IV	Florida	Alabama	UCLA	Oklahoma	LSU	Georgia
V	Georgia	Florida	Alabama	UCLA	Oklahoma	LSU
VI	LSU	Georgia	Florida	Alabama	UCLA	Oklahoma

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