Florida's freshmen class in No. 1 by CollegeGymFans.com. From left: Nicole Webb, Megan Skaggs, Jazmyn Foberg and Alyssa Baumann.
Gators Freshmen Class No. 1 by CollegeGymFans.com
Tuesday, January 2, 2018 | Gymnastics
Florida's freshmen class has been No. 1 or 2 all but one year since 2010, including holding the No. 1 spot six times.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida's four-member freshman class tops CollegeGymFans.com's annual rankings of the gymnastics recruiting classes. In the last nine seasons, Florida's classes ranked No. 1 six times and No. 2 twice.
Three freshmen bring experience from the U.S. national team program. Alyssa Baumann was part of the U.S.'s gold-medal team at the 2014 World Championships. She qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials, but an elbow injury while preparing for the Trials led Baumann to defer enrolling at UF until fall 2017. Megan Skaggs joined current Gator sophomores Rachel Gowey and Amelia Hundley on the 2015 Pan America Games gold-medal team. Jazmyn Foberg graduated high school in three years, allowing her enroll at UF in fall of 2017. Foberg is a two-time member of the U.S. Junior National Team, representing the U.S. in Italy and Japan in 2015.
Nicole Webb trained at the same club, Sonshine Gymnastics, as senior Rachel Slocum. Webb was second on beam and fifth on floor at the 2017 North Carolina Level 10 State Championships.
Season Starts Friday
Preseason No. 2 Florida starts the 2018 season Friday with a road meet at West Virginia. MountaineerTV will provide a complimentary video stream Friday beginning at 7 p.m.
Then Florida returns home to start its stellar home season, which begins Jan. 12 with preseason No. 3 Louisiana State. Meet time is set for 6:45 p.m. ET in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
There is still time to secure tickets for the 2018 Gator home schedule. Every opponent of Florida's 2018 home schedule ranks in the preseason top-20, including the three other teams among the top four – No. 1 Oklahoma (Jan. 26), No. 3 LSU (Jan. 12) and No. 4 Alabama (Feb. 9).
Renew or purchase tickets at FloridaGators.com/Tickets.
| CollegeGymFans.com Top 10 Recruiting Classes | ||
| Rank | School | # of Freshmen |
| 1. | Florida | 4 |
| 2. | Stanford | 6 |
| 3. | Alabama | 4 |
| 4. | UCLA | 7 |
| 5. | LSU | 7 |
| 6. | Oklahoma | 5 |
| 7. | California | 6 |
| 8. | Georgia | 4 |
| 9. | Minnesota | 3 |
| 10. | Utah | 3 |
Three freshmen bring experience from the U.S. national team program. Alyssa Baumann was part of the U.S.'s gold-medal team at the 2014 World Championships. She qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials, but an elbow injury while preparing for the Trials led Baumann to defer enrolling at UF until fall 2017. Megan Skaggs joined current Gator sophomores Rachel Gowey and Amelia Hundley on the 2015 Pan America Games gold-medal team. Jazmyn Foberg graduated high school in three years, allowing her enroll at UF in fall of 2017. Foberg is a two-time member of the U.S. Junior National Team, representing the U.S. in Italy and Japan in 2015.
Nicole Webb trained at the same club, Sonshine Gymnastics, as senior Rachel Slocum. Webb was second on beam and fifth on floor at the 2017 North Carolina Level 10 State Championships.
Season Starts Friday
Preseason No. 2 Florida starts the 2018 season Friday with a road meet at West Virginia. MountaineerTV will provide a complimentary video stream Friday beginning at 7 p.m.
Then Florida returns home to start its stellar home season, which begins Jan. 12 with preseason No. 3 Louisiana State. Meet time is set for 6:45 p.m. ET in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
There is still time to secure tickets for the 2018 Gator home schedule. Every opponent of Florida's 2018 home schedule ranks in the preseason top-20, including the three other teams among the top four – No. 1 Oklahoma (Jan. 26), No. 3 LSU (Jan. 12) and No. 4 Alabama (Feb. 9).
| 2018 Gator Gymnastics Season Ticket Pricing |
| Reserved Adult Tickets |
| Season $35 |
| Single Meet $8 |
| Reserved Youth (12 & under) |
| Season $20 |
| Single Meet $8 |
| Reserved Loge Tickets: |
| Season $70 |
| General Admission Adult |
| Season $20 |
| Single Meet $5 |
| General Admission Youth (12 & under) |
| Season: Free |
| Single Meet: Free |
| UF Students w/ Gator1 ID |
| Season: Free |
| Season Parking (available to all reserved & general admission season ticket holders) |
| Season: $25 |
Renew or purchase tickets at FloridaGators.com/Tickets.
| Gator Ticket Office Contact Info: |
| Location: |
| Gate 1 – Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET) |
| Phone: |
| 1-800-34-GATOR |
| Web: |
| FloridaGators.com/Tickets |
| Transfer Tickets: |
| FloridGators.com/myaccount |
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