Five Gators appear nine times on the 2018 National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC) regular-season All-America list. Alex McMurtry (above) earned first-team honors for vault, uneven bars and balance beam.
Gator gymnasts earn NACGC/W Regular-Season All-America honors
Friday, March 30, 2018 | Gymnastics
Five Gators collect nine National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC) regular-season All-America honors
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Nine honors went to five Gators in the recently released National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC) regular-season All-America list. This is the sixth year the NACGC has recognized regular-season All-Americans.
Final regional qualifying score (RQS) standings in the Road to Nationals rankings entering NCAA Regional competition determines the NACGC All-Americans. The top eight gymnasts on each event and the all-around receive first-team honors and gymnasts Nos. 9-16 receive second-team honors with all ties included.
The five Gators earning spots on the 2018 NACGC All-America list include two with a trio of All-America honors. Senior Alex McMurtry earned first-teams for vault, uneven bars and balance beam. Junior Alicia Boren collected second-team honors for all-around, beam and floor exercise.
Three Gators claimed All-America second-team honors – Alyssa Baumann (beam), Rachel Gowey (beam) and Rachel Slocum (vault).
All-America status can also be earned at the NCAA Championships with a top-four (first team) or No. 5-8 (second team) semifinal finish.
Up Next:
The Gators compete Saturday, April 7 in the NCAA University Park Regional. Competition begins at 4 p.m. in Rec Hall.
The top two teams from each of the six national region sites advance to the 37th edition of the NCAA Gymnastics Championships, set for April 20-21 at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Mo.
Final regional qualifying score (RQS) standings in the Road to Nationals rankings entering NCAA Regional competition determines the NACGC All-Americans. The top eight gymnasts on each event and the all-around receive first-team honors and gymnasts Nos. 9-16 receive second-team honors with all ties included.
The five Gators earning spots on the 2018 NACGC All-America list include two with a trio of All-America honors. Senior Alex McMurtry earned first-teams for vault, uneven bars and balance beam. Junior Alicia Boren collected second-team honors for all-around, beam and floor exercise.
Three Gators claimed All-America second-team honors – Alyssa Baumann (beam), Rachel Gowey (beam) and Rachel Slocum (vault).
All-America status can also be earned at the NCAA Championships with a top-four (first team) or No. 5-8 (second team) semifinal finish.
Up Next:
The Gators compete Saturday, April 7 in the NCAA University Park Regional. Competition begins at 4 p.m. in Rec Hall.
The top two teams from each of the six national region sites advance to the 37th edition of the NCAA Gymnastics Championships, set for April 20-21 at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Mo.
| Gators Earning 2018 NACGC All-America regular season honors | |||||
| Name | AA | V | UB | BB | FX |
| Alyssa Baumann | 2nd | ||||
| Alicia Boren | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| Rachel Gowey | 2nd | ||||
| Alex McMurtry | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Rachel Slocum | 2nd | ||||
| 2018 NACGC All-America regular season awards | |||
| All-Around First Team | |||
| Rank | Name | AA RQS | Team |
| 1 | Maggie Nichols | 39.830 | Oklahoma |
| 2 | MyKayla Skinner | 39.695 | Utah |
| 3 | Elizabeth Price | 39.680 | Stanford |
| 4 | Sarah Finnegan | 39.645 | LSU |
| 5 | Maddie Karr | 39.630 | Denver |
| 6 | Kyla Ross | 39.625 | UCLA |
| 7 | Myia Hambrick | 39.615 | LSU |
| 8 | MaKenna Merrell-Giles | 39.585 | Utah |
| All-Around Second Team | |||
| 9 | Alicia Boren | 39.535 | Florida |
| 10 | Kennedi Edney | 39.530 | LSU |
| 11 | Toni-Ann Williams | 39.520 | California |
| 12 | Anastasia Webb | 39.495 | Oklahoma |
| 13 | Lexy Ramler | 39.485 | Minnesota |
| 14 | Mollie Korth | 39.475 | Kentucky |
| 15 | Shani Remme | 39.470 | Boise State |
| 15 | Cairo Leonard-Baker | 39.470 | Arizona State |
| Vault First Team | |||
| 1 | Maggie Nichols | 9.975 | Oklahoma |
| 2 | Alex McMurtry | 9.955 | Florida |
| 3 | Brenna Dowell | 9.945 | Oklahoma |
| 4 | Elizabeth Price | 9.935 | Stanford |
| 5 | MyKayla Skinner | 9.930 | Utah |
| 6 | Maddie Karr | 9.925 | Denver |
| 6 | MaKenna Merrell-Giles | 9.925 | Utah |
| 8 | Sienna Crouse | 9.920 | Nebraska |
| Vault Second Team | |||
| 9 | Napualani Hall | 9.915 | UCLA |
| 10 | Rachel Slocum | 9.910 | Florida |
| 10 | Camille Drouin-Allaire | 9.910 | George Washington |
| 10 | Kirah Koshinski | 9.910 | West Virginia |
| 13 | Myia Hambrick | 9.905 | LSU |
| 13 | Nickie Guerrero | 9.905 | Alabama |
| 15 | Mollie Korth | 9.900 | Kentucky |
| 15 | Felicia Hano | 9.900 | UCLA |
| 15 | Kennedi Edney | 9.900 | LSU |
| 15 | AJ Jackson | 9.900 | Oklahoma |
| Uneven Bars First Team | |||
| 1 | Alex McMurtry | 9.960 | Florida |
| 1 | Sarah Finnegan | 9.960 | LSU |
| 1 | Elizabeth Price | 9.960 | Stanford |
| 1 | Kyla Ross | 9.960 | UCLA |
| 5 | Nicole Lehrmann | 9.955 | Oklahoma |
| 5 | Ivy lu | 9.955 | Minnesota |
| 7 | Lexie Priessman | 9.950 | LSU |
| 7 | Maggie Nichols | 9.950 | Oklahoma |
| Uneven Bars Second Team | |||
| 9 | Peng-Peng Lee | 9.940 | UCLA |
| 10 | MyKayla Skinner | 9.925 | Utah |
| 11 | Sienna Crouse | 9.920 | Nebraska |
| 11 | Kiana Winston | 9.920 | Alabama |
| 13 | Kennedi Edney | 9.915 | LSU |
| 13 | Myia Hambrick | 9.915 | LSU |
| 15 | Rachel Stypinski | 9.910 | Kent State |
| 15 | Lauren Bridgens | 9.910 | Penn State |
| 15 | Maddie Karr | 9.910 | Denver |
| 15 | Lexy Ramler | 9.910 | Minnesota |
| 15 | Brenna Dowell | 9.910 | Oklahoma |
| Balance Beam First Team | |||
| 1 | Peng-Peng Lee | 9.985 | UCLA |
| 2 | Maggie Nichols | 9.980 | Oklahoma |
| 3 | Katelyn Ohashi | 9.945 | UCLA |
| 4 | Sarah Finnegan | 9.940 | LSU |
| 5 | Nickie Guerrero | 9.930 | Alabama |
| 6 | Alex McMurtry | 9.925 | Florida |
| 6 | Grace Glenn | 9.925 | UCLA |
| 6 | Lexy Ramler | 9.925 | Minnesota |
| 6 | Myia Hambrick | 9.925 | LSU |
| Balance Beam Second Team | |||
| 10 | Alyssa Baumann | 9.920 | Florida |
| 10 | Alicia Boren | 9.920 | Florida |
| 10 | Kaitlyn Schou | 9.920 | Denver |
| 10 | Rachel Stypinski | 9.920 | Kent State |
| 14 | Rachel Gowey | 9.915 | Florida |
| 14 | Katy Clements | 9.915 | Central Michigan |
| 14 | MyKayla Skinner | 9.915 | Utah |
| 14 | Maddie Karr | 9.915 | Denver |
| Floor Exercise First Team | |||
| 1 | Myia Hambrick | 9.970 | LSU |
| 1 | Katelyn Ohashi | 9.970 | UCLA |
| 3 | Maggie Nichols | 9.960 | Oklahoma |
| 3 | MyKayla Skinner | 9.960 | Utah |
| 3 | Elizabeth Price | 9.960 | Stanford |
| 6 | MaKenna Merrell-Giles | 9.940 | Utah |
| 7 | Toni-Ann Williams | 9.935 | California |
| 7 | Sarah Finnegan | 9.935 | LSU |
| 7 | Felicia Hano | 9.935 | UCLA |
| 7 | Megan Schweihofer | 9.935 | Nebraska |
| Floor Exercise Second Team | |||
| 11 | Khazia Hislop | 9.930 | North Carolina |
| 11 | Alicia Boren | 9.930 | Florida |
| 11 | Emma McLean | 9.930 | Michigan |
| 11 | Kennedi Edney | 9.930 | LSU |
| 15 | Briannah Tsang | 9.925 | Penn State |
| 16 | Kaitlyn Yanish | 9.920 | Oregon State |
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