Florida Gators

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The University of Florida gymnastics team finished third Saturday at the NCAA Corvallis Regional, two-tenths away from one of the advancing spots to the April 19-20 NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas.
 
Denver won the NCAA Corvallis Regional at 197.375 while Oregon State claimed the other advancing position (196.90), much to the delight of the 2,486 fans at Gill Coliseum.
 
The Gators' Meet Performance:
The Gators found themselves in a deficit after opening the meet on balance beam, as Florida was forced to count a fall toward its team total for the first time this season.
 
Florida turned in the meet's high team total for vault (49.375) and floor exercise (49.425), but couldn't quite close the gap to claim an advancing position.
 
For the second night in a row, Savannah Schoenherr equaled her collegiate vault best of 9.90 to win that event.  Fellow freshman Trinity Thomas' winning 9.975 on floor exercise was the high score for any event for the NCAA Corvallis Regional.
 
Thomas, Amelia Hundley and Schoenherr all posted a team-high 9.90 on bars to share third in Saturday's competition. Junior Rachel Gowey's 9.85 led Florida on beam.
 
New NCAA Championships Format:
This is the first year for the new NCAA regional/national championships format.
 

• Two teams advance from each of the four NCAA Regional sites to the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas.
• In Fort Worth, the field competes in two four-team semifinals on April 19. Semifinal I airs on ESPN2 at 1 p.m. ET and Semifinal II airs on ESPNU at 7 p.m. ET
• The top two teams from each semifinal advance to the April 20 NCAA team final. The final airs on ESPNU at 7 p.m. ET

 
Florida is expected to have some individuals advance to NCAAs. The NCAA will make an official announcement of the advancing individuals Sunday afternoon.

2019 NCAA Championships Field
Seed	School	Region Final	Region
1	Oklahoma	198.475	Athens
2	UCLA	198.075	Ann Arbor
3	LSU	197.500	Baton Rouge
5	Denver	197.375	Corvallis
6	Utah	197.250	Baton Rouge
7	Michigan	197.275	Ann Arbor
8	Georgia	198.050	Athens
15	Oregon State	196.900	Corvallis

 
QUOTES
On tonight's performance:
"Congratulations to Denver and Oregon State. They both put together great meets tonight.
 
"As for the Gators, this was not a night that I foresaw coming whatsoever. This team has been confident and consistent throughout this season. After the problems on the first event, this team came to life. I saw them building on each other through the rest of the competition. They fought, but it wasn't enough. Too many major mistakes and too many little mistakes cost us tonight. The Gators beat themselves. We missed an opportunity.
 
"We will learn from this experience as it will sting for quite a while. This is a team with a lot of heart and pride. I know they will use this to get better." – Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland
 
NCAA Corvallis Region Final Event Winners:

All-Around	Trinity Thomas	Florida	39.575
	Maddie Karr	Denver	39.575
Vault	Savannah Schoenherr	Florida	9.900
Bars	Maddie Karr	Denver	9.95
Beam	Kaitlyn Schou	Denver	9.95
Floor	Trinity Thomas	Florida	9.975

 

No. 4 Florida at NCAA Corvallis Region Final   Final Team Totals
April 6, 2019 – Gill Coliseum (2,486)
Team	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	Total
Denver	49.200	49.450	49.425	49.300	197.375
Oregon State	49.100	49.325	49.300	49.175	196.900
Florida	49.375	49.425	48.475	49.425	196.700
Boise State	49.125	49.000	49.050	48.900	196.075