GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It's another top-10 opponent for Gator gymnastics as Florida closes Southeastern Conference regular-season competition Friday at No. 10 Georgia. Friday's meet in
Stegeman Coliseum is a sellout.
Florida seeks its first undefeated SEC regular-season Friday. Beginning in 1992, league scheduling included meeting all SEC teams in the regular season. Florida's was unbeaten in the 2007 season with a 5-0-1 record.
Georgia is the Gators' fourth top-10 opponent this season. The UF at UGA meet is one of two top-10 matchups this weekend.
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SEC Regular-Season Champs:
Florida enters Friday's meet after clinching its second consecutive Southeastern Conference regular-season title. The Gators are undefeated in SEC action (6-0) and all other teams have at least two league losses. SEC regular-season champions began being recognized in 2017.
The Gators Last Meet:
Florida claimed the SEC regular-season title with a 198.05 – 197.45 win over then No. 8 Alabama last Friday in front of a sellout Exactech Arena crowd of 9,301. The total stands as the nation's No. 6 total of the season and Florida owns four of the nation's top 10 scores of 2020.
A Gator earned a perfect mark for the third consecutive meet, as senior
Sierra Alexander earned a 9.95 for her soaring Yurchenko full vault (maximum value 9.95). Two Gators –
Leah Clapper (beam) and
Alyssa Baumann (floor) - used collegiate-best marks of near perfect 9.975 to claim event wins.. Sophomore
Trinity Thomas claimed her fifth consecutive all-around win with the SEC's leading total of the weekend (39.65).
SEC Gymnast of the Week Honors for Trinity Thomas:
After posting the league's top all-around of the week (39.65), Gator sophomore
Trinity Thomas claims her fifth consecutive
SEC Gymnast of the Week honor.
It is her sixth honor the season and ninth of her career.
About Georgia:
Georgia is 8-5 in 2020 and has won its last two meets (197.0750 vs Ball State 194.725, Eastern Michigan 194.70 and 197.05-196.825 at Kentucky). The 197.425 in win versus Auburn on Feb. 2 is the Gymdog's season high. Sophomore Rachael Lukacs' runner-up total vs LSU (39.375) leads UGA 2020 all-arounders.
Gymdog sophomore Rachel Baumann is the younger sister of Gator junior
Alyssa Baumann.
National Rank:
Florida – Florida is No. 2 in the
Road to Nationals standings.
Georgia – The Gymdogs are No. 10 in the Road to Nationals rankings.
