Jenny Rowland claims her third Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year honor in 2021.
Florida’s Jenny Rowland is SEC Coach of the Year
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 | Gymnastics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida's Jenny Rowland repeats as Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year, the league announced today. A vote of the league coaches determines the SEC award winners.
Jenny Rowland: SEC Coach of the Year:
Rowland was voted SEC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year and for the third time in her six seasons with the Gators.
Balance Beam: Leah Clapper 10.0 (Feb. 19)
Team 49.70 (Feb. 26)
Floor Exercise: Trinity Thomas 10.0 (Feb. 12 and Feb. 12)
All-Around: Trinity Thomas 39.90 (Feb. 12)
All-SEC Gators:
Four Gators earned All-SEC honors in SEC Championship meet competition.
All-SEC Criteria: Top two event scores (including ties) in each session of the SEC Championships made up the All-SEC team. The freshmen with the top event score (including ties) in each SEC Championships' session filled out the SEC All-Freshman team.
Alyssa Baumann – Senior
Leah Clapper – Junior
Ellie Lazzari – Freshman
Megan Skaggs – Senior
Jenny Rowland: SEC Coach of the Year:
Rowland was voted SEC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year and for the third time in her six seasons with the Gators.
- Florida No. 1 on 2021 preseason poll and held top ranking throughout 2021 season. Gators are No. 1 seed for upcoming NCAA Championships.
- The Gators won their third consecutive SEC regular-season title with a 7-0 league record. It was UF's second straight undefeated league season. 2020 and 2021 are UF's only undefeated SEC seasons since all league teams began meeting during regular season action in 1992.
- Gators rank in top five in each of the final event rankings – No. 1 (beam & floor), No. 4 (vault), No. 5 (bars)
- Florida's 198.275 (Feb. 26 vs Auburn) is nation's top total for 2021. Gators lead nation with three 2021 scores among the nation's top 11.
- School Records Equaled in 2021:
Balance Beam: Leah Clapper 10.0 (Feb. 19)
Team 49.70 (Feb. 26)
Floor Exercise: Trinity Thomas 10.0 (Feb. 12 and Feb. 12)
All-Around: Trinity Thomas 39.90 (Feb. 12)
| 2021 SEC Gymnastics Awards | |
| Coach of the Year: | Jenny Rowland, Florida |
| Gymnast of the Year: | Luisa Blanco, Alabama |
| Co-Specialist of the Year: | Derrian Gobourne, Auburn |
| Kiya Johnson, LSU | |
| Freshman of the Year: | Haleigh Bryant, LSU |
| Scholar-Athletes of the Year: | Leah Clapper, Florida |
| Gators on All-SEC Teams | |
| All-SEC Team | SEC All-Freshman Team |
| Alyssa Baumann | Ellie Lazzari |
| Leah Clapper | |
| Ellie Lazzari | |
| Megan Skaggs | |
All-SEC Gators:
Four Gators earned All-SEC honors in SEC Championship meet competition.
All-SEC Criteria: Top two event scores (including ties) in each session of the SEC Championships made up the All-SEC team. The freshmen with the top event score (including ties) in each SEC Championships' session filled out the SEC All-Freshman team.
Alyssa Baumann – Senior
- Claimed a share of SEC balance beam title at 9.95
- Third All-SEC honor
- First three-time beam winner in the 40-year history of the SEC Championship meet
Leah Clapper – Junior
- Used a 9.925 to claim fifth in the final SEC balance beam standings
- First All-SEC honor
- 2021 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Ellie Lazzari – Freshman
- Claimed a share of SEC balance beam title at 9.95
- First freshman to win beam since teammate Alyssa Baumann claimed 2018 title
- Also earned spot on SEC All-Freshman team. Top freshman in SEC Championship meet all-around, placing sixth (39.475)
- SEC Freshman of the Week on March 1
Megan Skaggs – Senior
- Fourth in SEC Championship meet uneven bars standings at 9.925
- Second consecutive All-SEC honor
- Also fourth in SEC all-around (39.50)
- SEC Gymnast of the Week after claiming all-around title at Arkansas
| All-SEC Team | |
| Shania Adams | Alabama |
| Luisa Blanco | Alabama |
| Makarri Doggette | Alabama |
| Lexi Graber | Alabama |
| Shallon Olsen | Alabama |
| Kaylee Quinn | Alabama |
| Sophia Carter | Arkansas |
| Derrian Gobourne | Auburn |
| Cassie Stevens | Auburn |
| Drew Watson | Auburn |
| Alyssa Baumann | Florida |
| Leah Clapper | Florida |
| Ellie Lazzari | Florida |
| Megan Skaggs | Florida |
| Josie Angeny | Kentucky |
| Bailey Bunn | Kentucky |
| Anna Haigis | Kentucky |
| Arianna Patterson | Kentucky |
| Raena Worley | Kentucky |
| Elena Arenas | LSU |
| Haleigh Bryant | LSU |
| Kiya Johnson | LSU |
| Alyona Shchennikova | LSU |
| Sienna Schreiber | Missouri |
| SEC All-Freshman Team | |
| Shania Adams | Alabama |
| Ellie Lazzari | Florida |
| Bailey Bunn | Kentucky |
| Elena Arenas | LSU |
| Haleigh Bryant | LSU |
| Amaya Marshall | Missouri |
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