Three Gators earn WCGA Regular-Season All-America honors

Mary Howard

3/23/2023

GAINESVILLE, Fla. –Three Gators led the nation with a combined total of 11 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) regular-season All-America honors in 2023. This is the 11th year the WCGA has recognized regular-season All-Americans.

Final national qualifying scores (NQS) in the Road to Nationals rankings determines the WCGA 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.

Gator 2023 All-Americans

Trinity Thomas joins Oregon State’s Jade Carey and Oklahoma’s Jordan Bowers as the nation’s only gymnasts to collect All-America honors on each of the five events. Thomas claimed All-America first-team honors for all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise. She finished regular-season action at No. 2 for bars and floor and No. 3 in all-around.

Sophomore Leanne Wong earned first-team honors for all-around and uneven bars. She also claims balance beam second-team honors.

Of the nation’s four freshmen earning 2023 All-America honors, Kayla DiCello is one of two to earn more than one accolade. Her three second-team honors were earned for all-around, uneven bars and balance beam.

Three Gator all-arounders earning 2023 All-American honors leads the nation’s programs.

Gators Earning 2023 WCGA All-America Regular Season Honors

Name	AA	V	UB	BB	FX
Kayla DiCello	2nd		2nd	2nd
Trinity Thomas	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st
Leanne Wong	1st		1st	2nd

Kayla DiCello - 2023 WCGA regular-season All-America

Kayla DiCello – Freshman

2023 All-America honors:

Second Team: All-Around, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam

Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year
Shared second in Southeastern Conference balance beam and floor exercise with marks of 9.95.
Top freshman all-arounder at SEC Championships, placing sixth overall (39.60)
One of five freshmen to earn All-SEC honors in SEC Championships competition
First freshman in nation to earn a 10.0 this season (uneven bars - Feb. 10 vs Missouri). One of three freshmen with a 10.0 in 2023.
Set league record for number (8) and consecutive (6) SEC Freshmen of the Week mentions. Week 2 Specialist of the Week.
Collegiate bests: 10.0 (bars 1x), 9.975 (beam 2x), 9.95 (vault 1x, floor 2x), 39.75 (all-around)
All-around best of 39.75 is No. 2 among nation’s 2023 freshmen.
Seven event wins – bars (3), beam (2), all-around & floor (1)

Kayla DiCello

Trinity Thomas - 2023 WCGA regular-season All-America

Trinity Thomas – Graduate

2023 All-America honors:

First Team: Uneven Bars, Floor Exercise, All-Around

Second Team: Vault, Balance Beam

2023 Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the Year is one of three in nation to earn maximum of five 2023 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) All-America honors. Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) All-America honors.
Led nation’s all-arounders in 2023 conference championships competition. Winning total (39.80) successfully defended SEC title.
One of two in league history with two 10.0s in a single SEC Championships. Defended floor exercise title with 10.0 and completed 2023 Season Slam with uneven bars 10.0. Part of All-SEC team
Owns nation’s No. 3 (39.85), No. 4 (39.825) and No. 5 (39.80) all-around totals in 2023
Seven 10.0s shares nation’s 2023 high with Oregon State’s Jade Carey. Career 10.0s (27) is one behind the all-time collegiate leaders.
Three 2023 wins pushed SEC career event titles total to seven, which shares No. 3 all-time among league leaders
Leads Florida with 28 event wins (9 floor, 7 bars, 5 all-around, 4 vault, 3 beam)
Owns Florida’s career events titles record (141)
Finalist for AAI Award (given to nation’s top senior gymnast)

Trinity Thomas

Leanne Wong - 2023 WCGA regular-season All-America

Leanne Wong – Sophomore

2023 All-America honors:

First Team: All-Around, Uneven Bars

Second Team: Balance Beam

Near-perfect 9.975 for second consecutive year successfully defended Southeastern Conference beam title. One of seven in meet history to repeat as beam champ in consecutive seasons.
Four 10.0s in 2023 shares fourth in nation. Scored 10.0 for both bars and beam vs Auburn and again at Arkansas.
Turned in nation’s No. 4 (39.825), No. 6 (39.775) and No. 11 (39.675) all-around totals in 2023
Second among Gators with 17 event wins: 6 bars, 5 all-around, 4 beam, 2 floor
Every season apparatus best is either a 10.0 (bars & beam), 9.975 (floor) or 9.95 (vault)
SEC Gymnast of the Week after winning Auburn dual all-around

Leanne Wong

2023 WCGA All-America Regular Season Awards

All-Around First Team
Rank	Name	AA NQS	Team
1	Jade Carey	39.820	Oregon State
2	Jordan Chiles	39.810	UCLA
3	Trinity Thomas	39.750	Florida
4	Haleigh Bryant	39.725	LSU
5	Jordan Bowers	39.685	Oklahoma
6	Selena Harris	39.680	UCLA
7	Leanne Wong	39.675	Florida
8	Sierra Brooks	39.665	Michigan

All-Around Second Team
Rank	Name	AA NQS	Team
9	Sunisa Lee	39.655	Auburn
10	Luisa Blanco	39.640	Alabama
11	Raena Worley	39.625	Kentucky
12	Aleah Finnegan	39.610	LSU
13	Kayla DiCello	39.605	Florida
14	Andi Li	39.585	California
15	Abby Heiskell	39.580	Michigan
16	Jessica Hutchinson	39.575	Denver

Vault First Team
Rank	Name	AA NQS	Team
1	Haleigh Bryant	9.980	LSU
2	Jade Carey	9.960	Oregon State
3	Jordan Chiles	9.950	UCLA
4	Katherine LeVasseur	9.945	Oklahoma
5	Sierra Brooks	9.940	Michigan
5	Jocelyn Moore	9.940	Missouri
7	Mya Lauzon	9.930	California
8	Gabby Wilson	9.925	Michigan
8	Cassie Stevens	9.925	Auburn
8	Danielle Sievers	9.925	Oklahoma

Vault Second Team
Rank	Name	AA NQS	Team
11	Jordan Bowers	9.920	Oklahoma
11	Mya Hooten	9.920	Minnesota
11	Maddie Quarles	9.920	Minnesota
14	Trinity Thomas	9.915	Florida
14	Selena Harris	9.915	UCLA
14	Suki Pfister	9.915	Ball State
14	Chae Campbell	9.915	UCLA
14	Jaedyn Rucker	9.915	Utah

Uneven Bars First Team
Rank	Name	AA NQS	Team
1	Jordan Chiles	9.980	UCLA
2	Trinity Thomas	9.975	Florida
3	Leanne Wong	9.970	Florida
4	Jade Carey	9.965	Oregon State
4	Sunisa Lee	9.965	Auburn
6	Audrey Davis	9.960	Oklahoma
6	Andi Li	9.960	California
8	Madelyn Williams	9.955	California
8	Lali Dekanoidze	9.955	North Carolina

Uneven Bars Second Team
Rank	Name	AA NQS	Team
10	Mara Titarsolej	9.945	LIU
10	Jordan Bowers	9.945	Oklahoma
12	Natalie Wojcik	9.940	Michigan
12	Selena Harris	9.940	UCLA
14	Kayla DiCello	9.935	Florida
14	Emily Lopez	9.935	Boise State
14	Sierra Brooks	9.935	Michigan
14	Haleigh Bryant	9.935	LSU

Balance Beam First Team
Rank	Name	AA NQS	Team
1	Maile O'Keefe	9.980	Utah
2	Jade Carey	9.975	Oregon State
3	Luisa Blanco	9.970	Alabama
4	Kara Eaker	9.965	Utah
5	Ragan Smith	9.960	Oklahoma
6	Aleah Finnegan	9.955	LSU
7	Mya Lauzon	9.950	California
7	Jordan Bowers	9.950	Oklahoma

Balance Beam Second Team
Rank	Name	AA NQS	Team
9	Trinity Thomas	9.945	Florida
9	Kayla DiCello	9.945	Florida
9	Mia Takekawa	9.945	Illinois
9	Helen Hu	9.945	Missouri
9	Isabella Magnelli	9.945	Kentucky
9	Selena Harris	9.945	UCLA
15	Leanne Wong	9.940	Florida
15	Cristal Isa	9.940	Utah
15	Natalie Wojcik	9.940	Michigan

Floor Exercise First Team
Rank	Name	AA NQS	Team
1	Jade Carey	9.985	Oregon State
2	Trinity Thomas	9.975	Florida
3	Mya Hooten	9.970	Minnesota
4	Aleah Finnegan	9.965	LSU
4	Jordan Chiles	9.965	UCLA
6	Haleigh Bryant	9.955	LSU
6	Luisa Blanco	9.955	Alabama
8	Jordan Bowers	9.950	Oklahoma
8	Faith Torrez	9.950	Oklahoma
8	eMjae Frazier	9.950	California
8	Raena Worley	9.950	Kentucky

Floor Exercise Second Team
Rank	Name	AA NQS	Team
12	JerQuavia Henderson	9.945	Iowa
12	Soraya Hawthorne	9.945	Georgia
12	Mya Lauzon	9.945	California
12	Chae Campbell	9.945	UCLA
16	Lilly Hudson	9.940	Alabama
16	Derrian Gobourne	9.940	Auburn