Anya Pilgrim Repeats as SEC Freshman Gymnast of the Week

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Another performance ranking among the nation's top freshmen all-around totals of 2024 earns Florida's Anya Pilgrim her second consecutive and third overall Southeastern Conference Freshman Gymnast of the Week honor.

Pilgrim's 39.525 set in Florida's Feb. 16 win at the Mizzou at the Lou quad meet is her fifth addition to the top-10 freshmen all-around totals of 2024. Four freshmen have posted 10 all-around totals of 39.525 or better in 2024 with Pilgrim earning half of those totals.

Nation's Top Freshmen All-Around Totals - 2024
	Name	School	YR	Date	Opponent	AA	Site
1	Anya Pilgrim	Florida	FR	2/9	Arkansas	39.600	H
	Lily Smith	Georgia	FR	2/2	Florida	39.600	H
3	Anya Pilgrim	Florida	FR	2/2	Georgia	39.550	A
	Madison Ulrich	Denver	FR	2/11	Iowa St, SEM	39.550	H
	Madison Ulrich	Denver	FR	1/26	Oklahoma	39.550	A
6	Anya Pilgrim	Florida	FR	2/16	Mizzou to the Lou Quad	39.525	N
	Anya Pilgrim	Florida	FR	1/26	Alabama	39.525	H
	Anya Pilgrim	Florida	FR	1/12	Home Quad	39.525	H
	Sophia Esposito	Oregon St	FR	2/9	UCLA	39.525	H
	Lily Smith	Georgia	FR	2/9	LSU	39.525	H

Anya Pilgrim – SEC Freshman of the Week:
Shared third at 39.525 in Mizzou at the Lou quad all-around competition. Highest all-around among nation's freshmen last weekend

Only freshman among Feb. 19 Road to Nationals top 15 all-arounders.
Pilgrim is only freshman with five appearances among nation's top 100 all-around totals for 2024.
Competed five times as an all-arounder this season.

9.90 in three events at Mizzou to the Lou

9.90 shared second in Mizzou balance beam competition. Fourth consecutive beam mark of 9.9 or better
Also 9.90 for uneven bars and floor exercise. Third 9.9 or better mark on bars and second on floor
Owns collegiate-bests of 9.9 or better for each apparatus.

Competed at both 2023 FIG World Championships and Pan Am Games (representing Barbados)

Other recipients of Feb. 20 SEC weekly honors are:
Gymnast of the Week: Raena Worley (Kentucky)
Co-Specialist: Aleah Finnegan (LSU) and Mara Titarsolej (Missouri)

UP NEXT:
The nation's top dual meet of the weekend – No. 2 LSU at No. 5 Florida – is Friday in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.

Meet:                     No. 5 Florida vs No. 2 LSU for Rowdy Reptiles Night presented by Florida Dairy Farmers
When:                    Friday, Feb. 23 at 6:45 p.m. ET
Venue:                   Stephen C. O'Connell Center (gates open at 5:30 p.m.)
TV:                          ESPN2 with Olympic medalists Bart Conner and Gator Great Bridget Sloan calling the action; Taylor Davis providing sideline reports
Stream:                 ESPN2
Live Scores:        StatBroadcast
Tickets: Sold out. Check the Official Gator TicketExchange to purchase tickets other fans can't use Friday.

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