Florida Gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A pair of national high all-around performances earned Southeastern Conference weekly gymnastics honor for a Gator duo.
 
Junior Leanne Wong claims her first 2024 SEC Gymnast of the Week honor after setting the nation's high all-around total of 39.875 to win the Feb. 23 dual versus No. 2 LSU. It is the fourth SEC Gymnast of the Week honor of her career.
 
Upping her nation's high freshman all-around total to 39.65 earned Anya Pilgrim's third consecutive and fourth overall SEC Freshman of the Week award. Pilgrim now has half of this season's top-12 freshmen all-around totals.
 
Also picking up Feb. 27 SEC weekly honor is:
Specialist: Shania Adams (Alabama)
 
Leanne Wong – SEC Gymnast of the Week:
Set nation's 2024 high (39.875) to win third consecutive all-around title of season.

• Total also equals collegiate high
• 13th all-around win of career and fourth of 2024

Finished Gym Slam

• 10.0 floor exercise routine completed Gym Slam. 15th in NCAA history with a Gym Slam and fourth Gator.
• Floor performance sealed team win versus LSU
• Second consecutive 9.975 on beam for third straight win on event
• Third win of season on both bars and floor
• Four event wins versus LSU pushed her career event wins total past 50. Now tied for 12th among Gators with 52 career wins

Leads Florida with 15 event titles in 2024
 

Gym Slam Gymnasts (10.0 in each apparatus during collegiate career)
Name	School	Career	Final 10	# of 10.0 to Earn GymSlam
Leanne Wong	Florida	2022-present	FX, 2-23-24	8
Haleigh Bryant	LSU	2021-present	BB, 2-9-24	13
Jade Carey	Oregon State	2022-present	BB, 3/4/2023	10
Trinity Thomas	Florida	2019-23	V, 1-16-22	9
Kyla Ross	UCLA	2017-20	FX, 3-16-19	14
Alex McMurtry	Florida	2015-18	BB, 1-26-18	8
Maggie Nichols	Oklahoma	2017-20	UB, 3-4-17	5
Bridget Sloan	Florida	2013-16	UB, 3-13-15	4
Courtney Kupets	Georgia	2006-09	V, 4-4-09	4
Ashley Kelly	Arizona State	2003-06	BB, 3-5-04	5
Kristen Maloney	UCLA	2001-05	UB, 3-6-05	4
Karin Lichey	Georgia	1996-99	FX, 2-23-96	5
Kristen Kenoyer	Utah	1990-93	UB, 3-20-93	8
Heather Stepp	Georgia	1990-93	UB, 2-12-93	5
Missy Marlowe	Utah	1989-92	FX, 3-9-92	5

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Anya Pilgrim – SEC Freshman of the Week:
Third with a collegiate-high 39.65 vs No. 2 LSU. Highest all-around among nation's freshmen in 2024.
Competed six times as an all-arounder this season.

• Only freshman with more than two appearances among nation's top 100 all-around totals for 2024.

Three apparatus highs on Friday

• Set or matched collegiate best for vault (9.95), balance beam (9.975) and floor exercise (9.925)
• Shared beam win with a near-perfect 9.975 with Leanne Wong
• Among a three-way tie for second on vault with a collegiate high of 9.95
• Equaled floor high of 9.925
• Thru seven meets of Gator career, owns collegiate-bests of 9.9 or better for each apparatus.

Second among Gators with six event titles.
 

Nation's Top Freshmen All-Around Totals - 2024
	Name	School	YR	Date	Opponent	AA	Site
1	Anya Pilgrim	Florida	FR	2/23	LSU	39.650	H
2	Anya Pilgrim	Florida	FR	2/9	Arkansas	39.600	H
	Lily Smith	Georgia	FR	2/2	Florida	39.600	H
4	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
7	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
	Katelyn Rosen	UCLA	FR	2/25	California	39.525	H
	Sophia Esposito	Oregon St	FR	2/9	UCLA	39.525	H
	Lily Smith	Georgia	FR	2/9	LSU	39.525	H

 
Both Wong (U.S. – team gold) and Pilgrim (Barbados) competed at the 2023 FIG World Championships.
 
UP NEXT:
No. 5 Florida at No. 6 Kentucky is the final of a season-high four top-10 dual meet weekend across the nation. For the third consecutive year, the SEC regular-season title is part of this dual's storyline.
 
No. 5 Florida enters its regular-season league finale with a 5-1 record and will own at least a share of the 2024 SEC title – its sixth consecutive. Both No. 2 LSU and No. 6 Kentucky bring a 4-2 record into the league's final weekend. Wins by both this weekend would have Florida, Kentucky and LSU sharing the 2024 SEC regular-season title with 5-2 records.
 
Meet:                     No. 5 Florida at No. 6 Kentucky
When:                    Sunday, March 3 at 2 p.m. ET
Venue:                   Rupp Arena
TV:                          ESPN2 with Olympians John Roethlisberger and Kathy Johnson-Clarke calling the action; Taylor Davis providing sideline reports
Stream:                 ESPN2
Tickets:                 $12-$5