No. 2 Florida Opens February at No. 7 Missouri

Friday, February 6

Columbia, Mo.

9 p.m.

Florida Gators

Missouri

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eMjae Frazier celebrates a routine at Jan. 30 dual versus then No. 6 Arkansas. Friday, the No. 2 Gators are at No. 7 Missouri for a meet that airs on ESPN2.

No. 2 Florida Opens February at No. 7 Missouri

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 | Gymnastics

By: Mary Howard

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Three top-10 dual meets highlight the nation's gymnastics schedule this weekend, and No. 2 Florida is once again in the mix.

The Gators travel to Columbia, Missouri, to face No. 7 Missouri in a showdown that airs on ESPN2. Florida becomes the third No. 2-ranked team to compete at Mizzou Arena this season, a venue that has proven challenging for the nation's elite. Then-No. 2 Oklahoma trailed Missouri after the opening rotation before rallying for a narrow 0.50 victory Jan. 16, and last Friday, then-No. 2 LSU escaped with a slim 0.175 win.

Friday's meet marks the fourth consecutive matchup between the Gators and Tigers in which both teams carry top-10 rankings. That streak includes all three meetings in 2025. In the final meeting of 2025, the Tigers finished second in NCAA Semifinal I to advance to the NCAA Team Final ahead of third-place Florida.

How to Follow the Gators:
When:                    Friday, Feb. 6 at 9 p.m. ET
Venue:                   Mizzou Arena | Columbia, Mo.
TV:                          ESPN2 with Olympians Sam Peszek and John Roethlisberger call the action plus Taylor Davis with sideline interviews
Live Scores:        Virtius
Tickets:                 $8 - $25

Florida Finish January Matching Nation's Third-Highest Score of Season
Florida gymnastics closed January with a statement, posting the nation's third-highest score of the season to defeat No. 6 Arkansas in a Southeastern Conference showdown before a season-high crowd of 8,069 at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.

Florida's 198.05 equals the third-highest total of 2026. The Razorbacks finished with a 195.975.

The meet paired two of the SEC's seven teams currently ranked in the national top 10, reflecting the depth of the league and the heightened difficulty of conference competition. Florida rose to the challenge, winning four event titles and controlling the meet from start to finish.

Sophomore Skye Blakely delivered a breakout performance, turning in collegiate-best scores on all three of her events. She claimed her second consecutive floor exercise title with a meet-high 9.975 and added shared victories on uneven bars (9.95) with Selena Harris-Miranda and balance beam (9.95) with Kayla DiCello.

Arkansas' Morgan Price earned the Razorbacks' lone event title, winning vault with a 9.925.

Florida also dominated the all-around in its first appearances of the season from Harris-Miranda and eMjae Frazier. Harris-Miranda posted a winning total of 39.675, followed closely by Frazier's 39.575 to complete a one-two finish for the Gators.

Pair of Gators Earn Weekly Honors:
After their performances in win versus then No. 6 Arkansas, a pair of Gators earned weekly honors:

Sophomore Skye Blakely is Inside Gymnastics National Gymnast of the Week and the Southeastern Conference Specialist of the Week after posting collegiate bests in each of the three events she competed versus the Razorbacks: 9.975 (floor), 9.95 (bars & beam). These are the first such honors of Blakely's collegiate career.

Senior All-American Selena Harris-Miranda earned the SEC Gymnast of the Week. It was her first all-around performance of the season, and her 39.675 led the league's performers last weekend. This is the fourth SEC Gymnast of the Week honor of her Gator career and Harris-Miranda claimed the first two SEC Specialist of the Week honors of 2026.