Saturday, March 21
Tulsa, Okla.
3:00 p.m.
Florida Gators
198.175
vs
197.45
Georgia
Florida hoist the Southeastern Conference Championship meet trophy after winning the event by the slimmest margin possible.
Florida Surges in Final Rotation to Claim SEC Gymnastics Meet Title
Saturday, March 21, 2026 | Gymnastics
TULSA, Okla. - In a championship decided by the slimmest of margins, No. 3 Florida rode a scorching uneven bars rotation to capture the title at the Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Championship meet, surging from third place in the final rotation to reclaim the conference trophy.
Florida delivered the meet's top event score – an eye-popping 49.80 on uneven bars that included a 10.0 by Selena Harris-Miranda - to edge rivals No. 1 Oklahoma (198.15) and No. 2 LSU (197.95) with a 198.175. The margin between UF and OU was just 0.025, the narrowest margin possible. The razor-thin victory marks the third time in the meet's 45-year history a champion was decided by that margin - and the second time Florida has come out on top, joining its 2016 win.
The nation's top three teams traded the lead through the first three rotations. Florida opened with a strong 49.525 on balance beam to take the early advantage before LSU slipped ahead by 0.025 at the midway point. Oklahoma then surged into first entering the final rotation behind a 49.625 beam score.
But the final rotation belonged to Florida.
With each contender rotating to one of its nationally ranked strengths — LSU on vault, Florida on bars and Oklahoma on floor — all three delivered the top scores of the meet on those events. Florida's explosive bars set proved decisive, lifting the Gators back into first and sealing the program's 13th SEC championship.
It is Florida's first conference title since winning back-to-back crowns in 2022 and 2023.
TONIGHT'S MEET
EVENT WINNERS:
Vault: Kailin Chio, LSU 9.975
Bars: Selena Harris-Miranda, UF 10.0
Beam: Faith Torrez, OU 10.0
Floor: Gabby Gladieux, ALA, Kaliya Lincoln, LSU, Keira Wells, OU, Mackenzie Estep, OU 9.95
All-Around: Kailin Chio, LSU 39.775
FLORIDA AT SEC CHAMPIONSHIP MEET:
Gators are 13-time winners of this meet: 1982, '83, '84, '85, '89, '07, '10, '12, '13, '16, '22, '23, '26
GATOR PERFORMANCE NOTES:
WHAT THEY SAID:
On tonight's meet:
"It's a great day to be a Florida Gator! I couldn't be more proud of the fight, grit and determination of this team tonight. They did it big. That's what they've been doing all year long and everything just came together nicely with much ease, much confidence. They had a great time tonight." – Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland
On tonight's win:
"It feels amazing. At first all I could do is cry then we were all screaming and jumping around. It just feels like the biggest accomplishment right now.
"When we started the meet, I just knew everything was going to fall into place. Especially when we started on beam. The energy wasn't too high or too low. It just felt like Florida territory the whole time we were here. That made everyone feel more at ease. Obviously, it ended up really good." – senior Selena Harris-Miranda
On Florida's performance tonight:
"We put all the pieces together today. Everyone looked super confident out there, even from our practice from the day before. We took every turn that we needed and figured out the adjustments needed. This is how we look when we practice so I'm just super proud of everyone." – junior Kayla DiCello
NATIONAL RANK:
Florida – Florida is No. 3 in the March 16 Road to National rankings and is among seven SEC teams in the top 10
UP NEXT:
Watch as the Gators find out their regional assignment Monday, March 23 on the 2026 NCAA Regional Championship announcement show that airs at noon ET on ESPNU.
2026 Regional Sites:
April 1-4
Baton Rouge, La. (LSU)
Tempe, Ariz. (Arizona State)
April 2-5
Corvallis, Ore. (Oregon State)
Lexington, Ky. (Kentucky)
IT'S GREAT!! TO BE!! A FLORIDA GATOR!!!!! pic.twitter.com/iW7bPMJMFV
— Gators Gymnastics (@GatorsGym) March 22, 2026
Florida delivered the meet's top event score – an eye-popping 49.80 on uneven bars that included a 10.0 by Selena Harris-Miranda - to edge rivals No. 1 Oklahoma (198.15) and No. 2 LSU (197.95) with a 198.175. The margin between UF and OU was just 0.025, the narrowest margin possible. The razor-thin victory marks the third time in the meet's 45-year history a champion was decided by that margin - and the second time Florida has come out on top, joining its 2016 win.
The nation's top three teams traded the lead through the first three rotations. Florida opened with a strong 49.525 on balance beam to take the early advantage before LSU slipped ahead by 0.025 at the midway point. Oklahoma then surged into first entering the final rotation behind a 49.625 beam score.
But the final rotation belonged to Florida.
Selena Harris-Miranda was PERFECTION on uneven bars 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/okPGRZo1G6
— espnW (@espnW) March 22, 2026
With each contender rotating to one of its nationally ranked strengths — LSU on vault, Florida on bars and Oklahoma on floor — all three delivered the top scores of the meet on those events. Florida's explosive bars set proved decisive, lifting the Gators back into first and sealing the program's 13th SEC championship.
NEAR PERFECTION😤9.975😤
— Gators Gymnastics (@GatorsGym) March 22, 2026
📽️ SEC Network pic.twitter.com/IMdqYV4xtk
It is Florida's first conference title since winning back-to-back crowns in 2022 and 2023.
TONIGHT'S MEET
It was a solid start as the Gators posted a 49.525 on balance beam. Three Gators posted marks of 9.90 or better Saturday. Skye Blakely earned a 9.90 and the Gators final two competitors – Kayla DiCello and Selena Harris-Miranda each earned 9.95s.
Florida used three marks of 9.90 or better toward its floor exercise total of 49.425. DiCello, eMjae Frazier and Harris-Miranda all earned 9.90s. At the midway point of the meet, Florida trailed the leader, LSU, by the slightest of margins – 0.025.
A trio of 9.90s led the Gators on vault as Florida turned in its second-highest total on the event (49.425) this season. The trio of Gators with 9.90 include Blakely, DiCello and Anya Pilgrim.
Florida showed why it is the nation's top-ranked team on the uneven bars as all six scores were a 9.90 or better. Harris-Miranda earned her third consecutive 10.0 and first on uneven bars to give Florida its second-straight SEC bars winner. Blakely and DiCello were close behind as both turned in season-highs of 9.975. Pilgrim and Riley McCusker both posted 9.925s and Frazier got the rotation started with a 9.90.
EVENT WINNERS:
Vault: Kailin Chio, LSU 9.975
Bars: Selena Harris-Miranda, UF 10.0
Beam: Faith Torrez, OU 10.0
Floor: Gabby Gladieux, ALA, Kaliya Lincoln, LSU, Keira Wells, OU, Mackenzie Estep, OU 9.95
All-Around: Kailin Chio, LSU 39.775
FLORIDA AT SEC CHAMPIONSHIP MEET:
Gators are 13-time winners of this meet: 1982, '83, '84, '85, '89, '07, '10, '12, '13, '16, '22, '23, '26
GATOR PERFORMANCE NOTES:
- This is the third time in the SEC Championships' 45-meet history that the slimmest margin possible, 0.025, decided the champion. Florida's been on the winning end of those meets twice, with the first coming in Jenny Rowland's first season with the Gators in 2016 (UF 197.775, Alabama 197.75). The Gators were also involved in the third meet, as Georgia won the 2008 title at 197.35 while Florida and Alabama tied for second at 197.325.
- This was the first time since 2007 that the SEC Championship meet included the nation's top four teams. Florida also took the team title in that meet.
- Florida's 197.175 equals the fifth-highest winning total in the meet's history. Florida also has the top -198.425 (2023) and No. T3 198.20 (2022) – totals in SEC history.
- Florida set the national all-time high uneven bars total of 49.85 in the 2025 SEC meet. Tonight, the Gators were close at 49.80, which is the second highest across all events in the event's history.
- Selena Harris-Miranda's 10.0 on uneven bars is the 98th overall 10.0 in UF's 54 seasons and the 27th on bars.
- Seven gymnasts share the SEC meet record for the uneven bars at 10.0. Selena Harris-Miranda is the fifth Gator in that group, joining Riley McCusker (2025), Bridget Sloan (2015), Trinity Thomas (2023) and Leanne Wong (2025).
- This is the second consecutive season Selena Harris-Miranda won a SEC title with a 10.0 as she used a perfect mark to claim the 2026 vault crown.
- Third consecutive meet with a 10.0 for Selena Harris-Miranda, as she also earned two beam 10.0s in a span of six days to start March action – versus No. 2 LSU and at No. 22 Kentucky. The 10.0 is the first for the Gators this season on bars.
- Florida's Kayla DiCello (39.725), Selena Harris-Miranda (39.65) and Skye Blakely (39.625) placed second, third and fourth in Saturday's all-around. Florida last had three among the SEC's top four all-arounders in 2022 – No. 1 Trinity Thomas and No. T2 Megan Skaggs and Leanne Wong..
- Skye Blakey's earned a collegiate-best 9.975 on bars three of the last four meets.
- Kayla DiCello's 9.975 on bars sets her season best. Her previous high of 9.95 was earned in three of the last five meets entering Saturday's competition. She also equaled her season beam best of 9.95 for the sixth time in the last eight meets, with this being her fourth consecutive.
- Anya Pilgrim earned season bests in both events competed – 9.90 (vault) and 9.925 (bars)
- Collegiate bests:
- Skye Blakely 9.90 (vault), 9.975 (bars)
- Selena Harris-Miranda 10.0 (bars)
WHAT THEY SAID:
On tonight's meet:
"It's a great day to be a Florida Gator! I couldn't be more proud of the fight, grit and determination of this team tonight. They did it big. That's what they've been doing all year long and everything just came together nicely with much ease, much confidence. They had a great time tonight." – Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland
On tonight's win:
"It feels amazing. At first all I could do is cry then we were all screaming and jumping around. It just feels like the biggest accomplishment right now.
"When we started the meet, I just knew everything was going to fall into place. Especially when we started on beam. The energy wasn't too high or too low. It just felt like Florida territory the whole time we were here. That made everyone feel more at ease. Obviously, it ended up really good." – senior Selena Harris-Miranda
On Florida's performance tonight:
"We put all the pieces together today. Everyone looked super confident out there, even from our practice from the day before. We took every turn that we needed and figured out the adjustments needed. This is how we look when we practice so I'm just super proud of everyone." – junior Kayla DiCello
NATIONAL RANK:
Florida – Florida is No. 3 in the March 16 Road to National rankings and is among seven SEC teams in the top 10
UP NEXT:
Watch as the Gators find out their regional assignment Monday, March 23 on the 2026 NCAA Regional Championship announcement show that airs at noon ET on ESPNU.
2026 Regional Sites:
April 1-4
Baton Rouge, La. (LSU)
Tempe, Ariz. (Arizona State)
April 2-5
Corvallis, Ore. (Oregon State)
Lexington, Ky. (Kentucky)
| No. 3 Florida at Southeastern Conference Championships Meet Final Team Totals |
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| Team | Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | Total |
| Florida | 49.425 | 49.800 | 49.525 | 49.425 | 198.175 |
| OU | 49.325 | 49.600 | 49.625 | 49.600 | 198.150 |
| LSU | 49.450 | 49.475 | 49.500 | 49.525 | 197.950 |
| ALA | 49.175 | 49.400 | 49.475 | 49.425 | 197.475 |
| Georgia | 49.275 | 49.375 | 49.375 | 49.425 | 197.450 |
| Missouri | 49.350 | 49.275 | 49.000 | 49.450 | 197.075 |
| Arkansas | 49.150 | 49.125 | 49.350 | 49.350 | 196.975 |
| Kentucky | 49.275 | 49.225 | 49.250 | 49.175 | 196.925 |
| Auburn | 49.000 | 48.975 | 48.025 | 49.300 | 195.300 |
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