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Rachel Gowey
- Position:
- AA
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Urbandale, Iowa
- Club:
- Chowโs Gymnastics
| Collegiate Bests: | ||
| Vault: | 9.875 | 2-24-17/2-23-18 |
| Bars: | 9.95 | 2-24-17 |
| Beam: | 10.0* | 3-7-20 |
| Floor: | 9.925 | 3-7-20 |
| AA: | 39.475 | 1-27-17 |
| *-UF record | ||
| FLORIDA CAREER NOTES: |
| ยท Four-time All-American (2 NCAA / 2 WCGA Regular Season) |
| ยท 2019 SEC balance beam champion |
| ยท 2018, 2019 & 2020 All-SEC |
| ยท 2x Specialist Gymnast of Week (Jan. 22, 2019 & 3-10-20) |
| ยท 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team |
| ยท 2018, 2019 & 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll |
| ยท 2017 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll |
| ยท 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020ย ย WCGA Scholastic Academic All-American |
AS A SENIOR (2020):
ยท All-America balance beam first-team in the Womenโs Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) regular-season awards
ยท All-Southeastern Conference for third consecutive season
ยท 10.0 balance beam routine won title at Penn State โ also set collegiate floor exercise best (9.925) and posted 2020 uneven bars best (9.925) at PSU meet
ยท Performance at March 7 Penn State claimed SEC Specialist of the Week honor
ยท Equaled or set beam best three times in 2020 โ equaled then best of 9.95 versus Arkansas, upped to near-perfect 9.975 versus LSU and scored perfect 10.0 at PSU
ยท In every bars, beam and floor lineup of 2020
ยท Eight beam routines scored 9.90 or better
ยท WCGAย Scholastic All-American
ยท SEC Academic Honor Roll
AS A JUNIOR (2019):
ยท Shared SEC balance beam title (9.95 - season best) after sitting out last four beam competitions to rest.ย
ยท All-SEC for second consecutive season
ยท SEC Specialist Gymnast of Week after winning balance beam at LSU with season-best of 9.925.
ยท Four-time beam winner
ยท Season floor best (9.90) versus Kentucky
ยท WCGAย Scholastic All-American
ยท SEC Academic Honor Roll
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018):
ยท Pair of All-America honors in NCAA Championshipsโ semifinal competition โ balance beam (first team) and uneven bars (second)
ยท All-America balance beam second team in the WCGA regular-season awards
ยท 2018 All-SEC selection
ยท In every uneven bars and balance beam lineup of season.
ยท Opened season with three consecutive beam wins. Set season beam best of 9.95 for win versus Louisiana State and equaled versus Arkansas.
ยท First collegiate bars win at Kentucky (9.825). Also won Arkansas dual with season-best 9.925
ยท WCGA Scholastic All-American
ยท SEC Academic Honor Roll
AS A FRESHMAN (2017):
ยท SEC All-Freshman team after tying for fifth in SEC Championshipsโ balance beam standings (9.925)
ยท First collegiate all-around win (39.275) came versus West Virginia
ยท First event win came versus Auburn with a 9.925 on balance beam โ also second in all-around (39.475)
ยท Set collegiate-bests for vault (9.875) and bars (9.95) versus Missouri
ยท Competed in every meet, with six all-around performances
ยท Member of SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
ยท WCGA Scholastic All-American.
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PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
ยท Advanced to 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, taking 11th in all-around, sixth on uneven bars and seventh on balance beam
ยท Ninth in 2016 P&G Championshipsโ all-around โ also fifth on uneven bars
ยท 2015 Pan Am Games uneven bars champion - member of U.S.โs gold-medal team
ยท Sixth on beam and bars at the 2015 P&G Championships
ยท Attended final 2015 World Championships selection camp in October
ยท Fourth in all-around at the 2014 Secret U.S. Classic and third on beam
ยท Member of U.S. team which won 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy competition โ also finished fifth in all-around
ยท 2012 Junior Olympic Junior B National balance beam champion and second in all-around to current Gator Alicia Boren
ยท Missed portions of 2014 and 2013 season due to injury
ยท U.S. National Team member (2016-17, 2014-15, 2013-14)
ยท 2012 J.O. National Team Member
ยท Member of Chow's Gymnastics and coached by Liang Chow and Liwen Zhuang.
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MAJOR:
Graduated cum laude in December 2020 with bachelor's degree in Applied Physiology & Kinesiology- Fitness Wellness.
Florida Gymnastics | Selena Harris-Miranda Named SEC Specialist of the Week, Records 9.975 on Beam ๐
Tuesday, January 13
Jenny Rowland Media Availability
Tuesday, January 13
Florida Gymnastics | Kayla DiCello Records 9.9 on Return to Bars ๐ฅ
Monday, January 12
Florida Gymnastics | Ly Bui Kicks Off Season with 9.925 on Vault ๐ฟ
Sunday, January 11
