GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 6 Florida gymnastics matched the national high of 198.125 it set on Jan. 24 for the win over No. 8 Missouri in tonight’s fifth annual Equality Night presented by GFL Environmental.
No. 8 Missouri also turned in a season high of 197.725 in Friday’s meet held in front of a sellout Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center crowd of 9,015.
The Gators led by a slender 0.175 spread heading into the final rotation. A season-best floor exercise set of 49.625 kept the Tigers at bay, as MU closed with a season-best balance beam rotation of 49.40.
Three Gators earned perfect or near perfect marks Friday. Selena Harris-Miranda turned in the nation’s first vault 10.0 of the season. That mark passed Victoria Nguyen’s 9.975 – especially impressive as it was her 2025 vault debut. Leanne Wong equaled her uneven bars high of 9.975 for the second time in the last three meets. Harris-Miranda was close to double perfection Friday, ending her competition Friday equaling her collegiate floor best of 9.975.
Wong equaled her season-best all-around high of 39.75 for her fifth win of the season. Harris-Miranda was just a fraction behind her at 39.725. Of the nation’s top four all-around totals turned in this season, those two have five entries among those marks.
THIS EVENING’S MEET
A 10.0 and a near-perfect 9.975 were computed in Florida’s season-best vault team total (49.625) Friday. Nguyen matched her collegiate best of 9.975 Friday in her 2025 vault debut. Harris-Miranda anchored the lineup with her first vault 10.0 of 2025 and the fifth of her career. Wong equaled her season best of 9.925 for the fourth time on Friday. Sophomore Gabby Disidore equaled her collegiate best of 9.875 for the second consecutive week.
It was another season-high of 49.575 for Florida on uneven bars. Wong equaled her 2025-high of 9.975 to lead four Gator bars marks of 9.9 or better, which included Anya Pilgrim and Skye Blakely (9.90) and Harris-Miranda (9.925). Sophomore Alyssa Arana anchored the lineup, matching her collegiate best of 9.875 for the second time this season.
Florida posted a 49.30 on balance beam. Wong’s 9.925 took the win Friday. Nguyen also posted a 9.875 and Pilgrim earned a 9.85.
All six Gator floor marks were 9.9 or better, led by Harris-Miranda’s near-perfect 9.975 for her first win on the event this season. That mark was among three collegiate floor bests, which included freshman Taylor Clark’s 9.925 and Disidore’s 9.90 in her collegiate floor debut. Wong also turned in a 9.925 and Nguyen led off with a 9.90.
Event winners:
Selena Harris-Miranda, UF 10.0 Vault
Leanne Wong, UF 9.975 Bars
Leanne Wong, UF 9.925 Beam
Selena Harris-Miranda, UF 9.975 Floor
Leanne Wong, UF 39.75 All-Around
ABOUT EQUALITY NIGHT:
Tonight’s Equality Night presented by GFL Environmental was the fifth annual for Gator Gymnastics.
The Gators celebrate all who make up the team, staff, University and Gainesville communities and fans. The team will share messages of unity and inclusiveness in their words and accessories at Friday’s meet.
GATOR PERFORMANCE NOTES:
* Leanne Wong’s all-around win is her 19th of her career and fifth of the season. She is one away from moving into a tie with Ann Woods (1980-82) for a tie for sixth on Florida Career All-Around Wins chart.
* Two of the nation’s top four all-around totals of the season were turned in by a pair of Gators Friday. Leanne Wong and Selena Harris-Miranda have five appearances among the nation’s top four all-around totals of 2025, which included tonight’s totals of 39.75 (Wong) and 39.725 (Harris-Miranda).
* 39.80 Grace McCallum (Utah), Jade Carey (Oregon State)
* 39.775 Faith Torrez (Oklahoma)
* 39.75 Leanne Wong (Florida 2x), Selena Harris Miranda (Florida), Mya Lauzon (California)
* 39.725 Harris-Miranda, Wong, Carey (2x) Aleah Finnegan (LSU), Kailin Chio (LSU), Jordan Bowers (OU), Torrez, Makenna Smith (Utah), Audrey Davis (OU)
* Leanne Wong’s three event wins Friday move her into a tie with Gator Great Kristen Guise (1993-96) for sixth at 78 on Florida Career Event Wins list.
* Selena Harris-Miranda’s accentuated her 10th collegiate vault win with her fifth collegiate 10.0 for the event and the first of the season. It was the nation’s first vault 10.0 of the season.
* The 9.975 floor mark was Selena Harris-Miranda’s second of her career and first as a Gator.
* Victoria Nguyen knows how to make an entrance. Her near perfect vault 9.975 came in her 2025 debut on the event. It was the second time Nguyen earned a 9.975 vault mark.
* Have Yourself a Night Gabby Disidore: The sophomore matched her collegiate vault best of 9.875 for the second consecutive meet and closed the meet earning a 9.90 in her collegiate floor exercise debut.
* Florida’s 49.625 equals the No. 4 vault total in the program’s history.
* Six Gator equaled or set collegiate bests Friday:
* Alyssa Arana – 9.875 (bars)
* Skye Blakely – 9.90 (bars)
* Taylor Clark – 9.925 (floor)
* Gabby Disidore – 9.875 (vault), 9.90 (floor)
* Selena Harris-Miranda – 10.0 (vault), 9.975 (floor)
* Victoria Nguyen – 9.975 (vault)
HEAR FROM FLORIDA COACH JENNY ROWLAND:
“What a great evening for Gators gymnastics and a great evening for Gators gymnastics to have an opportunity to use their voice, use their platform for our event tonight, for equality. Really proud of this team five years ago for wanting to start this event, and really proud of past and current teams of how they represent themselves and how they express themselves and use their voice for equality for all.
“Really, just a lot of pride tonight for this team. We were united as one and took a really great step forward after a hard week last week. It’s hard for these athletes. You have to wait a week in between the competitions. It was something that we talked about. You can let it hold you back, or it can catapult your kick start to your next step forward. So I believe that this team did a fantastic job of doing that and building off of each other and celebrating the wins tonight. It was a really enjoyable evening in the O’Dome and I’m extremely proud of this team.” – Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland
RECORDS:
Florida (8-3, 3-3 SEC)
Missouri (11-4, 3-3 SEC)
THE SERIES:
Florida leads Missouri 38-1
NATIONAL RANK:
Florida – No. 6 in the Feb. 24 Road to Nationals standings<https://roadtonationals.com/results/standings/season/2025/2/0/5>
Missouri – No. 8
UP NEXT:
Florida closes regular-season road action next Friday at No. 17 Alabama. The Tide used a season-best 197.65 to win at No. 16 Arkansas (197.425) Friday.
Meet: No. 6 Florida at No. 17 Alabama
When: Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m. ET
Venue: Coleman Coliseum <https://rolltide.com/sports/2016/6/10/facilities-coleman-coliseum-html>
Stream: SEC Network +<https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=813c5716-92eb-4a75-b68a-0ec3ef819e0a>
Live Scores: Virtius<https://virti.us/start>
Tickets: $8-$15<https://rolltide.com/sports/2016/6/10/tickets-w-gym-html>
No. 6 Florida vs No. 8 Missouri
Final Team Totals
Feb. 28, 2025 ● Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center (9,015-sellout)
Team
Vault
Bars
Beam
Floor
Total
Florida
49.625
49.575
49.300
49.625
198.125
Missouri
49.375
49.400
49.400
49.550
197.725
