TEMPE, Ariz. – No. 3 Florida gymnastics used a steady performance to advance to Saturday’s NCAA Tempe Regional Final. The Gators move ahead after posting the NCAA Tempe Regional’s high score of 198.125 in Thursday’s second round action in the Desert Financial Arena.
Florida now joins No. 6 seed Georgia (197.125), No. 11 Michigan State (197.35) and No. 14 California (196.675) for Saturday’s NCAA Regional Final at 8 p.m. ET. The top two teams in Saturday’s competition advance to the NCAA Championships, set for April 16 and 18 in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Tonight’s Meet:
Florida chose the Olympic rotation for tonight’s meet. The desert air agreed with the Gator vaulters as the team posted a season-high 49.60. Four Gators posted marks of 9.90 or better. Anya Pilgrim and Skylar Draser started off the lineup each with season-high marks of 9.90. Kayla DiCello equaled her collegiate best of 9.95 and Selena Harris-Miranda anchored the lineup with a near-perfect 9.975.
Sophomore Skye Blakely highlighted the Gators’ uneven bars rotation with her first 10.0 on the event. For the second consecutive event of the evening, Harris-Miranda posted a near-perfect 9.975. Riley McCusker anchored the lineup with a 9.925.
Harris-Miranda anchored the Gators balance beam lineup with the Regional’s winning mark of 9.95. Florida also got marks of 9.90 from juniors Alyssa Arana and Kayla DiCello as UF posted a 49.50 on beam.
Florida finished the meet on floor exercise, earning a 49.45. The final three Gators all posted marks of 9.90 or better. Blakely and Amelia Disidore both earned 9.90s and Harris-Miranda closed the meet at 9.925.
Harris-Miranda was the Gators only all-arounder Thursday, posting the day’s top total across both sessions at 39.825. It is her fifth all-around win of the season.
EVENT WINNERS:
Scores are combined from both NCAA Second Round sessions to determine event winners:
Vault: Nikki Smith, Michigan State 10.0
Bars: Skye Blakely, Florida 10.00
Beam: Selena Harris-Miranda, Florida 9.95
Floor: Harley Tomlin, UGA, Nyla Aquino, UGA, Gabi Ortiz, MSU, Nikki Smith, MSU 9.95
AA: Selena Harris-Miranda, Florida 39.825
GATOR PERFORMANCE NOTES:
* Florida’s 198.125 marks the fourth consecutive meet UF passed the 198 mark – a first for the Gator program.
* Selena Harris-Miranda’s winning all-around of 39.825 is just a fraction off her season-high of 39.85. She now has three totals (39.85, 39.825, 39.775) among the nation’s top 12 all-around marks this season.
* With her 10.0 tonight, Skye Blakely earns the 28th perfect mark on bars for the Gators.
* Five gymnasts across the nation have a 10.0 on uneven bars. Florida is the only program with two on that list – Skye Blakely (April 2 at NCAA Tempe Regional) and Selena Harris-Miranda (March 21 at SEC Championship meet).
* Six gymnasts across nation in 2026 with 10.0s in multiple events. Only Florida with more than one on that list:
* Skye Blakey, Florida UB, BB
* Selena Harris-Miranda UB, BB
* Jordan Chiles, UCLA V, UB, FX
* Kailin Chio, LSU V, BB, FX
* Anna Roberts, Stanford V, FX
* Nikki Smith, Michigan State V, FX
* This is the second consecutive year Selena Harris-Miranda wins the regional beam title with a 9.95
* Collegiate bests tonight:
* Skye Blakely (bars) 10.0
* Kayla DiCello (vault) 9.95
WHAT THE GATORS SAID:
“What a fun night it was. Great environment, great excitement. This team really came together, and their intention this week was I’m grateful. And they truly didn’t let any little thing that didn’t go quite how they wanted it to, get in their way, and they just kept moving forward. They stuck together. They finished strong. It was about midnight when we were doing floor, you know, in Gainesville, but really, really proud of this team.
“We had four solid events and looking forward to a nice day off, recovery day, and getting to do this all over again. It is such a privilege and something that we don’t take for granted, and we’re moving into the Sweet 16.” – Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland
On her uneven bars 10.0:
“I was super excited. Bars is my favorite event. So after a couple of 9.975s, it’s really exciting to get the 10.
“I know that it was one of my best routines. I was really focusing on my handstands, so when I stuck the dismount, I was super excited and anticipating maybe a high score. So for it to finish with a 10, I was literally jumping.” – sophomore Skye Blakely
On her and the Gators performance Thursday:
“It went great. I was I was just super happy with my performance, especially I was super happy with the energy of the team before we even got here. So that was that was definitely something that just brought me to a normal state like I am at practice. I was happy that not only I felt that, but the rest of the team felt that.
“So I think I think tonight and also SECs gave us a lot of confidence and just a lot of reassurance that we know that what we do in and out of the gym is working and just how we’re functioning as a team is working too.” – senior Selena Harris-Miranda
How to Follow the Gators:
When:
NCAA Tempe Regional Final | Saturday, April 4 at 8 p.m. ET
Venue:
Desert Financial Arena |<https://thesundevils.com/facilities-venues/desert-financial-arena> Tempe, Ariz.
Stream:
ESPN+ covers all regional action again this season. Alex Perlman and past Georgia All-American Sydney Snead call the action at the Tempe Regional
Tempe Regional Final<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/2006d4c2-0ad1-466d-b772-5f1762a1fdbc>
Live Scores:
Virtius<https://virti.us/session?s=Hv9bKIh1xf>
Tickets:
Tickets<https://am.ticketmaster.com/sundevils/buy?filterType=27&_gl=1*yygznk*_gcl_au*OTA5NTg5MTIuMTc3MTYyNTQxMw..*_ga*MTcwNzAyOTMyNi4xNzcxNjI1NDEz*_ga_TEHJR60KD9*czE3NzQwNDE2OTgkbzMkZzEkdDE3NzQwNDI0MDgkajYwJGwwJGgzMjY5NTI0MzE.>
NCAA Temple Regional Fan Info Site<https://thesundevils.com/sun-devil-gymnastics-hosting-2026-ncaa-tournament>
UP NEXT:
NCAA Regional Finals are contested in four sites across the nation. The Baton Rouge and Tempe regions hold team finals on Saturday, April 4. Final round action for the Lexington and Corvallis regions is scheduled for Sunday, April 5. The top two teams in each regional final advance to the April 16 & 18 NCAA Championships in Ft. Worth, Texas<https://www.ncaatickets.com/championship/womens-gymnastics/champinfo>.
2026 Regional Sites – April 2-April 5
Region
Teams Advancing to Region Final
April 4 – Final Round
Baton Rouge, La. (LSU) @ 6 p.m. ET ESPN+<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/8bf823f4-57d8-4221-a0fa-2d0a5b7d58b6>
Scoring<https://virti.us/session?s=LJevA_TmY6>
Clemson, LSU, Michigan, Stanford
Tempe, Ariz. (Arizona State @ 8 p.m. ET ESPN+<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/2006d4c2-0ad1-466d-b772-5f1762a1fdbc> Scoring<https://virti.us/session?s=uW052H1hnf>
Florida, California, Georgia, Michigan State
April 5 – Final Round
Lexington, Ky. (Kentucky) @ 5 p.m. ET ESPN+<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/b118a3a0-b10d-42cb-88a1-02a18b238cf5>
Scoring<https://virti.us/session?s=tBd8CrXBoV>
Corvallis, Ore. (Oregon State) at 8 p.m. ET ESPN+<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/06408f0c-d179-4251-a8ce-505ce8f58c09>
Scoring<https://virti.us/session?s=5x98j5g2VO>
No. 3 Florida in NCAA Tempe Regional Second Round – Session II
Team Totals
April 2, 2026 – Desert Financial Arena (1,518)
Team
Vault
Bars
Beam
Floor
Total
Florida^
49.600
49.625
49.450
49.450
198.125
California^
49.050
49.200
49.050
49.375
196.675
Penn State
49.025
48.800
49.225
49.150
196.200
Arizona State
48.975
49.000
49.100
48.975
196.050
NCAA Tempe Regional Second Round – Session I
Michigan State^
49.575
49.200
49.075
49.500
197.350
Georgia^
49.250
49.425
48.825
49.625
197.125
BYU
49.100
48.975
48.975
49.200
196.250
Southern Utah
48.450
48.925
49.125
49.225
195.725
^ advance to Saturday’s Regional Final
