Double 10.s Boost No. 3 Florida Gymnastics to Win Over No. 12 Auburn

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A pair of 10.0s helped No. 3 Florida win the 19th Annual Gators Link to Pink presented by UF Health over No. 12 Auburn.

The meet was held Friday in front of a pink clad crowd of 8,556 at the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.

The Gators led by a slender 0.10 at the midway point. The lead grew to 0.625 after the Gators tallied the nation’s 2025 balance beam high of 49.70. That rotation included senior Leanne Wong’s first 10.0 of the season and her third of career on balance beam.

Another 10.0 came on the closing rotation with senior Sloane Blakely earning her second perfect mark for floor exercise. Florida is the nation’s only program to record two 10.0s in a single meet in 2025.

A Gator won at least a share of each of the five event titles Friday. Wong and junior teammate Selena Harris-Miranda tied for the all-around win with UF season-high totals of 39.75. That total ties for the nation’s second-highest total of 2025. They also shared the uneven bars win at near-perfect 9.975. In addition to wins by the Gator 10.0s, Wong shared the vault title with Auburn’s Sarah Zois at 9.90.

THIS EVENING’S MEET
Steps on vault landings hurt the scoring potential on Florida’s opening event. Leanne Wong led Florida with a 9.90 for her fifth consecutive vault mark of 9.9 or better. Selena Harris-Miranda anchored the lineup with a 9.875 and sophomore Gabby Disidore turned in a 9.85 in her first appearance in Florida’s vault lineup.

Florida was forced to count a miss in its uneven bars rotation, resulting in a season-low 49.05. That total was boosted by a pair of season-high marks of a near perfect 9.975 by first Wong and then Harris-Miranda. Sophomore Anya Pilgrim led off the lineup with a season-best 9.95.

The nation’s season high balance beam set of 49.70 included the Gators’ first 10.0 of 2025. Wong earned her third collegiate 10.0 on the event, with near-perfect collegiate-high 9.975s by Victoria Nguyen and Harris-Miranda on either side of her in the lineup. Sloane Blakely also earned a 9.90.

The floor exercise 10.0 that looked to be coming this season for Sloane Blakely arrived Friday. She’s used marks of 9.925 or better to win her last three floor performances. Tonight, she earned her second career 10.0 and first since her freshman season for her fourth straight floor win. Season-best marks of 9.925 from Nguyen and Harris-Miranda opened and anchored Florida’s floor lineup that tallied a season-high 49.60.

Event winners:
Leanne Wong, UF 9.90 Vault
Sarah Zois, AU 9.90 Vault
Selena Harris-Miranda, UF 9.975 Bars
Leanne Wong, UF 9.975 Bars
Leanne Wong, UF 10.0 Beam
Sloane Blakely, UF 10.0 Floor
Leanne Wong, UF 39.75 All-Around
Selena Harris-Miranda, UF 39.75 All-Around

FLORIDA’S 10.0s
Sloane Blakely
Second 10.0 on floor exercise and first since 2022 season
One of six Gators with multiple floor 10.0s
Third floor 10.0 this season, joining UCLA’s Jordan Chiles (Feb. 1) and California’s Mya Lauzon (Feb. 7)
Turns in Florida’s 30th floor 10.0

Leanne Wong
Third 10.0 on balance beam and first since 2023 season
Joins Trinity Thomas (6) and Bridget Sloan (3) as Gators with multiple beam 10.0s
Now tied for second with Alex McMurtry (2015-18) at nine on Florida Career 10.0 chart
Joins Missouri’s Helen Hu as nation’s only to earn beam 10.0s in 2025

Florida now has 87 10.0s: 17 vault, 24 bars, 16 beam and 30 floor

ABOUT LINK TO PINK:
Tonight was the 19th Annual Gators Link to Pink meet. These meets are part of a Southeastern Conference initiative and most of the league’s teams will participate in a “pink” meet this season.

This event is well supported by the Gainesville community. Eight of the top 30 crowds since the O’Connell Center reopened in 2017 following a renovation are Link to Pink events, including tonight’s crowd of 8,556.

LINK TO PINK / VALENTINE’S COMBO:
Tonight was Florida’s first Valentine’s Day Link to Pink. To celebrate the day, many of the Gators added a heart into Friday’s floor choreography.

The Gators pushed their Link to Pink record out to 20-0 with tonight’s result (2007-25).

Florida is 8-2 all-time in

Valentine’s Day

meets.

Friday’s competition vs Auburn is Florida’s first on Valentine’s Day since 2020.

GATOR PERFORMANCE NOTES:

* Leanne Wong’s all-around win is her fourth of the season and the 18th of her career. She takes sole possession of seventh on Florida career all-around win chart.
* Leanne Wong won at least a share of four event titles Friday. That was the exact number she needed to move into a tie with Alex McMurtry (2015-18) for seventh at 75 on Florida’s career wins chart.
* Selena Harris-Miranda’s bars and all-around titles pushes her career total of event wins to 51. The all-around win was her 15th of career and third as a Gator. She now has a dozen career wins on bars.
* Sloane Blakely’s first floor 10.0 came at Auburn to close Southeastern Conference regular-season action in her freshman season (2022). Tonight, she earns her second 10.0 in home action versus the Tigers.
* Florida is the only team this season with two with uneven bars marks of 9.975 or better. Both Leanne Wong and Selena Harris-Miranda posted season-bests of 9.975.
* The 49.70 for balance beam equals Florida’s No. 2 all-time total for the event. It is the nation’s high on the event for 2025. The Gators floor total of 49.60 is also a team season high.

* Five Gator equaled or set collegiate bests Friday:
* Sloane Blakely – 10.0 (floor)
* Gabby Disidore – 9.85 (vault)
* Selena Harris-Miranda – 9.975 (beam)
* Victoria Nguyen – 9.925 (floor) and 9.975 (beam)
* Leanne Wong – 10.0 (beam)

HEAR FROM FLORIDA COACH JENNY ROWLAND:

“What a great night in the O’Dome. It was a night of fighting. That was the intention of this week and this competition.

“Extremely grateful that we had this opportunity as a team to use our platform to help raise awareness, help celebrate those [breast cancer] survivors, and just know that it meant a little bit more tonight. It was a very memorable night. [Link to Pink] is one of my favorites. I think the team loves wearing pink. The O’Dome just lit up in pink.

“Really, really proud of the fight that was shown tonight. There was a little adversity here and there and nobody gave up. Everybody kept fighting and had a really strong, solid performance.” – Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland

RECORDS:
Florida (7-2, 2-2 SEC)
Auburn (9-3, 2-2 SEC)

THE SERIES:
Florida leads Auburn 94-11-1

NATIONAL RANK:
Florida – No. 3 in the Feb. 10 Road to Nationals standings<https://roadtonationals.com/results/standings/season/2025/2/0/5>
Auburn – No. 12

UP NEXT:
Florida heads to No. 1 Oklahoma for its third road dual this season versus a team ranked in the nation’s top four. Friday’s meet is OU’s second consecutive versus a top-three team as the Sooners lost 198.05 – 197.675 Friday at No. 2 LSU.

Meet: No. 3 Florida at No. 1 Oklahoma
When: Friday, Feb. 21 at 9 p.m. ET
Venue: Lloyd Noble Center <https://soonersports.com/facilities/lloyd-noble-center/6>
TV: ESPN2<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/922edc61-5b3e-4f8b-9f72-ff18b6d5f848>
Live Scores: StatBroadcast<https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=561914>

Tickets: $8-$15<https://soonersports.evenue.net/event/WGY25/WG04>

Gators Link to Pink: No. 3 Florida vs No. 12 Auburn
Final Team Totals

Feb. 14, 2025 ● Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center (8,556)

Team

Vault

Bars

Beam

Floor

Total

Florida

49.275