GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After a performance that landed on ESPN SportsCenter’s March 3 Top 10 highlights<https://x.com/GatorsGym/status/1764662243998740805?s=20>, Florida’s Anya Pilgrim claims her fifth Southeastern Conference Freshman Gymnast of the Week honor.
Pilgrim earned her first collegiate 10.0 for floor exercise and upped the nation’s freshman high all-around total to 39.675 Sunday in Florida’s win at then No. 6 Kentucky. Pilgrim now has half of this season’s top-14 freshmen all-around totals. This is Pilgrim’s fourth consecutive SEC Freshman of the Week award.
Also picking up March 5 SEC weekly honor is:
Gymnast: Haleigh Bryant (LSU)
Specialist: Makenzie Wilson (Kentucky)
Anya Pilgrim – SEC Freshman of the Week:
Second with a collegiate-high 39.675 at No. 6 Kentucky. Highest all-around among nation’s freshmen in 2024.
Competed seven times as an all-arounder this season.
* Pilgrim is only freshman with seven appearances among nation’s top 120 all-around totals for 2024.
Floor perfection
* Shared floor exercise win at 10.0
* Of the 14 gymnasts across the nation with a floor 10.0 in 2024, Pilgrim is the only freshman
* Thru eight meets of Gator career, owns collegiate-bests of 9.9 or better for each apparatus.
Second among Gators with seven event titles.
Nation’s Top Freshmen All-Around Totals – 2024
Name
School
YR
Date
Opponent
AA
Site
1
Anya Pilgrim
Florida
FR
3/3
Kentucky
39.675
A
2
Anya Pilgrim
Florida
FR
2/23
LSU
39.650
H
3
Anya Pilgrim
Florida
FR
2/9
Arkansas
39.600
H
Lily Smith
Georgia
FR
2/2
Florida
39.600
H
5
Anya Pilgrim
Florida
FR
2/2
Georgia
39.550
A
Madison Ulrich
Denver
FR
2/18
Iowa State, WVU
39.550
A
Madison Ulrich
Denver
FR
2/11
Iowa St, SEM
39.550
H
Madison Ulrich
Denver
FR
1/26
Oklahoma
39.550
A
9
Anya Pilgrim
Florida
FR
2/16
Mizzou to the Lou Quad
39.525
N
Anya Pilgrim
Florida
FR
1/26
Alabama
39.525
H
Anya Pilgrim
Florida
FR
1/12
Home Quad
39.525
H
Katelyn Rosen
UCLA
FR
2/25
California
39.525
H
Sophia Esposito
Oregon St
FR
2/9
UCLA
39.525
H
Lily Smith
Georgia
FR
2/9
LSU
39.525
H
UP NEXT:
Road competition continues when Florida competes in the Ameritas Master’s Classic in Lincoln, Neb. Eastern Michigan, Lindenwood and meet host No. 27 Nebraska also compete in Saturday’s quad.
Meet: No. 4 Florida at No. 27 Nebraska with Eastern Michigan and Lindenwood
When: Saturday, March 9 at 7 p.m. ET
Venue: Bob Devaney Sports Center<https://huskers.com/facilities/devaney-center>
TV: None
Stream: B1G+<https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/livestream/masters-classic-florida-eastern-michigan-lindenwood-at-nebraska/1718528>
