GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It’s a sweep of 2020 gymnastics coaching honors for the University of Florida’s Jenny Rowland.
Today, the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) names Rowland its National Coach of the Year. Yesterday, Rowland was awarded the SEC Coach of the Year<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2020_4_28_gymnastics-2Dtrinity-2Dthomas-2Djenny-2Drowland-2Dclaim-2D2020-2Dsec-2Dhonors.aspx&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=1-XsuBnOt1LB0FzMsg2WXGe34vhnwMnBU1htJX0imRs&s=oT2ZREYjJbarM1saPvq-wu_vfX7ms7va547MTtAywCQ&e= > and earlier this month, picked up the WCGA Region 5 Coach of the Year<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2020_4_9_gator-2Dgymnastics-2Dsweeps-2Dwcga-2Dregion-2D5-2Dawards.aspx&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=1-XsuBnOt1LB0FzMsg2WXGe34vhnwMnBU1htJX0imRs&s=DfAF4gSbjyichkWkeM03y3sazJ_EENTrhyFWkHWXWeo&e= >. A vote of the nation’s collegiate gymnastics coaches gave Rowland this season’s national award.
Rowland is Florida’s fourth named WCGA National Coach of the Year:
WCGA National Coach of the Year
2020 Jenny Rowland
2007 Rhonda Faehn
1994 Judi Markell
1992 Ernestine Weaver
What Earned Rowland the WCGA National Coach of the Year Honor:
* Florida was 10-0 in 2020 and No. 2 on final Road to Nationals standings<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__roadtonationals.com_results_standings_season_2020_10_0_5&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=1-XsuBnOt1LB0FzMsg2WXGe34vhnwMnBU1htJX0imRs&s=PL-BLQljNqNzWzARWiccyVCP6bELxsd2_wzu3Bo1yq8&e= >.
* The Gators won their second consecutive SEC title with a 7-0 league record. It was UF’s first undefeated league season since 1992 when all league teams began meeting during regular season action.
* Florida held the No. 2 position throughout the Road to Nationals rankings after being picked No. 3 in the preseason vote.
* Gators rank in top three in each of the final event rankings – No. 1 (beam), No. 2 (floor), No. 3 (vault & floor)
* Florida’s team total of 198.375 (Jan. 24 vs LSU) is nation’s No. 3 total for 2020 and also is No. 3 total all-time for Gator program.
* Four Gators – Alyssa Baumann, Rachel Gowey, Savannah Schoenherr, Trinity Thomas – earned nine WCGA All-America honors<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2020_3_24_gymnastics-2Dfour-2Dgators-2Dearn-2Dwcga-2Dregular-2Dseason-2Dall-2Damerica-2Dhonors.aspx&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=1-XsuBnOt1LB0FzMsg2WXGe34vhnwMnBU1htJX0imRs&s=byUhk4ISrzRvfUa2fgB1RAoJqX1e3wQ8zTBHe10Mdkg&e= >
* Thomas is SEC Gymnast of the Year. She was joined on the All-SEC team by Gowey and Schoenherr
* Florida equaled four Gator individual events records (10.0 – bars, beam, floor; 39.825 – all-around) and one team event record (beam – 49.675) in 2020
2020 WCGA National Coaching Honors:
Head Coach: Jenny Rowland, Florida
Assistant Coaches: Lou Ball and Tom Haley, Oklahoma
Gator National Coaches of the Year:
Florida’s claimed at least one national coach of the year award each year since 2010:
Year
Florida National Coach of the Year Honors Since 2010
2020
Jenny Rowland (WCGA Coach of the Year)
2019
Mike Holloway (USTFCCCA Men’s Indoor Coach of the Year
2018
Mike Holloway (USTFCCCA Men’s Indoor Coach of the Year
2017
Mary Wise (U.S. Marine Corps/AVCA Division I Coach of the Year
2017
Mike Holloway (USTFCCCA Men’s Outdoor Coach of the Year
2017
Kevin O’Sullivan (Collegiate Baseball, Skip Bertman and DIBaseball.com Coach of the Year)
2016
Mike Holloway (USTFCCCA Men’s Outdoor Coach of the Year)
2015
Tim Walton (National Coaching Staff of the Year)
2014
Amanda O’Leary (Inside Lacrosse Coach of the Year)
2013
Mike Holloway (USTFCCCA Men’s Outdoor Coach of the Year)
2012
Mike Holloway (USTFCCCA Men’s Indoor & Outdoor Coach of the Year)
Amanda O’Leary (WomenLax.com)
2011
Mike Holloway (USTFCCCA Men’s Indoor Coach of the Year)
Kevin O’Sullivan (Baseball America Coach of the Year)
Roland Thornqvist (ITA Women’s Coach of the Year)
2010
Mike Holloway (USTFCCCA Men’s Indoor Coach of the Year)
Gregg Troy (CSCAA Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year)
