GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Four Gators – Alyssa Baumann, Rachel Gowey, Savannah Schoenherr and Trinity Thomas – are among the 2020 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) regular-season All-America list. This is the eighth year the WCGA recognizes regular-season All-Americans.
Final national qualifying scores (NQS) in the Road to Nationals<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__roadtonationals.com_results_standings_season_2020_10_0_5&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=cp5MrkUE1DkaL5A4rQ4BmzIfXgKsghUNfXGoKo129D0&s=p8jr2f92zfeydtPTAHR5IMkJoA_C_qJDDV1NukEEgYI&e= > rankings determines the WCGA All-Americans. The top eight gymnasts on each event and the all-around receive first-team honors and gymnasts Nos. 9-16 receive second-team honors with all ties included.
Four Gators claimed nine WCGA All-America honors – the nation’s No. 2 number of total 2020 honors for a program.
Gator 2020 All-Americans
Nine WCGA All-America honors went to the Gators. Thomas is one of three in the nation to collect the maximum five All-America honors – all-around, vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. She is the second Gator to earn five regular-season All-America honors, joining Gator Great Bridget Sloan in 2016 and 2014.
Baumann appears on the balance beam and floor exercise lists, bringing her career total of regular-season All-America honors to four.
Gowey earns her second regular-season All-America for balance beam (2018, 2020). Schoenherr collects her first regular-season All-America honors for uneven bars.
Gators Earning 2020 WCGA All-America regular season honors
Name
AA
V
UB
BB
FX
Alyssa Baumann
2nd
1st
Rachel Gowey
1st
Savannah Schoenherr
2nd
Trinity Thomas
1st
2nd
1st
1st
1st
Meet the Gator All-Americans:
Alyssa Baumann – Junior
2020 All-America honors:
First Team: Floor Exercise
Second Team: Balance Beam
* Won 10th balance beam title of Gator career with a near perfect 9.975 at Georgia. Also matched collegiate beam best of 9.975 versus LSU
* Raised collegiate floor best to 9.975 to share title with teammate Trinity Thomas versus Denver and Iowa State
* Used a 9.975 to take Alabama dual floor win
* Seven consecutive beam marks of 9.90 or above
* Seven floor marks of 9.90 or better, with six scoring 9.925 or higher
Rachel Gowey – Senior
2020 All-America honors:
First Team: Balance Beam
* 10.0 balance beam routine won title at Penn State. Fifth gymnast in Florida gymnastics’ 48-season history to earn a perfect beam mark
* Performance at March 7 Penn State claimed Southeastern Conference Specialist of the Week honor
* Equaled or set beam best three times in 2020 – equaled then best of 9.95 versus Arkansas, upped to near-perfect 9.975 versus LSU and scored perfect 10.0 at PSU
* Eight 2020 beam routines scored 9.90 or better
Savannah Schoenherr – Sophomore
2020 All-America honors:
Second Team: Uneven Bars
* Nearly perfect uneven bars mark of 9.975 shared second versus LSU
* Won first collegiate uneven bars title with 9.95 versus Denver & Iowa State.
* Shared bars win at Penn State (9.95)
* Placed among the top three bar performers in eight 2020 meets
* Five 2020 bars routines scored 9.90 or better – with three 9.95 or better
Trinity Thomas – Sophomore
2020 All-America honors:
First Team: All-Around, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, Floor Exercise
Second Team: Vault
* One of three collegiate gymnasts with maximum five All-America honors in 2020 WCGA regular-season awards.
* Joins Gator Great Bridget Sloan (2014, 2016) as UF’s second to earn five regular-season honors in a single season
* Only 2020 gymnast with a 10.0 in three different events
* 14th Gator to earn a 10.0 with winning mark in LSU dual uneven bars competition
* 10.0 on balance beam versus Denver & Iowa State. Beam 10.0 again in next meet at Auburn
* 10.0 won floor exercise at Penn State.
* Set collegiate all-around best (39.825) to win title at Georgia. Nation’s third-highest total of 2020 and equals Florida record
* All-arounder in every meet, with six totals among the nation’s top 20 – including four in top 10 (No. T3 39.825; No. T7 39.775 3x)
* Led Gators with 28 event wins in 2020 – eight all-around, floor, six bars, five beam, one vault
2020 WCGA All-America regular season awards
All-Around First Team
Rank
Name
AA NRQS
Team
1
Maggie Nichols
39.775
Oklahoma
2
Trinity Thomas
39.750
Florida
3
Kyla Ross
39.700
UCLA
4
Maddie Karr
39.680
Denver
5
Anastasia Webb
39.645
Oklahoma
6
Kiya Johnson
39.630
LSU
7
Lynnzee Brown
39.555
Denver
8
Lexy Ramler
39.545
Minnesota
All-Around Second Team
9
Mollie Korth
39.520
Kentucky
10
Kyana George
39.505
California
11
Sierra Brooks
39.500
Michigan
12
Ona Loper
39.495
Minnesota
12
Evanni Roberson
39.495
Washington
14
Natalie Wojcik
39.435
Michigan
15
Maya Bordas
39.395
California
16
Kennedy Hambrick
39.385
Arkansas
Vault First Team
1
Maggie Nichols
9.985
Oklahoma
2
Anastasia Webb
9.935
Oklahoma
3
Taylor Houchin
9.930
Nebraska
4
Kiya Johnson
9.925
LSU
4
Maddie Karr
9.925
Denver
4
Mollie Korth
9.925
Kentucky
7
Jade Degouveia
9.920
Oklahoma
7
Drew Watson
9.920
Auburn
Vault Second Team
9
Abby Brenner
9.910
Michigan
9
Kim Tessen
9.910
Utah
11
Kennedi Edney
9.905
LSU
11
Khazia Hislop
9.905
North Carolina
11
Kyla Ross
9.905
UCLA
14
Trinity Thomas
9.900
Florida
15
Sierra Brooks
9.895
Michigan
15
Ruby Harrold
9.895
LSU
15
Allie Stern
9.895
Oklahoma
Uneven Bars First Team
1
Kyla Ross
9.975
UCLA
2
Maddie Karr
9.960
Denver
2
Maggie Nichols
9.960
Oklahoma
4
Trinity Thomas
9.945
Florida
4
Emily Muhlenhaupt
9.945
Boise State
6
Lexy Ramler
9.935
Minnesota
7
Jade Degouveia
9.930
Oklahoma
7
Ragan Smith
9.930
Oklahoma
Uneven Bars Second Team
9
Kim Tessen
9.920
Utah
10
Margzetta Frazier
9.915
UCLA
11
Savannah Schoenherr
9.910
Florida
11
Maya Bordas
9.910
California
11
Helen Hu
9.910
Missouri
14
Makarri Doggette
9.905
Alabama
14
Derrian Gobourne
9.905
Auburn
16
Madison Copiak
9.900
Washington
16
Cristal Isa
9.900
Utah
16
Mollie Korth
9.900
Kentucky
Balance Beam First Team
1
Lexy Ramler
9.975
Minnesota
2
Trinity Thomas
9.965
Florida
2
Kyla Ross
9.965
UCLA
4
Alexis Vasquez
9.960
Denver
5
Helen Hu
9.955
Missouri
6
Rachel Gowey
9.945
Florida
7
Grace Glenn
9.940
UCLA
7
Maggie Nichols
9.940
Oklahoma
Balance Beam Second Team
9
Alyssa Baumann
9.930
Florida
9
Reagan Campbell
9.930
LSU
9
Cristal Isa
9.930
Utah
9
Abby Paulson
9.930
Utah
13
Maile O’Keefe
9.925
Utah
13
Ragan Smith
9.925
Oklahoma
13
Anastasia Webb
9.925
Oklahoma
16
Evanni Roberson
9.920
Washington
Floor Exercise First Team
1
Trinity Thomas
9.965
Florida
2
Kiya Johnson
9.960
LSU
3
Gracie Kramer
9.950
UCLA
4
Kristyn Hoffa
9.940
Washington
4
Maggie Nichols
9.940
Oklahoma
4
Kyla Ross
9.940
UCLA
7
Alyssa Baumann
9.935
Florida
7
Andrea Maldonado
9.935
Iowa State
Floor Exercise Second Team
9
Sabrina Vega
9.930
Georgia
9
Maya Washington
9.930
Washington
11
Kyla Bryant
9.925
Stanford
11
Sophia Carter
9.925
Arkansas
11
Maddie Karr
9.925
Denver
11
Sydney Soloski
9.925
Utah
11
Anastasia Webb
9.925
Oklahoma
16
Lynnzee Brown
9.920
Denver
16
Lauren Guerin
9.920
Iowa
