GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gator gymnastics swept the 2020 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Region 5 awards. Florida is the nation’s only program to claim each of four possible 2020 region honors.
WCGA Region 5 Awards
Gymnast of the Year:
Trinity Thomas
Florida
Head Coach of the Year:
Jenny Rowland
Florida
Assistant Coaches of the Year:
Adrian Burde and Owen Field
Florida
Administrator of the Year:
Kim Green
Florida
Gymnast of the Year:
Trinity Thomas claims her second consecutive WCGA Region 5 Gymnast of the Year honor. This is the seventh consecutive season a Gator picked up the region gymnast of the year honor.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020):
* All-America first-team for all-around, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise and second-team for vault in the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) regular-season awards – one of three in nation to claim five honors
* Set collegiate all-around best (39.825) to win title at Georgia. Nation’s third-highest total of 2020 and equals Florida record
* 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. All-arounder in every meet. Owns four of 2020’s top seven all-around totals (No. T3: 39.825; No.T7: 39.775 3x)
* Final Road to Nationals event rankings: No. 1 floor exercise (9.965 NQS), No. 2 all-around (39.75), No. T2 balance beam (9.965), No. T4 uneven bars (9.945), No. 14 vault (9.90)
* Among the four finalists for the 2020 Honda Award (season’s top collegiate gymnast)
* Led Gators with 28 event wins in 2020 – eight all-around, floor, six bars, five beam, one vault. Won final seven all-around competitions of 2020.
* Eight SEC Gymnast of the Week accolades is most in a single season in the honor’s 21-year history
* Earned fourth consecutive U.S. Senior National Team spot at 2019 U.S. Championships. One of eight gymnasts since 1987 to earn a U.S. Senior National Team spot after competing earlier at that season’s NCAA Championships.
* SEC Academic Honor Roll
Coach of the Year:
Assistant Coaches of the Year:
Jenny Rowland picks up her first Region 5 Coach of the Year award in 2020.
Adrian Burde and Owen Field claim their fourth Region 5 Assistant Coaches of Year honor since 2016 and third consecutive. This is Burde’s eighth region coach of year honor since joining the Gator program for the 2007 season.
* 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=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=JtnfDe3SxRDD7pMTso_NCcJ4Vou47u61iYoTdMvy45E&s=_GShwdORQLxk99uAOtkw8gQvMmzBNMDV0pNMEokI3uo&e= >.
* The Gators won their second consecutive Southeastern Conference 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=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=JtnfDe3SxRDD7pMTso_NCcJ4Vou47u61iYoTdMvy45E&s=HRpxI9ARD7ZVMQA21qFqC3DuOhEtwbqjhzSWY8LVPwc&e= >
* School Records Equaled in 2020:
Uneven Bars: Trinity Thomas 10.0 (Jan. 24)
Balance Beam: Rachel Gowey 10.0 (March 7)
Trinity Thomas 10.0 (Feb.7 & Feb. 14)
Team 49.675 (Jan. 24 & Feb. 21)
Floor Exercise: Trinity Thomas 10.0 (March 7)
All-Around: Trinity Thomas 39.825 (Feb. 28)
Administrator of the Year:
Associate Athletics Director Kim Green receives her second consecutive Region 5 Administrator of the Year honor.
2020 WCGA Region Awards
Region
Gymnast
Coach
Assistant Coaches
Administrator
1
Kiya Johnson, LSU
Dana Duckworth, Alabama
Bill Lorenz & Ryan Roberts, Alabama
Robin Kelley, Alabama
2
Lexy Ramler, Minnesota
Tom Farden, Utah
Carly Dockendorf & Garrett Griffeth, Utah
Stuart Halsall, Denver
3
Sierra Brooks, Michigan
Beverly Plocki, Michigan
Scott Sherman, Maile’ana Hermelyn & Quest Hayden, Michigan
Carrie Kimball, UNH
4
Taylor Houchin, Nebraska
Ashley Lawson, SE Missouri State
Taylor Spears & David McCreary, Arizona
Suzanne Affeldt, Arizona
5
Trinity Thomas, Florida
Jenny Rowland, Florida
Adriane Burde & Owen Field, Florida
Kim Green, Florida
6
Kyla Ross, UCLA
Justin Howell & Liz Crandall-Howell, California
Janelle McDonald, California
Marianne Vydra, Oregon State
