GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s five leads CollegeGymFans.com’s<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.collegegymfans.com_news-2Dsp-2D743792805_features_articles_item_11683-2Dcollegegymfans-2Dcom-2Dtop-2Drecruiting-2Dclasses-2Dof-2D2021-2D2022.html&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=wV5lrWYjKc9y6pAFURnptNkdVVk6zXzpcGy2QknLvVAmgIp5la2xqNcG4_2HN0DS&s=2nAuSdYDrfVppW7UrjHPYFpbpdyWZYyy692UBim8xUU&e= > annual rankings of the gymnastics recruiting classes. This is the Gators’ 10th top-two recruiting class rank since 2010 (No. 1 eight times, No. 2 twice).
CollegeGymFans.com Top 10 Recruiting Classes
Rank
School
# of Freshmen
1.
Florida
5
2.
UCLA
5
3.
Utah
4
4.
LSU
3
5.
Oklahoma
6
6.
Missouri
6
7.
California
5
8.
Arkansas
6
9.
Michigan
3
10.
Alabama
3
Four Gator newcomers were part of the U.S. Senior National Teams – Sloane Blakely, Morgan Hurd, Riley McCusker and Leanne Wong – and three are World Championships medalists – Hurd, McCusker, Wong.
Hurd and Wong make up half of World Championships’ all-around medalists ever to join college programs. Hurd won the 2017 title and was third in 2018. In October, Wong won all-around silver in the 2021 World Championships in Japan. Hurd (2018, 2020) and Wong (2019) won all-around in the last three American Cups.
McCusker, a seven-time U.S. Championships’ event medalist which includes winning 2017 bars, won gold as a member of the 2018 U.S.’s World Championships team.
Blakely earned a spot on the 2018-19 U.S. Senior National Team. She finished her club career by sweeping the 2021 Level 10 National Championships Senior F titles. Blakely is the first to claim outright titles for all five events at a single Level 10 National meet.
The class also includes Bri Edwards of Navarre, Fla. She advanced to the 2021 Level 10 National Championships and looks to compete for a spot in the Gators’ vault lineup.
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Did You Know?
Three of the four collegiates to claim World Championships’ all-around medals have Gator ties:
Morgan Hurd
2017 Worlds Gold
First UF season: 2022
2018 Worlds Bronze
Bridget Sloan
2009 Worlds Gold
First UF season: 2013
Leanne Wong
2021 World Silver
First UF season: 2022
Season Starts Friday
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2022 Gators Gymnastics Ticket Prices
Section / Level
Adult Season
Child Season
Adult Single
Child Single
Lower Reserved
01, 03, 05, 07, 13, 15, 23, 25, 27, 29
$75
$50
$20
$20
Mid-Level Reserved
100 Level
$50
$35
$10
$5
General Admission
200 Level Only
$20
$5
$5
$1
