GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 2 Florida gymnastics closes regular-season action Friday with a road quad meet at No. 26 North Carolina State with Rutgers and Pennsylvania.
It is the final meet before postseason action begins with the 41st Southeastern Conference championship meet, set for Saturday, March 19 at the Legacy Arena.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2022_1_6_2022-2Dsec-2Dgymnastics-2Dtickets-2Don-2Dsale&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ClBjVWnEwS9qu7rTB2PYrfS8m6ak9T8qnp0Ng0UdUF0yAzMhLr6aKOxt786VgLsy&s=yIlTaetHFD7h1lSf2cjaOsAm5OcEbG3mn0Bblcqvu8Y&e= >
How to Follow the Gators:
Florida at NC State quad begins at 7 p.m. ET in the James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gopack.com_facilities_james-2Dt-2Dvalvano-2Darena-2Dat-2Dwilliam-2Dneal-2Dreynolds-2Dcoliseum_20&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ClBjVWnEwS9qu7rTB2PYrfS8m6ak9T8qnp0Ng0UdUF0yAzMhLr6aKOxt786VgLsy&s=NvJrNO2zihaBknE1pnWAOVCbJzZh7BURdgG4UoEE_Vw&e= >. The meet streams on ACC Network Extra with Christina Chauvenet and Rachel Katz Garland calling the action.
Follow the action on ACC Network Extra<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.espn.com_watch_player_-5F_id_64484586-2D0872-2D4223-2Dac62-2D608aef98286a-23bucketId-3D1&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ClBjVWnEwS9qu7rTB2PYrfS8m6ak9T8qnp0Ng0UdUF0yAzMhLr6aKOxt786VgLsy&s=oF_JQXSjBxsfDuf_HJVeJtgcIYH8FeC3YGhLDKMvXyk&e= > or follow the scores.
In the Gators’ Last Meet:
The Gators are coming off their SEC regular-season title securing tie at then No. 6 Auburn<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2022_3_4_gymnastics-2Dno-2D3-2Dgators-2Dclaim-2Dsec-2Dtitle-2Doutright-2Dwith-2Dtie-2Dat-2Dno-2D6-2Dauburn.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ClBjVWnEwS9qu7rTB2PYrfS8m6ak9T8qnp0Ng0UdUF0yAzMhLr6aKOxt786VgLsy&s=BYk4Sl9DuvbXQnWw3mStaLsXSMPsrO0vogP09wdpGY0&e= >. The two teams tied at 198.575 – all-time highs for both programs and equals the No. 4 total in NCAA history. The Tigers needed a win to share the 2022 SEC title with UF. It was Florida’s fourth-consecutive SEC regular season title and third straight unbeaten league season. The unbeaten streak is the league’s longest since Georgia posted a 23-0-1 record from 2006-09. The result was the third regular season tie in UF’s 50 seasons (2007: at Georgia; 1997: at Towson State).
Contributing to the big team score at Auburn were two 10.0s by Gator senior Trinity Thomas (vault) and freshman Sloane Blakely (floor exercise). Super Senior Megan Skaggs also found perfection as she earned a 9.95 (maximum value) for her Yurchenko full vault. Florida set its vault team total record (49.725) and its 49.75 on floor exercise stands No. 3 for the program. Five Gators set or matched nine collegiate highs at Auburn.
SEC Specialist Gymnast of the Week Goes to Trinity Thomas:
After her national leading sixth 10.0 of 2022 (and 14th of career), Thomas claimed the SEC Specialist Gymnast of the Week honor<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2022_3_8_gymnastics-2Dtrinity-2Dthomas-2Dis-2Dsec-2Dspecialist-2Dgymnast-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dweek.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ClBjVWnEwS9qu7rTB2PYrfS8m6ak9T8qnp0Ng0UdUF0yAzMhLr6aKOxt786VgLsy&s=yQRb78AI5PrygrIODmwZ7AFI7f7Mnd1Uva9Pxv6nkeE&e= >. It is her fourth SEC Specialist of Week honor for 2022 as she claimed the March 1 SEC Gymnast of the Week honor after setting the nation’s season-leading all-around (39.85) versus Oklahoma.
Series History:
NC State: UF leads 30-1
Last meeting: UF won 2021 NCAA Athens Regional (197.70) and NC State was fourth (196.15)
Penn: First meeting
Rutgers: UF leads 3-0
Last meeting: UF won 2022 season opening home quad (197.675) and Rutgers was fourth (192.075).
Rankings:
Florida: No. 2 on the Week 9 Road to Nationals site<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__roadtonationals.com_results_standings_season_2022_9_0_5&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ClBjVWnEwS9qu7rTB2PYrfS8m6ak9T8qnp0Ng0UdUF0yAzMhLr6aKOxt786VgLsy&s=oVtEkTkXI16IIL8IDhIQBcwjriPwI-88jr6prNoIT8Y&e= >
NC State: No. 26
Penn: No. 52
Rutgers: No. 44
