The Jan. 16 Alabama at Florida meet airs on ABC, marking the first-ever collegiate dual meet airing on broadcast television.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida gymnastics’ six televised regular-season appearances includes the first collegiate dual meet on ABC.
The first televised date is the Jan. 16 meeting between Florida and Alabama – the two programs claiming 2021 Southeastern Conference titles. The meeting between 2021 SEC regular-season champion Florida and SEC Championship meet winner Alabama airs live on ABC, marking the first-ever women’s collegiate regular-season dual on broadcast television
Southeastern Conference gymnastics action returns to the SEC Network in 2021. The SEC Network showcases action with 21 live meets in 2022 – including the SEC Championships.
Five Gator regular-season meets air live on the SEC Network:
- Friday Night Heights triple-headers are back again in 2022. A trio of triple-headers kick off at 6 p.m. with the Gators – Jan. 21 at Georgia, Feb. 11 versus LSU and Feb. 18 at Kentucky.
- Two other Florida dual meets also appear on the SEC Network – Jan. 28 versus Arkansas (8:30 p.m.) and Feb. 4 at Missouri (7 p.m.)
2022 Florida Gymnastics Television Appearances
Date
Meet
Network
Jan. 16
Alabama at Florida
Live – ABC
Jan. 21
Florida at Georgia
Live – SEC Network
Jan. 28
Arkansas at Florida
Live – SEC Network
Feb.4
Florida at Missouri
Live – SEC Network
Feb. 11
LSU at Florida
Live – SEC Network
Feb. 18
Florida at Kentucky
Live – SEC Network
March 19
SEC Championships
Session I – SEC Network
Session II – SEC Network
Both sessions of the March 19 SEC Gymnastics Championships air live on the SEC Network.
Florida other two home meets – the Jan. 7 quad meet opener versus Northern Illinois, Rutgers and Texas Woman’s University and Feb. 25 dual versus Oklahoma also stream live on SEC Network +. Florida’s complete 2022 schedule with start times can be found on FloridaGators.com.
The 24/7 sports network launched in August of 2014 and operated by ESPN, has grown the coverage of collegiate gymnastics from 10 live events in 2015 to an all-time high of 21 live events in 2021 and again in 2022.
“It is so exciting our television schedule starts with a first. In the season celebrating the 50th anniversary of Florida women’s athletics, we are thrilled that our competition versus Alabama will be the first collegiate dual meet ever on broadcast television,” Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland said. “The coverage by SEC Network, ESPN and ABC has really helped bring new fans for our sport nationwide.”
All NCAA regional action will be available on ESPN3/ESPN+. April 14 NCAA Championships’ semifinal competition airs on ESPN2 and the NCAA team final again lands on ABC on Saturday, April 16 at 1 p.m. ET. Find the complete broadcast schedule for 2022 collegiate gymnastics at SEC Sports.com.
Florida season and single meet tickets are on sale now through the Gator Ticket Office.
As always, every meet on ESPN networks is available via the ESPN App on smartphones, tablets, connected streaming devices or espn.com/watch.
