GAINESVILLE, Fla. -Three Gators led the nation with a combined total of 11 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) regular-season All-America honors in 2023. Florida’s 2023 All-Americans include Kayla DiCello, Trinity Thomas and Leanne Wong. This is the 11th year the WCGA has recognized regular-season All-Americans.
Final national qualifying scores (NQS) in the Road to Nationals<https://roadtonationals.com/results/standings/season/2023/11/0/5> 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.
Gator 2023 All-Americans
Trinity Thomas joins Oregon State’s Jade Carey and Oklahoma’s Jordan Bowers as the nation’s only gymnasts to collect All-America honors on each of the five events. Thomas claimed All-America first-team honors for all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise. She finished regular-season action at No. 2 for bars and floor and No. 3 in all-around.
Sophomore Leanne Wong earned first-team honors for all-around and uneven bars. She also claims balance beam second-team honors.
Of the nation’s four freshmen earning 2023 All-America honors, Kayla DiCello is one of two to earn more than one accolade. Her three second-team honors were earned for all-around, uneven bars and balance beam.
Three Gator all-arounders earning 2023 All-American honors leads the nation’s programs.
Gators Earning 2023 WCGA All-America regular season honors
Name
AA
V
UB
BB
FX
Kayla DiCello
2nd
2nd
2nd
Trinity Thomas
1st
2nd
1st
2nd
1st
Leanne Wong
1st
1st
2nd
Meet the Gator All-Americans:
Kayla DiCello – Freshman
2023 All-America honors:
Second Team: All-Around, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam
* Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year
* Shared second in SEC balance beam and floor exercise with marks of 9.95.
* Top freshman all-arounder at SEC Championships, placing sixth overall (39.60)
* One of five freshmen to earn All-SEC honors in SEC Championships competition
* First freshman in nation to earn a 10.0 this season (uneven bars – Feb. 10 vs Missouri). One of three freshmen with a 10.0 in 2023.
* Set league record for number (8) and consecutive (6) SEC Freshmen of the Week mentions. Week 2 Specialist of the Week.
* Collegiate bests: 10.0 (bars 1x), 9.975 (beam 2x), 9.95 (vault 1x, floor 2x), 39.75 (all-around)
* All-around best of 39.75 is No. 2 among nation’s 2023 freshmen.
* Seven event wins – bars (3), beam (2), all-around & floor (1)
Trinity Thomas – Graduate
2023 All-America honors:
First Team: Uneven Bars, Floor Exercise, All-Around
Second Team: Vault, Balance Beam
* 2023 Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the Year is one of three in nation to earn maximum of five 2023 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) All-America honors.
* Led nation’s all-arounders in 2023 conference championships competition. Winning total (39.80) successfully defended SEC title.
* One of two in league history with two 10.0s in a single SEC Championships. Defended floor exercise title with 10.0 and completed 2023 Season Slam with uneven bars 10.0. Part of All-SEC team
* Owns nation’s No. 3 (39.85), No. 4 (39.825) and No. 5 (39.80) all-around totals in 2023
* Seven 10.0s shares nation’s 2023 high with Oregon State’s Jade Carey. Career 10.0s (27) is one behind the all-time collegiate leaders.
* Three 2023 wins pushed SEC career event titles total to seven, which shares No. 3 all-time among league leaders
* Leads Florida with 28 event wins (9 floor, 7 bars, 5 all-around, 4 vault, 3 beam)
* Owns Florida’s career events titles record (141)
* Finalist for AAI Award (given to nation’s top senior gymnast)
Leanne Wong – Sophomore
2023 All-America honors:
First Team: All-Around, Uneven Bars
Second Team: Balance Beam
* Near-perfect 9.975 for second consecutive year successfully defended Southeastern Conference beam title. One of seven in meet history to repeat as beam champ in consecutive seasons.
* Four 10.0s in 2023 shares fourth in nation. Scored 10.0 for both bars and beam vs Auburn and again at Arkansas.
* Turned in nation’s No. 4 (39.825), No. 6 (39.775) and No. 11 (39.675) all-around totals in 2023
* Second among Gators with 17 event wins: 6 bars, 5 all-around, 4 beam, 2 floor
* Every season apparatus best is either a 10.0 (bars & beam), 9.975 (floor) or 9.95 (vault)
* SEC Gymnast of the Week after winning Auburn dual all-around
2023 WCGA All-America regular season awards
All-Around First Team
Rank
Name
AA NRQS
Team
1
Jade Carey
39.820
Oregon State
2
Jordan Chiles
39.810
UCLA
3
Trinity Thomas
39.750
Florida
4
Haleigh Bryant
39.725
LSU
5
Jordan Bowers
39.685
Oklahoma
6
Selena Harris
39.680
UCLA
7
Leanne Wong
39.675
Florida
8
Sierra Brooks
39.665
Michigan
All-Around Second Team
9
Sunisa Lee
39.655
Auburn
10
Luisa Blanco
39.640
Alabama
11
Raena Worley
39.625
Kentucky
12
Aleah Finnegan
39.610
LSU
13
Kayla DiCello
39.605
Florida
14
Andi Li
39.585
California
15
Abby Heiskell
39.580
Michigan
16
Jessica Hutchinson
39.575
Denver
Vault First Team
1
Haleigh Bryant
9.980
LSU
2
Jade Carey
9.960
Oregon State
3
Jordan Chiles
9.950
UCLA
4
Katherine LeVasseur
9.945
Oklahoma
5
Sierra Brooks
9.940
Michigan
5
Jocelyn Moore
9.940
Missouri
7
Mya Lauzon
9.930
California
8
Gabby Wilson
9.925
Michigan
8
Cassie Stevens
9.925
Auburn
8
Danielle Sievers
9.925
Oklahoma
Vault Second Team
11
Jordan Bowers
9.920
Oklahoma
11
Mya Hooten
9.920
Minnesota
11
Maddie Quarles
9.920
Minnesota
14
Trinity Thomas
9.915
Florida
14
Selena Harris
9.915
UCLA
14
Suki Pfister
9.915
Ball State
14
Chae Campbell
9.915
UCLA
14
Jaedyn Rucker
9.915
Utah
Uneven Bars First Team
1
Jordan Chiles
9.980
UCLA
2
Trinity Thomas
9.975
Florida
3
Leanne Wong
9.970
Florida
4
Jade Carey
9.965
Oregon State
4
Sunisa Lee
9.965
Auburn
6
Audrey Davis
9.960
Oklahoma
6
Andi Li
9.960
California
8
Madelyn Williams
9.955
California
8
Lali Dekanoidze
9.955
North Carolina
Uneven Bars Second Team
10
Mara Titarsolej
9.945
LIU
10
Jordan Bowers
9.945
Oklahoma
12
Natalie Wojcik
9.940
Michigan
12
Selena Harris
9.940
UCLA
14
Kayla DiCello
9.935
Florida
14
Emily Lopez
9.935
Boise State
14
Sierra Brooks
9.935
Michigan
14
Haleigh Bryant
9.935
LSU
Balance Beam First Team
1
Maile O’Keefe
9.980
Utah
2
Jade Carey
9.975
Oregon State
3
Luisa Blanco
9.970
Alabama
4
Kara Eaker
9.965
Utah
5
Ragan Smith
9.960
Oklahoma
6
Aleah Finnegan
9.955
LSU
7
Mya Lauzon
9.950
California
7
Jordan Bowers
9.950
Oklahoma
Balance Beam Second Team
9
Trinity Thomas
9.945
Florida
9
Kayla DiCello
9.945
Florida
9
Mia Takekawa
9.945
Illinois
9
Helen Hu
9.945
Missouri
9
Isabella Magnelli
9.945
Kentucky
9
Selena Harris
9.945
UCLA
15
Leanne Wong
9.940
Florida
15
Cristal Isa
9.940
Utah
15
Natalie Wojcik
9.940
Michigan
Floor Exercise First Team
1
Jade Carey
9.985
Oregon State
2
Trinity Thomas
9.975
Florida
3
Mya Hooten
9.970
Minnesota
4
Aleah Finnegan
9.965
LSU
4
Jordan Chiles
9.965
UCLA
6
Haleigh Bryant
9.955
LSU
6
Luisa Blanco
9.955
Alabama
8
Jordan Bowers
9.950
Oklahoma
8
Faith Torrez
9.950
Oklahoma
8
eMjae Frazier
9.950
California
8
Raena Worley
9.950
Kentucky
Floor Exercise Second Team
12
JerQuavia Henderson
9.945
Iowa
12
Soraya Hawthorne
9.945
Georgia
12
Mya Lauzon
9.945
California
12
Chae Campbell
9.945
UCLA
16
Lilly Hudson
9.940
Alabama
16
Derrian Gobourne
9.940
Auburn
Next Up:
No. 2 seed Florida heads to Pittsburgh, Pa., for NCAA Regional action. The Gators begin regional competition on Friday, March 31.<https://floridagators.com/news/2023/3/20/florida-is-2023-ncaa-gymnastics-championships-second-seed.aspx>
When: Friday, March 31
Second Round Session II: 2 p.m.
Second Round Session III (includes Florida): 7 p.m.
Venue: Petersen Events Center<https://pittsburghpanthers.com/facilities/petersen-events-center/15> (12,508)
ESPN+: Session II<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/d3b5680c-b99e-42b6-a3c7-3b63b4dbe66d>
Session III<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/beefca78-dff1-4d85-b151-1d26c7686f89>
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