Trio of Gators Claim SEC Gymnastics Honors
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida placed three gymnasts on All-Southeastern Conference or All-Freshman teams in 2024.
Victoria Nguyen and Leanne Wong earned their third consecutive All-SEC honors and Anya Pilgrim is part of the SEC All-Freshman team. The trio earned league recognition based on their performances in the March 23 SEC Championship meet in New Orleans, La.
All-SEC Criteria: Top two event scores (including ties) in each session of the SEC Championships make up the All-SEC team. The freshmen with the top event score (including ties) in each SEC Championships’ session fills out the SEC All-Freshman team.
All-SEC Gators:
Victoria Nguyen – Senior
* Qualified for 2023 All-SEC honors by sharing third on uneven bars with mark of 9.925
* 9.925 is season best. Set collegiate bars best of 9.95 in 2023 SEC Championship meet
* Third consecutive All-SEC honor (2023 and 2022 as a Georgia sophomore)
Leanne Wong – Junior
* Qualified for 2023 All-SEC honors by sharing third on uneven bars with mark of 9.925
* Ninth bars mark of 9.9 or better this season, including seventh straight score of 9.90 or better
* Third consecutive All-SEC honor
SEC All-Freshman Gator”
Anya Pilgrim –
* Shared top freshman mark for vault (9.90) to tie for fourth on event at SEC Championship meet
* Top freshman all-arounder (39.50) in SEC Championship meet evening session, tying for eighth overall
2024 SEC Gymnastics Awards
Gymnast of the Year: Haleigh Bryant, LSU
Specialist of the Year: Jocelyn Moore, Missouri
Freshman of the Year: Lily Smith, Georgia
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Cassie Stevens, Auburn
Co-Coaches of the Year: Jay Clark, LSU and Tim Garrison, Kentucky
All-SEC Team
Luisa Blanco
Alabama
Chloe LaCoursiere
Alabama
Maddie Jones
Arkansas
Hailey Klein
Arkansas
Frankie Price
Arkansas
Leah Smith
Arkansas
Cami Weaver
Arkansas
Lauren Williams
Arkansas
Julianne Huff
Auburn
Cassie Stevens
Auburn
Victoria Nguyen
Florida
Leanne Wong
Florida
JaFree Scott
Georgia
Lily Smith
Georgia
Anya Turner
Georgia
Isabella Magnelli
Kentucky
Arianna Patterson
Kentucky
Raena Worley
Kentucky
Haleigh Bryant
LSU
Ashley Cowan
LSU
Kiya Johnson
LSU
KJ Johnson
LSU
Konnor McClain
LSU
Amari Celestine
Missouri
Kennedy Griffin
Missouri
Hannah Horton
Missouri
Jocelyn Moore
Missouri
Sydney Schaffer
Missouri
Sienna Schreiber
Missouri
Mara Titarsolej
Missouri
SEC All-Freshman Team
Chloe LaCoursiere
Alabama
Julianne Huff
Auburn
Anya Pilgrim
Florida
Lily Smith
Georgia
Anya Turner
Georgia
Creslyn Brose
Kentucky
Konnor McClain
LSU
Kennedy Griffin
Missouri
Hannah Horton
Missouri
Next Up:
The Gators bring the No. 4 overall seed into next week’s NCAA Regional action in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.<https://floridagators.com/news/2024/3/25/florida-is-2024-ncaa-gymnastics-championships-fourth-seed.aspx>
The top two teams advance to the NCAA Championships, set for April 18-20 in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Tickets are on sale now for the NCAA Gainesville Regional<https://am.ticketmaster.com/gators/buy?id=NjU5>.
Competition Schedule:
April 4 – Opening Round at 2 p.m. ET
Starting Event
School
Vault
Clemson
Bars
Iowa State
April 5 – Second Round at 1 p.m. ET
Vault
Utah
Bars
Maryland
Beam
Towson
Floor
Michigan State
April 5 – Second Round at 7 p.m. ET
Vault
Florida
Bars
Clemson/Iowa St.
Beam
Georgia
Floor
Missouri
April 7 – Final at 5 p.m. ET
Vault
Team NQS 3
Bars
Team NQS 2
Beam
Team NQS 1
Floor
Team NQS 4
