GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The goal is clear for No. 3 Florida this Friday. A win at No. 20 Arkansas gives the Gators at least a share of the 2019 Southeastern Conference regular-season title.
Meet time is set for 8 p.m. ET in the
University of Arkansas' Barnhill Arena.
How to Follow the Gators:
The Florida at Arkansas dual will not air on SEC Network or stream on SEC Network +.
Follow Friday's scores on:
Twitter: @GatorsGym
Instagram: @gatorsgym
StatBroadcast
Then check
FloridaGators and Gators social outlets post-meet for highlights from GatorVision.
SEC Title Scenarios:
There are three teams with a chance to win or share SEC title this Friday.
| Team |
SEC Record |
March 1 Meet (ET) |
| Auburn |
5-1 |
@ Alabama 7:30 p.m. |
| Florida |
5-1 |
@ Arkansas 8 p.m. |
| Georgia |
4-2 |
@ LSU 9 p.m. |
- A win by either 5-1 team ALONG WITH a loss by the other 5-1 team would make winning team sole SEC regular-season champion.
- A win by both teams with 5-1 records = co-champions
- A loss by both 5-1 teams and a win by Georgia = tri-champions
Head-to-head competition does not come into play to determine SEC regular-season champion. Seeding for SEC Championships is based on March 16 national rankings.
This is the third year for the awarding of a regular-season SEC gymnastics title. From 1981-2016, the winner at the SEC Championships was considered the league champion.
Florida has 10 SEC titles in its history.
LSU claimed the first two SEC regular-season titles (2017 & 2018).
Last Time Out:
The Gators closed February action with a narrow 197.45-197.375 loss to No. 7 Georgia in front of 8,744 at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
A Gator won four of the meet's five events. Freshman
Trinity Thomas used two nearly-perfect 9.975s to take the uneven bars and floor exercise wins. She claimed her fourth overall and third consecutive all-around win at 39.675. Senior All-American
Alicia Boren was runner-up in the all-around at 39.60. She equaled her season best of 9.925 to take her second vault win of 2019. Georgia's Sabrina Vega anchored with a 9.95 to take the beam win. Junior All-American
Amelia Hundley, who matched her collegiate best of 9.925 to share second with UGA freshman Rachel Baumann, led Florida on beam.
SEC Award for the Thomas:
After her fourth all-around win,
Thomas claimed her third SEC Gymnast of the Week honor.
Thomas has been honored each of the last seven weeks, as she is a four-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree. After the UF-UGA dual, Thomas has three all-around totals among the nation's top 16 for 2019 (39.70 – twice; 39.675 – Feb. 22).
About the Arkansas Razorbacks:
Arkansas is the sixth 2019 Florida opponent who advanced to the 2018 NCAA Championships' in St. Louis, Mo. The Razorbacks took 10
th in 2018 NCAA semifinal competition.
Arkansas is looking for its first SEC win Friday when its closes 2019 league action versus Florida. The Razorbacks turned in a season-high 196.375 last Friday in its home loss to No. 5 LSU (197.125). Friday's meet versus No. 3 UF is the fifth consecutive meet versus a top-12 team for the Razorbacks.
Junior Jessica Yamzon's competed as an all-arounder in every meet this season, posting a season best 39.25 versus Georgia.
National Rank:
Florida – Florida is No. 2 in the eighth
Road to Nationals standings.
Arkansas – The Razorbacks are No. 20 in the
Road to Nationals standings.
