RALEIGH, N.C. – No. 2 Florida gymnastics closed regular-season action winning the North Carolina State quad and sweeping the event titles in front of 3,284 at the James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum.
The Gators won the meet with a 197.975 team total, followed by Rutgers (196.40), NC State (195.95) and Penn (194.30).
Florida's 13-0-1 record places the 2022 team among seven in the program's 50-season history with an unbeaten regular-season record:
2022 13-0-1
2020 10-0
2007 15-0-1
1985 12-0
1983 12-0
1975 9-0
1974 4-0
THIS EVENING'S MEET:
The Gators were led on their opening event by freshman
Leanne Wong's near-perfect 9.975. That floor exercise mark equals her collegiate best set just about a month earlier versus LSU. Marks of 9.9 were earned by
Megan Skaggs and
Nya Reed.
Florida's 49.60 total on vault equals the sixth-highest in program history. A pair of Gators each turned in near-perfect 9.975s to set their collegiate-bests to share the event win – senior
Savannah Schoenherr and Wong.
Another near-perfect mark led the Gators on uneven bars. Senior
Trinity Thomas equaled her season-best of 9.975 for the second time to claim the event win. Skaggs and Wong also posted 9.95s with that mark matching Skaggs collegiate best.
Wong's second consecutive collegiate-best 9.95 won the evening balance beam title. The Gators also got marks of 9.925 from
Sloane Blakely and a 9.90 from Skaggs.
Freshamn Leanne Wong matched senior teammate Trinity Thomas' national-leading total (39.85) to claim her third all-around title.
It was quite a night for Wong. Her all-around total of 39.85 equals teammate
Trinity Thomas for the nation's 2022 high. It also equals the second-highest all-around in school history. It was her third all-around win of the season.
Skaggs was the all-around runner-up at 39.60.
THOMAS NOW FLORIDA CAREER EVENT WINS LEADER:
With her uneven bars win Friday, senior
Trinity Thomas now takes sole possession of Florida Career Event Wins record.
Thomas moved past
Bridget Sloan as Florida's All-Time Career Events Wins leader.
As a Gator, Thomas has competed in 43 meets, winning at least one event title in 37 meets.
In the Gators 2022 home finale, Thomas claimed at least a share of each of the five event titles. It was her second event sweep of her career, with the first coming at LSU last season. She is the second Gator with two event sweeps during career and first since
Kristen Guise who registered two sweeps as a senior in 1996.
| Top 5 Gators on Career Event Titles |
| Name |
FR |
SOPH |
JR |
SR |
Total |
| Trinity Thomas (2019-present) |
26 |
28 |
20 |
22 |
96 |
| Bridget Sloan (2013-16) |
22 |
34 |
12 |
27 |
95 |
| Elfi Schlegel (1983-86) |
36 |
24 |
18 |
14 |
92 |
| Melissa Miller (1986-89) |
13 |
17 |
38 |
18 |
86 |
| Kytra Hunter (2012-15) |
21 |
18 |
20 |
24 |
83 |
GATOR PERFORMANCE NOTES:
- A Gator has won all-around in nine of UF's 10 meets this season. Thomas and Wong have three wins each, Skaggs (2) and Blakely (1)
- Wong is the 12th in the program's 50-season history with three or more all-around wins as a freshman. Gator Great Elfi Schlegel's 10 wins in 1983 leads UF freshmen all-time.
- Schoenherr upped her vault best to a near-perfect 9.975 tonight. Her previous high of 9.95 was posted in last year at Arkansas and equaled earlier this season in Gators Link to Pink meet. She now owns near perfect 9.975 for both vault and uneven bars (set Jan. 28).
- Skaggs has set or equaled a collegiate best in four events in the last four meets – vault (9.95/3-4), uneven bars (9.95/2-25 & 3-11), balance beam (9.95/2-18) and all-around (39.725/3-4). She set her floor exercise best of 9.95 in the season opener.
- Thomas now has eight near-perfect uneven bars marks of 9.975 – with five of those marks coming on the road.
- Freshman Riley McCusker anchored with a 9.85 in her first appearance in the balance beam lineup.
- This was Reed's 22nd consecutive floor routine earning a 9.90 or better.
- Collegiate bests tonight:
COACH ROWLAND SAID:
"Great night for the Gators. Great week for the Gators. We are enjoying the moment and knowing that we still have a lot left in the tank. And what's great to see is that the Gators continued to get better in various ways throughout the season. And that's all we can ask for.
"We're winning the day and making the most of this opportunity. We are having a lot of fun together as a team. I think it's definitely showing out on the competition floor. It is key to be supporting each other and keep it normal like they have been in practice. So it was a win tonight." – Florida Head Coach
Jenny Rowland
RECORDS: No. 2 Florida (13-0-1, 6-0-1 SEC)
No. 26 NC State (16-8, 5-3 EAGL)
Rutgers (10-16, 1-8 Big Ten)
Penn (6-9, 3-0 Gymnastics East)
SERIES RECORD:
NC State: UF leads 31-1
Penn: UF leads 1-0
Rutgers: UF leads 4-0
RANKINGS:
Florida: No. 2 on the Week 9
Road to Nationals site
NC State: No. 26
Penn: No. 52
Rutgers: No. 44
UP NEXT:
Postseason action start at the 41
st Annual Southeastern Conference Championships.
When: Saturday, March 19
Session I (Seeds 5-8): 3:30 p.m.
Session II (Seeds 1-4): 8 p.m.
Venue: Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
Network: SEC Network
Tickets: SECSports.com
No. 2 Florida at NC State Quad
Final Team Totals |
| March 11, 2022 ● Reynolds Coliseum (3,284) |
| Team |
Vault |
Bars |
Beam |
Floor |
Total |
| Florida |
49.600 |
49.600 |
49.275 |
49.500 |
197.975 |
| Rutgers |
49.075 |
47.775 |
49.250 |
49.300 |
196.400 |
| NC State |
48.575 |
48.950 |
49.175 |
49.250 |
195.950 |
| Penn |
48.775 |
48.725 |
47.775 |
48.975 |
194.300 |
