Three Gator gymnasts - Lori Brubach, Riley McCusker and Leanne Wong - are in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center Sunday morning to receive their degrees.
Three Gymnasts Graduate this Weekend
Saturday, May 2, 2026 | Gymnastics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Three Gators return to a familiar stage this weekend—but this time, it won't be for competition.
Inside the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, where they once flipped and soared as members of the Florida Gators gymnastics team, Lori Brubach, Riley McCusker and Leanne Wong will walk across the stage Sunday morning to receive their degrees from the University of Florida.
Each gymnast celebrates academic accomplishments Sunday. Brubach graduates cum laude, while McCusker – the 2026 NCAA uneven bars champions - earns her degree magna cum laude.
Wong, who graduated magna cum laude last May, becomes a double Gator grad when she receives her master's degree Sunday. But before she receives her latest degree, Wong steps to the microphone as UF's Health & Human Performance graduation speaker.
Gator Grad Notes:
Inside the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, where they once flipped and soared as members of the Florida Gators gymnastics team, Lori Brubach, Riley McCusker and Leanne Wong will walk across the stage Sunday morning to receive their degrees from the University of Florida.
Each gymnast celebrates academic accomplishments Sunday. Brubach graduates cum laude, while McCusker – the 2026 NCAA uneven bars champions - earns her degree magna cum laude.
Wong, who graduated magna cum laude last May, becomes a double Gator grad when she receives her master's degree Sunday. But before she receives her latest degree, Wong steps to the microphone as UF's Health & Human Performance graduation speaker.
| Gymnast | Degree |
| Lori Brubach | Sport Management |
| Riley McCusker | Applied Physiology and Kinesiology |
| Leanne Wong | Masters, Health Education Behavior |
Gator Grad Notes:
- Brubach competed floor exercise for the Gators, setting her collegiate best of 9.90 as a sophomore. A foot injury sidelined her for the 2026 season. She earned Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll recognition every season, was a three-time Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-American and Sunday graduates cum laude.
- McCusker, a member of the U.S.'s 2018 World Championships gold medal team, chose to return to the Gators for a fifth season in 2026 after being sidelined in 2024 due to ankle surgery. She was in every Gator uneven bars lineup in her final season, which included winning the 2026 NCAA event title. The three-time All-American shared the 2025 Southeastern Conference uneven bars title with fellow grad Leanne Wong at 10.0. Among the 2023 Glamour Magazine College Women of the Year honorees. She earned Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll recognition every season, was a four-time Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-American and Sunday graduates magna cum laude.
- Wong found success in both collegiate and elite competition as a Gator. She won medals at the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025 World Championships and finished her career as a 29-time All-American – third all-time for the Gators. Her 11 perfect marks is second all-time on the Gators Career 10.0 list, which includes earning a Gym Slam (10.0 in each apparatus). She also won the NCAA uneven bars title as a junior. She's a four-time WCGA Scholastic All-American and 2024 and 2025 College Sports Communicator Academic All-America first-team selection.
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