2020 Gymnastics Roster

Erin Long
Erin Long
Erin Long
Michael Erdelyi
Erin Long
Michael Erdelyi
Erin Long

Rachel Gowey

  • Position AA
  • Height 5-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Urbandale, Iowa
  • Club Chow’s Gymnastics
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Biography

Collegiate Bests:
Vault: 9.875 2-24-17/2-23-18
Bars: 9.95 2-24-17
Beam: 10.0* 3-7-20
Floor: 9.925 3-7-20
AA: 39.475 1-27-17
*-UF record
 
FLORIDA CAREER NOTES:
· Four-time All-American (2 NCAA / 2 WCGA Regular Season)
· 2019 SEC balance beam champion
· 2018, 2019 & 2020 All-SEC
· 2x Specialist Gymnast of Week (Jan. 22, 2019 & 3-10-20)
· 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team
· 2018, 2019 & 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
· 2017 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
· 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020  WCGA Scholastic Academic All-American
 
AS A SENIOR (2020):
· All-America balance beam first-team in the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) regular-season awards
· All-Southeastern Conference for third consecutive season
· 10.0 balance beam routine won title at Penn State – also set collegiate floor exercise best (9.925) and posted 2020 uneven bars best (9.925) at PSU meet
· Performance at March 7 Penn State claimed SEC Specialist of the Week honor
· Equaled or set beam best three times in 2020 – equaled then best of 9.95 versus Arkansas, upped to near-perfect 9.975 versus LSU and scored perfect 10.0 at PSU
· In every bars, beam and floor lineup of 2020
· Eight beam routines scored 9.90 or better
· WCGA Scholastic All-American
· SEC Academic Honor Roll

AS A JUNIOR (2019):
· Shared SEC balance beam title (9.95 - season best) after sitting out last four beam competitions to rest. 
· All-SEC for second consecutive season
· SEC Specialist Gymnast of Week after winning balance beam at LSU with season-best of 9.925.
· Four-time beam winner
· Season floor best (9.90) versus Kentucky
· WCGA Scholastic All-American
· SEC Academic Honor Roll

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018):
· Pair of All-America honors in NCAA Championships’ semifinal competition – balance beam (first team) and uneven bars (second)
· All-America balance beam second team in the WCGA regular-season awards
· 2018 All-SEC selection
· In every uneven bars and balance beam lineup of season.
· Opened season with three consecutive beam wins. Set season beam best of 9.95 for win versus Louisiana State and equaled versus Arkansas.
· First collegiate bars win at Kentucky (9.825). Also won Arkansas dual with season-best 9.925
· WCGA Scholastic All-American
· SEC Academic Honor Roll

AS A FRESHMAN (2017):
· SEC All-Freshman team after tying for fifth in SEC Championships’ balance beam standings (9.925)
· First collegiate all-around win (39.275) came versus West Virginia
· First event win came versus Auburn with a 9.925 on balance beam – also second in all-around (39.475)
· Set collegiate-bests for vault (9.875) and bars (9.95) versus Missouri
· Competed in every meet, with six all-around performances
· Member of SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
· WCGA Scholastic All-American.
 
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
· Advanced to 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, taking 11th in all-around, sixth on uneven bars and seventh on balance beam
· Ninth in 2016 P&G Championships’ all-around – also fifth on uneven bars
· 2015 Pan Am Games uneven bars champion - member of U.S.’s gold-medal team
· Sixth on beam and bars at the 2015 P&G Championships
· Attended final 2015 World Championships selection camp in October
· Fourth in all-around at the 2014 Secret U.S. Classic and third on beam
· Member of U.S. team which won 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy competition – also finished fifth in all-around
· 2012 Junior Olympic Junior B National balance beam champion and second in all-around to current Gator Alicia Boren
· Missed portions of 2014 and 2013 season due to injury
· U.S. National Team member (2016-17, 2014-15, 2013-14)
· 2012 J.O. National Team Member
· Member of Chow's Gymnastics and coached by Liang Chow and Liwen Zhuang.
 
MAJOR:
Graduated cum laude in December 2020 with bachelor's degree in Applied Physiology & Kinesiology- Fitness Wellness.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    AA
    5'1"
  • 2018Sophomore

    AA
    5'1"
  • 2019Junior

    AA
    5'1"
  • 2020Senior

    AA
    5'1"