Monday, April 23, 2018

Re: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: UF finishes third at NCAA Gymnastics Championships

I definitely think Jenny will get a title as well.  I always love when Gator fans with zero knowledge of gymnastics (they just look at scores, and never watch a meet) bark about Rowland not being good enough because the "program has fallen" since Rhonda Faehn left. 

I think she managed this team perfectly, not worrying about making every stick all season (a philosophy similar to Faehn), but ratcheting up the intensity slightly every week so that the team hit many of their best routines during post-season (barring the disaster on Floor at the SECs, UF would have beat LSU).

Next year will be quite interesting: it's a different format where the teams resolve the finalists during Regionals and only the top 4 make it to the Nationals.

On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 10:27 AM, Oliver Barry <barryo@realtracs.com> wrote:

The UCLA senior was certainly instrumental in their win. They kind of came out of nowhere.

I was just hoping to beat LSU, who incidentally, beat us at home earlier in the season.

I was happy with the third place score, too. As Jeremy Foley always said, you don't have to win a championship every year.

Just be in a position to do it.

Considering UF is the only team in the country to make the final 6 every year for what? 6 years?

And, our score was the second best ever for the Gators.

I'd say we're in a position to win it all at any time.

I am happy with Jenny Rowland, too. She will win it all at Florida at some point.

 

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Even if Alex hadn't fallen, or had a less-than-typical-Alex vault score, the Gators would have put up only something like a 197.9565 score, which still would have placed them 3rd.  If UF still had Kennedy Baker but all else remained the same, the Gators would have likely put up a score of 198.0135 (certainly a lot closer, but not enough to overtake OU).  Of course, if Kennedy had earned a 10 score on floor (the only Gator with that potential, but it's still not likely at Nationals, where there are six judges), they might have just edged OU.

I'm actually pretty ecstatic with that 3rd place finish.  They were ranked 5th going in and lots of people didn't give them a chance to exceed that without Kennedy Baker. 

Those ladies gave their all and peaked at the right time:  Regionals, Semi-Finals, and Super Six.  If the championship was awarded Friday night instead of Saturday, UF would have been in 2nd place.

Just to give you an idea: my predicted scoring for the lineups that UF competed at the nationals was 197.7. Their Super Six score was 197.8515.  (Their average score this season, tied for 4th with Utah, was 197.17)

 

 

On Sun, Apr 22, 2018 at 2:10 PM, Oliver Barry <barryo@realtracs.com> wrote:

Not bar, beam. She fell on the beam. 

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On Apr 22, 2018, at 1:06 PM, Oliver Barry <barryo@realtracs.com> wrote:

I knew we were out of it when Alex McMurtry fell on the bar. But, yes it was fun to watch. 

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On Apr 22, 2018, at 12:00 PM, Helen Huntley <hhsgator@gmail.com> wrote:

This was a fun meet to watch. Gators did great, but so did UCLA and Oklahoma.

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On Apr 22, 2018, at 11:44 AM, Shane Ford <goufgators01@gmail.com> wrote:

UF finishes third at NCAA Gymnastics Championships

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Florida's Megan Skaggs competes on the uneven parallel bars during the NCAA women's gymnastics championships Saturday in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Special to Gainesville Sun Gatorsports.com

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – NCAA gymnastics Super Six team final format concluded with bang Saturday in front of a sold-out Chaifetz Arena crowd of 6,800.

UCLA surged past two-time defending champion and top-seeded Oklahoma with a perfect score from its balance beam anchor to claim the Bruins' seventh NCAA team title. UCLA's winning margin of 0.0375 is the narrowest in the 37-year history of the NCAA Championships.

Florida also made a move on the final rotation, edging Southeastern Conference champion Louisiana State to take third for the second consecutive year.

"It was an amazing evening," UF coach Jenny Rowland said. "The Gators did a fantastic job. We had six fantastic teams on the floor tonight. Just a shout out and congratulations to all who competed tonight, especially UCLA for taking home the national championship."

UCLA won at 198.075, followed by Oklahoma (198.0375), Florida (197.85), LSU (197.8375), Utah (196.90) and Nebraska (196.80).

Florida's 197.85 equals the program's second highest among its 16 NCAA Super Six appearances.

"Really every team on the floor could have won the championship this evening and it was an honor and privilege to be here," Rowland said. "It was an honor and privilege to represent Gator Nation. So incredibly proud of this team. They laid their heart out on the floor. They laid their gymnastics out on the floor and I couldn't ask for anything more."

The Gators were solid on each event. For the first time since 2014, Florida drew the Olympic rotation for the NCAA Super Six. Florida opened the meet with a 49.4125 on vault. Junior Alicia Boren led Florida with a 9.9375, which tied for fourth overall. Senior Rachel Slocum also earned a 9.9125.

Florida came off of bye to uneven bars where it turned in a 49.5375. Alex McMurtry led Florida with a near-perfect 9.975, which trailed only the 10.0 by UCLA's Peng-Peng Lee. Florida also got a pair of 9.9s from freshman Megan Skaggs and sophomore Amelia Hundley.

On beam, the Gators turned in a 49.3375. Freshman Alyssa Baumann's 9.9375 was good for sharing fourth overall. The 10.0 by UCLA's Lee – her second of the evening – moved UCLA to the top of the team standings. Sophomore Rachel Gowey also posted a 9.9125 in Florida's beam rotation.

Florida finished the meet on floor exercise uneven bars with a 49.5625 – the second-highest floor total for the meet. For the second consecutive evening, Baumann led UF on floor with a collegiate-best 9.95. She tied for second in the Super Six floor standings. A total of four Gators posted floor marks better that 9.9 Saturday – Boren (9.9375), Amelia Hundley (9.925) and McMurtry (9.9125).

Boren took third in the all-around at 39.5375. OU's Maggie Nichols, who won the NCAA all-around title last night, also topped the standings Saturday at 39.775. LSU's Myria Hambrick was second at 39.6625.

Notes: The Gators have finished in the top four in each of the last seven NCAA Super Six competitions (1st – 2013, 2014, 2015; 2nd – 2012; 3rd – 2017, 2018 & 4th – 2016)

* Florida is the only team to advance to each of the final seven NCAA Super Six team finals. The Gators appeared in 16 of the possible 26 Super Six team finals.

* Alex McMurtry is the only gymnast in the 26-year history of the NCAA Super Six to earn an uneven bars 10.0 (2017) and a 9.975 (2018).

The Gators gymnastics team poses after earning third place. [Courtesy of UAA]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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