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Gators' 2015 class No. 1
The nation’s top
freshmen gymnastics class of 2015. That would be Florida’s four
freshmen, according to CollegeGymFans.com’s list of the top-10
recruiting classes. Florida has topped the CollegeGymFan.com list of
top recruiting classes in five of the last six seasons (2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2015).
Each member of Florida’s freshmen class
bring impressive accolades. Both Kennedy Baker (2013-14, 2012-13) and
Grace McLaughlin (2011-12) are former U.S. Senior National Team
members. Baker took third on balance beam at the 2013 U.S. P&G
Championships. She also competed at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials,
taking eighth in the all-around. McLaughlin joined current Gator
teammates Bridgette Caquatto and Bridget Sloan on the U.S. gold medal
team at the 2011 Pan American Games. She took eighth on bars at the
2013 Secret U.S. Classic.
Ericha Fassbender was part of
the U.S. Junior National team which won the 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy.
She took sixth (2014) and seventh (2013) in Junior Olympic Level 10
National Championship all-around competition, which includes taking
third in 2013 vault competition. Alex McMurtry’s 2014 Senior B vault
title was her seventh Level 10 J.O. event crown. She also was the 2013
Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup Senior all-around champion. See her winning
performance here – vault, bars, beam, floor.
The 2015 season
begins Sunday for preseason No. 1 Florida. The Gators are at Ball State
for a 1 p.m. ET competition. A live video stream of the meet will be
available for a fee.
Then the two-time defending NCAA
champion Gators make their home debut on Friday, Jan. 16 versus No. 12
Auburn. Meet time is set for 6:45 p.m. in the Stephen C. O’Connell
Center. Tickets are $5.00 for adults, while children 17 and under and
UF students with Gator1 cards are admitted free. The first 500 fans at
the Jan. 16 meet receive a commemorative Back to Back National Champion
duffle bag. The home opener will also be the Gators’ first live
appearance on the SEC Network (Gainesville/Ocala Cox cable 68 or 1068).
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