Coaching records in gymnastics are a funny thing. Because the sport is so focused on the postseason, it is rare when fans even know what the overall record is going into a big meet.
For example, I give you Florida coach Jenny Rowland.
She stepped into big shoes when she was hired to replace three-time national champion Rhonda Faehn. And when it comes to winning percentages, her 83.7 percent in seven seasons is better than Faehn’s during her time at UF.
Of course, you win an SEC championship, and it counts as multiple wins. Just a quad meet – which Florida has Friday night to start the season – likely will count as a 3-0 beginning.
Rowland has come close to winning Florida’s fourth national title, losing to Oklahoma by .1125 a year ago and missing out with an undefeated team because of COVID.
This might be her best team and starts the season ranked second… behind Oklahoma.
What does this team have to do to get over the hump? Dooley’s Dozen looks at 12 things that would help.