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This Gators gymnast nominated for 2023 ESPY award

Trinity Thomas is working on bring home some more hardware for her efforts this season.

The 2023 ESPY award nominations were announced last week with one member of the Florida gymnastics team in line for the annual honor bestowed by ESPN.

This year, Gator [autotag]Trinity Thomas[/autotag] made the cut for the ESPY, which will be given out along with the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award and Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award on Wednesday, July 12, at 8 p.m. EDT broadcast on ABC from Los Angeles, California.

Thomas, the only Florida athlete represented, is nominated for Best Play as a result of her perfect 10 which tied the all-time NCAA record at 28. She competes for the award against UCLA Bruins soccer player Ally Lemos, who nailed a perfect corner shot to tie the national championship game, as well as a pair of other professional athletes.

Also included among the nominations are the LSU Tigers‘ Angel Reese and Iowa Hawkeyes‘ Caitlin Clark, who are up against Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers and Julio Rodríguez of the Seattle Mariners for the Best Breakthrough Athlete award.

Oklahoma Sooners softball and LSU women’s basketball were also nominated for Best Team.

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Carmichael Arena will undergo upgrades this summer

Carmichael Arena is set to upgrade to help enhance the atmosphere for women’s basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, and wrestling events.

After a season of sellouts, largely thanks to the North Carolina women’s basketball program, Carmichael Arena will undergo serious upgrades per the school.

This morning it was announced that the experience at Carmichael will be “enhanced” for fans as they made some significant changes. The upgrades include installing new LED video boards for women’s basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, and wrestling events.

In the press release, Carolina Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham explained why the school had taken steps to enhance the experience at Carmichael Arena.

We want to make our game day experience as energetic, memorable, and as fun as it can be for our student-athletes, coaches, and community, and these upgrades are a huge step forward,” said Cunningham. “Our staff is already planning creative ways to use the new lighting systems and video displays, and we will continue to evaluate the in-game experience at Carmichael Arena to draw new visitors and keep our fans coming back.”

The upgrades are expected to be completed this Fall.

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Trinity Thomas returning to Florida gymnastics as student coach

Legendary Florida gymnast Trinity Thomas is returning to the Gators as a student coach while she pursues another master’s degree.

Trinity Thomas is returning to the Swamp.

The legendary Florida gymnast is staying in Gainesville for another to pursue a second master’s degree and will be a student coach for the program she broke records with. thomas announced the news on the CBS Sports Network Monday.

She graduated with a master’s in Health Education & Behavior in May after receiving her bachelor’s in Applied Physiology & Kinesiology – Fitness Wellness cum laude.

Thomas spent five years competing for the Gators and won two Honda Awards — an award given to the nation’s top female athlete in 12 different collegiate sports. She is a 34-time All-American (11 NCAA/23 WCGA Regular Season), the NCAA career 10.0 leader (28) and a three-time SEC Gymnast of the Year.

Thomas will reunite with her former teammate, Megan Skaggs, who is the assistant to the head coach, on Jenny Rowland’s staff. Associate head coach Adiran Burde, assistant head coach Owen Field and volunteer coach Jeremy Miranda round out the staff.

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How to Watch: Florida gymnastics in NCAA Championship Finals

Want to follow this afternoon’s Gators gymnastics finals action? Here’s what you need to know.

The second-ranked Florida gymnastics team gets set to compete in the 2023 NCAA Championship Finals held inside Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, April 15, and if you are looking to follow the action you have come to the right place.

The Gators join the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners along with the No. 5 Utah Utes and No. 6 LSU Tigers as the four final teams remaining in the tournament. Florida earned its way into the last leg of the championships with a second-place finish in the semifinals last Thursday behind fellow SEC school LSU.

Take a look below at what you need to know to follow Saturday’s finals action as the Gators seek another gymnastics national championship.

How to Watch: Florida gymnastics in NCAA Championships Semifinals

Want to follow this afternoon’s Gators gymnastics action? Here’s what you need to know.

The second-ranked Florida gymnastics team gets set to compete in the 2023 NCAA Championship Semifinals held inside Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday, April 13, and if you are looking to follow the action you have come to the right place.

The Gators find themselves up against the California Golden Bears, LSU Tigers and Denver Pioneers in the penultimate round of this year’s tournament after a grueling grind through the earlier rounds. The Orange and Blue lost their top competitor, standout Trinity Thomas, in the Pittsburgh Regional Finals and is still unsure of whether she will be able to compete.

Take a look below at what you need to know to follow Thursday’s championship semifinals action as the Gators seek another gymnastics national championship.

How to Watch: Florida gymnastics in NCAA Pittsburgh Regional Final

Want to follow this afternoon’s Gators gymnastics action? Here’s what you need to know.

The second-ranked Florida gymnastics team continued its postseason run on Friday with a win in the semifinal round at Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center to advance to the NCAA Pittsburgh Regional Finals on Sunday.

The Orange and Blue joined the Arizona State Sun Devils, California Bears and Michigan State Spartans in a regional battle to narrow down just two programs in the bracket that will go on to compete in the 2023 NCAA women’s gymnastics championships held at Dickies Arena in Ft. Worth, Texas from April 13-15.

The Gators lost their star athlete Trinity Thomas to a lower right leg injury on Friday, rendering her day-to-day as far as her availability is concerned without any updates. Nonetheless, the show goes on. Take a look below at what you need to know to follow Sunday’s regional finals action.

Florida gymnastics advances to Sunday’s Regional Final, Trinity Thomas injured

The Gators had their best athlete go down with an injury but still pulled off the big W.

The second-ranked Florida gymnastics team continued its postseason run on Friday with a win in the semifinal round at Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center to advance to the Regional Finals on Sunday. They join the Arizona State Sun Devils, California Bears and Michigan State Spartans in a battle to whittle the region down to just two programs in the bracket that will go on to compete in the 2023 NCAA women’s gymnastics championships held at Dickies Arena in Ft. Worth, Texas.

Unfortunately, the Orange and Blue lost its top athlete, [autotag]Trinity Thomas[/autotag], on Friday to a right lower leg injury, which prevented her from competing in the final three events. There have yet to be any further updates on her condition as of the time of publication, however, that did not dampen the moment for the team too much.

“The Gators get to dance again,” head coach Jenny Rowland offered after the win. “The Gators get to do gymnastics again. The Gators have another opportunity to compete for each other again. That is something we were focusing on today. Control what we can control and I think the Gators did a great job. There was a little adversity tonight. However, I told them they handled it very gracefully, with calmness and confidence. I’m proud of all of them.”

The Gators return to the floor inside the Petersen Events Center on Sunday and can be watched on the ESPN+ streaming service starting at 5 p.m. EDT.

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PHOTOS: Highlights from Florida gymnastics Leanne Wong’s sophomore season

Get a gander at one of Florida’s best gymnasts this season.

Florida’s gymnastics program is coming off yet another spectacular season as the team makes another deep run in the NCAA championships. The Gators have benefitted from a roster chock full of talent, including season award-winners [autotag]Trinity Thomas[/autotag] and [autotag]Kayla DiCello[/autotag].

However, the squad would not be where it is today if not for the efforts of sophomore [autotag]Leanne Wong, [/autotag]who put together an impressive campaign in 2023 that included four perfect 10s. She managed to score 10.0 twice in a meet two times this year, including a double against the Auburn Tigers that made her first in the nation for the second consecutive season to earn a perfect score on uneven bars.

Wong earned three Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association regular-season All-America honors, making the first team for all-around and uneven bars and the second team for the balance beam event. She repeated as the SEC beam champion while sharing second in uneven bars, earning her inclusion on the All-SEC team.

Take a look below at highlights Leanne Wong’s standout sophomore season with the Orange and Blue.

 

PHOTOS: Highlights from Kayla DiCello’s SEC Freshman of the Year campaign

Check out some highlights from Florida gymnastic’s SEC Freshman of the Year award winner.

The Southeastern Conference announced its gymnastics awards on Wednesday in which two Gators were named. One of those standout gymnasts was [autotag]Kayla DiCello[/autotag] who earned the SEC’s Freshman of the Year honor after a spectacular season to open up her collegiate career.

DiCello was the top freshman all-arounder at SEC Championships, placing sixth overall and was one of five freshmen to earn 2023 All-SEC honors in 2023. She was the nation’s first freshman to earn a perfect 10 — which came on the uneven bars against the Missouri Tigers — while setting the league record with eight total and six consecutive SEC Freshmen of the Week awards.

She is the 10th member of Florida’s gymnastics program to be voted SEC Freshman of the Year and the first since [autotag]Trinity Thomas[/autotag] earned the accolade in 2019. Take a look below at some highlights from DiCello’s award-winning season, which is hopefully the first of many for the Orange and Blue.

Tracking Trinity Thomas’ perfect 10s with Florida gymnastics this season

Can Trinity Thomas tie or even break the all-time mark? We will find out soon.

Florida gymnastics standout [autotag]Trinity Thomas[/autotag] won three NCAA individual gymnastic titles in 2022 — including the coveted Honda Award — as she bounced back from an injury that prevented her from participating in the Olympics the summer prior.

Thanks to fifth-year eligibility given out to those who lost time to the COVID pandemic, the graduate student is back and looking to set some records while there is still some time remaining. Thomas added a dozen 10s last season to her collegiate total, giving her 20 career perfect scores heading into her final season.

The 27-time All-American added six more 10s to her total this year, which puts her within striking distance of Kentucky’s Jenny Hansen and UCLA’s Jamie Dantzscher, who sit atop the list with 28 each. Needing two more to tie the record, Thomas still has the NCAA regionals and championships remaining to make her mark.

Take a look below at Thomas’ last six perfect scores during her 2023 graduate student campaign with Florida gymnastics, with a tip of the hat to Shelly Stallsmith of the York Daily Record for assembling the tweets and data for this list.