With the finish of the US National Championships in Tampa, it's time we have a new thread for the 2022-2023 Gators gymnastics team. With this 1st post for Kayla DiCello, it's reported she will be leaving Tampa and will be headed to Gainesville to enroll in her Fall Term with UF. Welcome to US Senior National Team member Kayla DiCello and all of our new gymnasts for 2022-2023: Rachel Baumann Florida Adds a Second Georgia Transfer, Rachel Baumann, to 2023 Roster - Florida Gators Lori Brubach Florida Gymnastics Adds Lori Brubach to 2023 Roster - Florida Gators Kayla DiCello Kayla DiCello Signs with Gators Gymnastics - Florida Gators Victoria Nguyen Florida Adds Transfer Victoria Nguyen to 2023 Roster - Florida Gators
neither shilese nor skye will be with uf in the upcoming year with both choosing deferral until after the 24 paris olympics.
Just in case anyone picks this up off the internet, I don't think this has anything to do with UF: Riley McCusker on Twitter: "#DontBeSilenced https://t.co/tNkdHBVlxl" / Twitter Riley statement : Gymnastics (reddit.com) Riley apparently is embroiled in a lawsuit with her former elite coach who she moved away from in a nasty break when she moved to Texas and worked out for a year with Jade Carey. I hope Riley can get this behind her so she can move forward in her life and to have a satisfying and successful UF gymnastics career.
I knew this already, but I'm glad Riley cleared this up so there is no doubt it is about the lawsuit: Riley McCusker on Twitter: "Thank you everyone for your support. I do want to clarify that my statement is regarding the lawsuit I am involved in currently. My Florida Gator family has been nothing but helpful and supportive " / Twitter
College Gym News has an article titled: Most Anticipated Elite Freshmen on Vault A Gator has made the list! They include a video of her vaulting. Kayla DiCello, Florida The reigning world all-around bronze medalist and former junior world vault champion has the most consistent Yurchenko double twist of anyone on this list, meaning it could realistically stick around for college. However, Florida has shown that it’s not afraid to play around with vault options for incoming elites, so we may see a different vault from DiCello. With her addition (among others), there is a very strong chance the Gators will consistently fill the lineup with all 10.0 start value vaults in 2023. Link
Dr. Sam posts welcome to UF's two new freshmen gymnasts: Dr. Sam, PhD on Twitter: "Happy first day of college to @GatorsGym freshies @kayladicello & Lori Brubach https://t.co/6E4TPQW1jt" / Twitter Welcome aboard ladies!
2022-23 Roster of 18 Gymnasts on 8/26/2022 from College Gym News: Rachel Baumann Leah Clapper Nya Reed Payton Richards Savannah Schoenherr Halley Taylor Trinity Thomas Chloi Clark Ellie Lazzari Alex Magee Victoria Nguyen Sloane Blakely Brianna Edwards Morgan Hurd Riley McCusker Leanne Wong Lori Brubach Kayla DiCello
From Dr. Sam - First look photos of 3 of the new gymnasts: Dr. Sam, PhD on Twitter: "First look at @kayladicello, @rachelbaumann_, & @victoriavn21 at @GatorsGym media day https://t.co/25hjdCqW4o" / Twitter
Found this on Dr. Sam's site: If Trinity is physically healthy and mentally right, she is likely to go for Paris 24 when she is through with UF. As I have said about Trinity in the past, she seems to be getting better as she has gotten older. I don't think she has peaked yet, maybe once she returns to elite training next year. Trinity is one of the best gymnasts in the world. I hope she gets the chance to prove it in just under two years from now in Paris. First, Trinity is going to help deliver the 23 collegiate national championship to UF.
It's great to see Trinity dressed in Gator attire one more year! I'm going big by predicting Trinity will pass her top AA meet score of 39.90 (2 times she's accomplished this) next season. And she'll do it by scoring a perfect 40.0. I also predict Trinity will move to the top of the Most 10.0s In NCAAs list by the end of the season. She's currently tied for seventh with 20 Perfect 10s. Jamie Dantscher (UCLA) and Jenny Hansen (Kentucky) are tied for first with 28 perfect 10s.
Dr. Sam is on it! Dr. Sam, PhD on Twitter: "Have you recognized any of the @FiskUGymnastics Leo’s? A few looked familiar to me (and @CarolynKampf) so I asked @GatorsGym. Turns out that UF donated leotards and a spring floor to FISK! What a great way to support the first HBCU gymnastics team! Go Gators and Go Fisk! https://t.co/DnJE39lLQD" / Twitter Florida Gymnastics donated leotards and a spring floor to the new start up program at Fisk University Gymnastics.
Morgan Hurd Training: InternationalGymnast on Twitter: "Morgan Hurd (USA/Florida) FX training Video: @morgihurd @GatorsGym https://t.co/A2MJJnVShG" / Twitter Morgan looks healthy and ready to go for the 23 season.
Here are some of our outstanding gymnasts at an event the other night. L-R Leah Clapper, Halley Taylor, The Thorn Among the Roses, Trinity Thomas, Savannah Schoenherr
Gators celebrate 2022 SEC Championship during the UK football game: Gators Gymnastics (@GatorsGym) / Twitter Gators Gymnastics @GatorsGym celebrates @SEC Regular-Season and Championship meet titles tonight with Ben Hill Griffin fans! #GoGators |
NCAA adds direction lines on vault mat: NCAA WAG Committee adds direction lines to vault mats, effective immediately. : Gymnastics (reddit.com) Should help with more accurate scoring. I'm hoping the NCAA changes the minimum required tumbling passes on the floor from 2 to 3 as well. There isn't enough floor difficulty with two tumbling passes. By comparison, elite requires four passes.
Nya was with the team at US nationals a couple of weeks ago signing autographs. Maybe she is not enrolled this semester?
College Gym News just updated Florida's NCAA WAG Roster and Commits page (added coaches and scholarships). Nya is still listed with scholarship. So until there's an official announcement that she's not returning, I'm going to assume Nya will be back for 2023.
The Floor routine combines tumbling with dance. What sets apart Floor in college gymnastics vs elite/Olympics is the college gymnast can choreograph a routine to showcase her dancing and leaping abilities-allows elegance, expression, originality and musicality-or to showcase her power with more tumbling and flips. For a long college season, you want the highest amount of scoring potential with the least amount of pounding. The gymnast still needs enough difficulty to get the bonus points and maximum scoring potential and having to achieve this in two passes can sometimes be more difficult than spreading it out in three passes. An advantage to having the option of a routine with two passes instead of three means a gymnast doesn’t have to have as much endurance and it can help a gymnast who has injuries because it is less pounding on the body. Another advantage is there will be more variety and creativity in the Floor routines across the board since not everybody is doing power routines of 3 passes.
