The average daily routine of a student-athlete usually consists of school, practice and competition without room for variance.
But Gators gymnastics junior Leah Clapper has developed several hobbies like posting on her food blog and podcast. She achieved these goals while she starred for the best gymnastics team in the country.
Clapper earned a 3.98 GPA while dual-enrolled. She is set to finish her undergraduate degree in Advertising this summer and has started classes for her Master’s.
Leah and her sister, Lily Clapper, launched their food blog on May 6, 2018, called “Zest and Finesse.” The title of her blog then evolved to the name of her podcast “Zest and Progress.”
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Florida’s gymnastics team will be competing for a national championship their first since 2015 at the NCAA Championships on Saturday.
They’ll also take to the various apparatuses in Fort Worth knowing exactly how fortunate they are to be getting to perform on the last day of this season.
In their first NCAA semifinal as a team since 2018, the Gators finished with a 197.4375 behind Michigan (197.8625), and well below their ceiling, but ahead of California (197.3625), and Minnesota (197.1875) and thus enough to power the Gators to the final.