In the final meet of the regular season, the top ranked Florida gymnastics team traveled to Tuscaloosa to take on the sixth ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. The meet would decide if Florida would be the sole champion of the SEC for regular season play, or if it would share the title with Alabama. About a half hour before the meet began, the team’s Twitter account announced unfortunate news; junior and reigning SEC Gymnast of the Week Trinity Thomas would not compete due to an ankle injury suffered in warm ups. However, the Gators would rally together and pull out a win on the road, defeating Alabama 197.425-197.225.
This year’s gymnastics team could be one of UF’s best teams in recent memory February 22, 2021 | 7:54pm EST Despite missing four starters, Florida still won. And not only did Florida still win, it won with a score tied for its third highest this year. Photo by Grethel Aguila | The Independent Florida Alligator
Benjamin Franklin wrote the following words in 1789 that would become immortalized in modern lexicon: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
If he saw this year’s UF gymnastics squad, he would have made an addendum: Death, taxes and coach Jenny Rowland’s squad emerging victorious.