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Skaggs returns for fifth year
Florida gets back its most consistent gymnast for 2022 April 29, 2021 | 8:30am EDT Megan Skaggs performs on the beam in a meet against Kentucky on February 19. The senior announced she would return for a fifth year via Twitter on April 23. Photo by Grethel Aguila | The Independent Florida Alligator
Senior gymnast Megan Skaggs spoke with the media Wednesday for the first time since she announced her intention to return to the Gators for a fifth season on Twitter April 23.
Her decision to come back strengthens Florida’s bid for a fourth national championship. Skaggs will rejoin a team led by juniors Trinity Thomas, Nya Reed, Savannah Schoenherr and Leah Clapper.
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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