TUSCALOOSA, Ala.  – No. 4 Florida gymnastics kept this week’s wins versus top-20 Alabama teams going Friday, posting the nation’s seventh-highest team total of 2025 to take a rare dual-meet win in Coleman Coliseum.
 
The Gators used a 198.025 – 197.45 win over No. 14 Alabama to claim its fourth consecutive dual meet victory in Coleman Coliseum – and the fifth in program history.
 
It’s not a site of many Gator victories. Florida is now 5-17 in dual meet action at Alabama, with those wins coming in 1979, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025.
 
The meet was tied at the midway point, but the Gators took a 0.525 lead into the final rotation after a solid performance on floor exercise. A six-for-six balance beam set pushed the Gators’ winning margin out to 0.575.
 
Two Gators claimed four of the evening’s five event titles Friday. Senior All-American Leanne Wong matched the evening’s high mark of 9.975 to win vault. Junior All-American Selena Harris-Miranda won uneven bars (9.95) and then used that same mark to share the balance beam title with Wong. Alabama’s Lily Hudson took the floor exercise win at 9.975.
 
Wong used a 39.725 to win her sixth all-around title of the season and the 20^th of her career. That total shares the nation’s high road score this season. Harris-Miranda shared second in the all-around with Hudson at 39;.65.
 
GATORS vs CRIMSON TIDE THIS WEEK:
Florida opened March with three road wins in three consecutive days over ranked Alabama teams.
 

• Wednesday, Florida men’s basketball won 99-94 over No. 7 Alabama in Coleman Coliseum.
• Thursday at the Southeastern Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament in Greenville S.C., Florida upset No. 20 Alabama 63-61.
• Friday’s 198.025 -197.45 gymnastics win at No. 14 Alabama closed regular-season road action for the Gators.

 
THIS EVENING’S MEET
Florida opened the meet with a solid uneven bars total of 49.475. Harris-Miranda’s winning mark of 9.95 was just off her season-best of 9.975 set in Gators Link to Pink meet. Senior Riley McCusker equaled her season-best of 9.90 Friday. All four other Gators in the bars lineup – Anya Pilgrim, Skye Blakely, Leanne Wong and Alyssa Arana –posted 9.875s.
 
The meet was tied at the midway point. Florida tallied a 49.40 on vault, led by Wong’s winning near-perfect mark of 9.975. All-American Victoria Nguyen turned in a 9.90 to tie for third overall. Sophomore Danie Ferris and Gabby Disidore each received mark of 9.85.
 
The Gators tallied their third-best floor exercise total (49.525) of the season. Back-to-back 9.925s by Wong and Harris-Miranda led the Gators Friday. Nguyen started off the rotation with a 9.90 and freshman Taylor Clark earned the same mark. Disidore also contributed a 9.875 toward the event total.
 
Florida used five marks of 9.9 or better to tally the team’s third-highest balance beam total of the season (49.625). Consecutive 9.95s from first Wong and then Harris-Miranda led the team. Sophomores Skylar Draser (9.90) and Arana (9.925) started and anchored the lineup by equaling their collegiate bests. Nguyen also turned in a 9.90.
 
Event winners:
Leanne Wong, UF               9.975      Vault
Selena Harris-Miranda, UF 9.95        Bars
Leanne Wong, UF               9.95        Beam
Selena Harris-Miranda, UF 9.95        Beam
Lilly Hudson, UA                 9.975      Floor
Leanne Wong, UF               39.725    All-Around
 
GATOR PERFORMANCE NOTES:

• Leanne Wong’s all-around win is the 20^th of her career and sixth of the season. She now shares the No. 6 position with Ann Woods (1980-82) on Florida Career All-Around Wins chart. Six all-around wins in 2025 equals her season high set as a sophomore.
• Four of the nation’s top four all-around totals of the season – including tonight’s 39.725 – have been earned by Leanne Wong.

  • 39.80      Grace McCallum (Utah), Jade Carey (Oregon State)
  • 39.775    Faith Torrez (Oklahoma)
  • 39.75      Leanne Wong (Florida 2x), Selena Harris Miranda (Florida), Mya Lauzon (California)
  • 39.725    Harris-Miranda, Wong (2x), Carey (2x)  Aleah Finnegan (LSU), Kailin Chio (LSU), Jordan Bowers (OU), Torrez, Makenna Smith (Utah), Audrey Davis (OU)

• Leanne Wong’s three event wins Friday pushes her to sole possession of sixth at 81 on Florida’s Career Event Wins list.
• Selena Harris-Miranda upped her career total of event wins to 55 tonight, which includes 11 as a Gator. Her shared win on balance beam gives her at least one win for each of the five events this season.
• Two Gator equaled or set collegiate bests Friday:
  

 
HEAR FROM FLORIDA COACH JENNY ROWLAND:
“It was a great night for the Gators. Really four solid events tonight, 24 solid routines. Extremely proud of this team for coming into a tough environment to compete on Bama’s floor to come out with a win and a great score.
 
“Extremely proud of this team for remaining consistent, calm and turning in some phenomenal individual performances. This meet should help continue the momentum moving forward.” – Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland
 
RECORDS:
Florida (9-3, 4-3 SEC)
Alabama (4-7, 1-7 SEC)
 
THE SERIES:
Alabama leads Florida 77-54-2
 
NATIONAL RANK:
Florida – No. 4 in the March 3 Road to Nationals standings
Alabama – No. 14
 
UP NEXT:
Florida closes regular-season action next Friday versus No. 9 Kentucky. The Cats closed home action tonight with a 197.925-197.725 win over No. 16 Arkansas.
 
It is Gators Senior Night and the careers of six Gators will be celebrated in a post-meet ceremony – Sloane Blakely, Bri Edwards, Ellie Lazzari, Riley McCusker, Victoria Nguyen and Leanne Wong.
 
Meet:                    No. 4 Florida versus No. 9 Kentucky
When:                   Friday, March 14 at 6:45 p.m. ET
Venue:                  Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center
Stream:                SEC Network +
Live Scores:        Virtius

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No. 4 Florida at No. 14 Alabama Final Team Totals
March 7, 2025 ● Coleman Coliseum (8,797)
Team	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	Total
Florida	49.400	49.475	49.625	49.525	198.025
Alabama	49.350	49.525	49.000	49.575	197.450