Florida’s gymnastics team entered Friday with a No. 3 ranking and a chance to do something very rare in collegiate gymnastics. And thanks to some poise on the most treacherous apparatus in the sport, the Gators did just that.
Florida used a fantastic final rotation on balance beam to help stun No. 5 LSU on Friday in Baton Rouge, handing the Tigers their first home loss in six years in what is rapidly becoming one of the biggest rivalries in NCAA gymnastics.
In a nail-biting finish, the Gators came out on top, scoring a 197.500 to LSU’s 197.