PHOTOS: Georgia gymnastics faces off against Florida
The Georgia Gymdogs competed against No. 3 Florida in Stegeman Coliseum Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. Georgia struggled on the balance beam with five out of six athletes falling from the or on the apparatus, but wrapped the meet with a perfect 10 on floor from senior Rachel Baumann. Florida won the meet by a score of 196.975-194.475.
Spectators at the Georgia vs. Florida gymnastics meet try to catch a bulldog stuffed animal thrown by one of the Georgia gymnasts on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. Between events, t-shirts and stuffed animals are tossed into the stands. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
Georgia senior Megan Roberts competes on the vault at the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. Roberts scored a 9.925 on her vault. Florida won the vault with a score of 49.250 compared to Georgia’s 49.225. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
Georgia senior Emily Schild competes on the bars at the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. Schild scored a 9.775 on the bars. Florida won the bars with a score of 49.475 compared to Georgia’s 49.100. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
Georgia alum Lauren Johnson calls the dawgs at the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. Johnson was a Gymdog from 2014-2018 and won the SEC vault event as a freshman in 2014. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
Georgia senior Emily Schild performs her routine on the beam at the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. Schild scored a 9.125 on the beam. Florida won the beam with a score of 49.025 compared to Georgia’s 46.625. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
Georgia junior Soraya Hawthorne performs her beam routine at the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. Hawthorne scored a 9.300 on the beam. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
Georgia junior Soraya Hawthorne performs her beam routine at the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. Hawthorne scored a 9.300 on the beam. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
Georgia junior Haley De Jong performs her beam routine at the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. De Jong scored a 9.175 on the beam. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
Georgia senior Rachel Baumann prepares to compete on the beam at the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
Georgia senior Rachael Lukacs raises her hands while Georgia fans lit up Stegeman Coliseum before the final event of the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. Similar to the celebration before the fourth quarter at home football games, the lights went out in Stegeman before the fourth event to allow Georgia fans to turn their phone flashlights on. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
Spectators cheer before the fourth event at the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. The fourth event, floor, was Georgia’s best at this meet, and the only one they beat Florida in, with a 49.525 compared to Florida’s 49.225. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
Georgia senior Alyssa Perez-Lugones dances during her floor routine at the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. The floor was the only event Perez-Lugones competed in this meet, scoring a 9.850. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
Georgia senior Mikayla Magee performs her floor routine at the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. Magee scored a 9.775 on this event. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
Georgia senior Rachael Lukacs yells during her floor routine at the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. Lukacs’ teammates cheered on the side of the floor along with her. Lukacs scored a 9.850 on this event. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
The Georgia Gymdogs run to congratulate their teammate, senior Rachael Lukacs, after her floor routine at the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. Lukacs scored a 9.850 on her floor event. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
Georgia senior Rachel Baumann poses during her floor routine as her teammates cheer her on at the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. Baumann scored a perfect 10 on her floor event. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)
The Georgia Gymdogs congratulate their teammate, senior Rachel Baumann, after she scores a perfect 10 on her floor routine at the gymnastics meet between Georgia and Florida on Jan. 21, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. Baumann scored the only perfect 10 this meet. (Photo/Julia Walkup, @julia_walkup_photo)