No. 9 GymDogs Face Off No. 10 Kentucky in Stegeman

No. 9 Georgia (4-5) vs. No. 10 Missouri (5-4)
Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025
Start time: 6:00 p.m., ET
Location: Athens, Ga.
Arena: Stegeman Coliseum

Media Information
Streaming: SEC Network
Live stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter/X: @UGAGymnastics

ALL-TIME RECORD: Georgia holds a 90-5-1 record lead over Kentucky.
LAST MEETING: The GymDogs last competed against the Wildcats in January of the 2024 season in Lexington where Georgia fell 197.950 - 195.650.

The Georgia GymDogs will host No. 10 Kentucky in Stegeman Coliseum this Sunday at 6:00 p.m., ET, broadcast on SEC Network.

WRITING THEIR HISTORY
The GymDogs break into the top 10 in the Road to Nationals rankings for the first time since the 2020 season, based on NQS. The newly No. 9 Georgia team is also ranked No. 5 among SEC competitors.

The Bulldogs competed a season-high 197.350 in Missouri, their third straight week to pass the 197.000 benchmark. The team now has an NQS of 196.990 overall.

SUCCESS ON THE FOUR INCH STAGE
The Bulldogs' seventh meet brought immense accomplishment on the beam rotation, leading the team to capture a new season high of 49.550 in the event. This score ties for the fifth highest single meet beam score in Georgia Gymnastics history, making it the highest team score in the event since the 2019 season.

This success was championed by So. Anya Turner who secured a 9.975, earning the honor of SEC Specialist of the Week for her career-high routine. Turner also captured the highest individual routine score received by any GymDog in any event this season on the beam in Missouri.

THE RACE TO A PERFECT 10
Going into Georgia's eighth meet of the season, no GymDog has captured the elusive perfect 10 in 2025. So. Anya Turner has come close, earning a 9.975 on the beam as well as So. Lily Smith who has soared near on the beam, bars and floor with 9.950s in the three events. Many other Bulldogs are hungry for a 10, including So. Ady Wahl on bars, Fr. Brooke Gleichowski on beam and Fr. Nyla Aquino on floor who have each secured 9.950 scores as well.

THE BEAM QUEEN IS BACK
Junior Kara Eaker returned to the beam in Athens to represent the Bulldogs for the first time, helping Georgia to a then-season-high of 196.975 overall against Alabama.

Eaker, of Kansas City, Mo., won the beam crown with a 9.925 routine.The Alabama meet was Eaker's first time competing since 2023 after stepping away from the sport to be an advocate for mental health in athletics. The beam specialist's routine helped secure a new season high of 49.425 for the team in the event. The GymDogs also captured their first team win against Alabama since the 2021 season with Eaker's contribution.

NEW HEIGHTS
Freshman Brooke Gleichowski returned to her hometown of Gainesville, Fla. to represent the Bulldogs and came back to Athens with a crown. Gleichowski's 9.950 routine became the highest score from any individual on any event for Georgia's team this season.

The beam specialist set a career high in Florida. Her routine as the Bulldogs' anchor secured a new season record for the team in the event, a 49.350, to lift Georgia up 14 spots to No.19 in the national beam ranking. Gleichowski will be returning to the Bulldogs' beam lineup this week for meet seven at Missouri.

SCOTT CONTINUES THE MOONWALK
Sophomore JaFree Scott's beam routine features assumed the Georgia moonwalk tradition. She is the eighth GymDog to perform the moonwalk on the balance beam, following Nikki Childs, Cassidy McComb, Lindsey Cheek, Mary Beth Box, Morgan Reynolds, Sabrina Vega, and Soraya Hawthorne.

OLYMPIANS AMONG US
Co-head coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi and assistant coach Marissa King are both former Olympians.

Canqueteau-Landi competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics for France and King competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Great Britain.

Canqueteau-Landi has also coached in three athletes at three Olympic games- Madison Kocian in 2016 in Rio and Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles in 2020 in Tokyo and 2024 in Paris.

Additionally, Csenge Bacskay competed on vault for Hungary at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

AMERICA'S COACH
One-third of the gymnasts in the 2024 USA Olympic Trials were coached by Georgia co-head coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi.  She coached nearly half of the 2024 USA Olympic team, including alternates.

Co-head coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi has coached three Olympians to 11 medals across three Olympic Games.

NEW FACES AT THE HELM
For the first time in program history, the GymDogs have co-head coaches beginning in the 2025 season.  Hall of Fame USA Gymnastics coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi and Ryan Roberts – who has spent the past six seasons as an assistant coach at Alabama and Georgia –were named co-head coaches of the University of Georgia gymnastics program by J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks on April 25, 2024.

The pair then hired Oleksii Koltakov and Marissa King as assistant coaches after both spent the previous two seasons as assistants at Nebraska.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
The 2025 Georgia roster features 10 newcomers, including three transfers.

For all the latest on the GymDogs, follow the team on Instagram (@UGAgymnastics), Twitter (@UGAGymnastics), and Facebook (Georgia Gymnastics).

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Players Mentioned

Nyla Aquino

Kara Eaker

Brooke Gleichowski

Lily Smith

Anya Turner

Ady Wahl