No. 10 GymDogs Tie for Third in Session I, Seventh Overall in SEC Gymnastics Championships

Saturday, March 22

Birmingham, Ala.

3:30 p.m.

University of Georgia

195.950

196.775

Kentucky

Photo by: Sofia Yaker/UGAAA

No. 10 GymDogs Tie for Third in Session I, Seventh Overall in SEC Gymnastics Championships

March 22, 2025 | Gymnastics

SEC Gymnastics Championships Results

SESSION II TEAM SCORES
1    No. 2 LSU: 198.200
2    No. 1 Oklahoma: 197.925
3    No. 3 Florida: 197.825
4    No. 7 Missouri: 197.400

SESSION I TEAM SCORES
5 No. 13 Alabama: 197.100
6    No. 8 Kentucky: 196.775
7   No. 10 Georgia: 195.950*
7 No. 12 Auburn: 195.950
*Georgia received a 0.2 neutral deduction from their final team score.

The Bulldogs' 2025 Records
      Regular season: 5-7
      Postseason: 0-6-1

GymDog Event Scores
Vault: 49.000 | Bars: 49.200 | Beam: 48.825 | Floor: 49.125

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  – The No. 10 Georgia GymDogs finished the 2025 SEC Gymnastics Championships tied for third on Saturday afternoon in session I, ultimately tying for seventh at the conclusion of session II in the evening.

FAST FACTS

So. Lily Smith recorded her sixth score of 9.900+ on the bars this season, securing a 9.925 as anchor on the GymDogs' starting rotation of the meet. This routine tied Smith for second in session I's bars competition.
Smith additionally tied for first on the floor event in session I with a 9.925, finishing eighth overall in the floor competition.
Jr. Csenge Bácskay provided consistency to the Georgia team, recording a 9.875 on bars, 9.850 on floor and 9.800 on vault on Saturday afternoon. Similarly, Jr. Eryn Williams captured her eighth score of 9.850+ as the starter on the floor rotation, performing her second consecutive 9.875 for Georgia on the event.
Fr. Nyla Aquino recorded her third-highest career vault with a 9.875. Aquino also celebrated her 19^thbirthday.

KEY QUOTES

Georgia Co-Head Coach, Ryan Roberts
On today's performance . . .
"It was a tough night for us overall, but we had some really great performances. Csenge led us off strong on bars and nailed her other two events. Ja' Free delivered on bars and beam after the previous two athletes had major errors, which is tough to do, but she did it with confidence."

On looking forward to NCAA regional competition. . .
"We are looking forward to getting back in the gym to prepare for regionals and are determined to bounce back! We are positioned well to put on a great showing at regionals and move forward from there. We are super confident in this team, their resilience, and their ability to compete with the best in the country."

UP NEXT:
The draw of the NCAA regional competition is to be announced this Monday, March 24, which will determine where the GymDogs travel to compete next. NCAA regional competitions will span from April 2-6.

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