Rachel Slocum is enrolling at the University of Florida this fall after competing at Eastern Michigan in 2015 and 2016. She will be eligible to compete for Florida in the 2017 season.
NCAA Qualifier Rachel Slocum Transfers to Join Gator Gymnastics Team
Tuesday, August 2, 2016 | Gymnastics
GAINESVILLE, Florida – 2016 NCAA qualifier Rachel Slocum will enroll at the University of Florida for the fall 2016 semester, Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland announced today. Slocum competed at Eastern Michigan for her first two seasons and will join the Gator program as a junior. She will be eligible to compete for the Gators for the upcoming 2017 season.
Slocum advanced to the 2016 NCAA Championships after sharing the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional floor exercise title with a collegiate-best 9.90. She earned 2016 Mid-American Conference All-Tournament honors after sharing second on vault (9.85) and tying for third (9.90) in floor exercise competition at the league championships. She also earned All-MAC first team honors after leading the league's competitors in the final regular season national vault rankings. The 2016 MAC Specialist of the Year, Slocum owns collegiate-best marks of 9.925 (vault) and 9.90 (floor).
"We think Rachel will fit right in among the Gators. She's a strong vaulter and will also contribute on floor," Rowland said. "Rachel is also a focused student-athlete and is looking forward to pursuing her nursing degree at Florida. We welcome Rachel to the Gator family."
Rachel Slocum – Holly Springs, N.C.
AT EMU - In Mid-American Conference Championships, shared second on vault (9.85) and tied for third (9.90) in floor exercise competition to earn 2016 MAC All-Tournament honors…member of Eastern Michigan's 2016 team which won the MAC team title…earned All-MAC first team honors after leading the league's competitors in nation's final regular season national vault rankings…2016 MAC Specialist of the Year…second NCAA Championships qualifier in Eastern Michigan history after sharing the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional floor title with a collegiate-best 9.90…earned Academic All-MAC and Distinguished Scholar Student-Athlete honors…in 2016, two-time MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week and twice named MAC Specialist of the Week...posted career-best marks for vault (9.925) and floor (9.90) in 2016…2015 National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC) Scholastic All-American.
CLUB CAREER - 2014 North Carolina Level 10 vault champion…2014 North Carolina Level 10 vault champion…coached Milan and Heidi Stanovich at Sonshine Gymnastics.
Slocum advanced to the 2016 NCAA Championships after sharing the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional floor exercise title with a collegiate-best 9.90. She earned 2016 Mid-American Conference All-Tournament honors after sharing second on vault (9.85) and tying for third (9.90) in floor exercise competition at the league championships. She also earned All-MAC first team honors after leading the league's competitors in the final regular season national vault rankings. The 2016 MAC Specialist of the Year, Slocum owns collegiate-best marks of 9.925 (vault) and 9.90 (floor).
"We think Rachel will fit right in among the Gators. She's a strong vaulter and will also contribute on floor," Rowland said. "Rachel is also a focused student-athlete and is looking forward to pursuing her nursing degree at Florida. We welcome Rachel to the Gator family."
Rachel Slocum – Holly Springs, N.C.
AT EMU - In Mid-American Conference Championships, shared second on vault (9.85) and tied for third (9.90) in floor exercise competition to earn 2016 MAC All-Tournament honors…member of Eastern Michigan's 2016 team which won the MAC team title…earned All-MAC first team honors after leading the league's competitors in nation's final regular season national vault rankings…2016 MAC Specialist of the Year…second NCAA Championships qualifier in Eastern Michigan history after sharing the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional floor title with a collegiate-best 9.90…earned Academic All-MAC and Distinguished Scholar Student-Athlete honors…in 2016, two-time MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week and twice named MAC Specialist of the Week...posted career-best marks for vault (9.925) and floor (9.90) in 2016…2015 National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC) Scholastic All-American.
CLUB CAREER - 2014 North Carolina Level 10 vault champion…2014 North Carolina Level 10 vault champion…coached Milan and Heidi Stanovich at Sonshine Gymnastics.
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