The University of Florida’s Mackenzie Caquatto (Naperville, Ill.) is the pick for the Southeastern Conference Freshman Gymnast of the Week after a record-breaking performance against Alabama on Feb. 4. Arkansas junior Jaime Pisani is the SEC Gymnast of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.
| Florida’s 2011 SEC Honorees | ||
| Week | Name | Award |
| 1 | Alaina Johnson | SEC Freshman of the Week |
| 2 | Alaina Johnson | SEC Freshman of the Week |
| 3 | Ashanée Dickerson | SEC Gymnast of the Week |
| 4 | Alaina Johnson | SEC Freshman of the Week |
| 5 | Mackenzie Caquatto | SEC Freshman of the Week |
Caquatto had an impressive all-around debut against the Crimson Tide Friday night, registering a 39.575 total. Her score is the highest ever by a Gator in her all-around debut, and matches the nation’s second highest all-around total of the 2011 season. Teammate Alaina Johnson’s Jan. 28 all-around performance (39.60) is the highest total so far this year.
The freshman also collected her first event titles for the uneven bars (9.90) and balance beam (9.925) against No. 6 Alabama.
Caquatto joined the Gators for the spring semester after competing for the U.S. team which took the silver in the 2010 World Gymnastics Championship in October.
Caquatto is the third Gator to earn recognition from the SEC this season. Johnson is a three-time recipient of the SEC Freshman of the Week honor and sophomore Ashanée Dickerson was named the SEC Gymnast of the Week on Jan. 25.
Next up, the No. 1 Gator gymnastics team heads to Athens, Ga., to face No. 4 Georgia in a sold-out Stegeman Coliseum on Feb. 12. Saturday’s meet airs tape-delayed on ESPNU Feb. 17 at 7 p.m.
