Gator Gymnast Leah Clapper Graduates This Weekend – Gymnastics Career Summary

Leah Clapper received her third UF diploma earning her second master’s degree – this time in Entrepreneurship. She graduated summa cum laude with her bachelor’s degree in Advertising in 2021 and received her first master’s degree in Mass Communications in 2022.

GYMNASTICS CAREER SUMMARY:

Collegiate Bests:
Vault:
Bars: 9.875 1-8/2-19-21
Beam: 10.0* 2-19-21
Floor: 9.90 4-3-21
AA:
*UF record

AS A GRADUATE (SUPER SENIOR) (2023):

• Exhibition balance beam (9.60) versus Kentucky
• Led off floor exercise lineup at Oklahoma with a 9.75
• Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Scholastic All-American
• Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll

AS A SENIOR (2022):

• Anchored balance beam lineup with a 9.975 to take second versus Arkansas
• 9.95 in season opener shared beam win with Sloane Blakely. Used same score to share win versus LSU
• Shared second in NCAA Auburn Regional final beam standings (9.95)
• Led off floor lineup at Missouri with a 9.85.
• 2022 Scholar-Athlete of the Year at INFLCR NIL Summit
• 2022 College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA) Academic All-America At-Large second team
• Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Scholastic All-American
• Gator Gymnastics’ Graduate Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll

AS A JUNIOR (2021):

• All-America balance beam first-team in the WCGA regular-season awards
• All-SEC Conference
• Turned in Florida’s ninth 10.0 for balance beam to win Kentucky dual event title
• Shared Feb. 26 Auburn beam win with teammate Ellie Lazzari at near-perfect 9.975
• Shared NCAA Athens Regional Final beam win (9.95)
• Anchored uneven bars lineup at Auburn in first lineup appearance, sharing second with teammate Trinity Thomas at 9.875. Earned same mark versus Kentucky
• 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large first team
• Gator Gymnastics’ Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• WCGA Scholastic All-American
• SEC Scholar-Athlete of Year
• SEC Academic Honor Roll

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020):

• Anchored lineup versus Alabama to win first beam title of Gator career with a collegiate best 9.975
• Shared second at Georgia with beam mark of 9.95
• Pair of exhibition routines in Feb. 7 tri-meet – 9.85 on bars and 9.825 on beam
• WCGA Scholastic All-American
• SEC Academic Honor Roll

AS A FRESHMAN (2019):

• Part of five balance beam lineups, earning a 9.875 four times (and a 9.825 in other)
• Inserted in beam lineup for season opener after training injury to Alyssa Baumann, anchoring lineup with a 9.875
• WCGA Scholastic All-American
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

PRIOR TO FLORIDA:

• Took 15th in 2017 P&G Senior Women’s all-around
• 12th in 2017 U.S. Classic all-around, taking 10th in floor exercise
• Second in 2017 American Classic all-around, taking third in both balance beam and floor
• Placed 13th in 2016 Secret U.S. Classic all-around
• Ninth in all-around at 2018 Junior Olympic Level 10-Senior D Championship
• Seventh in all-around, tied for fourth on floor and tied for fifth on beam at 2016 J.O. Level 10-Junior D Championships
• Member of Gym America under coach and past Gator gymnast Claudia Kretschmer, Brian Zook, Ed Kretschmer

MAJOR:

• Graduated Summa Cum Laude in August of 2021 with Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising.
• Graduated in August of 2022 with Master’s in Mass Communications.
• Graduated in August of 2023 with Master’s in Entrepreneurship.