Caquatto, or "Macko," started gymnastics when she was 2. But she really fell in love with gymnastics during the 1996 Olympics — when it went from a pastime to a goal-setting drive. Her proudest moment so far is going to the 2010 World Championships in the Netherlands. Her younger sister is also a future Gator (Bridgette joins Gator team in fall of 2012) who keeps her motivated and grounded. She loves her mom's spaghetti, as part of her father's 100-percent Sicilian heritage. One of her competitions took her to Venice, which she loved. Her competitions have taken her all over the world, but she longs to visit Australia.
| Vault: | 9.85 | Five times |
| Bars: | 9.95 | 4-2-11/1-27-12 |
| Beam: | 9.975 | 2-20-11 |
| Floor: | 9.90 | Three times |
| AA: | 39.575 | 2-4-11 |
AS A SOPHOMORE – All-Southeastern Conference second-team member after sharing second at league championships with an uneven bars mark of 9.90…matched collegiate-best of 9.95 to win Jan. 27 quad meet uneven bars competition…added another bar win at Alabama (9.90) and versus LSU (9.90)…shared title at Auburn (9.925) for fourth consecutive bars win…tied for fourth in NCAA Raleigh Regional uneven bars competition at 9.85…sat out Utah meet after injections in both ankles…sprained both ankles at final selection camp for 2011 U.S. World Championships team and injuries kept her out of UF lineup for first two meets…member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2011) – Fourth in Visa Championships’ all-around in August of 2011, to earn fourth consecutive spot on U.S. Senior National Team…uneven bars runner-up at the 2011 Visa Championships…during collegiate season, won Alabama dual all-around (39.575) with the highest total ever by a Gator making their all-around debut…total also equals the fifth-highest posted in the nation this season…also won first collegiate event titles for uneven bars (9.90) and balance beam (9.925) versus Alabama…named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week following performance in Alabama dual…used collegiate-best of 9.95 to win NCAA North Central Region bars title…claimed a total of 10 event titles (six bars, three beam and one all-around)…tied for third in Georgia all-around (39.475) and balance beam (9.875) competition…took both bars and beam titles in Florida’s double meet weekend – winning beam mark of 9.975 at West Virginia quad matches nation’s 2011 high mark for event…won four consecutive bars titles, with the last three coming with marks of 9.925,…added balance beam to competitive repertoire versus Kentucky, tying for third (9.725)…sprained right ankle limited contributions to only bars at SEC Championships…made competitive vault debut at LSU, posting a 9.85.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA - 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 U.S. National Team member…Senior International Elite competitor…member of the U.S.’s silver medal World Championships team at the 2010 event in Rotterdam, Netherlands…competed as an all-arounder in 2010 World Championships’ team qualifying round…led U.S. off on vault and uneven bars in 2010 World Championships’ team final…also has represented U.S. in international competitions in Germany, France, Japan and Italy…2009 U.S. World Championship team alternate…2008 US Olympic Trial qualifier…fourth on bars, tied for fifth in all-around, tied for seventh on beam and eighth on floor at 2010 Visa Championships…third in uneven bars and fifth in all-around at 2009 Visa Championships…10th in 2008 Visa Championships’ all-around…2007 Junior Olympic Junior C all-around champion…2008 U.S. Classic vault champion – also took third on bars and fourth in all-around…trained at the Naperville Gymnastics Club, where she was coached by Jiani Wu and Yuejui Li…chose Florida over UCLA, Michigan, Alabama, Arkansas, LSU and Utah.
MAJOR – Social and Behavioral Sciences; wants to pursue a degree in Elementary Education.
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