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Mackenzie Caquatto to Resume NCAA Competition at Florida while Competing Elite

Mackenzie Caquatto to Resume NCAA Competition at Florida while Competing Elite

Sep 1, 2011 by Anne Phillips
Mackenzie Caquatto to Resume NCAA Competition at Florida while Competing Elite


2010 USA World team member Mackenzie Caquatto of Legacy Elite Gymnastics in Illinois competed her freshman season at the University of Florida last season, then jumped right back into elite competition this summer, again representing Legacy Elite. Along with club coaches Jiani Wu and Yuejiu Li, she worked hard to get back into elite shape while recovering from the ankle injury she sustained toward the end of the NCAA season. She had a great showing at the 2011 Visa Championships, even while holding back on some difficulty, and placed 4th all around. 
 
She will be in the running for the 2011 World Team and ultimately the 2012 Olympics. But, Caquatto plans to do this all from Florida while simultaneously competing for the Gators and taking a full load of classes at UF. 
 
Florida Head Coach Rhonda Faehn is a former US National team member. She understands the Karolyi system, and knows that this will be a difficult challenge for Caquatto. Faehn told gatorzone.com, “I really think she can stay disciplined and focused and give it a shot.’’
 
Caquatto competed at the 2008 Olympic Trials where she was a long shot for the team, but she's much more of a contender after a solid showing at the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam where she competed all around in the qualification round and bars and vault in the team final. She hit every single routine. Plus, her experience in collegiate gymnastics has definitely benefitted her beam and overall confidence in competition. 
 
“I feel at this stage that I’m at a good point in my training and competing,’’ Caquatto said. “When it comes to the Olympics, anything can happen. People get injured, stuff like that happens and so that’s why you have to take it one step at a time. I feel like I’m in a good place in making this year’s World Team, which is the first goal.
 
“It’s just a process of getting back in shape and getting my skills back after the injury. They have been coming back, but we just have to take it slowly so we don’t injure my ankle.’’
 
Caquatto and the rest of the US National team will head to the Karolyi Ranch next week for the first of two World Selection Camps.