College
Sloan committed to attend the University of Florida, signing her national letter-of-intent with the Gator Gymnastics team. Sloan deferred enrollment at the university until the 2012 fall semester, which allowed her to seek a second consecutive spot on the U.S. Olympic team for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Sloan did not make the Olympic team, but will rejoin 2010 World Championship teammate Mackenzie Caquatto on the Florida team.
In 2013, at her first NCAA Championship with the Florida team, Sloan captured the All-Around title with a score of 39.600. She then led her team to their first NCAA Championship title, scoring 39.75 all-around. In event finals, Bridget also won the beam title. Bridget is an 8 time All-American, (First Team in All- Around, Bars, Beam and Floor at NCAA Championship competition and First Team for All Around, Bars and Beam and Second Team in Vault in the first National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC) All-America regular-season awards) On 29th April Sloan was named as the 2013 recipient of the Honda Award (only the 4th Freshman in the Awards 37 year history and the 2nd consecutive Florida Freshman to win the award)
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