Gators rebound at home
By TOM GREEN< | Jan. 18, 2010There’s no place like home, and the Gators showed that Friday night in the O’Connell Center.
There’s no place like home, and the Gators showed that Friday night in the O’Connell Center.
Maybe some home cooking was all the Gators needed to get their season headed in the right direction.
After hitting the road for its season-opener last week in Oklahoma, No. 8 Florida (0-1, 0-0 Southeastern Conference) will perform in the friendly confines of the O’Connell Center for its SEC-opener against No. 7 Arkansas (1-0, 0-0 SEC) Friday night.
Struggles on the uneven bars cost the Gators their season opener against Oklahoma in Norman, but the team is not dwelling on last week’s results.
After the long wait for the season opener, the Gators proved they still had some cobwebs in their first meet Friday.
For a Gators team that came into the season with sky-high expectations, fusing a top-ranked recruiting class with a seasoned returning class that finished fourth in the nation was a challenge on Friday night in Norman, Okla.
The UF gymnastics team opens its season on the road at Norman, Okla., for its first meet of the season against No. 9 Oklahoma tonight at 8. With weather forecasted to be in the teens at the time of the meet, the team can be thankful it gets to perform indoors.
Florida is fourth in the preseason rankings. Coach Rhonda Faehn knows it, accepts it and understands it.
A member of the UF gymnastics team was arrested Tuesday after police say she was storing items that were stolen during multiple burglaries.
Cinderella just wasn't feeling orange and blue.
Herculean effort, compliments of Maranda Smith.
Maybe it's fitting that the NCAA Championships signal the arrival of summer for the UF gymnastics team, much like exam week in the spring is the sign of summer for students.
It has elements of Tae Bo, dancing and gymnastics all rolled into one.
In a troupe consisting of Bruins, Pioneers, Gophers, Cyclones and Hawkeyes, the Gators emerged victorious from the menagerie.
From underdog to top dog, the UF gymnastics team will be playing a different role Saturday at the NCAA North Central Regional Competition in Iowa City, Iowa.
Maranda Smith opened her eyes and screamed.
Desire. Phenomenal. Believe. Heart.
For the UF gymnastics team, travel isn't all business en route to the next meet. There is certainly some leisure to be found.
The UF gymnastics roster has 12 names on it. Only seven of those names were able to compete at the Southeastern Conference Championships on Saturday.