The Florida Gators women's track and field team took home the 2022 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championship Saturday as they achieved 10 podium finishes this weekend. Head coach Mike Holloway earned his 16th conference championship at UF, 13th in track and field.
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Florida (31-18, 12-14) lost to Missouri (26-21, 8-18) 3-5 Saturday. The Gators led early before running out of gas in the fifth inning.
No. 1 Arkansas (42-9, 19-5) wreaked havoc for the No. 5 Gators (43-16, 13-11) in the bottom of the fourth inning, changing the trajectory of the game.
The No. 2-seeded Gators (26-2, 12-0) defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels (18-9, 9-3) at The Ring Friday to capture an Elite Eight berth, 4-0. Florida entered the match off dominating performances in the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament, eliminating Miami and New Orleans last weekend.
In a game that wasn’t close early on, Florida (31-18, 12-13) wiped the floor with the Mizzou Tigers (25-21, 7-18), 13-1.
North Carolina proved to be too much for Florida to handle, as the Gators were eliminated from postseason contention following a 4-0 defeat.
Graduate guard Kyle Lofton committed and signed with UF Friday. The former guard for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies will provide the Gators with elite ball-handling and facilitating after their recent losses of players at the position, including former Gators Tyree Appleby and Brandon McKissic.
Led by sophomore midfielder Ashley Gonzalez, the orange and blue managed to send the Bears packing as they await the winner of Jacksonville and Stanford.
According to an Instagram story posted May 6 by Carlos Zaragoza, 22, he and his partner, Christian Acevedo, 27, went into the same stall in the men’s bathroom the evening of May 5. Security assaulted them after forcefully removing them from the stall, he said.
The No. 5 Gators (42-15, 13-11 SEC) dominated No. 4 Kentucky (35-17, 13-11 SEC) in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinal matchup Thursday, posting nine runs on 11 hits.
For the second time in program history, the women’s track and field team took home the crown as the 2022 SEC Indoor National Champions.
Students and medical staff at UF have raised concerns about the future of abortion education after reports Roe v. Wade, a Supreme Court case that protects the right to abortion, may be overturned.
A motorcyclist died Wednesday afternoon after crashing into another vehicle on Northwest 39th Avenue.
In her return, the fifth-seeded Gators (42-15, 13-11 SEC) prevailed over No. 12 Texas A&M (28-25, 6-18 SEC) with a 4-1 win.
The following two days following their round one performance only consisted in frustrating finishes to a close fiery end to their season as the Gators were one stroke away from a championship berth, placing fifth.
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