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The Alligator taught me I’m not who I thought I was. And that’s 100 percent OK

By Dylan Dixon | Apr. 24, 2018

Who the hell are you?

Sophomore Andy Zhang finally broke through and won his first individual championship in 2018.

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OPEN SEASON: Andy Zhang’s drive to golf’s biggest stage

By Sam Campisano | Apr. 24, 2018

Walking into the locker room at San Francisco’s Olympic Club, Andy Zhang was unfazed.

Sophomore Sierra Brooks and the Florida Gators ended their season at the NCAA Championships.

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FULL CIRCLE: Sierra Brooks’ redemption tour hits Florida

By Chris O'Brien | Apr. 24, 2018

CRACK!

Junior college transfer Wil Dalton launched his team-leading 16th home run of the season in Florida's 6-4 loss on Tuesday.

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Broom handles Gators, cleans up early mess for Mercer

By Morgan McMullen | Apr. 24, 2018

At least a few of the 3,133 Gators fans at McKethan Stadium Tuesday night probably didn’t see it coming. After Florida (34-9, 14-4 SEC) won its series against No. 14 Kentucky with relative ease over the weekend, they probably believed the Gators were due for a nice, easy midweek win against Mercer.

Right fielder Wil Dalton registered the game-winning RBI in UF's 7-6 win over Georgia on Friday night.

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Gators to play penultimate midweek game tonight

By Morgan McMullen | Apr. 24, 2018

Strip away the names. Take out the conferences. Now make a snap judgement. Which of these two teams would have a better shot at beating No. 1-ranked Florida (34-8, 14-4 SEC)?

Coach Roland Thornqvist credited the Commodores after they beat Florida 4-0 in the finals match of the SEC Tournament on Sunday. “(Vanderbilt) was better today and sometimes that just happens," he said.

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Florida women’s tennis team has struggles it can’t ignore

By River Wells | Apr. 24, 2018

During its national championship run in 2017, the Florida women’s tennis team lost to Vanderbilt in both the final match of the regular season and the final match of the SEC Tournament, but it did beat the Commodores during the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.

Rafael Nadal has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal.

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Rafael Nadal: The Immortal King of the Clay

By Benjamin Brandt | Apr. 24, 2018

My father had barely parked his car before I opened the passenger door and just about flew to the glass storefront. From outside E-Z Tennis, I could see my prize hanging behind clustered racks of athletic apparel.

Senior jumper Darrielle McQueen finished second in the women's long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. She captured 8 points for Florida in the event, contributing to the team's grand total of 17, good for second overall.

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Florida women’s track team has more to prove

By Alanis Thames | Apr. 22, 2018

They spend hours each day preparing.

The grounds crew at McKethan Stadium pulls a tarp over the field during a rain delay on April 4, 2017.

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Behind the scenes at McKethan: The logistics of UF baseball games

By Ethan Bauer | Apr. 22, 2018

McKethan Stadium is quiet now.

Florida men's tennis player Alfredo Perez emigrated from his hometown of Artemisa, Cuba, to live in Miami when he was 10-years-old.

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FAR FROM HOME: Alfredo Perez thriving after immigrating

By Benjamin Brandt | Apr. 22, 2018

In a backyard as big as his imagination, a young Alfredo Perez Jr. can’t resist the sweet summer smell of fresh mangoes.

Senior Rachel Slocum tied for a first-place finish in vault during the NCAA Regionals on April 7. She and two other seniors competed in their last meet during the Super Six on Saturday.

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UF moving on from third-place finish at Super Six

By Alana Gomez | Apr. 22, 2018

As it marched out to The Chainsmokers’ “Something Just Like This,” the Florida gymnastics team danced, Gator Chomped and smiled, hyping up the crowd at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis on Saturday night with its infectious energy. Even UCLA’s fans participated in the fun, doing the Gator Chomp back to UF as it lined up single file on stage to collect its third-place trophy at the NCAA Super Six team final. There were no signs that the team had just lost a national title to UCLA by .225 of a point.

Coach Roland Thornqvist said his team will try to learn from its mistakes after Florida fell to Vanderbilt in Sunday's SEC Tournament championship game. “We can start from zero in our preparations," he said.

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Vanderbilt dominates Florida in SEC Tournament final

By River Wells | Apr. 22, 2018

Last year, Florida’s women’s tennis team fell to Vanderbilt in the championship match of the SEC tournament. This year, it was more of the same.

Senior Alex McMurtry scored a season-high 9.975 in uneven bars in Florida's third-place finish at the Super Six on Saturday.

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Florida finishes third at Super Six, UCLA wins national title

By Alana Gomez | Apr. 21, 2018

For the second night in a row, the Gators gymnastics team held the same narrative. Similar to its performance at the NCAA Championships on Friday, it all came down to the floor routine if Florida wanted to stay afloat in the Super Six team finals on Saturday night in St. Louis, Missouri.

Junior midfielder Sydney Pirreca scored four goals on five shots in Florida's 18-13 win over Denver on Saturday.

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CONFERENCE CHAMPS: Florida survives in Denver to Big East regular season title

By Tyler Nettuno | Apr. 21, 2018

With snow flurries in the air, the Gators lacrosse team was able to endure the cold conditions, as well as a challenge from the Denver Pioneers, to walk out of Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium as the 2018 Big East regular-season champions.

Left fielder Amanda Lorenz went 2-for-5 from the plate with a grand slam in Florida's doubleheader against Mississippi State on Saturday.

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Gators complete sweep of Mississippi State behind performance of Lorenz

By Mark Stine | Apr. 21, 2018

Florida’s softball team mobbed left fielder Amanda Lorenz as she hopped on home plate in the bottom of the fourth inning.

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UF loses match play to Arkansas, gets knocked out of SEC Tournament

By Chris O'Brien | Apr. 21, 2018

Through nine holes, it looked like UF might stage an upset in match play of the SEC Tournament, going up 3-2 against Arkansas on Saturday. Down the stretch, however, the Gators couldn’t pull it off.

Tyler Dyson allowed three runs on four hits through 2.0-plus innings in Florida's 3-2 loss to Kentucky on Saturday. He didn't record a strikeout in his shortest outing of the season.

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Dyson roughed up with little support in Florida’s series-closing loss to Kentucky

By Ethan Bauer | Apr. 21, 2018

Wil Dalton tapped his right cleat with the barrel of his bat after watching strike three blow past him.

Senior Josie Kuhlman scored the deciding point in Florida's 4-2 win over Arkansas in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament. The Gators will face either Ole Miss or Vanderbilt for the title on Sunday.

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Gators defeat Razorbacks, advance to SEC Tournament championship match

By River Wells | Apr. 21, 2018

In Florida’s match against Arkansas on Saturday, one could not spell “clincher” without senior Josie Kuhlman.

Sophomore Marta Perez led the Florida women's golf team in stroke play at the SEC Tournament on Friday, shooting a 1 under to drop her final score over three rounds to even par.

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Florida finishes stroke play in tie for fifth, advances to match play of SEC Tournament

By Chris O'Brien | Apr. 20, 2018

It was more of the same for the Florida women’s golf team during Round 3 of the SEC Tournament on Friday: not terrible, but certainly left a lot to be desired.

Senior Peggy Porter's 6-2, 6-2 singles victory on Friday helped Florida clinch a 4-2 victory over LSU in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.

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Florida defeats LSU, advances to semifinals of SEC Tournament

By River Wells | Apr. 20, 2018

Last Saturday, senior Peggy Porter could only watch helplessly as she lost the decisive singles match in Florida’s 4-3 defeat against Vanderbilt to end the regular season.