Gators set facility records in NCAA East Preliminaries, book tickets to finals
By Liana Handler | May 25The Florida track and field team competed in the NCAA East Preliminaries in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Florida track and field team competed in the NCAA East Preliminaries in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Baylor Bears (36-22) defeated the Florida Gators (50-13) 5-2 Saturday afternoon at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium to take Game 2 of the series and force a rubber match.
In a matchup with back-and-forth action, including seven yellow cards and a 55-minute rain delay, the No. 10 Gators (20-3, 6-0 AAC) ultimately fell short 15-11 to No. 1 Northwestern (18-2, 5-1 B10), the defending NCAA champions.
The Florida Gators’ offense (50-12) defeated the Baylor Bears (35-22) 4-2 Friday afternoon.
Florida (28-27, 13-18 SEC) fell early in the SEC Tournament after a loss to Vanderbilt (36-20, 14-17 SEC) 6-1 at Hoover Metropolitan Park in Hoover, Alabama, Tuesday.
Former Florida football recruit Jaden Rashada is suing Gators football head coach Billy Napier, top UF booster Hugh Hathcock and former football staffer Marcus Castro-Walker over a botched name, image and likeness deal.
Jin competed against No. 5-seeded Texas Longhorns senior Micah Braswell. After a tightly contested match that saw multiple momentum swings, especially in the second set, Braswell defeated Jin 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the next round of the tournament.
Heading into the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Singles Championship, both Florida sophomore Rachel Gailis and graduate student Carly Briggs were looking to make a statement after the Gators' early exit from the team championship on May 5. However, both Gailis and Briggs ultimately fell short in their Round of 64 matchups, officially ending Florida women’s tennis season.
Despite financial struggles, Ironwood Golf Course continues to be a staple for golfers in the Gainesville community.
The Florida Gators lacrosse team started its season 0-2. However, UF has since gone on a 20-game win streak and is now two wins away from the program’s first national championship.
An explosive third inning offensively set in motion Florida’s (49-12, 17-7 SEC) run-rule victory over South Alabama (34-20-1,16-8 SBC) 9-1 to secure UF a spot in the NCAA Super Regionals.
The No. 4-seeded Florida Gators (48-12) run-ruled the South Alabama Jaguars (33-19-1) 9-1at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium, Saturday afternoon.
Florida (28-26, 13-17 SEC) dismantled No. 9 Georgia (39-14, 17-13 SEC) 14-3 largely in part from the Gators’ 12-run fourth inning to earn a win in Athens, Saturday afternoon.
Florida (27-26, 12-17 SEC) battled No. 9 Georgia (39-13, 17-12 SEC) into extra frames in a back-and-forth affair and claimed a 7-4 victory in Athens, Georgia.
Florida secured a commitment from former Arizona State wide receiver Elijhah Mitchell on Friday afternoon. Mitchell is the fourth top-100 prospect from this year’s transfer portal class to sign with the Gators.
The No. 4-seeded Florida Gators' (47-12) offensive production defeated the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (37-20) 6-0 to take a Game 1 victory at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium, Friday afternoon.
The Florida Gators baseball team (26-26, 11-17 SEC) dropped a critical game one of its final series of the regular season to the No. 9 Georgia Bulldogs (39-12, 17-11 SEC). The Bulldogs put up three runs in the first inning and never trailed.
The No. 10 Gators (20-2, 6-0 AAC) rolled into their quarterfinal matchup against No. 4 Maryland (14-6, 4-2 ACC) on the nation’s longest winning streak of 20-straight wins. UF cruised to a 15-9 win over Maryland to advance to the Final Four for the second time in program history.
The Florida men’s golf team earned the No. 3-seed in the West Lafayette Regional after securing five regular-season tournament victories and a spot in the SEC championship match-play quarterfinals. The Gators needed to place within the top five in the regional to secure a trip to the national championship.
The Florida Gators made a splash on Wednesday, landing former Colorado cornerback Cormani McClain from the transfer portal. McClain is a former five-star recruit, who was ranked as the No. 14 overall player and No. 1 cornerback in the 2023 recruiting class according to 247Sports.