Of all the best tennis players around the world, only 128 are chosen to compete in one of the most renowned tournaments in the sport. Former Gator Ben Shelton had the honor of being selected as one of the players to compete for a chance to hoist the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup.
In 2025, Mike Holloway said Florida track and field “lost our pride.” Through the first two meets of 2026, a large and talented class of newcomers is helping to restore it.
The Gators had opened their 2026 season without defeat, overtaking Charleston Southern and Ole Miss. However, that streak and their hopes of punching their ticket to the championship fell short against the only other ranked opponent at the ITA Kickoff Weekend, No. 11 North Carolina State.
For much of the Sea Best Intercollegiate tournament, the Gators were in control. Sitting at the front of the pack, it looked like No. 8 Florida would cruise to its second-straight title at the event. However, Duke made a late push.
Despite a severe weather warning in North Carolina, the No. 23 Florida women’s tennis team stayed hot on the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center court. Florida stunned Ole Miss to clinch a 4-2 victory.
With all three of the other teams ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association top 25, Florida (3-0) was the odd one out. Yet, they showed out.
No. 8 Florida women’s golf is coming into spring play on a high note. It finished first in its two most recent tournaments, second in the Inverness Intercollegiate and third in the season-opening Cougar Classic. In their most recent tournament, The Ally, the Gators ended with a season-best combined score of 838.
Gators men’s tennis began its home opener with dominance and revenge on its mind. With flashbacks of their second-round exit in last year's DI Men’s Tennis Championship against No. 15 UCF fueling their play, Florida delivered a 4-3 dual match victory.
Florida women’s tennis showed up and showed out, opening the 2026 season with a win over Charleston Southern University.
Florida track and field locked up 13 event wins in its indoor season opener in Gainesville. The Gators dominated distance races and field events, led by Claire Stegall’s historic kilometer.
No. 5/8 Gators swim & dive remained undefeated in SEC dual-meet play after shutting the door on No. 15/13 Auburn.
Ranked No. 23 in the nation in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll, Florida heads into the 2026 spring season with confidence after a strong fall showing.
Florida diving opened 2026 in Knoxville, Tennessee, with a full three-day slate of competition. The Gators squared off against Southeastern Conference programs Alabama, LSU and Tennessee, along with Southern Methodist University and North Carolina State.
Florida swim continued its reign of dominance against the No. 14/12 LSU Tigers on Friday. The No. 5/8 Gators brought home 19 first-place finishes across both men’s and women’s events.
Everything went according to plan for the Florida cross country teams at the NCAA South Regional on Nov. 14, as the women’s team and freshman men’s standout Kelvin Cheruiyot qualified for nationals.
For many children living in track and field-obsessed Jamaica, wearing the nation’s iconic green, black and gold kit on the global stage is their dream from the first time they lace up a pair of spikes.
Florida wraps up the fall preseason, coming up just short of securing a doubles title at the NCAA Championships this past weekend.
Up from the muddy, beaten-down grass of the Gans Creek Cross Country Course arose one of the best championship performances in Florida cross country history Saturday morning.
Florida dominated in the pool in this week’s four-day Georgia Fall Invitational.
Florida’s women’s team and freshman Kelvin Cheruiyot return to Missouri with history on the line
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