Passing the Torch: UF’s younger cross country runners continue legacy
By Alejandro López | Dec. 7, 2015"Next Man Up."
"Next Man Up."
When asked if he had any pre-match rituals, Florida men's tennis player Chase Perez-Blanco had a simple answer.
The Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams finished in first place in its final meet of the fall regular season.
Florida’s swimming and diving teams are starting to hit their stride as their Fall schedule comes to a close.
Goals are crucial.
They came into this world together.
This point in the season for UF’s swimming and diving teams would be considered halftime if it were a football game, according to coach Gregg Troy.
The women’s tennis team ended its Fall season with a doubles championship at the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic in Lakewood Ranch.
It’s the story of two childhood best friends and the Canadian golf coach that left Las Vegas to bring them together.
On Friday the 13th, the University of Florida’s cross country teams were hoping for a stroke of good fortune.
If you were to glance at UF’s swimming and diving roster, you could easily mistake it for an Olympic lineup, with athletes on the team representing 11 nations across four continents.
Heading into Friday’s NCAA South Regional Championship, the University of Florida’s men’s and women’s cross country teams may have some ground to make up.
The story up to this point in the season for Florida’s swimming and diving teams has been their lack of consistency.
The Fall season may be over, but No. 9 Florida is already looking to get back into the swing of things for Spring.
"Forget the (other) teams."
Entering the South Carolina meet, Florida’s swimming and diving teams had a lot to prove.
Coach Emily Glaser said on Monday the Gators can compete with any team in the nation.
For the Gators, Friday’s loss might sting more than most.
Entering Friday’s Southeastern Conference Championships, Florida’s men’s and women’s cross country teams held a sense of optimism.
Embodying a willingness to rise to the occasion, three simple words — improvise, adapt and overcome — have been adopted as the unofficial mantra of the United States Marine Corps.