Improvement is key for UF cross country
By BEN MURPHY | Nov. 11, 2014Time is ticking for the men and women’s Florida cross country teams as the NCAA Regional meet quickly approaches.
Time is ticking for the men and women’s Florida cross country teams as the NCAA Regional meet quickly approaches.
The Gators ended their fall season with mostly wins as they stepped off their home courts in the Florida Invitational on Sunday.
For the Florida swimming and diving teams this weekend, it was bittersweet as the No. 5 ranked men’s squad (3-1, 2-1 Southeastern conference) defeated Minnesota by a score of 167-125. However the No. 11 ranked Gators women’s team (3-2, 3-1 SEC) fell to the No. 10 ranked Gophers 183-117.
Freshman Brooke Austin was the only successful Gator in singles at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships Thursday.
The UF men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams (M: 2-1, 2-1 Southeastern conference; W: 3-1, 3-1 SEC) lost their first meets of the season Friday in Athens, Georgia, against the Bulldogs.
J.C. Deacon’s first fall season as the coach of the Florida men’s golf team started off on the wrong foot. But with their backs against the wall, the Gators showed resilience and was able to grow as the year went along.
For the first time in 17 years the Florida mens cross country team failed to finish as one of the top five finishers at the Southeastern Conference Championship.
One Gator made it to the semifinals in the 2014 USTA Collegiate Clay Court Invitational at Walt Disney World this weekend.
The Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams (M: 2-1, 2-1 Southeastern conference; W: 3-1, 3-1 SEC) dropped their first meets of the season against Georgia on Friday afternoon inside Georgia’s Gabrielsen Natatorium.
With seven first timers in the event, the Florida men’s and women’s cross country teams will be viewed as an underdog today in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, at the 2014 SEC Championships.
The Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving team returns to the pool today in Athens, Georgia, the first meet in two weeks since the Gators beat the Kentucky Wildcats on Oct. 16th. Florida will face the Georgia men’s squad (2-1, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) which is ranked fourth nationally while Georgia’s women’s team (4-0, 2-0 SEC) is ranked second in the country. The Bulldogs are coming off a dual meet with North Carolina State with Georgia’s women pulling out their fourth straight win while the men suffered their first loss on Oct. 18.
Coach Emily Glaser has an advantage most coaches dream to have.
Last season, the Florida men’s cross country team entered the Southeastern Conference Championship riding three first place finishes in their previous four meets.
A.J. Crouch has accomplished something he has never done before in his collegiate golfing career.
Junior A.J. Crouch has made progress in every tournament he competed in this year.
For Florida sophomore Carlos Miranda, success has always been a part of his cross country career.
Maria Torres saved her best performance of the fall season for the last tournament.
It’s the final tournament of the fall season for the Florida men’s golf team, which means it’s the last chance for the team to build momentum before the daunting spring season which includes the SEC Championship and the NCAA Championships.
Sophomore’s Maria Torres and Kelly Grassel were two peas in a pod during the first round of the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C.
Kelly Grassel has an advantage on the Florida women’s golf team that no one else has.