With four matches left in the season and the Southeastern Conference Tournament drawing closer, the Gators will soon try to capture their third national title in four years.
There just wasn’t enough left in the tank for the Gators to make a push down the stretch at the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, which ended Saturday.
After losing to Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark., on Friday, Florida (10-7, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) didn’t waste any time getting back on track in its 4-0 victory over LSU (11-10, 2-7 SEC) in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday.
Splitting the team up so it could compete at three different meets didn't hinder Florida this weekend.
The Gators walked onto the courts at the Ring Tennis Complex on Friday having won their last 127 dual-matches at home.
In its first match of the weekend, No. 15 Florida fell 4-2 to Arkansas in Fayetteville.
Florida has had some trouble on the road the season with five of its six losses coming on the road to UCLA, USC, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Texas A&M.
The top four teams after Day 1 of the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Austin, Texas, weren’t much of a surprise, but the order was. Texas sits in first with 146 points, Cal behind by just one point, Florida trails by 9 points and Michigan down 37 points as the Gators sit in third through the first six events.
With a significant improvement on Day 2 of the women’s heptathlon, Brittany Harrell distanced herself from the field again.
The Gators men’s swimming and diving team is No. 1 in the country, has the third most NCAA qualifications, top-10 times in 14 out of 18 events and is the favorite to walk away from Austin, Texas, with the NCAA Championships crown.
The outdoor track season has arrived, and Florida is looking to redeem itself after disappointing third-place finishes at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Players like Shannon Gilroy are like unicorns —you always hear about them, but you don’t know if they actually exist.
Despite finishing 14th, the Gators have some positives to take out of their penultimate regular-season tournament, and their names are J.D. Tomlinson and Richard Donegan.
Age before beauty doesn’t really describe Florida’s lacrosse team, but that’s mainly because it has nothing to do with teams or even sports.
Despite struggles in doubles, No. 16 Florida won a Southeastern Conference showdown against Alabama 4-0.
The struggle is real for Florida’s offense.
After a dismal doubles performance against Georgia, Florida resolved to improve in that area heading into a long week of practice.
Florida finished off Auburn with a clean 4-0 sweep Friday evening at the Ring Tennis Complex to push its Southeastern Conference record to 3-2.
Almost a week after dropping its first Southeastern Conference contest and third dual match on the road, Florida could use a win today when it travels to Auburn.
Ten swimmers and two relays from the No. 8 Gators women’s swimming and diving team competed in Day 1 of the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday. Despite setting three school records, the only finals appearance Florida made was in the 400-yard medley relay.
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