Gators win sixth straight Mountain Dew Invitational
By JOHN BOOTHE< | Sep. 19, 2010As Genevieve LaCaze made her way up the last hill of the women’s 5K race Saturday she could feel her second Mountain Dew Invitational win coming.
As Genevieve LaCaze made her way up the last hill of the women’s 5K race Saturday she could feel her second Mountain Dew Invitational win coming.
The Gators wrapped up the weekend by winning four singles matches and three doubles matches on the final day of the 2010 Gator Invitational on Sunday.
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While some things remain constant, a level of uncertainty surrounds the UF men’s golf team as it travels to Chicago today to play in the season-opening Olympia Fields Invitational hosted by the University of Illinois.
While the football team deservedly receives national attention with its success under Urban Meyer, the men’s tennis team isn’t doing too bad itself as it looks to put together its ninth consecutive winning season under coach Andy Jackson.
It may not have a catchy nickname like The Swamp or a capacity crowd of 90,000 plus, but the Mark Bostick Golf Course has still proved to be a dominating venue for the Gators’ cross country program.
Florida shot its lowest round of the season Tuesday.
With only nine players on the roster, none of whom are seniors, UF women's tennis coach Roland Thornqvist’s team is young. But it’s certainly not devoid of leadership.
It was a tale of two nines.
High expectations are common for the UF women’s golf team. Heading into the first round of its tournament Sunday, sophomore Mia Piccio was one of the latest to be in that spotlight.
Sophomores Caroline Hitimana and Brittany Borsanyi each won their singles draws titles Sunday, putting the final touches on the Gators' impressive performance at the Southeastern Conference Coaches Fall Classic.
After his team made it to the NCAA Finals in May, UF coach Roland Thornqvist is looking forward to the start of the fall season this weekend, as six players travel to Auburn to participate in the Southeastern Conference Coaches Classic.
The No. 19 Florida women’s golf team travels to Hanahan, S.C., on Sunday to take part in the Cougar Classic hosted by College of Charleston at the par-72, 6,210 yard Yeamans Hall Golf Club.
In May, women’s golf coach Jan Dowling said her team needed to believe in itself after a disappointing finish in 2009-10.
If the gorgeous facilities weren’t enough, the Florida lacrosse program just gained some additional street cred.
Omar Pinzon is working his way toward his third Olympics before the age of 25, dominating the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games is just all part of the process.
Gators men’s track and field athletes Christian Taylor and Gray Horn have both won at such a torrid pace this year, a heat swell would still not be a deterrent.
After helping his team nearly win an NCAA national title earlier this month, Omar Craddock decided to win the next best thing: a USA junior championship.