In addition to retaining its head coach, UF saw many players return for another season, choosing to do so rather than declare for the NBA Draft or enter the transfer portal. Overall, eight players announced their return to Gainesville, while centers Olivier Roux and Micah Handlogten opted to enter the transfer portal.
The scratch of blades against the ice cut through the stadium as the crowd held its breath. The hope of victory still lingered, but it was fading away with every passing second.
Ultimately, No. 4 Florida (43-6, 16-5 SEC) cruised to a 7-1 victory over Auburn (24-21, 3-15 SEC) on Sunday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Following Florida’s matchup against Auburn, AJ Andrews, a former LSU standout and the first woman to win a Rawlings Gold Glove Award in 2016, walked onto the field at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The fans who remained knew exactly what it meant.
Heading into April 18’s Four on the Floor meet for the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics National Championship, Florida had plenty of momentum as it looked for its fourth national championship and first in 11 years.
With just a few weeks to go until the start of the SEC Outdoor Championships, Gators track and field athletes rewrote program record books at two different meets this weekend, setting marks in Gainesville and North Carolina.
After falling short of the Four on the Floor in 2025, Skylar Draser had the idea for the Florida gymnastics team to create their own version of Tim Tebow’s “The Promise” heading into the 2026 season.
Behind Harrison’s excellence, Auburn (24-20, 3-14) snapped its 12-game SEC losing streak against No. 4 Florida (42-6, 15-5 SEC) on Saturday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Florida’s offense was silent all day and was 2 for 13 at the plate with runners in scoring position.
No. 20 Florida (28-13, 10-8 SEC) fell 8-5 against No. 13 Auburn (26-12, 10-8 SEC) Saturday afternoon at Condron Family Ballpark as the Tigers took advantage of four UF errors to secure the series.
No. 5 Florida (13-2, 4-0 Big 12) topped Cincinnati (8-8, 0-4 Big 12) 16-5 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to clinch its second straight Big 12 regular-season title.
Under the bright lights of Dickies Arena Thursday afternoon, No. 3 Florida showed up and showed out in the first NCAA Gymnastics Tournament semifinal.
But those hopes were cut short as No. 1 Texas (22-6, 12-2 SEC) delivered a powerful singles portion, taking down No. 19 Florida (16-13, 6-8 SEC) 4-2 on Friday at the Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas.
No. 20 Florida (28-12, 10-7 SEC) surrendered three home runs in a 5-3 loss against No. 13 Auburn (25-12, 9-8 SEC) Friday night at Condron Family Ballpark.
Ultimately, No. 4 Florida (42-5, 15-4 SEC) grabbed Game 1 against Auburn (23-20, 2-14 SEC) 9-1 on Friday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The run-rule marks the first at home in SEC play for UF.
The No. 6-seed Florida Gators fell 4-1 to the No. 3-seed Auburn Tigers on Friday in Norman, Oklahoma, in the second round of the SEC Championship.
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