Wilks leads UF men to second place in NCAA Indoors
By TONI-ANN MILLER | Mar. 15, 2009Lately for Terrell Wilks, another week means another school record.
Lately for Terrell Wilks, another week means another school record.
While the UF women's golf team may be disappointed with this tournament in the short run, in the long run this week might prove to be the one they look at as the one that catapulted them to the next level.
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Following its first road win of the spring, the No. 9 UF men's tennis team returns to Gainesville as the best in the state.
Although the UF women's golf team will be a couple of hours away from Gainesville, it will feel very much at home in this weekend's tournament.
In a way, UF was victorious in the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships. The team didn't win the championship trophy in Lexington, Ky., but it got the next best thing - experience.
The UF men's tennis team will attempt to avenge two losses when it hits the Scott Speicher courts against FSU today.
UF's women's tennis team managed to win its last two matches with only five scholarship players, but was unable to pull out a third, as the Gators lost to Florida State, 5-2, on a windy Saturday at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
UF came up short again.
After two first-place finishes to start the season, the Gators could not continue their dominance against some of the best teams in the country.
This weekend, many Gators took advantage of their final opportunities to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
They've had a week to rest, catch up on school and lick their wounds. Now, the Gators women are hitting the road again.
The last time UF's men and women won Southeastern Conference Indoor titles was 2004 in Lexington, Ky. This weekend, UF track and field returns to this familiar site, hoping for the same result.
Senior Kelsy Smith has this weekend left to qualify for the NCAA Championships, and the pressure is on.
For a girl who never really knew if swimming was for her, senior Laurabeth Guenthner has left her mark on the UF swimming and diving team.
The Gators are focused.
Despite not winning the tournament, the UF women's golf team will return to Gainesville a better squad.
The second round of the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate in South Carolina on Monday gave the UF women's golf team a chance at instant redemption after a difficult first round Sunday.
Golf may be an individual sport, but the Gators are going to need a better team effort if they are going to succeed this season.