Gators prepare for Vegas tourney
By JOE HOLZER | Jan. 17, 2009A pair of UF women's tennis players will visit Sin City today with an ace or two in mind.
A pair of UF women's tennis players will visit Sin City today with an ace or two in mind.
In a sport where individual performances are usually key, the Gators have what senior Bradley Ally calls "united energy," a force that helps bind the Gators together and deliver some truly outstanding performances.
Teresa Crippen and her sister, Claire, have always been close. Being only 16 months apart, the two never really had anything but love for one another.
Would you be nervous?
With the likes of former Gator Ryan Lochte hitting the pool this weekend for the USA Swimming Short Course National Championship, the Gators hoped to make statements themselves as they prepare for the approaching spring season.
As the women's cross country team exited its plane in Indianapolis two days before the NCAA Championship, Genevieve LaCaze dashed to the front of the crowd.
Jeremy Criscione never thought he'd be a distance runner.
Jeremy Criscione never thought he'd be a distance runner.
As the fall season nears its end, the UF swim teams leave satisfied about the progress they've made.
As this season has been progressing, the UF swim teams have always been looking to the spring season, but they also focused on the competition that stood in their way this fall.
Jeremy Criscione saved his best effort for his last cross country race as a Gator.
The 34th Street Wall says it all for the UF women's cross country team: "We made it. UF XC to NCAAs 2008."
The UF cross country teams have one more step to take before the NCAA Championships.
Coach Gregg Troy didn't want to see his team rest on their laurels.
Joanna Mather finished her first fall at UF with a win against Carolina Escamilla of Kentucky 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 in the finals of the SEC Fall Coaches Classic.
Marrit Boonstra is new to the ITA Grand Slam, but she's made herself right at home.
Coming off a split decision against Southeastern Conference rival Georgia, the UF swim teams remain focused toward their ultimate goal, the NCAA finals, at the end of the season.
She was on a new campus, in a new country, surrounded by strangers and not allowed to play the sport she's been playing since her early teens.
At least there's a spring season.
Sometimes, you're just one hole short.