Florida won its first tournament of the spring season this weekend.
The Gators continued their excellent indoor campaign, returning to the site of their first meet of the year and posting excellent results and exhibiting notable progress.
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COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND — Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Sarah Reznick entered the season as the team’s starter following the graduation of Haley Hicklen.
Florida’s start to its season has all the makings of their own Groundhog Day-like story.
Nobody expected No. 7 Florida to struggle this much in Palos Verdes, California, but winning the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge this weekend was always going to be difficult.
Coming off of a dominating performance by Florida’s sprinting corps last week at the Razorback Invitational, the distance runners made their mark by breaking several personal records and earning a few nationally ranked times
Over the course of three days, select athletes from Florida’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams made their way to Auburn, Alabama, to compete in Auburn’s Last Chance Invitational. The event, which had no team scoring, provided an additional opportunity for competitors to post qualifying times for a wide slate of events.
Purdue made the Gators earn their doubles point on Sunday morning.
Shannon Kavanagh made an attempt to drive towards Colorado goalkeeper, Julia Lisella. Tied at one with roughly 20 minutes remaining in the game’s first half, Florida’s junior midfielder was looking to give her team its first lead of the game.
The Gators extended their winning streak to six matches, when they defeated Illinois Friday night in the Land of Lincoln.
Amanda O’Leary opened the first media availability of the season, exuding nothing but confidence.
The Gators were close to starting their spring season with an impressive tournament win. Freshman Ricky Castillo and junior John Axelsen finished first and second on the individual leaderboard at the Sea Best Invitational in Jacksonville Tuesday, but the team ultimately lost by two strokes to No. 20 Texas A&M.
Eight Florida athletes earned personal record-breaking marks this past weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as the Gators continued their strong start to the indoor season.
Florida’s swimming and diving teams entered a hostile environment on Saturday morning for their regular season finale. In front of a Senior Day crowd in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Volunteers swept the Gators in the final dual meet of the season.
The Gators conquered FSU to extend their winning streak over the Seminoles to three games on Saturday night.
The Florida men’s golf team is hoping to play up to its potential this spring, following a fall season filled with ups and downs.
After having just three athletes competing last week, the Gators will bring a massive squad of 45 runners, jumpers and throwers to compete in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Friday and Saturday.
Florida’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams brought in a steady stream of hardware in their wins over the Auburn Tigers last Saturday.
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