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Senior thrower Lloydricia Cameron became the first Gator since 2004 to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in both the shot put and discuss.

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UF qualifies eight for NCAAs on Day 2 of East Preliminary

By Alanis Thames | May 26, 2018

Clear skies covering USF Track and Field Stadium on Friday turned to floods of heavy rain accompanied by bright flashes of lightning. It was the second day that the weather delayed the last event for UF’s men’s and women’s track and field teams, but for the second time, another Florida qualifier for NCAA Outdoor Championships was the result.

Junior Alfredo Perez (left) and sophomore Johannes Ingildsen (right) are onto the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championships along with fellow Gators pairing of junior McClain Kessler and freshman Duarte Vale.

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Perez falls, doubles teams advance in NCAA Individual Championships

By Dylan Rudolph | May 26, 2018

The Florida men’s tennis team saw its final singles player lose in the NCAA Individual Championships. Its two doubles teams will move on to the next round.

Senior Anna Danilina advances to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championships for the second-straight season. Danilina defeated Duke's Kelly Chen 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the round of 16 on Friday.

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Danilina advances to quarterfinals in NCAA tournament after comeback

By River Wells | May 25, 2018

Danilina advances to quarterfinals in NCAA Tournament after comeback

Senior Lloydricia Cameron is heading to the NCAA Outdoor Championship for the third-consecutive year.

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Gators tally nine qualifiers on Day 1 of NCAA East Preliminary

By Alanis Thames | May 24, 2018

Forty-seven individuals entered the NCAA East Preliminary for Florida hoping to perform well enough to earn an outdoor national championship berth for the Gators.

Junior Alfredo Perez advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA Individual Men's Tennis Championships.

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Perez advances, doubles upset in NCAA Individual Championships

By Dylan Rudolph | May 24, 2018

The Florida men’s tennis team saw two doubles teams and a singles player advance in the Individual Men’s Tennis Championship in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Thursday.

Senior Anna Danilina is the only Gators women's tennis player left in the NCAA Division I Championships.

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Gators women’s tennis suffer woes in second day of NCAA Championships

By River Wells | May 24, 2018

As Day 2 of the NCAA Division I Championships came to an end on Thursday, the participating Gators found themselves nearly wiped from the brackets.

Senior Anna Danilina eked a first set victory, 7-5, but buried her opponent in the second set 6-0 take a first-round singles victory at the NCAA Individual Championships Wednesday.

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Danilina and Kuhlman to advance in NCAA Individual Championships

By River Wells | May 23, 2018

Seniors Anna Danilina and Josie Kuhlman advanced on to the second round at the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Singles Championships on Wednesday.

Junior Alfredo Perez (left) was the lone Gator to win his singles match at the NCAA Individual Championships. Sophomore Johannes Ingildsen dropped his match, but will be back in action with Perez in doubles on Thursday.

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Rough day for Gators at NCAA Individual Championships

By Dylan Rudolph | May 23, 2018

The Florida men’s tennis team had three players represent them in the Men’s Tennis Singles Championship in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Wednesday, but only one will be moving on.

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Looking back at a year on the links

By Chris O'Brien | May 22, 2018

The Gators saw their season end on Sunday at the NCAA Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

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A look back at the Florida lacrosse team’s historic season

By Tyler Nettuno | May 22, 2018

The Gators’ lacrosse season came to an end Saturday afternoon when they were defeated by James Madison 11-8 in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

Sophomore Sierra Brooks and the Florida Gators ended their season at the NCAA Championships.

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Florida misses the cut, sees season end at NCAA Championships

By Chris O'Brien | May 20, 2018

Seven top-five team finishes. Four top-three finishes. Two team wins. Nine top-five individual finishes. Two individual championships.

Johannes Ingildsen and the Gators fell short against Texas A&M.

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Gators’ late rally not enough, bounced from NCAA Tournament by Texas A&M

By Dylan Rudolph | May 20, 2018

All eyes on him. Johannes Ingildsen is behind 5-2 of the third set in the final match with the team score tied at 3-3. A firmly hit forehand forces his opponent, Texas A&M’s Arthur Rinderknech, to desperately dive to return the ball and put him out of position.

Senior Taylor Tomlinson led UF women's golf with an even par performance in the second round of the National Championship in Stillwater, Oklahoma. However, UF dropped three places to 13th and shot 15 over for the round.

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Florida struggles, drops three spots at NCAA Championships

By Chris O'Brien | May 19, 2018

Two quadruple bogeys, two triple bogeys, five double bogeys, 14 bogeys, 10 birdies and the rest pars.

Junior attacker Lindsey Ronbeck scored the first two goals of the game on Saturday, but it wasn't enough as the Gators fell to James Madison, 11-8.

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Florida’s season ends in NCAA Quarterfinals after loss to James Madison

By Tyler Nettuno | May 19, 2018

A historic season for the Gators lacrosse team came to an end on Saturday, as a late run wasn’t enough to topple No. 4 James Madison. Florida was held to single-digit goals for the first time this season as they fell to the Dukes 11-8 in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Sophomore Sierra Brooks paced Florida with an even par at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic over the weekend.

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Gators close in tie for 10th after round one of NCAA Championships

By Chris O'Brien | May 18, 2018

Sierra Brooks, as usual, led the UF women’s golf team into battle on Friday at the NCAA Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Junior McClain Kessler clinched the Round of 16 match for Florida over Ole Miss on Friday night, sending the Gators to the NCAA Quarterfinals.

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Florida fends off Ole Miss to advance to Quarterfinals

By Dylan Rudolph | May 18, 2018

McClain Kessler had only moments to realize what had happened before his teammates piled on top of him. A double fault by Ole Miss’s Zvonimir Babic ended a dream run for the Rebels and advanced the Gators to the quarterfinals. Kessler threw his hat in the air with joy and relief, Babic threw his at the wall with anger and frustration.

Sophomore Andy Zhang claimed victory at the NCAA Kissimmee Regional, leading the team with a 13-under-par effort in its record-breaking performance at the Watson at Reunion Resort on Wednesday.

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Gators win NCAA Kissimmee Regional with record-breaking performance

By Jake Dreilinger | May 16, 2018

History was set on the final day of the NCAA Kissimmee Regional.

Coach Bryan Shelton and his team will head to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to face off with Ole Miss in the Round of 16.

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Florida prepares to meet familiar foe in Round of 16

By Dylan Rudolph | May 16, 2018

The Florida men’s tennis team returns to play after nearly a week off to compete in the Round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament and will meet Ole Miss in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Friday at 7 p.m.

Sophomore Andy Zhang is tied for first heading into the final day of the NCAA Kissimmee Regional. He's at 8 under with freshman John Axelsen just behind him at 7 under.

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Zhang, Gators in sole possession of first after Day 2 of NCAA Kissimmee Regional

By Jake Dreilinger | May 16, 2018

If the Gators men’s golf team’s performance on Monday at the NCAA Kissimmee Regional was any indication, then Florida plays better on the back nine then it does on the front.

"Everybody believed. Everybody trusted," coach Mike Holloway said.

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UF coach Mike Holloway: ‘Everybody believed.’

By Alanis Thames | May 14, 2018

Before donning their gray SEC Champions shirts, members of Florida’s track and field teams wore t-shirts with two large, blue words scribbled across the front.