McFarland breaks record in men’s weight throw for UF track
By Daniel Smithson | Feb. 5, 2017Florida redshirt sophomore thrower AJ McFarland said his magic number for the 2017 season was 70.
Florida redshirt sophomore thrower AJ McFarland said his magic number for the 2017 season was 70.
Alfredo Perez stood on the baseline and watched as the ball sailed just wide. His teammates dogpiled him.
In what coach Roland Thornqvist described as “high-level tennis throughout,” the Gators women’s tennis team defeated No. 3 Pepperdine 5-2 Saturday to earn its first road victory of the season and earn Thornqvist his 450th all-time win.
Florida women’s basketball coach Amanda Butler was less than pleased with her team’s effort following its seventh loss in nine SEC games this season.
Before the sold-out crowd cried out, before the Kentucky defender regained his balance, before the ball went in the basket, UF point guard Kasey Hill was already drifting back on defense.
Kasey Hill lost his bragging rights on Saturday, but you likely won’t hear him complain.
Kasey Hill rocked the ball back and forth as he stared down Wenyen Gabriel. Hill crossed over and stepped back as he launched a high-arching jumper over the outstretched fingertips of Kentucky’s 6-foot-9 forward.
Defensive backs coach Torrian Gray is leaving UF for the NFL.
As Alex McMurtry mounted the beam, the Alabama crowd erupted.
The UF men’s tennis team will get no love this month.
After a 6-1 victory over DePaul Saturday and 4-0 rout of FIU, the Gators women’s tennis team is looking to add to its body count this weekend.
In 1996, author Linda Ellis published a poem titled “The Dash”.
With All-Americans like Alex McMurtry and Kennedy Baker on Florida’s roster, it’s easy for junior Grace McLaughlin to get overshadowed by her talented teammates. But while the Gators have been breaking records four meets into the season, McLaughlin has quietly been having a breakout season of her own.
As soon as Florida stepped onto the court against Missouri on Thursday night, the game was already decided. The Tigers, in the midst of a 12-game losing streak, weren’t ready to play.
As Haley Lorenzen watched the ball rattle around the rim and into the basket to begin the third quarter, Florida’s bench exploded with roars and cheers.
Lloydricia Cameron was 3 going on 4 the first time she threw the shot.
When addressing reporters on Wednesday, coach Jim McElwain said he’d be hiring new assistant coaches “shortly.”
The net didn’t move.
Shimmy Gray-Miller still gets angry when she watches film of Florida’s last game against Texas A&M.
Mike White doesn’t want to think about the Kentucky Wildcats.