Florida swimming: Two teams, two different directions
By Sean Denison | Feb. 7, 2017At this point, SEC championships have become routine for the Gators men’s swimming and diving team.
At this point, SEC championships have become routine for the Gators men’s swimming and diving team.
Every year immediately after National Signing Day, the sports world witnesses one of its most dazzling spectacles: the great migration of college football coaches.
Alabama junior Kiana Winston stepped onto the floor in front of a crowd of more than 14,000 in Tuscaloosa and delivered perfection.
As the Florida lacrosse team walked off the field on Jan. 14 in Bradenton, it had a lot to be proud of.
The No. 3 Gators performed well on Day 1 of the Sea Best Invitational, starting in the early morning and finishing late into the afternoon with a hole-in-one, a sweep of the top-three spots and an overall team lead after playing 36 holes on the day.
Calm, composed and poised: This is how coach Roland Thornqvist described his team Monday after its trying victory over No. 3 Pepperdine on Saturday.
All five players on the court for Florida sprinted to the defensive end of the floor, positioned themselves into a 2-3 zone and fiercely slapped the hardwood of the O’Connell Center with the palms of their hands.
After a slow start to the 2016 season, the Florida men’s golf team found its rhythm and has been playing with confidence.
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.
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 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.