Gators roll behind Rogers gem
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Mar. 18, 2011By STEPHEN SHEEHAN
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN
Perhaps more so than any other player on Florida’s roster, John Brantley entered the spring practice season in need of a fresh start.
“Hey man, I hate to ruin your vacation, but we got a problem.”
Solomon Patton sees one major difference with Florida this year: “The swag is back.”
TAMPA- After three seasons without an NCAA Tournament victory, the Gators worked their way back into the win column in dominating fashion.
The Gators have something in common with their opening-round opponent in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament on Friday.
After a rough morning at the 2011 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, Florida bounced back to finish the first day in 10th place with 53 points.
Despite being the top-ranked team in the nation and getting off to the program’s best start since 1992, coach Kevin O’Sullivan has one concern about his squad heading into Southeastern Conference play.
By making a conscious effort to push tomorrow out of their minds, the Gators have strived tirelessly to avoid jumping ahead of themselves throughout the season.
For the fourth time this season, the UF men's tennis team showed its weakness against a top-ranked opponent, as the Gators dropped a tight 4-3 match to Southern California.
A sixth-place finish in February’s John Hayt Invitational and a third-place showing at the Bandon Dunes Championship have left the Florida men’s golf team searching for answers.
So far this season for the No. 10 Gators, home is where the wins have been.
Tim Walton has coached some great players in his career — Stacey Nelson, Kim Waleszonia, Francesca Enea, Stephanie Brombacher and so on.
Will Claye fits the mold of a champion.
No one was going to get Kelsey Bruder out Wednesday.
As the Gators sat at 5-2 following a loss to UCF, earning a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament seemed impossible.
By ADAM BERRY
Note: The following column is not meant in any way to disrespect women. It may seem to address only men, but this is because the columnist wishes to follow the format laid out in the Holy Bible. By “man,” he means “any human being who partakes in awesome things.” If, by chance, you are a single woman who happens to fall in that category, do not hesitate to e-mail the columnist. He is free this weekend.
Although Florida isn’t picked to win the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships this weekend, coach Gregg Troy said the 14 women who qualified for the event are determined to defend their title.
When Alexandre Lacroix arrived at Florida four years ago, he came in with the burden of expectations on his shoulders.