All week long, the Gators dealt with multiple obstacles. The No. 6 women’s team struggled with sickness, while the No. 5 men’s team lacked depth as coach Gregg Troy and nine of team’s best left for the SMU Classic.
After coming to UF a year ago as the No. 6 overall recruit, Sekou Bangoura Jr. has had to live up to high expectations. Now, in his second season as a Gator, he is showing why he was so highly regarded.
Florida’s track and field teams won 10 events and posted three meet records in their season-opening performances at the Nittany Lion Challenge, and the national rankings reflected the Gators’ strong showing.
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After a strong fall season, Olivia Janowicz entered the spring season ranked No. 22 in the country. On Saturday, she proved why she is regarded as one of the top freshman in the country as she won two matches to advance to the singles final at the Freeman Memorial Championships in Las Vegas.
For the second straight week the Gators crushed an unranked opponent at home, but this time around, they did it much slower.
With a sprinkle
Nothing seemed to go Florida’s way Thursday night as No. 5 Tennessee came into Gainesville and throttled the Gators, leaving the O’Connell Center with an 83-40 victory that was never in doubt.
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The Gators have already made a deep footprint in the college gymnastics realm this season.
Before the Florida Atlantic meet a year ago, Sebastien Rousseau knew he would have his chance.
Coming off the school’s first national indoor title, an indoor coach of the year award for Mike Holloway and a preseason No. 1 ranking, it might be easy for the Florida men’s track and field team to focus on its recent success.
Ranked No. 9 in the country, the men’s tennis team heads into the spring season with one goal in mind: winning an NCAA Championship.
There’s a different atmosphere in Gainesville this week — it’s almost palpable — and for good reason. Tennessee is coming to town.
After our show at Jeff’s Deli on Friday night, we comics decided a few squirts might induce slumber. We bolted to Mother’s Pub.
Alex Tyus was thisclose to yet another heartbreak at Thompson-Boling Arena.
The crowds may not recognize her just yet, but she’s proven she’s not going anywhere. The Florida gymnastics team debuted freshman Alaina Johnson at last week’s meet against Nebraska, and she made history.
Picked to finish last in the Southeastern Conference, the Gators are exceeding the expectations pundits placed on them before the season. But despite the early success, there is still some cause for concern.
Let’s get one thing out of the way right now: Florida is not a consistently good outside shooting team.
Solutions by The State News
