Men's golf team ends Day 1 tied for fifth
By MATT RUBIN< | Feb. 1, 2010After two rounds of competition at the Arizona Invitational, the Florida men’s golf team is currently in a three-way tie for fifth place.
After two rounds of competition at the Arizona Invitational, the Florida men’s golf team is currently in a three-way tie for fifth place.
All season, Billy Donovan has talked about making sure his team has at least a chance to win at the end games.
The Gators got their second win in Mississippi on Sunday, but not before they gave Ole Miss a chance at a comeback.
Friday night in the O’Connell Center for the fourth-annual Gators Link to Pink meet to support breast cancer awareness, No. 4 Florida (3-1, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) came out and put together its best performance of the season.
The No. 8 Gators women’s tennis team remained perfect (4-0) beating FIU on Sunday in the championship match of ITA Kick-Off Weekend, advancing to the round of 16 of the ITA Team Indoor Championships in Madison, Wis., on Feb. 12-15.
Another meet, another record-setting performance for a UF track and field athlete.
Florida will have to address consistency and communication problems before its inaugural season opener Feb. 20.
Due to inclement weather conditions in Knoxville, Tenn., the UF men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams’ meets were moved from Saturday afternoon and Friday night, respectively, to both taking place Friday afternoon.
Thanks to their recent success and a well-timed upset, the Gators are right back in the thick of things.
The Gators showed up at 8:30 a.m. Saturday for their 10 a.m. match against Furman. At 8:15 p.m., after a 10-hour rain delay, the two teams finally squared off in the opening match of ITA Kick-Off Weekend.
The Florida gymnastics team continued to improve Friday night in the O’Connell Center, as it topped No. 13 LSU (3-3, 1-2 Southeastern Conference), 196.725 – 195.050 for the Gators’ third-consecutive dual meet victory.
The minute UF athletes slip on their orange-and-blue jerseys, they are shoved into the spotlight.
While Bianca Thomas, the Southeastern Conference’s leading scorer, and Ole Miss (14-6, 5-2 SEC) spent part of this week prepping for their matchup with South Carolina on Thursday night, the Gators rested on their bye week.
UF coach Rhonda Faehn has said several times the team’s goal is to get better as the season progresses and prepare itself for the postseason, and according to her, her young squad is right on schedule.
Gray Horn’s life revolves around competing in the decathlon.
As the Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams take on Tennessee in their last dual meet of the regular season, two undefeated streaks will be on the line.
It’s a busy weekend for tennis in Gainesville.
Looking to avoid getting trapped in a slowed-down, half-court game, the Gators returned to the full-court pressure that brought them success earlier this season.
The UF women’s tennis team improved its record to 2-0 when it defeated UCF on Wednesday.