Senior Sacrifices: Gymnast takes long journey from home to compete for four years at UF
Mar. 3, 2009A white Hyundai Sonata cruises onto the turnpike blaring country music through scenic Pennsylvania.
A white Hyundai Sonata cruises onto the turnpike blaring country music through scenic Pennsylvania.
No one is confusing Nick Calathes with Joe Namath, but this as close to a guarantee as you're going to get from the Gators this season.
For someone who was projected to be the closer, Jeff Barfield turned in an impressive start.
It's hard to see it behind her meek smile.
Some may be searching for what went wrong all of a sudden or when everything just went bad.
The UF men's tennis team will attempt to avenge two losses when it hits the Scott Speicher courts against FSU today.
March is finally here, and that means three wonderful things have arrived: Spring Break, March Madness and Spring Training.
The transition from high school to college hasn't been an easy one for Ray Shipman.
Some lessons don't need to be stressed over and over again by a coach.
Any momentum UF had built up after a 5-0 start was swept away by Miami on Sunday afternoon.
With the Gators down just 5 points and 16 seconds still left on the clock, fans began to file out of the O'Connell Center.
UF's women's tennis team managed to win its last two matches with only five scholarship players, but was unable to pull out a third, as the Gators lost to Florida State, 5-2, on a windy Saturday at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
This weekend, many Gators took advantage of their final opportunities to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
After two first-place finishes to start the season, the Gators could not continue their dominance against some of the best teams in the country.
UF came up short again.
It was a weekend full of wins for the UF softball team, but the Gators also suffered one very costly loss.
UF's road woes continue.
Over the past few days, UF received verbal commitments from Charlotte (N.C.) Independence High's Victor Hampton and Bradenton Southeast High's Jonathan Dowling, two promising defensive backs.
Recruiting analysts have said the Gators' 2010 recruiting class would need to have a heavy dose of defensive backs. UF coaches must feel the same way.
The Gators had a good meet. The Bulldogs had an exceptional one.