Guenthner's career reaches apex with win at SEC Championships
By MERCEDES MACHADO | Feb. 26, 2009For a girl who never really knew if swimming was for her, senior Laurabeth Guenthner has left her mark on the UF swimming and diving team.
For a girl who never really knew if swimming was for her, senior Laurabeth Guenthner has left her mark on the UF swimming and diving team.
The last time UF's men and women won Southeastern Conference Indoor titles was 2004 in Lexington, Ky. This weekend, UF track and field returns to this familiar site, hoping for the same result.
They've had a week to rest, catch up on school and lick their wounds. Now, the Gators women are hitting the road again.
The Gators picked up their fifth oral commitment for the 2010 recruiting class Thursday when cornerback Victor Hampton of Charlotte (N.C.) Independence High told UF coaches he was Gainesville-bound.
When UF heads to Athens, Ga., on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. to face Georgia in the regular-season finale for both teams, there will be a lot on the line.
The Gators will get good news on March 15. After a one-year hiatus, they'll be back in the NCAA Tournament. The UF logo will flash on the television screen, and the players and coaching staff will be able to breathe a sigh of relief. Their reputation as a prominent basketball program will be back.
Anything Eastern Michigan can do, UF can do better.
After taking down the No. 6 team in the nation, Stacey Nelson felt like she was just getting started.
Most teams use the first games of their seasons to prepare for their conference schedule and the postseason, but not the UF softball team.
For someone who had not pitched in a game in close to two years, Justin Poovey showed very little rust.
BATON ROUGE, La. - Maybe Marcus Thornton had an extra helping of Wheaties on Tuesday morning.
It's a minute and a half of pure euphoria and a demonstration of personality unlike any other gymnastics event.
In an interview with The Orlando Sentinel earlier this week, UF president Bernie Machen said he fears football coach Urban Meyer will burn out eventually.
It's amazing what one win can do for a team in a funk.
Despite not winning the tournament, the UF women's golf team will return to Gainesville a better squad.
The second round of the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate in South Carolina on Monday gave the UF women's golf team a chance at instant redemption after a difficult first round Sunday.
It was a win-or-go-home scenario for the Santa Fe College men's basketball team Monday.
The Santa Fe College women's basketball team finished its regular season with a solid home victory against Florida Community College at Jacksonville on Monday.
The Gators are still searching for a signature win to hang their NCAA tournament resume on.
Coming off a sweep of a top-25 team and with a weekend matchup with perennial powerhouse Miami looming, UF cannot overlook its weekday games sandwiched in between.