UF men's golf season comes to a close
By ANTHONY CHIANG | May 29, 2009The season ended for the No. 6 UF men's golf team on Thursday, as the Gators finished in 19th place at the NCAA Championship in Toledo, Ohio.
The season ended for the No. 6 UF men's golf team on Thursday, as the Gators finished in 19th place at the NCAA Championship in Toledo, Ohio.
The No. 6 UF men's golf team finished the first round of the NCAA Championships tied for last place.
No. 1 UF's game against No. 14 California was postponed from Saturday night to Sunday at 10 a.m. due to rain.
The No. 13 UF men's golf team not only finished in the top five of the NCAA Southwest Regional on Saturday, they won it.
Stacey Nelson struck out a season-high 14 batters to lead UF to a 7-1 victory against Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon.
UF freshman Gray Horn leads the men's decathlon after the first day of the SEC Outdoor Championships taking place at Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium.
The No. 8 UF men's golf team ended Friday in the same position they started it in.
UF freshman Gray Horn made history Friday night by winning the men's decathlon at the SEC Outdoor Championships on his home track.
What started as a nightmare turned into a pretty good day for the Gators.
Senior midfielder Ameera Abdullah cashed in Monday for her two goals against Tennessee on Sunday.
Kelly Murphy was named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week.
Once per season, CBS gets to cover two games a day. This year, that weekend will be next weekend when the Gators face the LSU Tigers.
The Gators (3-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) loss to Mississippi Saturday caused them to fall eight spots in the new Associated Press poll. UF checks in at No.12 this week , while Georgia falls to No. 11. Alabama jumps up to No. 2 after their win in Athens, Ga. and former No. 1 Southern California slides to No.9 following its loss to Oregon State.
After two rounds at the Mason Rudolph Women's Championship in Franklin, Tenn., the women's golf team is sitting in seventh place.
The Gators, fresh of their 3-0 (25-19- 25-17, 25-21) win against Arkansas, make the trip to Oxford, Miss. Sunday to take on the Rebels. UF is 26-0 against Mississippi under coach Mary Wise. The Rebels (6-5, 2-0 SEC) are coming off a 3-1 win against South Carolina Friday night. The Gamecocks had won 10 straight matches before the loss. Mississippi is led by freshman outside hitter Katie Norris who is averaging three kills per set this season.
Kelly Murphy had a match for the record books.
Apparently people are expecting big things from the Gators this season. At this point all of the major preseason basketball magazines have been released, and the consensus seems to be that UF is heading back to the NCAA Tournament after missing out on the Big Dance last season for the first time in 10 years.
UF has announced its TV appearances on SUN Sports and Fox Sports Net for the upcoming season.