Former Florida track and field runner Parkey Valby won The Bowerman, the highest honor in collegiate track and field,Thursday night. She became the first female UF athlete to win the award.
After 23 years as the Florida women’s tennis head coach, Roland Thornqvist announced his abrupt retirement Monday morning in a team meeting.
Drawing on her experience in six varsity sports, Lena Bailey’s diverse athletic background brings versatility and drives success for the Gators’ offense.
Drawing on her experience from six varsity sports in high school, sophomore forward Lena Bailey’s diverse athletic background provides versatility and drives success for the Florida Gators soccer team.
Patric Young hasn’t let the hardships get the best of him throughout his life. In fact, he’s thrived in moments of adversity to create a heartwarming organization better known as the Patric Young Foundation. The two-time All-SEC honoree and 1,000-career point scorer, who reached three Elite Eights and a Final Four with the Florida men’s basketball team, appreciates life today more than ever, he said.
Coming off of its fifth consecutive season finishing outside of the top 10, Florida women’s tennis looks to find a way back to its championship ways as the 2024 campaign is officially underway.
After a Division II National Championship victory last season, the Florida Gators Ice Hockey Club team is gearing up for a massive move to Division I.
Florida soccer competed in a tightly contested matchup on the road in a tie against North Florida Thursday.
Tuesday, the NCAA announced it hired Florida Deputy Athletic Director Lynda Tealer as the NCAA Senior Vice President of Championships.
From students getting into fights with each other during games to taking verbal abuse when missing a call, RecSports officials have to deal with it all during intramural competition.
UF has witnessed a trend of athletic budgets increasing at a comparatively faster rate than the budgets allocated toward its colleges. The University Athletic Association, the department in charge of collegiate sports at UF, requested a $19 million budget increase for the 2022-23 school year.
P.K. Yonge introduced Willie Jackson Jr. as its new head coach May 8, where he will have the chance to bring success to the program he grew up playing for.
Black women in sports frequently face scrutiny for their hair. Many of them have to jump through hoops to maintain practical hairstyles while keeping their identity.
Gainesville residents took to UF’s campus and nearby sports bars to watch the United States Men’s National Team on the largest stage it's been on in years. After failing to qualify for the World Cup in 2018, it advanced to the round of 16 where it fell to the Netherlands.
Gators junior forward Jordyn Merritt is just one athlete who understands the ramifications of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 court ruling that guaranteed nationwide abortion access, being overturned. She hasn’t seen anyone in the athletics department actively reach out to teach athletes about reproductive health in sports.
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