On Tuesday, Alishea Usery talked about how excited she was to perform in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays with her teammates and how well she thought they were going to perform.
Surely, the Gators are glad to be done with the month of March. The No. 11 men (11-7, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) had a month full of close matches, many resulting in defeat.
The Gators know they won't catch the American Lacrosse Conference off-guard again.
In the minutes after Sunday’s win against Mississippi, Allie Will walked into the conference room of the Ring Tennis Complex to field questions from the media.
When coach Mike Holloway tells freshman sprinter Hugh Graham that he will be competing against the defending national champion, Graham doesn’t flinch.
Amanda O’Leary wanted some unfamiliar faces to make big contributions Wednesday night.
Around this time last year, Florida made a lineup shift in doubles play.
Shannon Gilroy’s career as a Gator was in jeopardy before it ever started.
The women have not competed in the 4x100m since last June’s NCAA Outdoor Championships. Florida placed 18th in the semifinals, running a 44.68 to finish more than a second slower than the last team to qualify for the finals.
Caroline Hitimana’s run of perfection ended Sunday, but her undefeated singles record remained intact.
There were 15 runners competing for Florida on Saturday at the UCF Invitational, however it was a thrower who led the pack.
Following a first-half defensive battle, the Gators were looking to take control.
As counter-intuitive as it may sound, success and failure for the Gators begins at the bottom.
The outdoor season has official begun for the Gators. At the UCF Invitational, the Florida men’s weight throwers were quick to make an impression.
In the 200 IM, the winner’s circle was only big enough for one Marcin.
After traveling more than 2,094 miles to Boise, Idaho, to wrap up the indoor season, the Gators will have a short trip this weekend as they travel to Orlando for their first meet of the outdoor season.
Five matches had passed in the 2012 season, and the Gators were undefeated. They had dropped only two out of 35 possible points and looked poised to make a run at another national title.
One point can be the difference in collegiate tennis.
The last time the Gators welcomed a ranked opponent to Gainesville, Florida’s players experienced the closest game they have seen in their three years with the team.
Close, but no cigar.
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