UF brings home doubles title
By ANDREW OLSON < | Jan. 18, 2010Antoine Benneteau and Alexandre Lacroix will enter the dual match season on a high note.
Antoine Benneteau and Alexandre Lacroix will enter the dual match season on a high note.
Because of the offseason layoff, a team’s opening meet of the indoor track and field season typically doesn’t foster record-setting performances. But UF shot putter Mariam Kevkhishvilli is far from a typical athlete.
The men’s squad of eight swimmers and one diver representing the Gators at the 2010 SMU Classic returned home today with a fourth-place finish following the two-day meet in Dallas, Texas.
The men’s swim and dive team came into the FAU dual meet at the O’Connell Center Natatorium today missing eight of its best swimmers and its best diver.
During the offseason, Christian Taylor improved his squat from 225 pounds to 365. Now, the UF jumper is looking for similar improvement when competing.
After coming back from winter break last weekend with a host of individual awards, the UF men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will try to keep the momentum going as they take on Florida Atlantic on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the O’Connell Center.
During two easy weekend victories for the Florida swimming and diving teams in the O’Connell Center Natatorium, the women’s squad made headlines on the diving boards.
Gemma Spofforth is undoubtedly a champion. She owns seven UF school records, four Southeastern Conference records, an NCAA record, a U.S. Open record, a world record and an Olympic appearance for her native Great Britain.
With the more experienced swimmers back in Gainesville, Florida concluded the fall season with weak showings at the Georgia Invitational.
After suffering an injury early this season, Florida sophomore Brian Howell returned to competition in November and has made the best of his opportunity since.
An air of sweet revenge engulfed the O’Connell Center on Tuesday night after Florida and Florida State met for a rematch of the top two teams last weekend at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
The Florida women’s cross country team achieved its preseason goal Monday but left the NCAA Championships less than satisfied.
This past weekend, Florida battled seven teams in the three-day Georgia Tech Invitational. The Gators left Atlanta with a bitter taste in their mouths when both men’s and women’s teams came up short behind Florida State.
The Florida women’s cross country team has a chance to do something today its never done before in its 30-year history — win a national title.
From the first day of competition in the Georgia Tech Invitational, Florida’s women were in contention.
A slow start on Thursday at the South Carolina Gamecock Invitational may have set Florida’s men back in their quest to challenge some of the top competitors in collegiate swimming.
It is never too late to make your dream a reality, and so Florida junior Conor Dwyer has proven.
The Florida women’s cross country team is one step closer to winning a national championship.
After winning the Southeastern Conference Championship two weeks ago, the No. 3 women’s team is focused on something else: the NCAA Championship.
Despite enjoying only marginal success in the final grand slam event of the fall season, the Florida coaches have to be pleased with how the fall season went as a whole.