Editor's Note: This is the first of a five-part series as we reveal who a six-man alligatorSports panel has voted as the Top 10 UF Athletes of 2008-09.
For most, qualifying for the U.S. Open is a big deal. But for the Alexander family, it's just another accomplishment to add to an already impressive golf resume.
The goal for the Gators was simple: win a national title.
The goal for the Gators was simple: win a national title.
Before Billy Horschel's first-ever PGA Tour event, he attempted to downplay the adjustment necessary to make the jump from college to professional golf.
Gray Horn made UF history yet again Wednesday at the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
While all other UF sports have finished, track and field is gearing up for its final meet of the season.
While some sports fans know UF athletics only for basketball and football, there is another sport on campus hoping for championship glory.
The Gators entered the NCAA Championships full of confidence after a win at the Southwest Regional, but that quickly changed as a dismal first round left the team searching for its swagger.
After a nightmarish first day, the Gators drastically improved their performance in the second round but could only improve their position on the leaderboard by four spots.
After the then-unranked UF women's track and field team won the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships nearly two weeks ago, its focus shifted from an SEC title to an NCAA title.
No. 8 Marrit Boonstra made it all the way to the quarterfinals of the NCAA singles bracket and recorded her 50th career win before finally coming up short.
Despite the presence of a talented group of seniors gunning for their first national championship in their final season, UF's junior golfers might be feeling the most pressure heading into the final tournament of the season.
Hump day was not a good one for most of the Gators tennis players.
The No. 15 UF women's tennis team's season ended with a 4-2 loss to No. 2 Georgia in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tennis Championships on Friday.
UF took home a SEC track title last weekend, but the team's gender might be a surprise.
If the regionals were any indication, the Gators deal well with pressure.
The veteran-filled UF men's golf team is ignoring the issue completely.
For the first time since 1998, UF will host the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships beginning today at 2:30 p.m. and running until Sunday evening at Percy Beard Track in James G. Pressly Stadium.
It's almost poetic how the No. 15 women's tennis team will be facing a bitter rival in No. 2 Georgia in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tennis Championships on Friday. In a rubber match, no less.
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