Parker Bell and Jack Turner’s close friendship, both on and off the golf course, has fueled their strong performance in the 2023-24 season.
As the Olympics loom near, two current Gators made Team USA, and Parker Valby stands on the verge of qualification.
Twenty-six Florida athletes – 11 current and 15 former Gators – traveled to Eugene, Oregon, for the USA Track and Field Olympic Trials. The ten day competition starts today with the men’s 100-meter decathlon.
Florida lacrosse draw control specialist Liz Harrison made a huge impact on the Gators' run to the Final Four, breaking three program records in her senior year.
Following a notable sophomore season, Florida golfer Parker Bell secured a spot in the 124th U.S. Open after a battle through the qualifiers.
The No. 3 men’s and No. 5 women’s teams traveled to Eugene, Oregon, for the NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. On June 8, the men’s team became triple consecutive NCAA DI Outdoor Champions for the first time in Florida’s track and field history. The next day, the women’s team kept Florida’s momentum flowing to place runner-up.
Former VCU men’s tennis head coach Anthony Rossi will join the Gators’ roster as the associate head coach next season replacing Mat Cloer. Cloer accepted a position with the USTA and will be stepping down from his position.
The UF men’s tennis program announced associate head coach Mat Cloer is stepping down from his position after two seasons, Friday afternoon.
Texas, the host of the 2023-24 NCAA championships, decided to hold the event at a course no team in the country had seen this season: the Omni La Costa Resort north course. It presented a challenge to all golfers. The course was unfamiliar and contained grasses that Florida hadn’t seen much of in collegiate competition. Florida advanced to the fourth and final round of stroke play but failed to place in the top eight to secure a spot in the match play finals
Despite a rough start to the season, Florida men's golf head coach J.C. Deacon has a shot to lead his team to back-to-back national championship victories.
The Florida track and field team competed in the NCAA East Preliminaries in Lexington, Kentucky.
In a matchup with back-and-forth action, including seven yellow cards and a 55-minute rain delay, the No. 10 Gators (20-3, 6-0 AAC) ultimately fell short 15-11 to No. 1 Northwestern (18-2, 5-1 B10), the defending NCAA champions.
Jin competed against No. 5-seeded Texas Longhorns senior Micah Braswell. After a tightly contested match that saw multiple momentum swings, especially in the second set, Braswell defeated Jin 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the next round of the tournament.
Heading into the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Singles Championship, both Florida sophomore Rachel Gailis and graduate student Carly Briggs were looking to make a statement after the Gators' early exit from the team championship on May 5. However, both Gailis and Briggs ultimately fell short in their Round of 64 matchups, officially ending Florida women’s tennis season.
Despite financial struggles, Ironwood Golf Course continues to be a staple for golfers in the Gainesville community.
The Florida Gators lacrosse team started its season 0-2. However, UF has since gone on a 20-game win streak and is now two wins away from the program’s first national championship.
The No. 10 Gators (20-2, 6-0 AAC) rolled into their quarterfinal matchup against No. 4 Maryland (14-6, 4-2 ACC) on the nation’s longest winning streak of 20-straight wins. UF cruised to a 15-9 win over Maryland to advance to the Final Four for the second time in program history.
The Florida men’s golf team earned the No. 3-seed in the West Lafayette Regional after securing five regular-season tournament victories and a spot in the SEC championship match-play quarterfinals. The Gators needed to place within the top five in the regional to secure a trip to the national championship.
After up-and-down seasons, both Gators men’s and women’s tennis failed to make runs in the NCAA Tournament.
The Gators women’s team ended the three-day event at Percy Beard Track in third with 101 points. Meanwhile, the men’s team finished in fourth place with 100 points.
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