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Coach Mike Holloway shares a smile after the Gators qualify for the 2018 NCAA East Preliminary meet finals.

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Florida collects two titles on second day of SEC Outdoors

By Alanis Thames | May 12, 2018

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Florida men's tennis player teammate McClain Kessler (above) and teammate Duarte Vale defeated UCF doubles pair Mikhail Sokolovskiy and Gabriel Decamps 6-4 on Monday. The Gators as a whole beat the Knights 6-1 for the team's 2018 home opener at the Ring Tennis Complex.

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Florida advances to the second round after sweep of South Carolina State

By Dylan Rudolph | May 12, 2018

The Florida Gators stepped onto a blazing court that registered up to 100 degrees and into their 28th consecutive NCAA Tournament.

Redshirt junior AJ McFarland placed sixth in the hammer throw at the SEC Outdoor Championship. His teammates, freshman Thomas Mardal and redshirt sophomore Anders Eriksson, finished fifth and second, respectively.

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Men’s hammer throwers lead the Gators after Day 1 of SECs

By Alanis Thames | May 11, 2018

It was throw number five of the men’s hammer throw final.

Senior Peggy Porter clinched the match for UF in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Gators will move on to face rival Florida State.

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Title: UF women’s tennis defeats Youngstown State in first round of NCAA finals

By River Wells | May 11, 2018

Only when senior Peggy Porter swung her racket a final time in her clinching victory did the Gators let up their relentless assault against their first opponent at the NCAA Tournament.

UF coach Emily Glaser will put redshirt freshman Elin Esborn and freshman Addie Baggarly into the top two spots in the lineup for the Landfall Tradition.

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Esborn dazzles, UF advances to NCAA Championships

By Chris O'Brien | May 9, 2018

The young and the old showed up today for the Florida women’s golf team, as the Gators finished in a tie for third out of the 18-team field to advance to the NCAA Championship.

Senior Taylor Tomlinson led UF women's golf with an even par performance in the second round of the National Championship in Stillwater, Oklahoma. However, UF dropped three places to 13th and shot 15 over for the round.

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Gators climb up leaderboard, finish in third on second day of NCAA Regional

By Chris O'Brien | May 8, 2018

In round one of the NCAA Austin Regional, senior Taylor Tomlinson shot the second-worst score on her team. On Tuesday, in round two, she shot Florida’s highest score.

Sophomore Sierra Brooks led the Gators, shooting two under in the first round of the NCAA Regional.

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Florida finishes tied for sixth at NCAA Regional after round one

By Chris O'Brien | May 7, 2018

After a top five finish at the SEC Championship, sophomore Marta Perez was slipped into the number one spot for the Florida Gators women’s golf team. Having a lot of momentum going into the NCAA Regional, expectations were high for her.

Senior Shayna Pirreca and her sister, Sydney, led UF to victory over Colorado in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday with a combined seven goals.

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TOURNAMENT CHAMPS: Gators rout Denver to capture fourth Big East title

By Tyler Nettuno | May 5, 2018

A bachelor’s degree in history and a conference title?

Junior attacker Lindsey Ronbeck scored the first two goals of the game on Saturday, but it wasn't enough as the Gators fell to James Madison, 11-8.

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Ronbeck’s monster performance leads Florida to Big East Final

By Tyler Nettuno | May 3, 2018

When the Gators lacrosse team played Marquette on April 14, Lindsey Ronbeck was held to only one goal in UF’s 18-6 victory. However, the junior made the most of her second matchup against the Eagles, notching a Big East Tournament record eight goals as Florida defeated MU 19-8 in the Big East Semifinals on Thursday.

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Gators’ triple jumpers highlight Day 2 of National Relay Championships

By Alanis Thames | Apr. 29, 2018

Yanis David had been working for this moment all season.

Junior Alfredo Perez (left) and sophomore Johannes Ingildsen (right) are onto the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championships along with fellow Gators pairing of junior McClain Kessler and freshman Duarte Vale.

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Florida loses heartbreaker, bounced from SEC Tournament in semifinals

By Dylan Rudolph | Apr. 29, 2018

The Florida men’s tennis team fought until the end but lost to the Mississippi State Bulldogs 4-2 in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Sophomore John Axelsen (-7) is in a three-way stalemate for first place at the Trinity Forest Invitational. The Gators sit in eighth overall.

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Gators fall in SEC semifinal

By Sam Campisano | Apr. 29, 2018

Coach J.C. Deacon and the rest of the No. 11 Florida men’s golf team will have to wait at least another year before they can win their first SEC championship.

The Florida men's sprint medley relay team of juniors Kyren Hollis, Ryan Clark, Michael Timpson Jr. and freshman Benjamin Lobo Vedel took first at the National Relay Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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UF competes in Day 1 at National Relay Championships

By Alanis Thames | Apr. 27, 2018

Kyren Hollis curled his fingers around his black baton as his arms pumped faster and faster. Kentucky’s sprinter was on his heels threatening to snatch the lead from the junior as the two approached the finish line almost simultaneously.

Sophomore Andy Zhang finally broke through and won his first individual championship in 2018.

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A bolt from the blue: Zhang wins individual SEC championship

By Sam Campisano | Apr. 27, 2018

On the third playoff hole of the SEC Championship, UF sophomore Andy Zhang had a chance at individual victory over Ole Miss’ Cecil Wegener with a putt just a couple feet away from the hole. He calmly sank the putt, pumped his fist, shook Wegener’s hand and embraced his coach, J.C. Deacon. “You got it, you won,” Deacon said in between Zhang’s “Oh my God.”

Junior McClain Kessler clinched the Round of 16 match for Florida over Ole Miss on Friday night, sending the Gators to the NCAA Quarterfinals.

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Florida tops Vanderbilt in quarterfinals of SEC Tournament

By Dylan Rudolph | Apr. 27, 2018

With the sky clear and the sun beating down in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the Florida men’s tennis team bested Vanderbilt 4-1 in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament.

Sophomore Andy Zhang is tied for first heading into the final day of the NCAA Kissimmee Regional. He's at 8 under with freshman John Axelsen just behind him at 7 under.

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Gators recover on second day of SEC Championship

By Sam Campisano | Apr. 26, 2018

The No. 11 Florida men’s golf team needed to have a big day on Thursday to have any hope of advancing to match play following a tough first day of the SEC Championship at the Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Georgia.

Senior Alejandro Tosti is struggling at the SEC Championship despite being the returning individual champion. He shot 6-over-par on the first day of competition.

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UF falls apart on opening day of SEC Championship

By Sam Campisano | Apr. 25, 2018

J.C. Deacon, coach of the No. 11 Florida men’s golf team, is in his fourth year as Florida’s coach and has not won an SEC championship.

Gregg Troy retired from being head coach of UF Swimming and Diving after spending 20 years in the position. “I’ve experienced countless memorable moments here at Florida," Troy said.

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BREAKING NEWS: Gregg Troy, legendary Florida swimming and diving coach, retires

By Sam Campisano | Apr. 25, 2018

If you laid out Gregg Troy’s resume, it would probably stretch the length of an Olympic swimming pool many times over.

Coach Roland Thornqvist credited the Commodores after they beat Florida 4-0 in the finals match of the SEC Tournament on Sunday. “(Vanderbilt) was better today and sometimes that just happens," he said.

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Florida women’s tennis team has struggles it can’t ignore

By River Wells | Apr. 24, 2018

During its national championship run in 2017, the Florida women’s tennis team lost to Vanderbilt in both the final match of the regular season and the final match of the SEC Tournament, but it did beat the Commodores during the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.

Senior jumper Darrielle McQueen finished second in the women's long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. She captured 8 points for Florida in the event, contributing to the team's grand total of 17, good for second overall.

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Florida women’s track team has more to prove

By Alanis Thames | Apr. 22, 2018

They spend hours each day preparing.