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.
It took Angie Bjorklund nearly 40 minutes to score eight points, half her season average.
Maybe some home cooking was all the Gators needed to get their season headed in the right direction.
After hitting the road for its season-opener last week in Oklahoma, No. 8 Florida (0-1, 0-0 Southeastern Conference) will perform in the friendly confines of the O’Connell Center for its SEC-opener against No. 7 Arkansas (1-0, 0-0 SEC) Friday night.
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.
The rumblings of the thunderous locomotive you will hear tonight belong to Tennessee and its women’s basketball program.
Struggles on the uneven bars cost the Gators their season opener against Oklahoma in Norman, but the team is not dwelling on last week’s results.
John Calipari’s offense is simple.
The starting lineup for the Gators went from a who’s-who hodgepodge to a consistent starting five that, above all, brings one thing to the Southeastern Conference schedule.
Three more members of Florida’s talented junior class are headed to the NFL.
It didn’t take long for Georgia to put the game out of Florida’s reach.
Urban Meyer might not be coaching on the UF sideline when the Gators take the field to open the 2010 season, but he’s not letting his leave of absence hinder the football program’s recruiting efforts.
One thought for why Pete Carroll is bolting for the Seattle Seahawks is because USC is about to be hit with sanctions.
After the long wait for the season opener, the Gators proved they still had some cobwebs in their first meet Friday.
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.
With the game forced into a second overtime, Steffi Sorensen was the least expected player on the Gators to take a shot. Through the game’s first 45 minutes, Sorensen had failed to score a single point.
For a Gators team that came into the season with sky-high expectations, fusing a top-ranked recruiting class with a seasoned returning class that finished fourth in the nation was a challenge on Friday night in Norman, Okla.
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