UF turns out strong performance in NCAA qualifying
By MERCEDES MACHADO | Mar. 1, 2009This weekend, many Gators took advantage of their final opportunities to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
This weekend, many Gators took advantage of their final opportunities to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
For a girl who never really knew if swimming was for her, senior Laurabeth Guenthner has left her mark on the UF swimming and diving team.
The Gators picked up their fifth oral commitment for the 2010 recruiting class Thursday when cornerback Victor Hampton of Charlotte (N.C.) Independence High told UF coaches he was Gainesville-bound.
The UF baseball team is in a familiar place.
UF and Georgia. Two schools that just don't like each other. A textbook example of rivals. Be it on the gridiron, in the pool, on the hardwood, even in a spitting contest.
When UF heads to Athens, Ga., on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. to face Georgia in the regular-season finale for both teams, there will be a lot on the line.
They've had a week to rest, catch up on school and lick their wounds. Now, the Gators women are hitting the road again.
After shutting out No. 6 Michigan on Wednesday, UF pitcher Stacey Nelson said she felt like she could have pitched four more games. She might have the opportunity to do that this weekend.
The last time UF's men and women won Southeastern Conference Indoor titles was 2004 in Lexington, Ky. This weekend, UF track and field returns to this familiar site, hoping for the same result.
The Gators are focused.
Senior Kelsy Smith has this weekend left to qualify for the NCAA Championships, and the pressure is on.
Late in UF's 81-75 loss to LSU on Tuesday, ESPN cameras caught guards Nick Calathes and Erving Walker in a verbal altercation.
The Gators will get good news on March 15. After a one-year hiatus, they'll be back in the NCAA Tournament. The UF logo will flash on the television screen, and the players and coaching staff will be able to breathe a sigh of relief. Their reputation as a prominent basketball program will be back.
Anything Eastern Michigan can do, UF can do better.
After taking down the No. 6 team in the nation, Stacey Nelson felt like she was just getting started.
It's amazing what one win can do for a team in a funk.
It's a minute and a half of pure euphoria and a demonstration of personality unlike any other gymnastics event.
Despite not winning the tournament, the UF women's golf team will return to Gainesville a better squad.
BATON ROUGE, La. - Maybe Marcus Thornton had an extra helping of Wheaties on Tuesday morning.
For someone who had not pitched in a game in close to two years, Justin Poovey showed very little rust.