Gators men's, women's track teams fail to capture overall SEC titles
By TONI-ANN MILLER | Mar. 1, 2009UF came up short again.
UF came up short again.
After two first-place finishes to start the season, the Gators could not continue their dominance against some of the best teams in the country.
With the Gators down just 5 points and 16 seconds still left on the clock, fans began to file out of the O'Connell Center.
Any momentum UF had built up after a 5-0 start was swept away by Miami on Sunday afternoon.
Over the past few days, UF received verbal commitments from Charlotte (N.C.) Independence High's Victor Hampton and Bradenton Southeast High's Jonathan Dowling, two promising defensive backs.
UF's road woes continue.
It was a weekend full of wins for the UF softball team, but the Gators also suffered one very costly loss.
Recruiting analysts have said the Gators' 2010 recruiting class would need to have a heavy dose of defensive backs. UF coaches must feel the same way.
The Gators had a good meet. The Bulldogs had an exceptional one.
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.
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 Gators are focused.
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.
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.
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.
Senior Kelsy Smith has this weekend left to qualify for the NCAA Championships, and the pressure is on.
The UF baseball team is in a familiar place.
Late in UF's 81-75 loss to LSU on Tuesday, ESPN cameras caught guards Nick Calathes and Erving Walker in a verbal altercation.
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.