It was long overdue and patiently waited for. The Florida Gators men’s tennis team claimed the program’s first national title on Saturday night, defeating No. 1 Baylor 4-1 in the NCAA Championship. After losing three previous trips to the Final Four, the fourth time was the charm for the No. …
Read More »Gators Lacrosse Face Syracuse in NCAA Elite Eight
The No. 6 seed Florida Gators will face Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament. The Gators are coming off a 17-3 victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins, while Syracuse dominated Loyola 20-8. The game will be taking place on Saturday, May 22 at the SU Soccer Stadium …
Read More »Get to Know the Teams in the Gainesville Softball Regional
Gators softball is set to host an NCAA regional at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. In the Gainesville Regional, Florida will play Baylor, South Alabama and South Florida. Today, the No. 4 seed Gators play USF and later Baylor battles South Alabama. https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/1395726627238150152?s=20 South Florida The Bulls are 29-17 overall this …
Read More »Florida Athletics Moving Toward Normal Operation
After a year of mask wearing, physical distancing and limited stadium capacity, Florida Gator sports will begin to return to pre-pandemic conditions. The recent announcement from the Center for Disease Control regarding mask wearing for fully vaccinated people has led some communities to begin changing COVID-19 restrictions. On Monday, the …
Read More »Florida Baseball Ties Up The Kentucky Series With An 8-5 Win
Florida Gators Baseball evened their series with the Kentucky Wildcats this evening in Lexington. The Gators defeated the Wildcats, 8-5, where they grabbed 11 hits to top Kentucky’s 10. Florida will look for a similar result Saturday as they face the Wildcats for the series finale at 1 p.m. https://twitter.com/GatorsBB/status/1390858852619403265 …
Read More »Gator Baseball Faces Another SEC Rival In Kentucky
Gator baseball is on a three-game win streak ahead of its weekend matchup. After taking two of three against No.2 Vanderbilt, Florida hosts another SEC opponent—Kentucky. Gator Baseball After a series victory against the Commodores, the orange and blue made a huge lead in D1Baseball rankings all the way up …
Read More »FEATURE: Florida Hurdler Denzel Villaman’s Journey On & Off the Track
With the NCAA outdoor championships on the horizon, senior hurdler Denzel Villaman has the same goals as any other athlete on coach Mike Holloway’s Gators Track and Field Team: always keep improving and compete for an NCAA Championship. Even though his collegiate career is coming to an end, Villaman’s life …
Read More »Megan Skaggs Returns for Fifth Year For Love of the Sport
Ever since the NCAA announced that the 2021 season would not count against winter-sport athletes’ years of eligibility, the question of if the three Gator Gymnastics seniors would return has loomed large. When senior Megan Skaggs stuck the landing on her uneven bars routine at the National Final, the final …
Read More »FEATURE: A legend, a coach and three players: How the Gator’s women’s tennis team Swedish connection was born
The Florida women’s tennis team consists of just seven players from around the world. One would assume most players originate from large countries like the United States or Canada. Yet nearly half of the Gators team emanates from a country with less than 10 and a half million people – …
Read More »FEATURE: Clapper More Than a Student-Athlete
The average daily routine of a student-athlete usually consists of school, practice and competition without room for variance. But Gators gymnastics junior Leah Clapper has developed several hobbies like posting on her food blog and podcast. She achieved these goals while she starred for the best gymnastics team in the …
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