Gator runner Parker Valby earned herself a second-place finish in this weekend’s NCAA championship. The SEC Women’s Runner of the Year posted a time of 19:30.9, tying the best time in program history. The sophomore from Tampa recorded the 15th best time in NCAA history. https://twitter.com/GatorsTF/status/1594015236159574017?s=20&t=a9ndHFM6Mmkqh4Yl0Geetw The runner-up finish …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Drops Home Finale Against Kentucky
The nationally ranked Florida volleyball suffered a 3-0 loss (25-23, 26-24, 25-17) against number 18 Kentucky at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Sunday afternoon. The Gators needed a win to secure a share of the 2022 Southeastern Conference championship but fell in straight sets against a determined Wildcats squad. …
Read More »No. 10 Gator Volleyball Beats No. 18 Wildcats in Three Sets
In the first game of two this weekend, the Florida volleyball team swept the Kentucky Wildcats in three straight sets . The Gators have now won six straight matches and take the lone spot on top of the SEC standings. The Gators improve to 21-4 on the year and 13-2 …
Read More »Gator Football Shocked By Commodores
The Florida Gator football team (6-5, 3-5) was stunned by the Vanderbilt Commodores (5-6, 2-5) 31-24 31-24 in Nashville on Saturday. This is the Gators’ first loss to Vanderbilt since 2013. Final from Nashville. #GoGators | @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/CMQ32SGAVM — Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) November 19, 2022 Daejon Reynolds’ Career Day …
Read More »Looking into the future of Gators soccer
The Gators ended their 2022 season with the worst record in program history. Despite a disappointing season for first-year head coach Samantha Bohon and the Gators, the team will look ahead to next season with a fresh start and new faces. Bohon welcomed her first signing class on Nov. 9, …
Read More »Florida Volleyball takes on Kentucky
The Florida Volleyball team takes on the No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats in the final home series of the season. First serve is at 4 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Florida’s two seniors, Marina Markova and Rhett Robinson, will be honored before Sunday’s match. Senior Day Markova is …
Read More »FEATURE: Oskar Lindholm: Ready since his first time in the pool
To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. From the first time he swam competitively, Oskar Lindholm knew he wanted to come to America to swim in college. Swimming has been the Dane’s passion his whole life. Why America? One of Lindholm’s biggest draws …
Read More »FEATURE: Eric Friese, From Germany to Gator Country
To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. The journey and transition from Germany to Gainesville is not easy. That is unless you’re Florida Gators swimmer Eric Friese. Friese made the move from Potsdam, Germany, just outside of Berlin, to Gainesville to swim in college …
Read More »Gator Women’s Basketball Fall to Seminoles on the Road
The Gator women’s basketball team suffered a harsh loss to the Seminoles in Tallahassee Wednesday night. The now 4-0 Seminoles controlled the floor and disrupted the momentum of the Gators, finishing on top 92-77 making the Gators 2-1. The Offense KK Deans had an impressive performance with 23 points, six …
Read More »UF Student-Athletes Stand Out in Academics
The National Collegiate Athletic Association published its Graduation Success Rates (GSR) on Tuesday for student-athletes who entered college between 2012-15 and graduated within a six-year period. The report, which focuses on graduation rate trends from 2019-22, found the overall single-year GSR for Division I student-athletes was 90% — the highest …
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