The Florida Gators lacrosse season is on the horizon, and it’s projected to be a big one. The Gators were recently ranked seventh in the first AAC Preseason Poll and voted to win the American Athletic Conference championship by coaches. A big reason why there’s so much buzz around this …
Read More »FEATURE: The Story of Gator Tennis Alum Johannes Ingildsen
https://youtu.be/5nAjF4XuvhM To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week Flashback to May 2019. The Florida Gators men’s tennis team was hungry and primed to win a national championship. Led by a senior hailing from Denmark, this group was favored in the polls, but they …
Read More »Gator Soccer Falls 2-0 to Alabama
The Gator soccer squad traveled to Tuscaloosa to face Alabama for their last away match of the season and lost 2-0 on Sunday October 23rd. The Gators come into the game 2-12-1, sitting at the bottom of the SEC East. Alabama entered the contest 15-1-1 at the top of the …
Read More »Gators soccer prepares to take on East Carolina
The University of Florida soccer team will travel to Greenville, North Carolina, to take on the East Carolina Pirates on Sept. 11. Florida (2-4) and East Carolina (4-2-1) have a short two-game history, facing off in 1995 and 2003. The Gators walked away victorious from both of these games, 7-0 …
Read More »Former UF AD Foley honored at new football complex
The Florida Gators’ newly built football training center honors former athletic director Jeremy Foley. The entrance of the James W. “Bill” Heavener Football Training Center, named the Foley Hall of Championships, celebrates 45 national and 266 conference titles across all Gator sports. Foley said he was “blown away” by the …
Read More »Gators at World Track and Field Championships
The Gators found great success this weekend at the 2022 World Track and Field Championships. This weekend saw four current and former gators medal with three of them being gold. Sustained Success This year’s Gators track and field team has been nothing short of historical, with the Mens and Womens …
Read More »UF Continues to Improve in Football Recruiting
New Florida football coach Billy Napier continues to work hard to improve Gator football recruiting. Just seven months after being hired, Napier has successfully landed 11 verbal commitments for the recruiting class of 2023, with eight of them being ranked as four-star athletes according to 247sports. The latest Gator recruiting …
Read More »Gator Collective: NIL & Athlete Takes
The University of Florida last won the national title in football in 2007. Gator Collective CEO Eddie Rojas is on a mission to change that through the developing means of Name, Image and Likeness, also known as NIL. The policy, which allows college athletes to profit off their likeness, went …
Read More »Gator’s Women’s Tennis Host SEC
The Gators women’s tennis team is hosting the Southeastern Conference Tournament at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex from April 20-24. The tournament starts tomorrow at noon with Missouri versus Mississippi State. Florida will compete on Friday, April 22 at 9 a.m. https://twitter.com/GatorsWTN/status/1516487544804081667 Looking Over the Season Florida is entering …
Read More »Record-Setting Donation to the Gators
Hugh Hathcock pledged to make a $12.6 million donation to the Gator Booster organization. It will be the largest gift in history. https://twitter.com/FloridaGators/status/1513881081803591686 Hathcock’s History with UF Although he is the owner of Velocity Automotive Solutions based in Valdosta, Georgia, his heart remained with the Florida Gators here in Gainesville. …
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