The Florida men’s and women’s indoor track teams will hit the road this weekend for the SEC Indoor Championships in Lexington, Kentucky. The Gators currently hold 14 SEC Indoor titles and the women’s team is hoping to defend its title from last year. The men’s team was runner-up at last year’s event. …
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SEC Football Media Days; First Day Recap
SEC Football Media Days has officially taken over Hoover, Alabama. On Monday, Auburn, Florida, and Vanderbilt all took turns on the podium speaking about their programs. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive began the proceedings with some opening remarks on what he hopes the new NCAA model will look like. “We have …
Read More »SEC Meetings, Honors For Gator Baseball In Wednesday Sports Update
The SEC holds its annual meetings, honors from the SEC for Gator baseball, playoff results and more in our Wednesday Sports Update… ** The SEC’s annual meetings are taking place in Destin, Florida with some of the topics to be discussed sure to be future scheduling, action on the so …
Read More »Q&A with SEC Swimmer of the Week Dan Wallace
[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/Dan-Wallace-Q-and-A.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/Dan-Wallace-Q-and-A.mp4] WRUF’s Tori Petry caught up with SEC Swimmer of the Week Dan Wallace to talk to him about the honor and find out a little more about the Scottish-born athlete for this week’s Gator Spotlight. Wallace earned the honor after winning all of his individual events …
Read More »UF’s Young Wins SEC Award
The Southeastern Conference has announced its award winners in men’s basketball today on the eve of the SEC Tournament in New Orleans. Florida sophomore center Patric Young was named the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year while freshman Bradley Beal and junior Kenny Boynton were named to the All-SEC First …
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 »Grant Holloway named AAU James E. Sullivan Award finalist
Former Gator track and field star Grant Holloway was named a finalist for the 90th annual AAU James E. Sullivan Award. James E. Sullivan Award Holloway is one of 10 athletes chosen for the award, which recognizes the nation’s best amateur athletes based on sportsmanship, leadership and character. Sports fans …
Read More »Former Gators Wambach and Torres nominated for Hall of Fame honors
Two former Florida Gator athletes earned Hall of Fame honors this past week. On Saturday, former Gator and U.S Women’s soccer forward Abby Wambach was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. Likewise, former Gator and 12-time Olympic medalist Dara Torres was nominated to the U.S. Olympic and …
Read More »Hawthorne to Face Lafayette in Rural Finals
After a 56-0 blowout of Branford, Hawthorne (8-1) is set to host Lafayette (7-4) for the second playoff game of the 2024 FSHAA Rural Football bracket. Hawthorne’s Sweep Last week, Hawthorne cruised to a win over the Buccaneers. Head coach Cornelius Ingram said he was pleased with his team’s effort. …
Read More »McDonald, Buchholz Offensive Line Demand Respect
No one talks about offensive linemen. That’s exactly what interior lineman Kain McDonald and the rest of his guys wanted to talk about Friday night after Buchholz beat Orlando Evans 42-21 at Citizens Field in the 6A FHSAA regional quarterfinal. “Everyone thinks about 7-on-7 when playing football,” Joshua Alexander said. “But …
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