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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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FEATURE: From the German National Team to the Florida Gators

To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. Fresh Start True freshman Frieda Bühner’s basketball story started before she took a step on American soil. The 6-foot-3 forward hails from Osnabrück, a city of 165,000 people in South Germany. Her amateur career consists of being …

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Elli McKissock reaches 1,000 career digs

On October 8, junior libero Elli McKissock reached 1,000 digs, a career-high for the Windermere, Fla. native. https://twitter.com/GatorsVB/status/1578882347432546304 Early Life McKissock started playing volleyball at around 12 years old and instantly fell in love with the sport. She became involved in her middle and high school volleyball teams, as well …

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