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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 were …

Fifth Time’s The Charm For the fifth time in program history, the Gators have trumped all competitors in the NCAA Outdoor National Championships. In Tracktown, USA – or Eugene, Oregon – Florida track and field made history as they clinched the Championship Title with a whopping 54 points. Since 2010, …

Florida softball welcomed back three former Gators in their exhibition match against Team USA on Tuesday night in Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Team USA took a 5-3 victory over the Gators in the USA Softball Stand Beside Her Tour. Welcome Home The Gators welcomed back two-time national champions Aubree Munro …

For the first time since the beginning of the College Football Playoff era, Clemson has been knocked out of the top four in the first week. Despite being 9-0 on the season, the defending national champions were still placed at number five. This is behind Ohio State, LSU, Alabama and …

The first official College Football Playoff rankings are finally here. According to the committee, Ohio State is the best team in the country. Louisiana State sits in second, followed by Alabama in third and Penn State in fourth. Clemson and Georgia are on the outside looking in at fifth and …

In 2017, the University of Florida Men’s Club Soccer team watched the national championship title slip out of their hands. Placing third place in a championship run is never an easy pill to swallow. When the tournament is hosted nearly 2,000 miles away in Arizona, it’s a long trip home …

After an upset loss last year in the first round of the tournament against 16-seeded UMBC, Virginia was looking for a fierce comeback. Last night, they accomplished just that with one of the greatest comeback stories of all time. In an overtime 85-77 win against Texas Tech, Virginia won their …

It was a historic weekend for the Florida Gators Track and Field program as they defended their 2018 indoor track championship. Grant Holloway solidified his place as one of the program’s greats with his historic performance. Yanis David took care of business on the women’s side with her sixth-place finish, …

The Florida Gator football team will be back on the field this Saturday. The Gators have won 28 consecutive season home openers making it the longest streak in the country. Although there are some new faces on the sidelines this season, one familiar face continues to be a part of …

There’s never been a shortage of talent on the Florida baseball team. But, one former Gators’ name is now on a big league roster. Bobby Poyner, who pitched at the McKethan Stadium from 2012-2015, is a new member of the Boston Red Sox. Bobby Poyner Before the Pros Poyner was …