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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

On March 28, Florida Football hosted Pro Day on campus. Fourteen Gators and two Former-Gators had the opportunity to showcase their talent and skill to NFL recruiters, scouts, and coaches. One of those players was offensive lineman Stewart Reese, pleased with the numbers he put up on Monday afternoon. He …