Gators Sports

FEATURE: Eric Friese, From Germany to Gator Country

To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. The journey and transition from Germany to Gainesville is not easy. That is unless you’re Florida Gators swimmer Eric Friese. Friese made the move from Potsdam, Germany, just outside of Berlin, to Gainesville to swim in college …

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Gator Women’s Basketball Fall to Seminoles on the Road

Gator women's basketball

The Gator women’s basketball team suffered a harsh loss to the Seminoles in Tallahassee Wednesday night. The now 4-0 Seminoles controlled the floor and disrupted the momentum of the Gators, finishing on top 92-77 making the Gators 2-1. The Offense KK Deans had an impressive performance with 23 points, six …

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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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Parker Valby named 2022 SEC Women’s Runner of the Year

Gators Cross Country star Parker Valby was named 2022 SEC Women’s Runner of the Year. Presenting your 2022 SEC Women's Runner of the Year 📰: https://t.co/RXZNegfLPk #GoGators 🐊 pic.twitter.com/MA6x1wj0Ob — Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) November 15, 2022 Valby Breaks Records The redshirt sophomore has broken records …

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