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Florida's Liv McGill earns SEC Freshman of the Week after posting a triple double at Missouri and leading Florida from the three versus Kentucky.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-The Southeastern Conference unveils its weekly honors, featuring Liv McGill as SEC Freshman of the Week. The recognition comes after McGill tallied Florida's first triple-double since 2017 and posted back-to-back outings in double figures for scoring.

McGill's triple double at Missouri was the highlight of her week, recording 21-points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. In Columbia, McGill led UF in assists (10), rebounds (11), and steals (2), greatly contributing to Florida's 26-point victory over Mizzou.

In UF's first matchup of the week, McGill hit double figures in scoring with 10 points against No. 12 Kentucky (1/9/25). McGill also shot an impressive 67 percent from the three-point line to lead the Gators from behind the arc.

Overall, McGill spent the week dominating on both ends of the hardwood with a combined 31 points, 15 rebounds, and 12 assists.

The Gators will be back in action on Thursday, Jan. 16 when they travel to Oxford, Miss., for a 9 p.m. ET tip-off against Ole Miss.

Ole Miss (11-5, 2-2 SEC)

* Date: Thurs., Jan. 16
* Time: 9 p.m. ET
* Site: The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss
* Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM
* Watch: SECN

UF RELEASE

Since fall practice is underway and the Gators are playing exhibition games, I thought it would be good to get the discussion going about the upcoming season. #1 signing class in the nation, an upgrade at pitching coach, 2 quality portal transfers and a great returning corp of players has many people thinking this team has a decent shot at not only the SEC title, but the National Championship. Here are some links to bring everybody up to date:

(AP News)
TALLAHASSEE, FL-

In a shocking legal maneuver, attorneys representing Florida State University have added a count to their lawsuit against the ACC requesting the court to declare the school the official conference football champions without having to win a game in the 2024 season.

“It’s clear that FSU is so much better than the other ACC athletic members that we really shouldn’t have to actually go through the motions of proving it on the field,” said FSU Athletic Department Information Spokesperson, Red Bozonovich. “We’d prefer spending our time seeking a league that actually fits our stature rather than having to compete against lesser competition.”

The ACC declined to provide its initial response comment on the newly filed pleading. “We’re not going to comment on active litigation,” said ACC Member Competition Director, Giddy Laughowicz “All I can say at this time is that the other ACC football members are VERY glad they have the opportunity to play FSU in 2024, [Ha ha ha].”

The court has provided no indication whether the new filing would be accepted.

The women open the new year with a 164-136 win over Indiana, while the men fall 137-163



GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The fourth ranked Florida men's and women's swimming & diving programs split with the No. 2/6 Indiana Hoosiers on Friday afternoon inside the Stephen C. O'Connell Center Natatorium.



The No. 4 Florida women defeated the No.6 ranked Indiana women 164-136, while the No. 4 men fell 137-163 to No. 2 Indiana.



The Gators opened the meet with back-to-back event sweeps, as both Florida A relay teams won the 200y medley relay before Michaela Mattes and Eric Brown followed with first-place finishes in the 1000y freestyle. Additionally, both teams won the 100y breaststroke, the 100y & 200y butterfly and the 500y freestyle. Overall, Florida grabbed the top spot in 19 events, with 12 names tallying at least one win. Seven swimmers recorded NCAA B-cut times as well.



Sophomore Bella Sims led the way on the women's side with 27 points after winning all three of her individual events (100y back, 200y back and 100y fly) as well as was the lead off in the winning 400y free relay team. On the men's side, junior Josh Liendo finished first in his three individual events (50y free,100y free and 100y fly) and swam the third leg in Florida's winning 200y medley relay team.


Prior to the event, Florida honored the careers of 12 Gators. This senior class has accounted for 39 All-American honors, five SEC Championships, 14 SEC titles and four national titles. Three seniors are members of the 2024-25 U.S. Swimming National Team, while one is a two-time Olympic medalist. In the classroom, this group has been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll 30 times as well as have had over 10 CSCAA Scholar All-American accolades.
FLORIDA SWIMMING & DIVING 2024-25 SENIOR CLASS

Men

Women

Peter Bretzmann

Anna Auld

Ben Cote

Micayla Cronk

Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero

Olivia Peoples

Oskar Lindholm

Emma Weyant

Aryan Nehra



Raphael Rached Windmuller



Julian Smith



Brandon Wegner







Florida Men Highlights:

* The men were led by Josh Liendo (50y free,100y free, 100y fly and 200y medley relay), while six other swimmers tallied at least one event win: Julian Smith (100y breast, 200y medley relay), Eric Brown (1000y free), Mason Laur (200y fly), Jake Mitchell (500y free), Alexander Painter (200y medley relay) and Jonny Marshall (200y medley relay),
* Liendo recorded an NCAA B-cut time in his 50y free (19.32), while Smith and Laur earned one in their individual event wins as well.
* The men grabbed the top-three spots in the 1000y free, as Brown placed first (9:05.02), Luke Corey finished second (9:06.96) and Andrew Taylor's 9:09.32 put him at third.
* Jake Mitchell secured four points after earning second in the 200y free with a time of 1:37.42, while Oskar Lindholm's 1:39.47 and Paul Dardis' 1:39.95 tallied a combined three points after earning fourth and fifth, respectively.
* Two Gators added to Florida's score after finishing in the top-six in the 100y back, as Jonny Marshall's 47.9 time and Aiden Norman's 48.45 time combined for four points.
* The 100y breast was led by Julian Smith's B-cut time of 53.20, while Aleksas Savickas finished fourth with a time of 54.93.
* Mason Laur came away with a first-place finish in the 200y fly after clocking a B-cut time of 1:44.73 and Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero went 1:50.11 to earn fifth.
* Freshman duo of Alexander Painter and Devin Dilger both touched the wall in 44.59 to contribute half a point each to Liendo's nine in the 100y free.
* Aiden Norman represented Florida in the 200y back, placing second with a time of 1:45.05.
* Aleksas Savickas went 1:59.66 in the 200y breast to earn second, while Peter Bretzmann's 2:01.29 put him in fifth.
* Jake Mitchell and Eric Brown went one-two in the 500y free with times of 4:23.41 and 4:25.55, respectively.
* Scotty Buff clocked a 47.52 in the 100y fly to earn second and follow Liendo's first-place time of 47.13.
* Julian Smith and Mason Laur totaled seven points in the 200y IM after Julian Smith finished second in 1:45.70 and Laur finished third in 1:47.80
* Florida's 400 free relay A team of Dilger, Painter, Buff and Smith swam a 2:56.00 to cap off the meet with a second-place finish.

Florida Women Highlights:

* Bella Sims highlighted the women's side with four total event wins (100y back, 200y back, 100y fly and 400y free relay), while nine other swimmers were a part of at least one event win: Addison Reese (200y fly, 400y free relay), Anita Bottazzo (100y breast, 200y medley relay), Michaela Mattes (1000y free), Gracie Weyant (200y breast), Emma Weyant (500y free), Micayla Cronk (200y medley relay, 400y free relay), Catie Choate (200y medley relay), Olivia Peoples (200y medley relay) and Lainy Kruger (400y free relay)
* Sims recorded three B-cut times, while Catie Choate, Anita Bottazzo, Emma Weyant and Julie Brousseau each had one.
* Michaela Mattes kicked off individual events with a 9:45.64 time in the 1000y free to earn first, as Anna Auld's 9:54.01 and Camille DeBoer's 9:58.16 were both good for top-five finishes.
* Emma Weyant, Julie Brousseau and JoJo Ramey tallied a combined nine points in the 200y free, as Weyant finished second (1:47.15), Brousseau in third (1:47.16) and Ramey followed in fourth (1:48.56).
* Sims (52.07) and Choate (53.40) went one-two in the 100y back after both recording B-cut times.
* Bottazo had a B-cut time of 1:00.63 in the 100y breast to earn first, while Molly Mayne followed the freshman in third after touching the wall in 1:03.25.
* In the 200y fly, three Gators placed in the top five with Reese leading the way in first with a time of 1:59.01. Lainy Kruger's 1:59.16 was right behind the freshman for second, while Mabel Zavaros came in fourth after swimming a 1:59.98.
* Micayla Cronk's 22.97 was good for second place in the 50y free, while Olivia Peoples finished fourth after going 23.29.
* Florida scored six points in the 100y free after Cronk's 49.56, Reese's, 50.40 and Julia Heimstead's 50.87 finished three-four-five.
* Sims recorded a B-cut time of 1:54.77 in the 200y back to earn first, while Choate went 1:59.28 for fifth.
* Gracie Weyant won the 200y breast, as the freshman clocked a 2:13.33 to finish ahead of her freshman teammate Sofia Plaza's 2;16.29, who placed fifth.
* The older Weyant, Emma, followed up with a first-place finish in the 500y free after having a B-cut time of 4:44.32. Brousseau's had a B-cut time herself of 4:44.68 for a second-place finish. Mattes' 4:52.82 time was good enough to grab the final top-five spot in the event.
* In the 100y fly, Sims recorded her third B-cut time of the day after winning the event in 52.84. Peoples followed in second with a time of 53.57, while Reese earned fourth after finishing with a time of 55.00.
* E. Weyant finished second in the 200y IM after going 1:59.37 and Zavaros' 2:03.02 put her in fifth place.
* The 400y free relay team of Sims, Reese, Kruger and Cronk led the way in the final event after putting together a time of 3:18.63.

Diving
Camyla Monroy was the only Gator diver to come away with a first-place win on Friday, as the sophomore scored a 364.50 on the 3-meter to grab the No. 1 spot, and added a second-place finish to her scoresheet after scoring 278.10 on the 1-meter. Peyton Donald put up a fight against a very talented Indiana diving team. The junior led the way on the men's side with two, third-place finishes, while Indiana's senior duo of Carson Tyler and Quin Henniger went one-two in both diving events. Tyler was crowned the 3-meter and platform champion at the 2024 NCAA Championships, while Hinniger was runner-up in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events at the 2024 NCAA Championships.

Men's 1-Meter
Diver

Score

Place

Peyton Donald

382.28

3rd

Conor Gesing

361.88

6th

Elisha Dees

286.65

8th

Jesus Gonzalez

261.83

10th


Men's 3-Meter
Diver

Score

Place

Peyton Donald

380.78

3rd

Connor Gesing

357.23

4th

Jesus Gonzalez

351.00

6th

Elisha Dees

283.35

8th


Women's 1-Meter
Diver

Score

Place

Camyla Monroy

278.10

2nd

Casey Greenberg

233.10

7th


Women's 3-Meter
Diver

Score

Place

Camyla Monroy

364.50

1st

Casey Greenberg

281.63

6th


Up Next

The Gators return to action on Friday, Jan. 17 when they travel to College Station, Texas to face Texas A&M. Florida's second SEC dual meet of the season will begin at 11:00 a.m. and can be followed on the meet mobile app.



Opponent: Texas A&M

Date: Friday, Jan. 17, 2025

Time: 11:00 A.M.

Location: College Station, TX

Site: Rec Center Natatorium

Follow: Meet Mobile (App)



Men's Results (Short Course Yards)
Event

Swimmer

Time

Place



1000Y Freestyle

Eric Brown

9:05.02

1st

Luke Corey

9:06.96

2nd

Andrew Taylor

9:09.32

3rd

Gio Linscheer

9:13.05

4th


200Y Freestyle

Jake Mitchell

1:37.42

2nd

Oskar Lindholm

1:39.47

4th

Paul Dardis

1:39.95

5th

Sean Sullivan

1:42.21

7th



100Y Backstroke

Jonny Marshall

47.98

3rd

Aiden Norman

48.45

6th

Scotty Buff

48.47

7th

Caleb Maldari

49.44

8th



100Y Breaststroke

Julian Smith

53.20

1st

Aleksas Savickas

54.93

4th

Raphael Windmuller

55.63

6th

Peter Bretzmann

56.30

8th



200Y Butterfly

Mason Laur

1:44.73

1st

Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero

1:50.11

5th

Josh Parent

1:50.62

6th

Matt Cairns

1:51.91

7th


50Y Freestyle

Josh Liendo

19.32

1st

Alexander Painter

20.12

2nd

Devin Dilger

20.26

7th

Ed Fullum-Huot

20.52

8th


100Y Freestyle

Josh Liendo

43.40

1st

Alex Painter

44.59

T-5th

Devin Dilger

44.59

T-5th

Paul Dardis

45.14

8th


200Y Backstroke

Aiden Norman

1:45.05

2nd

Jonny Marshall

1:47.76

6th

Caleb Maldari

1:48.09

7th

Sean Sullivan

1:50.71

8th


200Y Breaststroke

Aleksas Savickas

1:59.66

2nd

Peter Bretzmann

2:01.29

5th

Raphael Windmuller

2:01.41

6th


500Y Free

Jake Mitchell

4:23.41

1st

Eric Brown

4:25.55

2nd

Gio Linchseer

4:34.42

6th

Oskar Lindholm

4:37.30

8th


100Y Fly

Josh Liendo

47.13

1st

Scotty Buff

47.52

2nd

Mason Laur

48.29

6th

Matt Cairns

50.01

8th



200Y IM

Julian Smith

1:46.70

2nd

Mason Laur

1:47.80

3rd

Caleb Maldari

1:52.94

7th

Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero

1:54.56

8th




200Y Medley Relay

J. Marshall, J. Smith, J. Liendo, A. Painter

1:25.40

1st

A.Norman, A. Savickas, S. Buff, E. Fullum-Huot

1:27.80

4th

C. Maldari,
R. Windmuller, M. Laur,
D. Dilger

1:30.34

7th


400Y Freestyle Relay

D. Dilger, A. Painter, S. Buff, J. Smith

2:56.00

2nd

O. Lindholm, A. Norman, P. Dardis, J. Mitchell

2:59.10

4th

J. Marshall, S. Sullivan, M. Cairns, E. Brown

3:07.13

6th



Women's Results (Short Course Yards)
Event

Swimmer

Time

Place



1000Y Freestyle

Michaela Mattes

9:45.64

1st

Anna Auld

9:54.01

4th

Camille DeBoer

9:58.16

5th


200Y Freestyle

Emma Weyant

1:47.15

2nd

Julie Brousseau

1:47.16

3rd

JoJo Ramey

1:48.56

4th



100Y Backstroke

Bella Sims

52.07

1st

Catie Choate

53.40

2nd

Carly Meeting

56.35

6th



100Y Breaststroke

Anita Bottazzo

1:00.63

1st

Molly Mayne

1:03.25

3rd

Anna Moore

1:03.75

6th

Grace Rainey

1:05.85

8th


200Y Butterfly

Addison Reese

1:59.01

1st

Lainy Kruger

1:59.16

2nd

Mabel Zavaros

1:59.98

4th


50Y Freestyle

Micayla Cronk

22.97

2nd

Olivia Peoples

23.29

4th

Carly Meeting

24.24

6th


100Y Freestyle

Micayla Cronk

49.56

3rd

Addison Reese

50.40

4th

Julia Heimstead

50.87

5th

Lainy Kruger

51.53

7th


200Y Backstroke

Bella Sims

1:54.77

1st

Catie Choate

1:59.28

5th

JoJo Ramey

1:59.79

T-6th



200Y Breaststroke

Gracie Weyant

2:13.33

1st

Sofia Plaza

2:16.29

5th

Molly Mayne

2:16.60

6th

Anita Bottazzo

2:17.51

7th


500Y Free

Emma Weyant

4:44.32

1st

Julie Brousseau

4:44.32

2nd

Michaela Mattes

4:53.82

5th

Anna Auld

4:54.02

6th


100Y Fly

Bella Sims

52.84

1st

Olivia Peoples

53.57

2nd

Addison Reese

55.00

4th

Julia Heimstead

55.16

5th


200Y IM

Emma Weyant

1:59.37

2nd

Mabel Zavaros

2:03.02

5th

Sofia Plaza

2:05.74

6th


200Y Medley Relay

C. Choate, A. Bottazzo, O. Peoples, M. Cronk

1:38.84

1st

C. Meeting, M. Mayne, J. Heimstead, G. Weyant

1:41.45

4th

M. Zavaros, G. Rainey, L. Kruger, A. Moore

1:45.93

7th


400Y Freestyle Relay

B. Sims, A. Reese, L. Kruger, M. Cronk

3:18.63

1st

C. Meeting, A. Moore, J. Ramey, G. Weyant

3:27.67

4th

Florida will host #1 Tennessee tomorrow night and travel to Arkansas on Saturday.

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Gator Tales with Sean Kelley: Alijah Martin, Chris Harry & Scott Carter

Hosted by Voice of the Gators Sean Kelley, Episode 43 features UF basketball guard Alijah Martin as well as staff writers Chris Harry & Scott Carter.


Episode 43 of Gator Tales with Sean Kelley<https://floridagators.com/staff-directory/sean-kelley/3082>, Presented by UF Health features a 1-on-1 with a first-year UF hoops star in addition to a roundtable with FloridaGators.com's senior writers.

First, Kelley sits down with graduate guard Alijah Martin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/alijah-martin/16991> of Florida men's basketball. After four stellar seasons at Florida Atlantic, Martin is averaging 16.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game to help power the Gators to a dominant, 14-1 record to open the year. The chat centers around Florida's historic start and epic victory over top-ranked Tennessee.

Kelley then brings in Chris Harry<https://floridagators.com/staff-directory/chris-harry/66> and Scott Carter<https://floridagators.com/staff-directory/scott-carter/62> for a discussion on all things Gators as the Orange & Blue transitions into the spring semester. The group recaps Florida football's Gasparilla Bowl win, transfer portal highlights and the future of the program with DJ Lagway under center. They wrap up the episode by looking ahead to the looming spring sports seasons, with an emphasis on gymnastics' Friday season opener.

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Big loss. Kid probably wants a winner and I don’t blame him.

Good choice. From a family with very deep roots in our state and a strong ally of the Governor.

Great player but life gone terribly wrong.

Not that fake one that ran for President.

DeSantis Responds to Joe Biden’s War on Women and Proud Abolishment of Title IX: “We Will Not Comply”​

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/04/desantis-responds-joe-bidens-war-women-proud-abolishment/