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AFTER A 60-FOOT FALL, MITCH CAPPS CONTINUES TO RECOVER AT UF HEALTH SHANDS By Sarah Mandile Alligator Staff Writer

When a few brothers of UF’s Theta Chi Fraternity walked into Mitch Capps’ hospital room last Tuesday, they weren’t sure what to expect. But as they entered the room inside UF Health Shands, they were pleasantly surprised to be greeted with a smile. “Oh, hey gang,” Capps warmly said. Nearly three weeks after falling from the fourth floor of a parking garage, Capps remains bedridden at UF Health Shands. However, his recovery has been steady, his father, Bryan Capps Sr., said. In about a month, he expects his son may be relocated to a rehab facility. Capps Sr. said it’s “a miracle” his son survived the 60-foot fall that left him with multiple broken bones and a serious brain injury. At one point during Capps’ recovery, he had a tracheostomy, a feeding tube inserted and was placed on a ventilator. “Everything has been removed now so he’s breathing on his own, talking on his own, complaining and talking constantly,” Capps Sr. “He won’t shut up.” During the past few weeks, Capps’ hospital room has been frequented by family, friends and members of the community offering their love and support. Capps Sr. said his son, a 22-year-old UF forest resources and conservation junior and member of Theta Chi Fraternity, has always been an outdoorsy and active person. So, him being confined to a hospital room for over three weeks hasn’t exactly sat well, he said. While at first Capps wasn’t responding to anything, he gradually began responding to commands to wiggle his toes and squeeze his fingers, Capps Sr. said. “It’s been remarkable,” Capps Sr. said. April Zee, Capps’ friend from forestry classes, said he was asleep the first few times she visited. But as the weeks progressed, he started opening his eyes and chatting with visitors, she said. “It’s like infinitely better than what anyone would have expected,” Zee, a 21-year-old UF forest resource

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D. Ayoka Sowa-La and her husband, Nii Sowa-La, perform a drum libation, a spiritual ritual involving the pouring of drink as an offering to deities, during the Alachua County lynching memorial service at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Friday evening. Read this story and see the gallery on page 6.

Australia study abroad programs to continue Visiting the country is the best way to get it back on its feet, experts say By Gracie Johnson Alligator Contributing Writer

Though Australia has been ravaged by wildﬁres this dry season, the best thing to do for the country may be to visit.

UF study abroad programs will be running as usual during and after the ﬁres due to a more than 1,000-mile distance between the ﬁres and programs, said Amy Goodbehere, program and marketing coordinator for American Universities International Programs

Limited, a study abroad company. Australia is a giant country and isn’t as impacted by the ﬁres as much as people think it is, Goodbehere said. The bushﬁres are concentrated between Victoria and New South Wales, and

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UF student journalist receives advanced standing wheelchair DREW DEES IS USING A POWER WHEELCHAIR TO ADVANCE HIS CAREER By AJ Bafer Alligator Contributing Writer

Drew Dees is enhancing his interviews now that he can see his sources at eye level. The 24-year-old UF telecommunication junior was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and has used a wheelchair his entire life. Two

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weeks ago, he upgraded to a Permobil F5 Corpus VS power wheelchair, which allows him to do anything a person in a standing position can. Dees said he wanted a standing chair because of how it would improve his experiences in both everyday life and as a reporter. Before the chair, people would often crouch and talk down to him while he was reporting on news stories. He said the chair will allow him to do demonstrative stand-ups, allowing him to be

more interactive as a news journalist. He said that along with helping him further his career, the chair has boosted his conﬁdence. “Being able to be on eye level with people, being able to stand up for photos…it’s just been a game-changer,” he said. The chair can be completely controlled with a joystick and can change from a sitting to a standing position at the push of a button, Dees said. It has pieces below his knees and across his chest to keep balance. Dees said his ﬁrst time standing in the chair

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was nerve-racking because he didn’t know if it would support him. He is still getting used to the change but said he has started to love it. Dees said he used the chair’s standing feature for the ﬁrst time in a speech to UF alumni and administration. He said he is humbled and blessed to be able to continue his mission to use his disability as a platform to reach other people and said he is happy to know that the technology is available for those who may not be able to stand.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH LGBTQ+ Affairs Celebrates Black History Month Where: LGBTQ+ Affairs at UF, located at the Reitz Union Room 2210 When: Twice a week throughout February at 1 p.m. What: LGBTQ+ Affairs will showcase films that depict black queerness such as “I Am Not Your Negro,” “Moonlight,” “Brother Outsider” and “Paris is Burning.” Trigger and content warnings will be placed throughout the viewing area. Event run times may vary. Chef Empowerment’s Black History Month Pop-Up Restaurant Where: Working Food, located at 219 NW 10th Ave. When: Feb. 28th, 5:30-8:30 p.m. What: Chef Empowerment’s Underground Kitchen will partner with Working Food to host an all-you-can-eat Southern buffet in collaboration with local black-owned businesses. Tickets are $20. Solidarity Sessions: More Than an Athlete Where: Institute of Black Culture, located at 1510 W University Ave. When: Monday, 6-7 p.m. What: The Gator Chapter of the NAACP will host the first Solidarity Session at the IBC, where UF doctoral candidate Raja Rahim will lead a discussion on the history of black athlete suppression and those athletes using their platform to support civil rights. The event is free. Anne Moody and Voting Rights With Leigh Ann Wheeler Where: UF Smathers Library, located at 1591 W University Ave. When: Thursday, 4-5:30 p.m.

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VALENTINE’S DAY Valentine’s Eve at the Museum Where: The Florida Museum of Natural History, located at 3215 Hull Road When: Thursday, 7-10 p.m. What: The day before Valentine’s Day, the Florida Museum of Natural History will host three trivia games. The winners of the trivia games will get prizes provided by the Collectors Shop and the Florida Museum. Desserts and alcohol will be available for purchase. Tickets are $30 and pre-registration is required. Pre-registration closes on Feb 11. Only those 18 and over can attend the event. Stop Light Valentine’s Day Party Where: Big Top Brewing Company, located at 201 SE 2nd Ave When: Friday, 7-11 p.m. What: Big Top Brewing Company will host a free party with drink specials. People attending should wear red if they're taken, yellow if they're unofficial and green if they're single. Valentine’s “Couple Up” Dancehall Class Where: 708 NW 23rd Avenue When: Saturday, 6-7 p.m. What: A beginner-friend-

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Alachua County names 2020 Teacher of the Year KIRK TAPLEY IS AMONG THE YOUNGEST TO WIN THE AWARD By Hope Dean Alligator Staff Writer

Kirk Tapley, an advanced world history teacher at Howard W. Bishop Middle School, has a special room in his house. The office that doubles as a guest bedroom is filled with mementos from his four years of teaching. Cards, printed emails and hand-written notes from students are nearly filed in a drawer. A giant check he once won for his classroom efforts hangs on the wall. The newest addition is a crystal apple that rests on the bookshelf. Two other teachers also won the apple, which represents that they were finalists for the 2020 Alachua County Teacher of the Year award, but Tapley has

something they don’t — a certificate proclaiming him as the winner. Each Alachua County public school names its own teacher Tapley of the year, and each winner votes for the official 2020 Alachua County Teacher of the Year. This year’s winner was announced during a banquet on Jan. 30. At 26, Tapley is one of the youngest teachers to win the award, said Michael Gamble, Howard W. Bishop Middle School Principal. Tapley was up against Kasey Norris from Alachua Elementary School and Joshua Forgione from Gainesville High School. “There’s a lot of talented teachers out there that have been paying their dues for quite some time, but I think (Tapley) really

moved the profession forward,” Gamble said. Tapley teaches in the same classroom he once learned world history in as a middle schooler, but he runs the class a little differently than his teacher did back then. Tapley is known for his unconventional teaching methods — namely DJ Globe Up, a character he plays in class to help students review learning materials. With a painted turkey baster as a microphone and a cardboard necklace with the word “history” strung around his neck, Tapley climbs on top of chairs and desks and raps his own made-up history lyrics to songs like “That’s What I Like” by Bruno Mars and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” by Justin Timberlake. “I needed a way to review what we learned the day before without it being mundane and boring,” Tapley said. Students in Tapley’s class

also learn practical lessons such as how to change a tire, balance a checkbook and file taxes alongside topics about India and Europe, he said. “A lot of times you’re learning stuff in school and you’re thinking, ‘When am I ever going to use this in the real world?’” Tapley said. “I can’t guarantee that somebody down the road is going to teach them these skills, so I might as well take the responsibility.” Ryan Black, a 12-year-old student in Tapley’s class, said Tapley is her favorite teacher. Black and her friends made a poster for Tapley during the banquet and cheered like crazy when he won, she said. “If I’ve had a bad morning, he makes it better just by giving me a high-five because it lets me know that he’s there for me and that he cares,” she said. “I think he’s the best teacher that I’ve ever had and probably will have.” Tapley will soon send an appli-

cation to officials from the Florida Teacher of the Year Program, who will review each county’s chosen teacher and likely choose a statewide winner in July, said Karen Clarke, Alachua County Schools Superintendent. The winner spends a year away from the classroom to tour Florida schools and work with the State Department of Education, Clarke said. No one from Alachua County has ever won. If he were to win, Tapley said he would fight for higher teacher pay and flexibility in curriculums. “I decided to teach in Alachua County because I know what it did for me and my life,” he said. “And if I’m able to repay it and represent Alachua County well as (Florida) Teacher of the Year, then I will do that.”

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Capps remains bedridden ‘It’s just been a game-changer’ MITCH, from pg. 1 and conservation junior, said. Throughout their friendship, Zee and Capps have bonded over their shared love for music. During Zee’s recent visits, she said she played Capps’ favorite music for him, ranging from folk music to Mac Miller. He passes the time in his hospital bed by singing along, she said. Zee recalls Capps bringing a speaker along when they would walk to class, blaring his favorite music for everyone to hear. His carefree attitude has taught her to be more easy-going, she said. “I just take a step back and enjoy what’s happening in front of me instead of being so stressed all the time,” she said. Jack Abbruzzese, a 21-year-old sustainability and the built environment senior and member of the fraternity, visited Capps’ on Tuesday alongside other Theta Chi Fraternity brothers. Abbruzzese said Capps asked what his friends’ plans were for the night and jokingly asked if he could join them. “It was really reassuring that his personality shines through, even

though he’s still recovering mentally and physically,” Abbruzzese said. A fundraiser event called MitchFest, organized by Abbruzzese, was held at Theta Chi Fraternity Friday. The evening consisted of performances by Kamasutra (Capps’ favorite local band), art vendors, a silent disco and food and drinks. Kamasutra asked Capps’ friends and family for his favorite songs and played covers of them throughout their performance Friday, Abbruzzese said. Although he hasn’t totaled everything up yet, he estimates the event raised about $3,000 for Capps and his family. A portion of the proceeds came from the sale of t-shirts made with Capps’ artwork, he said. Zee, who also joined Capps friends and family at MitchFest, thinks selling t-shirts with Capps’ artwork was a thoughtful touch to the event. She said she feels thankful for all of the support Capps has received and hopes it continues. “I hope he continues to keep healing at the rate he is,” Zee said.” You know, so that he can get back on his feet and go back out in the woods.” @sarahmandile smandile@alligator.org

CHAIR, from pg. 1 “It’s not about me,” Dees said. “It’s about the future generation of people with disabilities.” He first learned about the standing chair back in October from Custom Mobility, the wheelchair company he got his previous chairs from and has been in contact with since he was only two days old, he said. He was fitted for the chair in early December and acquiring it was a

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three-monthlong process. Gaetano Mandala, territory sales manager at the chair’s manufacturer Permobil, said Dees’ chair costs from $55,000 to $65,000 which can be reduced depending on insurance and available Medicare reimbursement that pays for the basic parts of the chair. Dees said his chair was paid for by his insurance, and he requested it twice for it to finally be approved. Mandala said the standing wheelchair was first developed about 30 years ago to give people the ability to access daily living activities when they were otherwise unable to. He said the chair has aided those in professional fields like teaching and surgery, enabling those with disabilities to be independent and part of the community. Dees’s chair is unique because it can be programmed depending on a specific person’s ability to stand to specially accommodate them with technology called smart actuators, Mandala said. He said it is the only chair in the industry with this capability. The chair also offers the medical benefits of standing such as reducing bone thinning by allowing normal bone and joint development, assisting with digestion and respiration, reducing depression and lowering injury risk for overhead reaching, Mandala said. Mandala said Permobil is the oldest power chair company in the world and their chairs are known for their durability, being able to last 10-20 years. “It’s always the patient first,” he said. “We don’t build chairs for codes. We build chairs for people within those codes.”

Dees first used the chair’s standing feature in a speech to UF alumni and administration.

There are more than 1,000 miles between the fires and programs AUSTRALIA, from pg. 1 many of the UF programs in Australia are located far from the worst of the damage, she added. Media portrayals of the fires show a heat map of Australia covered almost entirely by orange heat flares, which is incorrect, Goodbehere said. “A lot of people misinterpret these flares as fires when really they could just be the heat coming off of someone’s roof,” she said. “When I visited the United States, I

noticed that a lot of the news seemed very sensationalized.” Johan De Jesus, a 21-year-old UF construction management senior, is in Australia on the study exchange program for UF’s construction school. “My program hasn’t been affected at all to my knowledge,” De Jesus said. “I’m studying in the heart of Melbourne, which isn’t as affected as other areas.” The construction management program isn’t the only study abroad trip to Australia this year. Florida Down Under is a travel tour organization with a program based in

North Queensland, and it runs through the UF College of Health and Human Performance to focus on environmental sustainability. The program’s location is about 1,500 miles from the epicenter of the fires, said Heather Gibson, the faculty program director for Florida Down Under and professor in the department of tourism, hospitality and event management. “If we translated the fires to the United States and they were concentrated in Miami, our trip would be all the way up in Boston,” she said.

Not only will the program be unaffected geographically, but Gibson said the trip’s content will actually benefit academically from the recent fires because Florida Down Under focuses on climate change. “Our local field guides will have a lot to say about the fires and the cause,” she said. Ultimately, Gibson said she believes that going to Australia will help benefit the community and the support is needed now more than ever. “Whenever a disaster strikes, the best way to help is by bringing them tourism dollars,” Gibson said. “Supporting small businesses is one way we can enable local communities to grow. Those locals can then go on to help the rest of Australia.”

Gainesville recognized as tree city ONLY 59 OTHER CITIES RECEIVED THE AWARD By Michelle Holder Alligator Contributing Writer

The United Nations and the Arbor Day Foundation recognized Gainesville for its dedication to urban forestry by naming it a “tree city of the world.” This designation has only been received by 59 other cities, 23 of which are in the U.S. and four are in Florida, said Brian Watkins, an arborist for the city’s urban forestry division. Gainesville has received the Tree City USA designation for 37 years straight, but this is the first year it’s been considered a “tree city of the world,” according to Gainesville’s website. The Gainesville Urban Forestry Division applied for the designation in October and was notified of its recognition on Jan. 31. The city had to meet five core standards to receive its title: establishing responsibility, setting the rules, knowing what you have, allocat-

ing the resources and celebrating achievements. The award recognizes Gainesville’s urban forestry work on an international level, Watkins said. He said departments in South Carolina, Texas and California call Gainesville’s office to ask how to model their land codes and policies after it. “We have been making a lot of partnerships, not only with cities in Florida but also with cities around the world,” Watkins said. “That’s been a really good use of having this recognition.” Watkins said 47 percent of Gainesville is covered in trees, putting Gainesville above the optimal amount of 45 percent, which he said was found in a tree canopy coverage ecological analysis. The city government works to preserve Gainesville’s tree canopies, remove old or decaying trees and replenish them with healthy ones. This award will benefit the community and showcase the city’s care for its forests, said Shelby Taylor, the city’s spokesperson. “It is an indicator to people in

our community and beyond of our commitment to our urban forests,” Taylor said. “Oftentimes, government does a lot of good things behind the scenes to maintain a rich tree canopy.” The city’s government wants to reassure Gainesville residents the city is committed to the sustainability of local urban forests, Taylor said. Maintaining clean air and improving oxygen flow are the effects of successful urban forestry and a source of city government pride. There has not been a formal ceremony yet, but one is being planned and expected to be in April, Watkins said. “This is a world recognition,” Watkins said. “It is kinda cool to be amongst the elite when it comes to urban forestry and how we manage our urban forestry.”

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Amazon Echo can’t connect to WiFi GOOGLE HOME AND OTHER DEVICES STILL HAVEN’T BEEN APPROVED Allessandra Inzinna Alligator Staff Writer

Students living in dorms can’t call for Alexa. That’s because the Amazon Echo Dot can’t connect to residential WiFi. The Amazon Echo Dot is currently being evaluated to make sure there are no security or connectivity issues, Matt Pendleton, senior director of information technology for student affairs, wrote in an email. The residential network allows students living on campus to access the internet, except for those in sororities and fraternities. After the product has been evaluated, UF IT for Student Affairs will begin to help students connect their devices, Pendleton wrote. All approved entertainment devices must first be registered in order to connect to the residential

network. Students can register if they are primary residents on the housing contract and submit the correct make and model as well as the MAC address Amazon Echo Dot of the device. Devices such as the Amazon TV Firestick, Roku and Apple TV are all allowed on the residential network while the Amazon Echo Dot is still being approved. Other unsupported devices include Google Home devices, Apple Homepods, wireless printers and smart light bulbs, plugs and scales. Pendleton wrote that Echo is being evaluated as an “Active Listening Device.” “We’ve had a number of Amazon Echo Dot requests,” Pendleton wrote. “Those requests were initially denied to further evaluate the product.” The Alligator has emailed Pendleton four times and called three times in two days with

additional questions and was given no date or estimate as to when Echo would be approved for the residential network. The Alligator also contacted Tracy Gale, UF IT’s spokesperson, via email three times and called once in the span of two days but still received no responses to the questions. The Alligator also asked what is being done about Echo not being accepted into the network after Pendelton initally said that “a number of Amazon Echo Dot requests” were filed. Ursula Duran, a 19-year-old accounting freshman, received the Amazon Echo Dot as a gift from her father before moving into Beaty Towers West. She has been unable to use it since receiving it in August. “It’s a little frustrating because you purchase something wanting to use it and then you can’t,” Duran said. @ainzinna ainzinna@alligator.org

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More than 300 attend UF student’s funeral DENISE GRIFFITHS DIED JAN. 29 By Chasity Maynard Alligator Staff Writer

Shoulders and heads hung low. Babies cried. Their parents did, too. Feet scuffled through the glass doors as tears dripped past frowning lips. Ushers in white gloves followed trails of sniffs and moans up and down the aisles with boxes of white tissues. Amid the sounds of an angelic gospel choir’s comforting lyrics, more than 300 people packed Passage Family Church Friday to mourn the loss of Denise Griffiths, a 21-year-old UF senior who died from brain and spinal injuries on Jan. 29, almost two days after she was struck by a car. Friends and members from the UF Jamaican-American Student Association, SISTUHS Inc. and a member of the organization’s national board of directors, UF Black Student Union, Gatorship and Progressive Black Men Inc. sat in the outer two pews of the church, and family members crowded in the center set. Griffiths rested at the front of the church in a casket hugged by bright flowers. A Jamaican flag hung next to the arrangements. People sitting in pews clutched magazine-style memorial pamphlets with the headline “Celebration of Life.” Griffiths smiled on the cover next to the words poet, role model, activist, world’s greatest sister and “voted best smile.” Members of the crowd raised their heads and hands in praise when performers and speakers preached of hope and remembrance. During the service, Griffiths’ family, including her father, grandmother and some of her siblings read poems and spoke

about their grief and love for her. “Our hearts are filled with sadness, and our eyes are wet with tears. But we will remember you fondly and not despair. We will cherish the memory of your beautiful smile and the warmth of your spirit,” her father Phillip Griffiths said. “The love you had for everyone will be your legacy and give us the strength to carry on. Rest well, beautiful soul, until we meet again.” Minister Ralph McKnight, Griffiths’ grandfather, recalled his thoughts when he got to the hospital after Griffiths was hit, and how he remembers her. “I began to wrastle with what was goin’ on. I said, ‘God, this is — this is not. I don’t understand this. The granddaughter’s supposed to be burying the granddad, not the granddad burying the granddaughter,’” he said in her eulogy. He called for the audience to seek comfort in the Lord, and that God told him this is part of a bigger picture. “Denise said that she wanted to change the world, she wanted to impact the world,” he said. “So by connecting with each of you, look what God has done.” Members of SISTUHS Inc. scooped up the flowers surrounding Griffiths’ casket in armfuls and surrounded the church at the end of the service. They sang songs of empowerment and unity before everyone exited to follow the funeral procession to the cemetery. “She was a light to everyone she met,” SISTUHS member and UF alumna Floraldine Timothee, 21, said. “There’s a Deniseshaped hole in every org. I just hope now she’s at peace and sees the amount of care and love we had for her.”

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UF student’s grandparents stranded on coronavirus quarantine The Diamond Princess is on a 14 -day quarantine lockdown. By Stephany Matat Alligator Staff Writer

Ella McIver’s grandparents celebrated her grandfather’s 80th birthday with a cruise throughout Asia on the Diamond Princess, but the trip has lasted longer than expected. A quarantine on the ship began Monday after a man from Hong Kong who had disembarked from the ship tested positive for coronavirus. The quarantine has a Feb. 19 end date. McIver, an 18-year-old UF English and art history freshman, said she has only been able to contact her grandparents through email, which has been difficult because of the 14hour time difference.

Jan Swartz, the president of Princess Cruises, wrote in a statement Saturday that six additional coronavirus cases, including five crew members, were confirmed on the Diamond Princess. There are 70 total cases with more than 3,700 onboard, according to The New York Times. “It’s now just sort of a waiting game and there’s really nothing we can all do except just let them stay in their quarantine,” she said. “They can’t leave their cabin.” Linda Potts, 74, and Michael Terence Potts, 80, flew from England and boarded the Diamond Princess on Jan. 20 in Tokyo. Word search, television and their three books have been their saving grace in the cramped room. “Japan was a place we hadn’t been to

before, and up until this happened, we had enjoyed our cruise,” Linda Potts wrote in an email to The Alligator Friday. The ship is currently docked in Yokohama, Japan, according to the New York Times. The couple receives three meals per day and are provided with free phone calls and internet, but Linda Potts said she is still worried about getting the virus. She said they were provided masks, rubber gloves and thermometers to monitor any sickness. Michael Terrence Potts, however, is having a harder time since he is diabetic. The couple packed extra insulin that lasted until Sunday, and Linda Potts wrote Friday that the medical team was working to provide the extra medication.

The couple was unsure if they will receive any refunds or benefits from the cruise for the quarantine. However, Princess Cruises wrote in a statement Tuesday that all guests will receive a full refund and 100 percent future cruise credit. The company also stated that they provided eight new satellite TV channels, more than 80 new video-on-demand releases, printed newspapers in 36 languages, pre-printed trivia, daily puzzles and food and beverage options. “All I can say is being in quarantine is a very challenging situation,” Linda Potts wrote.

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Alachua County honors lynching victims nearly 100 years later MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE GATHERED FOR THE CEREMONY By Irfan Kovankaya Alligator Contributing Writer

Yvonne Hayes Hinson left one funeral only to find herself at another. On Friday, after laying one of her close friends to rest, the former city commissioner was one of more than 200 Gainesville residents to gather at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church and honor the lives stolen by lynching in Alachua County nearly 100 years ago. Hinson’s son’s greatgrandfather was one of them, she said. Her son, Henry, is named after him. Hinson hopes that when Henry learns more about his great-grandfather’s legacy, “it will not bring him pain, but pride,” she said. Somber silence interlaced with joyous cheers and applause as various speakers and performers took the church stage during the evening. Audience members rose to their feet, singing along as the 10-person

choir led “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The candlelit ceremony included prayer, reading of scripture, recitation of the victims’ names and remarks by family and community leaders. This was the first time such an event was held in Alachua County, said NKwanda Jah, executive director of the Cultural Arts Coalition of Gainesville who helped organize the event. The ceremony served as a funeral for those who never received one and whose names were never recorded, said County Commissioner Charles Chestnut. Chestnut said the memorial was organized as part of the “Truth and Reconciliation process” to acknowledge the pain caused by the county’s racist history and begin the path toward recovery. The Alachua County Commission began discussing this process back in June 2018, aided by research from the Alachua County Historical Commission (ACHC), said County Commissioner Robert Hutchinson. Between 1867 and 1926, more than 40 people were lynched in the county — the majority of whom were black.

During the formal reading of the names of those lost, Patricia Hilliard-Nunn’s voice rang louder with every call of the phrase “unknown.” As the UF professor of African-American studies read aloud the 46 names, many audience members stared at the floor. Hilliard-Nunn’s reading was followed by a rendition of the song “Hell you Talmbout,” first performed by Janelle Monae. Monae’s version reads out the names of black people who died at the hands of law enforcement. The performance at the ceremony, by a group including singer Kali Blount, announced the lynching victims of Alachua County. “You can’t honor and recognize people if you don’t call them out loud,” Blount said. The Rev. Milford Griner, a local pastor, community leader and advocate, stressed the importance of not just remembering old mistakes but fighting the racism that still lives in our communities today. “As we pray, let us never forget all those gathered here whether black or white, whether young or old,” Griner said. “Never let us forget we still live

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Evelyn Foxx, president of the Alachua County branch of the NAACP, lights the candles symbolizing the lynching victims in Alachua County. in a society dogged by the evil monster called racism.” Alachua County will host a community workshop on Feb. 17 at the Senior Recreation Center, located at 5701 NW 34th Blvd., to acknowledge the

horrors of racial injustice and get more involved in the Truth and Reconciliation process, Chestnut said. “We all have a duty wherever we go to lift our voices and stand,” Griner said.

Eastside High hosts NASA Astronaut Culinary Challenge Three Florida teams competed in the competition.

By Jack Prator Alligator Contributing Writer

Eastside High competed to add a little spice to an astronaut’s meal in space.

A team of students participated in Friday’s regional semifinals for the NASA Astronaut Culinary Challenge, which took place at the school. Up until mid-March,

36 nationwide teams — including Eastside’s — will cook their space-ready dish in front of panels of judges, vying for a plane ticket to Austin, Texas, for the

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Judges test quesadillas made by Eastside High in the NASA Astronaut Culinary Challenge.

national competition on April 15. The competition is under NASA HUNCH, a program in which high school students compete against each other to solve real problems that space programs face. The winner will have their recipe added to the meal index that astronauts choose from to fuel their next interstellar voyage. Eastside High was originally going to present its self-titled “Tacos In Space” dish, but the entrée took a quick turnaround. Eastside culinary instructor Pamela Bedford said the students had to change their initial recipe to a quesadilla dish for the sake of practicality. “You can’t have sauce in space, which is a real problem for tacos,” she said. “NASA also doesn’t like any crunchy foods because they create so many crumbs that just float around.” Eastside High’s Institute of Culinary Arts program competed against Nature Coast Technical High School from Brooksville and International Studies Preparatory Academy from Miami, which have all been preparing their recipes since October. Over the span of two hours, the teams completed their dishes and served them to the judges, who scored the entrees on taste,

texture, aroma and appearance. The three teams’ dishes consisted of the quesadillas, a couscous and pork meal and a vegan spinach entree, respectively. The cook-off had a panel of 11 judges from the American Culinary Federation. During the first round of the competition in October, each team submitted an essay on microgravity and its own recipes to NASA. Out of this round’s 36 teams competing in their own regional semifinals, only 10 will advance to the national competition, said Jacqui Pressinger, organizer of the cook-off and the director of strategic partnerships of the culinary federation. The competition was significant in regards to societal changes that will impact the future of space travel, said Darin Nine, a judge of the competition and culinary instructor at Marion Technical College. “We have to start thinking what [food] we’re going to start sending with colonists to Mars — that’s a one-way trip,” Nine said. “Astronauts used to only be middle-aged males and the trend is now shifting to young females, and nutrition needs to change with that.”

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SOFTBALL

Rollercoaster opening weekend ends with four wins for Florida By Payton Titus Sports Writer

If the USF-Rawlings Invitational were a rollercoaster, Saturday would have been the sudden, heart-wrenching drop for the Gators. Friday night’s win over Illinois State (4-1) moved Florida up the track. On its way to the top, the Gators narrowly escaped Fresno State (6-4), inching further along. They paused at the top to take in the view before facing their first ranked opponent in No. 17 Michigan. After one inning turned out a fiverun deficit for Florida, the Gators experienced the drop of a lifetime. Following an embarrassing 11-2 defeat at the hands of the Wolverines and three errors on Saturday, the Gators (4-1) needed a confidence boost in the form of a convincing 10-0 win over Georgia State (1-3) and a 6-1 victory over USF (0-4). Senior power hitter Jordan Roberts and freshman Baylee Goddard helped accomplished just that. Florida made its way back up the

track with a win over Georgia State in five innings via run rule, 10-0. After an 0 for 4 start to the weekend, Roberts’ first two hits of the game were homers. In the top of the fourth, she sent the ball sailing over the left-centerfield wall to put UF up 2-0. In the top of the fifth, she drove sophomore Charla Echols home, extending the Gators’ lead to 7-0. Later in the inning, Goddard hit a three-RBI home run, allowing redshirt senior Sophia Reynoso and freshman E.C. Taylor to score. Five runs in the fifth. Just like that, it was 10-0, Florida. In her second college game, UF freshman Rylee Trlicek threw a nohitter. After allowing three runs to Fresno State on Saturday, Trlicek had six strikeouts and, aside from a line drive, limited the Panthers’ hits to weak grounders, three of which she turned into outs herself. Against the reigning AAC champion USF, junior Natalie Lugo, senior Katie Chronister and Trlicek stepped into the circle for the Gators and led the team to a 6-1 win over the Bulls.

On Saturday, Michigan earned four runs off Lugo. But on Sunday, she allowed only one. Chronister took over and threw one pitch that resulted in a walk with two outs in the bottom of the sixth. Trlicek relieved Chronister to end the inning with a pop out, and she wrap up the seventh. Against All-American pitcher Georgina Corrick, junior Jordan Matthews and senior Jade Caraway each managed an RBI single in the ﬁrst and second innings, respectively, putting the Gators ahead 2-0. Roberts smacked her third home run of the day in the top of the ﬁfth against the Bulls, extending Florida’s lead to 4-0. She had nine over the course of the 2019 season. Echols, who coach Tim Walton compared to Amanda Lorenz throughout the offseason, wrapped up the game with a two-RBI homer of her own in the top of the seventh, driving senior Kendyl Lindaman home and putting USF away, 6-1. Opening weekend brought high highs and early lows for the Gators. Surely, Walton and the rest of the program would like to see more con-

sistency out of the young squad as the season progresses, but the USF-Rawlings Invitational was still a thrilling ride nonetheless. Next up for UF is an exhibition game against Team USA at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Tuesday night.

Three former Gators, Michelle Moultrie, Kelsey Stewart and Aubree Munro, will return to Gainesville wearing red and white instead of orange with their blue. @petitus25 ptitus@alligator.org

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Senior Jordan Roberts celebrates with her teammates following one of her two home runs in the win against Georgia State.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Cup of Joe

No cure for the inconsistent UF folds late, loses to Georgia at home

ediocrity some of the top teams has long in the SEC and evenplagued tually the postseason. this basketNow, it is becoming ball team clearer that there’s and there does not no remedy for the litseem to be a cure. any of game-to-game Joseph Salvador problems this team Maybe mediocrity twitter: Jsalvadorsports isn’t the right word. has. jsalvador@alligator.org That would insinuate The Gators haven’t this squad is consishad much to hang tently a .500 team. their hat on as of late, but one Fans, media members and thing they have been able to take spectators are now coming to re- care of is the ball. UF only has alize the chances of a great win a 17.5 percent turnover percentor a horrendous loss for UF is as age, according to KenPom, good likely as a coin landing on heads. enough for third in the SEC. There are days like the 81-75 Yet Florida coughed up the win against Georgia last week rock 15 times in Oxford, Miswhere UF stormed back from 22 sissippi, on Saturday. Recently, points down to defeat a now 12- coach Mike White has preached 11 squad. Then there are days that his team’s offense has greatlike Saturday. ly improved while its defense has Florida’s latest loss, this time regressed significantly. at the hands of an average Ole That wasn’t the case when UF Miss team, drops Florida’s record shot just 33 percent from the field to 14-9 and an abysmal 2-5 on the against Ole Miss and allowed road. three Rebel players to reach douThis was supposed to be the ble digits. easy part of Florida’s schedule Anywhere the Gators travel, before the Gators battle with SEE COLUMN, PAGE 11 Freshman Rylee Trlicek pitched a no-hitter against Georgia State. She struck out six batters in the 10-0 win and came close to throwing a perfect game.

By Graham Marsh Sports Writer

In college basketball, one week is a long time. Florida dropped a heartbreaker to Georgia (13-11, 4-7 SEC) by a score of 49-43 despite coming off of its biggest win of the year last week against Kentucky. It was Florida’s secondlowest scoring total of the season on Saturday at the O’Connell Center. Foul trouble, lack of shooting and turnovers did the Gators in. Three things above all else cost UF (12-11, 3-7 SEC) in this one: turnovers, poor scoring efforts from guards Lavender Briggs and Kiara Smith and foul trouble for forward Zada Williams. Briggs and Smith ﬁnished the game combining for just 10 points despite averaging a combined 26.7 points per game heading into this matchup. And it

was not for lack of trying, as Briggs took 14 shots while Smith took 10. They simply weren’t falling. Smith hit one field goal all day, a transition layup off of a steal late in the fourth quarter. Briggs made just three of her attempts to finish the game at just 21-percent shooting. “I do think at times they forced some tougher shots than they had at first,” coach Cam Newbauer said. “That’s what you can do when you press a little bit, those are two players that we rely on a lot to do a lot.” Turnovers were also a killer for Newbauer’s team all day. Florida turned the ball over 20 times, just five more than UGA’s 15, but it was the untimeliness of them. In the midst of a comeback attempt, UF turned it over twice in the final few minutes,

Rose headed to the Olympics with Team Canada Deanna Rose, a junior on the Gators' soccer team, played in Canada's 1-0 win over Costa Rica Sunday night, which qualiﬁed the team for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She scored six goals for UF in the 2019 season.

making its degree of difﬁculty to claw back into the game much harder. But above all else, the Achilles’ heel of the day for Florida was Williams getting her fourth foul. The redshirt senior was having an effective game scoring the basketball, accounting for 13 points on 6-for9 shooting. But in the middle of the third quarter, she picked up her fourth foul. Newbauer was forced to bench her until midway through the fourth, and that stretch cost the Gators. “We probably waited too long to put her in,” Newbauer said. “By the time we put her back in we were down eight.” Williams, along with the rest of UF’s forwards, had an incredibly tough assignment all day defending Georgia forward Jenna Staiti. The 6-foot-4 transfer from Maryland was a force for the Bulldogs all game, scoring 19 points

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on 50-percent shooting. She was the main reason for Williams’ foul issues. “(Staiti’s) really strong and she posts really deep,” Williams said. “She kind of puts you in a position where it’s like, ‘Either I get really aggressive or just let her score.’” Florida’s three downfalls, along with Staiti’s standout performance, were the main culprits for UGA’s six-point victory. UF’s programbuilding victory over then-No. 13 Kentucky last Sunday now feels like a distant memory. “I thought that we had gotten over the hump with our toughness,” Newbauer said. “That third and fourth quarter was just strange, our energy was just strange, man.”

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GYMNASTICS

UF enters second half of season undefeated By Noah Ram Sports Writer

Dominant. That would be the word to describe the Florida Gymnastics team this season. Friday night’s win against No. 4 Denver

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Junior Megan Skaggs celebrates during UF’s win in Friday night’s tri-meet.

and No. 18 Iowa State in the Gators’ first trimeet since 2012 reinforced that notion. Denver scored its second-highest point total Friday night and still lost to the No. 2 Gators by more than half a point. The Cyclones put up a season-high 196.8 score against UF and yet lost by over a point. That is the sign of a team that is mowing down opponents every week. Every win this season has been by at least 0.6 points, which is substantial in gymnastics. Florida has scored at least 197.35 points in each meet this season; it only did that six times in 2019. The only meet where that didn’t happen this season was its lackluster performance against Missouri on Jan. 17. That being said, it still beat the then-No. 19 Tigers by over a point. Three of the five highest scores in the nation this season have been courtesy of the orange and blue, including the top score, 198.375 against LSU on Jan. 24. That score against the Tigers was thirdhighest in program history, and the highest since the team’s national championship-win-

ning 2015 squad and the highest of coach Jenny Rowland’s career. UF is off to a 6-0 start this season, with all six wins coming against teams ranked in the Road to Nationals top 20 at the time of the meet. That start is the Gators’ best since 2014 when they started 7-0 en route to their second national championship. The focal point of the team’s success has been Trinity Thomas, who is competing for a spot on the U.S. National Team for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. “She’s just really been settling in and taking ownership of her gymnastics,” Rowland said before the tri-meet. “She’s a lot more confident in what she’s doing (compared to last season).” That confidence is showing, especially when she performs at the O’Connell Center, where she has almost become a living, breathing perfect score. The last two home meets the sophomore has scored a 10. Three weeks ago, it was on the bars, and last week, it was on the beam. It’s hard to find one exercise where she is

lacking, which explains why she has gotten the all-around spot in every meet this season. In three of the five meets this season, her scores in all four rotations have been at least a 9.90 and her all-around score has been at least 39.7 in four meets. But of course, it takes more than just one athlete to make a team and Florida’s depth is a massive reason why the team has reigned supreme over the gymnastics’ world. From freshman Payton Richards to senior Rachel Gowey, every Gator who has stepped into the lineup has excelled and that has given Rowland the flexibility to mess with lineups a little bit. This past meet, senior Sierra Alexander was benched in favor of junior Jazmyn Foberg. Foberg, who was returning from injury, scored a 9.825 in her return, the team’s third-highest score in that exercise. “This team should feel great about themselves,” Rowland said following last week’s meet. “You are going to have mistakes, but it’s about that next person stopping that trend and stepping up and doing what they need to do.” @Noah_ram1 nram@alligator.org

TRACK & FIELD

Distance runners shine at Camel City Invitational Declan Walsh Sports Writer

Coming off of a dominating performance by Florida’s sprinting corps last week at the Razorback Invitational, the distance runners made their mark by breaking several personal records and earning a few nationally ranked times The Gators competed on Friday and Saturday in the Camel City Invitational in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as 33 runners made the trip up north to take part. UF’s standout performance came from 800 meter runner Justin Paci-

fico. While his fourth-place finish may not seem particularly outstanding, it is important to note that the senior finished first among collegiate runners. The quality of the top three runners is outstanding, as first, second and third were taken by an Olympic bronze medalist, a firstteam All-American, and a USATF Champion respectively. More impressively, his 1:49.51 time broke his previous personal record and placed him in sixth nationally among 800m runners. The Gators continued to impress in the 800 meter, as junior Abbie Harrelson finished second among

collegiate runners with a 2:08.49. This time broke her indoor personal record and elevated the two-time AllSEC selection into the national conversation, now ranking 17th in the 800m. Junior Colin Schaefer and sophomore Nick Deal both impressed for Florida in the 5,000 meters, coming in second and third, respectively. Deal’s 14:33.51 time was less than five seconds short of his teammate’s and served as a new indoor personal record for the St. Johns native. A duo of Aussies, sophomore Imogen Barrett and senior Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell, added to a growing

list of impressive performances from UF’s international contingent this past weekend. The sophomore broke her personal record in the mile with a 4:46.15 time, good for a 10th place finish. Bell broke her personal record as well, finishing with a 17:07.08 time in the 5,000 meters that led her to a strong third-place finish. In the first 1,000 meter race of his career, freshman Hugh Brittenham impressed with a 2:30.41 time. This finish resulted in a second-place finish among collegiate participants and a first-place among Division 1 runners. Other athletes of note are fresh-

man Jackie Addy and junior Dominic Williams. Both runners broke their personal records over the weekend, with Addy scoring a 5:07.19 in the women’s mile and Williams earning a 9.09.55 time in the men’s 3000 meters. The Gators will return to Clemson University for the second time next weekend to take part in the Tiger Paw Invitational and will have eyes on the quickly approaching SEC Championships, scheduled for Feb. 28 and 29 in College Station, Texas. @dawalsh_UF dwalsh@alligator.org

LACROSSE

Heller stomps Buffaloes with her late-game heroics By Christian Ortega Sports Writer

Shannon Kavanagh made an attempt to drive towards Colorado goalkeeper, Julia Lisella. Tied at 1-1, with roughly 20 minutes remaining in the game’s first half, Florida’s junior midfielder was looking to give her team its first lead of the game. She composed herself for the shot and scored. The 545 Gators fans that packed the seats of Dizney Stadium erupted in unison. But in a split second, celebrations were replaced by confusion. No goal. Instead, the preseason All-American midfielder drew a yellow card for a reason unbeknownst to everyone. “I’d rather have them out there making mistakes than not taking those opportunities,” coach Amanda O’Leary said. During No. 14 Florida’s over three-hour, 11-10 win over No. 18 Colorado, 39 fouls and seven yellow cards were given while both sides combined for 45 shots on goal. For the fans, what was first an enjoyable outing in sunny, 68-degree weather became emotional torture. Colorado’s largest lead of three goals happened in the first half and lasted 40 seconds. In the second, Florida fell behind two goals for nearly three minutes. The game was tied five times. Each score, every tiebreaker and all 13 fouls called that were in favor of the Centennial State vacuumed the sounds of Gators support, replacing them with murmurs of frustration. But Florida prevailed. “We would get three goals, they would get three goals; we would get one goal they would get they would answer back,” O’Leary said. “We didn’t give up.” The Gators’ spirit became contagious with each passing mo-

ment. With each goal, fans found life, and with each uncalled foul, they grew restless. But the effects of the team’s energy were more noticeable on the field. Florida lost ten seniors to graduation last spring. They were replaced by 14 freshmen whose nervousness was quickly replaced by confident play. “They were like deer in headlights,” O’Leary said. “Once they stepped out on the field, and they got some plays under their belt, I thought they did a fantastic job.” Florida’s foundation for success started with the veterans. Seven of the eight caused turnovers were produced by upperclassmen, while Kavanagh and junior midfielder Brianna Harris maintained the team’s offense, combining for nine goals. And through the confidence imbued by their experienced teammates, the freshmen flourished. Attacker Kaala Puglisi recorded two assists and ground balls in her first collegiate game, but Emily Heller stole the show. With 8:31 remaining in the game, Colorado’s Zoe Lawless scored a third time, tying the game at ten. With 3:40 left in the game, Kavanagh found the back of the net for her fourth, and the game’s final score. Then the freshman midfielder took over. She won the first draw, giving Florida 90 more seconds to ice its lead. Two fouls later, and with less than a minute left, a Kavanagh turnover gave the Buffaloes possession of the ball and a chance to force overtime. They patiently passed from player to player, hoping Florida’s zone defense would break. The crowd was speechless as it hoped the worst-case scenario wouldn’t occur. With ten seconds left, a safe pass to Colorado’s sophomore midfielder Bailey Hawkins caught Heller’s attention. She lunged

to make a deflection, succeeding and quickly snatching the ground ball, stealing all hope from the Buffaloes. In her first game, Heller had two goals, one assist and performed the most crucial play of the game. Her heroics ended the fans’ anxiety, and what ensued was a deafening roar. @unofficialchris cortega@alligator.org

Emily Felts // Alligator Staff

Junior Shannon Kavanagh scored four goals in Saturday’s win against Colorado.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020 ALLIGATOR 11

SWIMMING

Several Gators pick up season-best times at Auburn By Ainslie Lee Sports Writer

Over the course of three days, select athletes from Florida’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams made their way to Auburn, Alabama, to compete in Auburn’s Last Chance Invitational. The event, which had no team scoring, provided an additional opportunity for competitors to post qualifying times for a wide slate of events. Florida’s No. 9-ranked men’s team had eight members spend the weekend in Alabama, while 11 members of the No. 8-ranked women’s team competed as well. Day 1: Friday Posting a B-cut time in the 500

free, freshman Alfonso Mestre posted a time of 4:21.96, five seconds faster than his prelim swim that morning. Fellow freshman Ethan McCloud was the only Gator to compete in the 200 individual medley. McCloud nabbed a third-place finish in the event and posted a new personal-best time of 1:49.80. For the women, heading into the 500 free with the best prelim time of 4:56.67, junior Bettina Boszormenyi touched the wall second in the event. Later, the 200 individual medley finals saw a Gator-heavy lineup. The event featured four swimmers representing the orange and blue. Junior Adrianna DeBoer posted a personal-best time of 2:02.89, good for a third-place

finish. Sophomore Ellie Zweifel also swam a personal-best with a time of 2:04.41 and a sixth-place finish. Day 2: Saturday A tight race between two of Florida’s men in the 400 IM highlighted Saturday’s action for the Gators. Freshmen Tyler Watson and Brennan Gravely both posted personal-bests in the 400 IM with times of 3:52.63 and 3:53.54, respectively. For the women, Florida had three top finishers. Sophomore Celi Guzman won the 100 fly after posting a personal-best 53.97. Senior Kelsey Dambacher touched the wall in 1:48.52 in her season-best swim

in the 200 free. DeBoer also found a top swim and season-best in the 100 breast with a time of 1:02.11. Day 3: Sunday To round out the weekend, three of Florida’s men tallied individual wins on Sunday, all good for B-cuts. For the first time this season, Brennan Gravely swam the 1,650 free distance and beat the field by nearly seven seconds with a time of 15:08.68. McCloud also picked up a personal-best swim in the 200 back with a time of 1:46.23. Rounding out the freshman trio, Tyler Watson found his second victory of the weekend with a personal-best swim in the 200 fly with a time of 1:46.93. Celi Guzman and Ellie Zwe-

ifel shined for the women on day three. Guzman secured her second win of the weekend in the 200 back. Her time of 1:57.00 in the finals won the field but her 1:56.42 posting in the prelims was a personal-best for the sophomore. Meanwhile, with a lifetimebest swim, Zweifel won her first event of the invitational with a 2:17.17 in the 200 breast. What’s next: Both Gator teams will compete at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center in Auburn, Alabama, as they enter the postseason with the SEC Championships on Feb. 18-22.

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MEN'S TENNIS

UF holds off Purdue on the road By Zachary Huber Sports Writer

Purdue made the Gators earn their doubles point on Sunday morning. On Courts 1 and 2, Florida was in the midst of a tiebreaker. Josh Goodger and Duarte Vale found themselves trailing halfway through the match on Court 3. Goodger and Vale stormed back to win the first match in doubles. Then, UF had to win just one tiebreaker to clinch the doubles point. Oliver Crawford and Sam Riffice went back and forth with Athell Bennett and Julian Saborio on Court 1 in their tiebreaker. Will Grant and Johannes Ingildsen sealed the doubles victory on Court 2 and prevented UF from dropping its first doubles point this season.

The No. 3 Gators (9-1) cruised through singles play after a nerve-wracking doubles finish to take the 6-1 victory over the Boilermakers (6-4) on Sunday morning at the Schwartz Tennis Center in West Lafayette, Indiana. In doubles, juniors Goodger and Vale knocked off Sebastian Welch and Tomasz Dudek 6-4. No. 24 senior Ingildsen and Grant, a freshman, beat Michal Wozniak and Mateo Julio 7-5 in the tiebreaker to win doubles 7-6. Florida headed into singles play with a 1-0 advantage for the 10th time this season. Coach Bryan Shelton refreshed his lineup against Purdue. He elected to sit junior Crawford and Ingildsen to improve his team’s depth. In their place, he substituted Goodger and No. 112 freshman

Blaise Bicknell. “We’re deep,” Shelton said after his team defeated USF on Jan. 26. “We got 12 guys on this team, and I feel comfortable putting a lot of them out there in big-time situations for us.” Against Purdue, UF’s bench showed Shelton that it could be trusted when called upon. Goodger was placed on Court 4 and beat Maksymillian Raupuk in straight sets 6-4, 6-4. Next, Bicknell topped Julian Saborio 6-2, 6-1 on Court 6. No. 11 Vale finished first in singles, winning 6-2, 6-1 on Court 2 over Julio. After Bicknell finished second, junior Andy Andrade prevailed over Wozniak 6-3, 6-4 on Court 3 to give the Gators the 4-0 lead. Purdue broke up the shutout when No. 30 Bennett came out on top in the third set over No. 4 Riffice 2-6, 7-5, 10-8 on Court

1. Finally, No. 90 Lukas Greif trounced Welch 6-2, 6-2 to bring the final score to 6-1. Florida returns to action this weekend when it takes part in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Team Indoors Championships in Madison, Wisconsin. “Our team competed very well this weekend,” Shelton said in a release. “Purdue applied a lot of pressure in the doubles and we answered the questions they posed very well today. Our competitive spirit was really good. We didn’t always play our best tennis throughout the weekend, but we are learning more about ourselves and we will continue to improve.”

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UF is 2-5 in away games COLUMN, from pg. 9 they typically leave inconsistency in their wake. Florida is now 3-4 in its last seven with each game different from the last. The truth of the matter is there is a tendency for anyone who follows this team to expect this. Whether it’s a drubbing of then-No. 4 Auburn or the biggest comeback of the season against Georgia, you know the lows have to come with the highs. White sees this trend as well. The fifth-year coach has held more media availabilities scratching his head and calling out his team than he would like. “As I talked about after our last game against Georgia: ‘Great comeback! Great win! But why are we down 22, if you’re a highlevel team?’” White said in a release. “You can feel good about

the result, but not about the way you played for 40 (minutes).” It’s not a Florida basketball press conference without White being blunt with his opinion on his team. White has called the Gators soft, the worst defensive team he has ever coached and more, so far this season and, come Monday, I’m sure he’ll have plenty to say after UF’s worst road loss of the season. The ailments are substantial with Florida’s sickness. Lack of shooting, defense, maturity, or accountability take your pick. If this trend continues and no cure is found, this team won’t live to see March.

Samantha Harrison // Alligator Staff

UF coach Mike White said this is one of the worst teams defensively that he has ever coached. The Gators are 14-9 and began the season No. 6 in the AP preseason poll.

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