The University Of Florida is known for two things. Championships education. And championship sport’s programs. While education is the main focus at the university; athletics isn’t far behind. And with great reason too. Whether it is football, basketball, softball, swimming, or volleyball; The University of Florida has vastly become a haven for student athletes to garner championships and accolades. Both on and of the field.
While the actions of the teams on the field and court are widely publicized, for obvious reasons, it is off the field and court where The Gators really like to shine. Most notably at the children’s hospital. Where the student athletes truly become champions. Week after week throughout the year different Gator sports teams take time to go and visit sick children and their families at Shands Children Hospital week after week you see the faces of children light up as their favorite team’s players come to visit them. Whether it be the most famous of Gator athletes such as Tim Tebow and Percy Harvin to the much lesser know athletes such as Lady Gator Tennis players Julia Cohen and Megan Alexander; the smiles always seem to be the same. And that is the goal. To brighten a child’s day with social interaction that doesn’t involve the words medicine or shot. To take a child’s mind off of nurses and doctor’s.
Even though these student athletes are extremely busy, they realize that it doesn’t take long to make a sick child and their family feel better. To make themselves feel better. Because even if it only lasts two minutes its great to know that it means the world to a sick child and his/her family to see that their favorite players from their favorite team aren’t to busy to come out and show support for them just like the children and their families show support for The Gators each and every time they step out onto the field or court. While it might take a trophy to declare you a champion; at The University of Florida it takes more then just sports.
The University Of Florida has just recently been ranked as the Nations number 1 party school. The Florida Gators are well known for there crazy celebrations from the National Championships in both sports football and basketball, and took away the title from West Virginia University who use to be rank number 1 for the top party school. Florida also beat out the University Of Mississippi and Penn State University, in the Princeton survey of 120,000 students that was released on Monday.
Florida has made the list of the top 20 party schools for the past 15 years, and has never been the number 1 party school untill now. A Freshman student at UF Allison Belanger has only been on the University Of Florida campus for a couple of weeks and has not had one problem trying to find a party. There are so many and it’s impossible to find. Florida’s reputation is coming mainly from the Gators athletic successes, such as football & basketball National Championships, and the girls softball record breaking season with 70 wins. But 3 national Championships in 3 years is a major reason as well. The avergae GPA score of the incoming students at UF is at a 4.1 and the SAT score is 1,300. Amazing numbers UF has. The following schools are in order from the top 20 party schools.
Former Gator basketball point guard Taurean Green was recently traded in a deal with the nuggets and knicks. The Nuggets on monday got former Gamecocks star Renaldo Balkman, and was traded for Green, Bobby Jones, and a upcoming second round draft pick for year 2010. Taurean Green averaged a point a game for the Nuggets last season and Bobby Jones averaged 3 a game. Green left Florida a year early, and gathered up 2 National Championships with the Gators.
Hey everybody! If your reading this post, please take 5 seconds to click this link and vote Gainesville, FL as titletown USA. Follow the link below and it should give the list of the top 20 places to vote for. So look for Gainesville and let’s have your vote!!! Do it for them Gators!
Gainseville, Florida is one of the Nation’s top cities to be named as “Titletown USA”. WHY should Gainesville be the next TitleTown? Just look at what the Gator Basketball teams accomplished in 2006 and 2007. Back to back Basketball Championships and a Football Championship in the same year. Not to mention the Softball team broke an incredible NCAA record by reaching 70 wins this year, and our Volleyball team winning 17 straight SEC Championships. Also, look at how much the Gator baseball team improved. From falling in a huge slump last year, to hiring a new coach “O’Sullivan” and defeating key teams such as Miami, Georgia and LSU, the Gator Baseball team is well on its way back to national prominence. The University Of Florida is an awesome place to be, and it gives you goose bumps every time you go to a game and hear the Gator fight song. “WE’RE GATOR NATION, IT’S EVERY WHERE!” Why should Florida NOT be selected as USA’s TitleTown?
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