By: Gabriela Yareliz
It’s a big week in sports!
This past weekend, Alexander Ovechkin surpassed Gretzky’s goal record. The 895 was reached. So wild.
History was made.
In NCAA news— last night, The University of Florida men’s basketball team became the National Champions! It’s a great day to be a Florida Gator! I loved watching the videos from the celebrations. Got a little emotional. Seeing the campus brought back a lot of memories. We reached the championship in ‘06-‘07, and I remember many of our high school teachers were graduates and had celebratory Gator gear in their classrooms, including the newspaper from that day hanging on the wall. We were football and basketball champions.
Few things changed me as much as getting accepted into UF. It’s an incredible community where I met some incredible people. I truly think my sports journalism class was my favorite class ever. UF is an incredible place that nurtures the love of competition, work ethic and faith. Congratulations, Gators! What a celebration.
We’ll see what else the week has in store for us.
GABRIELA YARELIZ 