Since taking over the UCF basketball program on March 29, Donnie Jones has been doing all he can to put the Knights in position for some immediate success. During a short recruiting cycle, six signees were added to a young team which finished 15-17 this past season.
UCF was well represented over the weekend as women’s basketball head coach Joi Williams won a gold medal with the USA Women’s U-18 National Team and alum Tiki James took sixth place in the 100-meter hurdles at the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships.
The Magic show off a new logo, host youth basketball camps throughout area… Former UCF QB Daunte Culpepper to return to Orlando with two former coaches… UCF track and field gets first Outdoor All-American… Athletic programs at Winter Park dominate FHSAA.
For the young ballplayers who recently accepted their high school diplomas, the decision is now whether to start collegiate playing careers or join minor league baseball teams. For current underclassmen hailing from nearby, the decision is a similar one to make.
Three student-athletes are poised to compete at the track and field championships this week… A former men’s soccer goalkeeper made his pro debut last month… The baseball squad had five selected to C-USA postseason teams while the softball team landed six…
The UFL’s Florida Tuskers are looking for a few good women to join this year’s cheerleading squad… NLL MVP Casey Powell of the Orlando Titans is hosting youth lacrosse camps… UCF women’s soccer coach Amanda Cromwell has five camps scheduled over the summer.
The formula to win a conference championship in any sport includes peaking at the right time. An entire team effort. In track and field, every member of a team must do their part as an individual to maximize every opportunity to score to win a team championship.
UCF senior baseball players Shane Brown, Chris Duffy, Matt Goodyear, Matt Manning and Cory Weech will make their final home appearance as Knights on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. against Florida Atlantic (31-19) at Jay Bergman Field. UCF is 31-21 overall.
Despite a 3-1 loss to East Carolina in the Conference USA Championship game in Houston on Saturday, the UCF softball team earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. The UCF Knights last played in the postseason back in 2008.
On Thursday the Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships begin at UCF as the Knights look to improve on a runners-up finish in 2009. Twenty teams and over 600 student-athletes will meet at the UCF Track & Field Complex.