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New team, same stadium: Former UNF soccer player Zara Siassi on going pro

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor | Jun 22, 2025

Last October, former UNF defender Zara Siassi played in what she thought was her final game at Hodges Stadium.  Siassi scored her first goal of the season that night on a penalty kick. At first glance,...

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Kolbe finishes sixth in 800 meter final, secures program’s first outdoor All-American

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor | Jun 17, 2025

After becoming the third UNF track and field athlete to appear in the NCAA Championships, senior Smilla Kolbe advanced to the championship race by placing sixth overall in the women’s 800-meter semifinal.  Posting...

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New Men's Basketball Head Coach Bobby Kennen takes notes at a basketball game in a blue jacket

From biology teacher to head coach: Inside Bobby Kennen’s UNF coaching journey

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor | Jun 15, 2025

Before Bobby Kennen became interim head coach of the UNF Basketball team, he made decisions as if he were already the head coach.  “There’s this saying in life, that you’ve got to be there before...

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Senior middle-distance runner Smilla Kolbe punched her second consecutive ticket to the NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. (Courtesy of UNF Athletics)

Kolbe clinches second championship appearance in NCAA Track and Field event hosted at UNF

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor | Jun 2, 2025

Four different UNF athletes competed in the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field East Region, which UNF hosted at Hodges Stadium.  UNF senior middle distance runner Smilla Kolbe stole the show by punching...

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The UNF Deadbird Rugby Football Club after their championship win. (Photo courtesy of UNF Deadbird Rugby)

First timers and demotions: Inside UNF club rugby’s three-year championship journey

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor | May 26, 2025

Before joining the University of North Florida Deadbird Rugby, UNF student Connor Kurrack had never played the popular English sport.  Nearly three years later, team captain Kurrack and the UNF Rugby...

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UNF Men’s Basketball head coach Matthew Driscoll resigns after 16 seasons

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor | May 22, 2025

UNF Athletics announced Thursday that head basketball coach Matthew Driscoll is resigning to take an associate head coaching position at Kansas State University. Longtime UNF assistant Bobby Kennen...

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LIVE UPDATES: UNF Baseball competes in ASUN Tournament

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor | May 20, 2025

For the first time since 2022, UNF Baseball will play in a postseason game. That's right, UNF Baseball is making its first appearance in the Atlantic Sun Baseball tournament since 2022. Four-seed UNF...

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LIVE UPDATES: UNF Softball advances to Columbia Regional final

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor | May 16, 2025

UNF Softball will make its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Championships. After outlasting EKU in the ASUN Championship, the three-seed Ospreys kick off the Columbia Regional against the two-seeded...

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History made: UNF Softball wins first ASUN tournament title, advances to NCAA Regionals

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor | May 12, 2025

Over the week, there were only two UNF sports in action, with one stealing the show.  While UNF Baseball won its series against Queens, the university’s other diamond team made school history. For...

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LIVE UPDATES: UNF Softball seeks first ASUN Championship

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor | May 8, 2025

At approximately 1:30 p.m., the top-seeded UNF Softball team will begin its quest to make history in the 2025 ASUN Softball Championship. Seeking its first ASUN tournament crown and first-ever bid to the...

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The UNF Softball team in a huddle. (Courtesy of UNF Athletics)

100 wins and counting: With one goal down, Conrad hopes UNF Softball can ‘finish the job’ in ASUN tournament

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor | May 8, 2025

Head softball coach Jeff Conrad has been so focused on taking his program to its first NCAA Regional that he hasn’t had time to celebrate 100 career wins, which he achieved after North Florida’s 10-1...

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Beach Volleyball exacts revenge on Stetson, secures sixth ASUN title

Ethan Howick, Sports Editor | Apr 28, 2025

After sweeping top-seeded Stetson in Huntsville, Alabama, the University of North Florida Beach Volleyball team secured its sixth ASUN Championship in program history  Entering the conference title...

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