And maybe the Lacrosse coach. and the soccer coach... and the men's basketball coach... and the volleyball coach...
Why stop at two? :-) Mary On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 7:24 PM, Charles Simpson <[email protected]> wrote: > This guy along with the gymnastics coach has brought the two programs to > elite national status. > Charlie > > On 5/7/2013 4:12 PM, Shane Ford wrote: > > *UF's Walton SEC Coach of Year* > > Special to Gainesville SUN Gatorsports.com**** > > *Published: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 4:03 p.m.* > > *Last Modified: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 4:03 p.m.* > > ** ** > > For the fourth time in his eight-year tenure at the Florida softball > program, coach Tim Walton picked up SEC Coach of the Year honors, > highlighting the Gators’ All-SEC honors released Tuesday by the conference. > **** > > Five Florida players picked up All-SEC recognition following the school’s > fourth league championship last weekend, including first-team All-SEC > honorees Hannah Rogers (P) and Lauren Haeger (DP/UT). Freshman Kelsey > Stewart earned second-team All-SEC accolades in the infield, while senior > Kelsey Horton is a second-team All-SEC pick in the outfield.**** > > Stewart and classmate Kirsti Merritt represent the Gators on the freshman > All-SEC squad.**** > > Walton, Florida’s 10th head coach to collect conference Coach of the Year > honors in 2012-13, has been named SEC Coach of the Year four times. He > picked up Coach of the Year honors in 2008 and 2009 following UF’s second > and third SEC titles, while also garnering SEC co-Coach of the Year > accolades in 2011 after the Gators won the SEC Eastern Division for the > fifth time.**** > > Walton reached career milestone win No. 500 at last year’s SEC Tournament > and guided a Gator squad that was picked seventh in the preseason, fourth > in the SEC Eastern Division, to the 2013 regular-season SEC championship. > **** > > Rogers, also a two-time All-American and top-25 finalist for USA > Softball’s Player of the Year, garnered All-SEC distinction for the third > straight year, moving from the second team in 2011 and to a first team this > year. Rogers paces the SEC in wins, and turned in a conference-best 1.48 > ERA through league play. Haeger, who ranked second in the league in walks > and third in homers through the SEC schedule, also earned her second > straight annual league honor after being named to the freshman All-SEC > squad her first year as a Gator in 2012.**** > > The Gators head to the SEC Softball Tournament on Wednesday, hosted by > Kentucky in Lexington, as the No. 1 overall seed. Florida will play the > winner of the No. 8 vs. No. 9 seed contest between Alabama and Texas A&M on > Thursday at 11 a.m. (ET) at John Cropp Stadium. The contest between the > Gators and either Alabama | Texas A&M will be broadcast live on ESPNU, as > the complete 2013 SEC Tournament will once again air on the ESPN family of > networks, with the championship game set to be broadcast on ESPN at 8 p.m. > Saturday.**** > > *2013 SEC SOFTBALL AWARDS*** > > Player of the Year: Lauren Gibson, Tennessee**** > > Pitcher of the Year: Chelsea Thomas, Missouri**** > > Coach of the Year: Tim Walton, Florida**** > > Freshmen of the Year: Bianka Bell, LSU & Geri Ann Glasco, Georgia**** > > Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jenna Marston, Missouri**** > > ** ** > > *First Team All-SEC*** > > P - Chelsea Thomas, Missouri**** > > P - Hannah Rogers, Florida**** > > IF - Lauren Gibson, Tennessee**** > > IF - Raven Chavanne, Tennessee**** > > IF - Madison Shipman, Tennessee**** > > IF - Paige Wilson, Georgia**** > > OF - Kayla Braud, Alabama**** > > OF - Kat Dotson, Tennessee**** > > OF - Kaylee Puailoa, Georgia**** > > OF - A.J. Andrews, LSU**** > > C - Jenna Marston, Missouri**** > > DP/U - Lauren Haeger, Florida**** > > ** ** > > *Second Team All-SEC*** > > P - Rachele Fico, LSU**** > > P - Kimmy Beasley, Arkansas**** > > IF - Samie Garcia, South Carolina**** > > IF - Kelsey Stewart, Florida**** > > IF - Bianka Bell, LSU**** > > IF - Kaila Hunt, Alabama**** > > OF - Haylie McCleney, Alabama**** > > OF - Kelsey Horton, Florida**** > > OF - Branndi Melero, Auburn**** > > OF - Jacee Blades, LSU**** > > C - Griffin Joiner, Kentucky**** > > DP/U - Mel Dumezich, Texas A&M**** > > ** ** > > *Freshman All-SEC*** > > P - Kelsey Nunley, Kentucky**** > > P - Chelsea Wilkinson, Georgia**** > > IF - Kelsey Stewart, Florida**** > > IF - Bianka Bell, LSU**** > > IF - Geri Ann Glasco, Georgia**** > > IF - Emily Carosone, Auburn**** > > OF - Haylie McCleney, Alabama**** > > OF - Kaylee Puailoa, Georgia**** > > OF – Kirsti Merritt, Florida**** > > OF - Andrea Hawkins, Alabama; Tiffany Howard, Auburn**** > > C - Kellsi Kloss, LSU**** > > DP/U - Cali Lanphear, Texas A&M**** > > ** ** > > *SEC All-Defensive*** > > P - Chelsea Thomas, Missouri**** > > C - Griffin Joiner, Kentucky**** > > 1B - Morgan Estell, Auburn**** > > 2B - Lauren Gibson, Tennessee**** > > SS - Madison Shipman, Tennessee**** > > 3B - Raven Chavanne, Tennessee**** > > LF - Kayla Braud, Alabama**** > > CF - Haylie McCleney, Alabama**** > > RF - Kat Dotson, Tennessee**** > > ** ** > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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