University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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Above: Gator Seniors Andrew DeClercq and Svein Dyrkolbotn get ready to ride on the Gator Gals Basketball team float in the annual Homecoming parade. Right: Guard Dan Cross dribbles down court to score three points and not have the ball stolen. Above: Gator Coach, Lon Kruger, shouts directions and sends signals to. the court Right: Freshman forward Damen Maddox tries to keep a University of Kentucky Wildcat away from the ball. • • • • • • • • • 304 Sports

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Right: Gator Guard Greg Williams looks for a teammate to pass the ball to so the St. Francis does ' nt steal it. • • • Above: Gator center John Griffiths stretches before the game. Below: Senior forward Andrew DeClercq watches for the ball to come to UK Wildcat Prickett so he can steal it and score • • • • • • • • • • • • • Below: Gator guard Dan Cross dribbles down court hoping for the opportunity to score a basket and not to have the ball stolen. 1 Sports 303

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For the past six or seven years the Gator Gals have been the official of the men ' s basketball team. Their job is to promote and support the Gator ' s. This job includes marketing the team, passingout promotionals before the game, announcing at fraternities on game days, attending all in-state games and helping in the basketball office when needed. This group of 29 ladies also works with the Tip-Off Club, which is the Alumni support group for the team. The Gator Gals do not choose to take on this job to have something on their resume, or to get anything out of it except the pleasure of being involved with a sport they enjoy. Each Gator Gal works 10 to 12 hours a week to promote the team. The Gator Gals do it because they are all pure sports fanatics, said senior Gator Gal, Gidget Grubbs. Being involved (with the team) makes you feel more a part of the program. I ' ve enjoyed watching the program build to where it is today, I ' ve had a direct hand in it ' s growth. said Grubbs. Members of the 1994-95 Gator Gals are Erryn Boedy, Layla Brock, Stephaney Davis, Marisa D ' Adamo, Chriss Downes, Jen Eddinger, Susan Ellisor, Mary Ann Garbowski, Andrea Garner, Marissa Gonzales, Gidget Grubbs, Freda Jenkins, Marilyn Jo- seph, Lauren Kapinos, Katy Kemmer, Sarah Lindsay, Caroline Lister, Carol Mangum, Danielle Miles, Amy Pryor, Gina Scott, Caren Skversky, Tracie Underwood, Trina Wagnac, Michelle Walton, Angela Heitmeyer, Bibi Sy, Jenna Wiedemann and Jennifer Wilkinson. Mary Jane McGregor is the sponsor of the Gator Gals. By: Michele Huber Above: As part of tradition the Gator Gals escorted the basketball team in the Homecoming parade. Right: The Gator Gals set up a basketball goal outside Turlington on game days for students to try out thier luck. At the booth Gator Tony Mickens tries to win a mini-basketball. Sports 305