Senior Murielle Ahoure won both the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships this weekend at Virginia Tech's Rector Field House.
Senior right fielder Dave DiNatale went 4 for 6 with three RBI as the Hurricanes (6-1) broke open a 0-0 game with seven runs in the fourth to beat the Gators, 16-3, and earn the series sweep at McKethan Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.
Junior shortstop Ryan Jackson drove in a run in both the third and fifth innings on Saturday afternoon as No. 10 Miami defeated No. 12 Florida 2-1 at McKethan Stadium.
Before her junior year of high school, Murielle Ahoure and her family moved from one small town in Virginia to another. She didn’t know any of her classmates and had no idea how she would fit in.
It was her counselor who first advised Ahoure to go out for track and even took her to meet the coach.
“I tried it and thought, ‘wow, I could go to school for this.’ I’ve been running ever since,” she said.
Sophomore Christina Hirano finished tied for sixth by shooting an even-par 72 for her highest finish at Miami as the Hurricanes shared the title at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic on Tuesday at Cougar Point Golf Club in South Carolina.
After a two-week hiatus and three straight victories, No. 24 Miami fell 5-2 to seventh-ranked Florida (7-3) on Sunday afternoon at Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville.
After taking the consolation bracket at the ITA National Team Indoors, the University of Miami women’s tennis team split weekend matches in the state of Texas.
Junior diver Reuben Ross won both the one-meter and three-meter diving events and finished second in the 10-meter platform this weekend at the Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving Championships at the Eppley Recreation Center Natatorium in College Park, Md.
