The Charge • 13th February 2026

UCF alumna cheers on former students competing in 2026 Winter Olympics

Renee Hildebrand never chases the spotlight. She builds it — one skater at a time.
Now, Hildebrand watches from home as two skaters she once coached in Ocala compete on the Olympic stage. While she is not coaching at this year's games, her former students Erin Jackson and Brittany Bowe carry the foundation she helped build, turning a local training program into an Olympic pipeline.Hildebrand, a 1984 UCF alumna, spent nearly four decades shaping speed skaters in Florida and across the cou...

Miami Herald • 28th December 2024

Even in loss, Damien Martinez was the ‘hot hand’ for Miami Hurricanes in Pop-Tarts Bowl

The Miami Hurricanes’ 42-41 loss against the Iowa State Cyclones was disappointing indeed, but the Hurricanes did have bright spots including the performance of junior running back Damien Martinez.

The Hurricanes entered the game averaging 179 rushing yards per game with Martinez, in his first season at Miami after starting his career at Oregon State, sitting at 823 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on the season.

Martinez finished the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Saturday with a career-high 179 yards an...

Miami Herald • 2nd June 2024

Little to cheer for as Marlins are blanked for second consecutive time by Rangers

With 13,351 fans and 277 dogs at Sunday’s “Bark at the Park” Marlins game, the reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers proved they were the alphas in this series, winning 6-0.

Sunday’s game had a theme — giving.

“Bark at the Park” benefited the Humane Society of Greater Miami and allowed fans to bring furry friends to the game.

June 2 also was the fourth annual Lou Gehrig Day across the league, to raise awareness for ALS research.

But as far as baseball, the Marlins had nothing to celeb...

Miami Herald • 1st June 2024

Rangers shut out Marlins 7-0, can’t capitalize on Weathers’ strong start

The Miami Marlins opened June being shut out for the fifth time 7-0 against the Texas Rangers on Saturday, but it wasn’t due to a lack of effort by pitcher Ryan Weathers.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. started the game with a highlight-reel worthy one-handed catch on a ball by Texas’ Marcus Semien that was headed for a home run. The ball only had a 55 percent catch probability.

“You have to realize he’s played in the outfield just over 100 games, it’s not like it’s his eighth year in so he’s still learning...

The Charge • 27th December 2023

UCF fails to exterminate Yellowjackets in Gasparilla Bowl

With over 30,000 fans in attendance at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, the Knights were defeated by the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets 30-17.“These guys are winners with capital W’s, and it disappointed me as a coach that we couldn’t get these guys a W,” said UCF head coach Gus Malzahn during a press conference. 
This year's Gasparilla Bowl featured a hard-fought battle between UCF (6-7) and Georgia Tech (7-6), in which the Knights were held scoreless in the second half. Less than two minute...

The Charge • 24th November 2023

UCF men’s basketball sweeps the Jacksonville Classic and improves to 4-1

The UCF men’s basketball team traveled two hours north last weekend to Flagler College in St. Augustine for the Jacksonville Classic. Founded in 2021, the Jacksonville Classic is an early-season tournament comprised of eight teams split amongst two, four-team brackets. The “coast” bracket consisted of UCF (4-1), George Mason (4-1), Charlotte (3-2), and South Dakota State (1-4), while the “bay” bracket consisted of Utah Valley (3-2), Southern Mississippi (2-3), Cornell (5-1), and Cal State Fuller...

The Charge • 1st November 2023

Newly No. 1 ranked UCF men's soccer defeats Georgia State

In their penultimate game of the regular season, the No. 1 ranked UCF men's soccer team (10-1-2, 6-1-1 BIG 12) traveled to Georgia St. on Friday to battle against the Panthers (5-6-5, 2-4-2 SBC) and won 3-2.To start the game, UCF’s fifth-year midfielder AJ Seals scored his first goal of the season, assisted by sophomore forward Clarence Awoudor. scored his fourth goal of the season, assisted by redshirt senior midfielder Beto Ydrach and Awoudor again.For the third goal of the game, another fifth...

The Charge • 5th October 2023

UCF Volleyball: A Season Of Firsts

UCF’s Volleyball team is in the midst of a season of firsts: it’s UCF’s first season as a member of the Big 12 Conference, and it’s the team's first season under new head coach Jenny Maurer.With a move to the Big 12 in 2023, UCF Athletics now faces tougher opponents. UCF had previously been a member of the American Athletic Conference, but players aren’t backing down from the challenge.
“This is the whole point of the season, we’re playing new teams, we’re playing better competition than...