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As we have watched and cheered the growth of the UCF football program, the one who kickstarted it all has been missing from the celebration.

Fresh off her national runner-up finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, student-athlete Rayniah Jones finished her rookie season with a personal best performance alongside the country’s top competitors.

The duo’s gift will support UCF Athletics’ sports medicine department and other components of the Wayne Densch Center, home of the football team.

The decision to update UCF guidelines follows guidance from the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state’s 12 public universities, and is in collaboration with other State University System institutions.

Eight Knights and the 4×400 relay team will represent UCF in Jacksonville as they look to qualify for the NCAA Championships in June.

The Knights will play Auburn to kick off the NCAA Tournament in Tallahassee on May 21 on ESPN2.

He came to UCF rated as the 357th best wide receiver in the country. He left as a champion, a college graduate and the Knights’ highest selection of the 2021 NFL Draft.

The women’s and men’s squads both earned national seeds in the postseason for the first time in program history and will host the first and second rounds at the USTA National Campus May 7-9.

Five Knights, who all will leave UCF with their degrees, set a new school record after hearing their names called at the 2021 NFL Draft.