The final day of the Corky Classic in Lubbock, Texas, saw one Gator set a couple of records in a productive performance for the Florida men’s and women’s indoor track and field team. Jenoah McKiver drops the fastest ever collegiate AND world indoor time for 600 yards (1:05.75) pic.twitter.com/n2DzoBIW3o — …
Read More »McCoy, Witte Shine As Gators Track and Field Opens Indoor Season
The Florida men’s and women’s track and field teams officially opened the 2025 indoor season Friday with hot starts on Day 1 of the Corky Classic at the Sports Performance Center in Lubbock, Texas. More than 10 different Power Four schools — including SEC rivals Kentucky, South Carolina and Texas …
Read More »Florida’s Track Star Valby Wins Bowerman Award
Florida’s Parker Valby won the 2024 Bowerman as the most outstanding woman in track and field. PARKER VALBY WINS THE BOWERMAN!!! Valby becomes the first woman in Florida’s program history to win The Bowerman.#GoGators pic.twitter.com/Ul89oyt4gb — Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) December 20, 2024 Valby, who signed …
Read More »Gators At Olympics: Grant’s Golden Achievement
University of Florida graduate Grant Holloway added another title Thursday to his illustrious track and field career. The American cruised to victory in the men’s 110-meter final at the Paris Olympics. The three-time world champion (110m hurdles) and Olympic silver medalist in Tokyo three years ago exploded out of the …
Read More »Florida’s Valby Voted SEC Female Athlete Of Year
Selecting Florida’s Parker Valby as the SEC Female Athlete of the Year had to have been an easy vote by the league’s athletics directors. All they had to do was look at her resume for the 2023-24 season. Congratulations to the 2023-24 @SEC Roy F. Kramer Athletes of the Year! …
Read More »Florida’s Valby joins Gators at Paris Summer Olympics
The Florida Gators now have six athletes on the U.S. Track and Field team which will compete at the Paris Summer Olympics starting later this month. Distance runner Parker Valby learned Saturday her times in last month’s U.S. Olympic Trials in the 5,000m and 10,000m were good enough to qualify …
Read More »Florida Athletics Program 4th In Learfield Directors’ Cup for 2023-24
On the strength of 11 teams placing in the top five in their respective sports, Florida finished fourth in the 2023-24 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings, the National Association of College Directors of Athletics announced Wednesday. Gators earns 4th in the Nation 🐊 🔸 Florida is the only program to finish …
Read More »Florida Gators Track & Field Tallies 27 All-American Honors
The Florida Gators took home 27 All-American honors for their 2024 season in track and field with a total of 17 men and 10 women making the cut. Head coach Mike Holloway also received the National Men’s Outdoor Track Coach Of The Year for the third year in a row. …
Read More »Gator Great Grant Holloway To Compete In U.S. Olympic Trials
Later this week, both current and former Gator track and field athletes will compete for the opportunity to go to the Paris Olympics in July. Still a member of the Florida pro-group, Olympic silver medalist and Gator great Grant Holloway is set to begin action on Monday at the 2024 …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: Gator Greats Deserving Of Statues
You all know about the three statues in front of the football stadium (unless you have never been west of 13th Street). Certainly, the three Heisman Trophy winners deserve statues. I just think there should be more. We know the money is there. Let me kick in the first 10-spot. …
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