The Gators compete in the NCAA Track and Field East Preliminaries, which begin May 22 in Lexington, Kentucky. After finishing fourth at the SEC Outdoor Championship, No. 2 Florida starts their journey to capture a third straight Outdoor Men’s Championships. The Gator women, who took third at the SEC Outdoor …
Read More »Gators Men’s Cross Country Team First at FSU Invitational, Women Second
Two and a half hours northwest of Gainesville, you don’t see much orange and blue. That’s because in Tallahassee, they bleed garnet and gold. But on Friday, the Gators cross country team dominated in the FSU Invitational, showing whose colors reign superior. The men’s team claimed first place in an …
Read More »Florida Women’s Cross Country Wins Mountain Dew Invitational, Men’s Team Places Third
Alabama transfer Allison Wilson made a splash in her Florida debut, winning the women’s race at the Mountain Dew Invitational. Her effort, along with that of her teammates, led the women’s team to a first-place finish. The men’s team placed third overall behind North Florida and Georgia Tech. Aidan O’Gorman …
Read More »FEATURE: Imogen Barrett’s Final Lap as a Gator
To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. If someone cannot catch up to her on the track, they can for sure catch her sipping a vanilla latte at Pascal’s Coffee House or working at Southwest Recreation on the University of Florida campus. “Her” …
Read More »NCAA cancels some Fall championships
On Thursday, NCAA president Mark Emmert said there will be no championships for Soccer, Cross Country and Volleyball. These sports fell below the 50 percent participation line that Emmert said was needed to have a truly viable championship. With conferences and schools beginning to bow out of fall sports, the …
Read More »Holloway Heading to 2020 Olympics
Team USA is adding a Gator coach to represent the nation in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The University of Florida cross country and track and field coach, Mike Holloway, has been named the head coach of the United States Track and Field team for the Olympics in the upcoming summer. …
Read More »Gators Cross Country to Host 29th Mountain Dew Invitational
The Florida Gators Cross Country team will be hosting the 29th Mountain Dew Invitational this Saturday at the Mark Bostick Golf Course. The Gators are coming off a successful meet at the UNF invitational. This Saturday will be the Gators second meet of the season and their only meet at …
Read More »Gators Cross Country Preparing for Regionals
The Florida Gators cross country team is looking to bounce back this weekend at the NCAA South Regional Championship in Tallahassee. Both the men’s and women’s teams placed eighth in the SEC Championship. However, the last few seasons have shown that the Gators are capable of turning their play around. Women’s …
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