Tag Archives: Florida Gators Track and Field

Gators Track and Field Hosts Tom Jones Memorial Invitational

Florida track and field hosts the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational beginning Friday. This is the Gators’ second home meet of the season. https://twitter.com/GatorsTF/status/1777836128134996407 History of the Invitational UF created this meet in 2008 to honor the late Gators track and field coach Tom Jones. Jones led Florida’s women’s track and …

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Gators Host Pepsi Florida Relays

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Gators Track and Field is hosting their first of three outdoor home meets this season in the 2024 Pepsi Florida Relays. https://twitter.com/GatorsTF/status/1773682817647419882 Relay History The Pepsi Florida Relays have been an annual tradition in Gainesville since 1939. The two-day meet features high school, collegiate and professional athletes competing. The University …

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Florida Cross-Country Star Parker Valby Breaks NCAA 5,000m Record

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Before Saturday, no woman had ever ran sub-15 minutes in the 5,000m race during collegiate competition. That was until Florida’s Parker Valby came along. PARKER VALBY ๐Ÿ™Œ a NEW collegiate record with a 14:56.11 in the 5000M pic.twitter.com/vAHsDOMQxz — FloTrack (@FloTrack) December 2, 2023 In her first ever indoor 5,000m …

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