Gators track and field distance runners competed against the best-of-the-best at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California. Redshirt junior Parker Valby broke the NCAA record in the 10,000-meter run, senior Elise Thorner set a NCAA season-best mark in the 3,000 steeplechase and multiple other Gators etched their name in …
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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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Seven Gators made the trip to San Diego, California, this past weekend for the Triton Invitational, bringing home school records and a national No. 1 ranking. They also recorded personal bests and other impressive marks. Gators Set School Records Sophomore Alida van Daalen continued to one-up herself, resetting her school …
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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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The Florida Gators Track and Field team turned heads over the weekend. In their last live action before the indoor postseason, the Gators claimed top national marks, earned SEC awards, and set school records and personal bests. The team sent five runners to the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, …
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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. https://twitter.com/FloTrack/status/1731079517727330686 In her first ever indoor 5,000m race, Valby broke the collegiate record for the event, finishing in a time of 14:56.11. This time breaks the …
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To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. Alida van Daalen arrived at the University of Florida in January 2023, ready for a new chapter of her life. Within the next six months, she became an SEC champion, earned multiple awards and etched her …
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Friday, the Florida Gators track and field team will continue the NCAA National Outdoor Championships in Austin, Texas. Day 1 Grace Stark, who placed fourth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.76, became the first Gator to advance to the Saturday finals. Her time was the sixth-fastest in …
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Florida Gators track and field brought its outdoor regular season to a close last weekend at the Louisiana State Relays in Baton Rouge and the East Coast Relays at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Florida came away with five gold, four silver and six bronze medals. https://twitter.com/GatorsTF/status/1651944227285405696 LSU …
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Florida Gators track and field concluded its home schedule with an impressive performance at the Tom Jones Memorial. The Gators won two gold, seven silver and four bronze medals across Friday and Saturday at James G. Pressly Stadium. https://twitter.com/GatorsTF/status/1646937353208954881 Day One Florida showed out early in the men’s and women’s …
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