Florida track and field distance athlete Parker Valby set a collegiate record in the 10,000-meter run at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Thursday night. The redshirt junior ran 30:50.43, crushing the previous record by 28 seconds. https://twitter.com/GatorsTF/status/1778656015367434417 A Winning Year Valby saw major success in the indoor season, winning three …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Gators to Compete at NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
The Gators men’s and women’s track and field teams are set to begin competition at the NCAA Indoor Championships Friday. Fourteen Gators qualified for the event as individuals. The fourth-ranked men’s team is also bringing a 4x400m team, while the No. 2 women will compete in a distance medley relay …
Read More »Gators to Compete at NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Florida men’s and women’s track and field is set to begin competition at the NCAA Indoor Championships on Friday. 14 Gators qualified for the event as individuals. The 4th ranked men are also bringing a 4x400m team, while the No. 2 women will compete in a distance medley relay (DMR). …
Read More »Florida Cross-Country Star Parker Valby Breaks NCAA 5,000m Record
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 🙌 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 …
Read More »Parker Valby Wins NCAA South Regional, Women’s XC Team Places Second
On Friday, Parker Valby kept her winning streak alive by taking home first place in the NCAA South Regional. This victory is her third straight as she recently won both the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational and the SEC Championship races. Valby’s victory propelled the Gators to a second-place finish and punched …
Read More »Gators Wrap Up Regular Season at LSU and East Coast Relays
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 …
Read More »Florida Track and Field Set to Kick Off SEC Indoor Championships
Both Florida track and field teams will compete in the SEC Indoor Championships Friday in Fayetteville, Arkansas. https://twitter.com/GatorsTF/status/1628827496870207489 The two-day event will kick off at 1 p.m. as Florida redshirt senior Sterling Lester begins her pursuit of the women’s pentathlon title. Lester will start with the 60-meter hurdles before she …
Read More »Valby Ends Season On High Note
Gator runner Parker Valby earned herself a second-place finish in this weekend’s NCAA championship. The SEC Women’s Runner of the Year posted a time of 19:30.9, tying the best time in program history. The sophomore from Tampa recorded the 15th best time in NCAA history. https://twitter.com/GatorsTF/status/1594015236159574017?s=20&t=a9ndHFM6Mmkqh4Yl0Geetw The runner-up finish …
Read More »Parker Valby named 2022 SEC Women’s Runner of the Year
Gators Cross Country star Parker Valby was named 2022 SEC Women’s Runner of the Year. Presenting your 2022 SEC Women's Runner of the Year 📰: https://t.co/RXZNegfLPk #GoGators 🐊 pic.twitter.com/MA6x1wj0Ob — Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) November 15, 2022 Valby Breaks Records The redshirt sophomore has broken records …
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