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Joe Battaglia remembers Joe Clark, the father of "America's First Family Of Track And Field."

Check out the top all-time 5K and 3K times set at Holloway Park

Talitha Diggs rolled to the 100m AAU title in 11.60.

The Saucon Valley graduate ran a wind-legal career best in the 200 in Florida.

The University of Florida signee talked to us about how she stayed motivated to train amid the pandemic.

White Lake Lakeland (MI) grad, Grace Stark produced a 13.67 mark to win the 100H contest at the 2019 Midwest Meet of Champions.

Check out former discus World Record holder Tom Lieb of Faribault. 

Are you running in college but don't see your name listed? Let us know!

Uniondale junior Keyon Soley went to the National Scholastic championships in 1997 and set a sprint record for the ages.

In May 1992 at the Jamestown Track Classic, Stacy Schroeder threw the discus 172 feet, and no one's gone further since.

These are the teams that have, at the very least, won the early days of the recruiting wars.  

Analyzing which recruiting class performed best during the national championships.

Alexis Brown explodes for the top wind legal jump in the nation.

White Lake Lakeland grad, Grace Stark established a new 100 hurdles meet record at the Midwest Meet of Champions with her 13.67 clocking. 

Some of Texas' top sprint and hurdle athletes will try to win at Great Southwest Classic.

Find out what to look out for at TAPPS state meet this weekend.

While at Florida Grant has won 4 national titles, two team titles, and scored 56 individual points at the indoor and outdoor national championships. Not to forget he also anchored Florida's 4x4 in 43.89. 

Here is the alumni report Feb 4, 2019 - Feb 10, 2019.

The 2019 Texas indoor season was phenomenal, but find out who some of the top 15 performers of the season were.

Mandarin HS and University of Florida alumnus, Eduardo "Eddie" Garcia, raced his way to the Olympic qualifying standard for the Virgin Islands in the marathon at the Houston Marathon on Sunday. 

Counting down the top seven girls performances of 2018 by Cory Mull.

Here is a list of the top all-time male Foot Locker Finalists for Florida. 

Jasmine Moore commits to the University of Georgia.

Here is the Florida alumni report as of 11/5 - 11/11. 

Watch Alexis Brown's Commitment to continue competing at Florida.

New Jersey had several talented athletes compete on the USATF roster during the IAAF World U20 Championships.

Former Miami Northwestern thrower and University of Florida senior Lloydricia Cameron won the shot put at the Jamaican Senior Championships.

Chantz Sawyers brought home a Jamaican Junior National title in the 400m!

Holloway Repeats, Gators Finish 2nd at NCAA Outdoors

Florida's men are chasing a three-peat, while the women look to ride the momentum from their SEC title all the way to the team podium in Eugene.

Gators track and field coach Mike Holloway signs a contract extension that allows him likely to finish his career at UF. (via Florida Gators)

Florida swept the men's and women's SEC Outdoor Championships for the first time in program history. (via Florida Gators)

Learn how to properly train to become a champion 800m runner with an exclusive training plan crafted by 3-time Olympian Hazel Clark.

Learn how to properly train to become a champion 800m runner with an exclusive training plan crafted by 3-time Olympian Hazel Clark.

Learn how to properly train to become a champion 800m runner with an exclusive training plan crafted by 3-time Olympian Hazel Clark.

Florida's men won their Division I-leading eighth national title since 2010, while the Gators' women scored their first team trophy since 2015.

Learn how to properly train to become a champion 800m runner with an exclusive training plan crafted by 3-time Olympian Hazel Clark.

Learn how to properly train to become a champion 800m runner with an exclusive training plan crafted by 3-time Olympian Hazel Clark.

Learn how to properly train to become a champion 800m runner with an exclusive training plan crafted by 3-time Olympian Hazel Clark.

Learn how to properly train to become a champion 800m runner with an exclusive training plan crafted by 3-time Olympian Hazel Clark.

The University of Florida goes through a tough workout that includes circuits

Learn how to properly train to become a champion 800m runner with an exclusive training plan crafted by 3-time Olympian Hazel Clark.

Florida posted the eighth-fastest men's 4x400 relay time in collegiate history, while Sharrika Barnett ran down Kentucky for a national lead in the women's 4x4. (via Florida Gators)

Grant Holloway broke a school record, while Amanda Froeynes came up just shy of breaking the pentathlon school record in her collegiate debut.

Learn how to properly train to become a champion 800m runner with an exclusive training plan crafted by 3-time Olympian Hazel Clark.

Florida's men are the preseason No. 1 team for the fifth time since 2011, while the women open at No. 6 for a third consecutive year. (via Florida Gators)

University of Florida track and field opened its 2018 campaign Saturday afternoon at Clemson University's Orange & Purple Classic, and a number of Gators turned in standout performances.

The nation's No. 2 returner in the 800 meters will head to Gainesville next fall.

One of America's greatest distance runners Chris Solinksy talks about his newest coaching chapter as the Assistant Track & Field/Cross Country coach at the University of Florida.

Tony McQuay and Novlene Williams-Mills are both expected to run 4x400 relay finals Sunday. (via Florida Gators)

Gator Greats Will Claye and Christian Taylor feel they will push each other to break the world record, several times over. (via Florida Gators)

Reigning Olympic champion Christian Taylor of the United States won his third world triple jump title with a best mark of 17.68m on Thursday evening at the IAAF World Championships in London.

Kerron Clement's mistake at the final hurdle cost him gold, but incoming freshman Hakim Sani Brown supplanted Usain Bolt in the IAAF World Championships record book. (via Florida Gators)

Florida Gators Kerron Clement and T.J. Holmes advanced to the finals of the 400m hurdles at the World Championships in London.

Lakewood High School alumni and current Florida Gator T.J. Holmes is one of three Florida Gators to make the 400m hurdle semi-finals at the World Championships.

The Sunshine State will be well represented at the 2017 Pan American Junior Championships in Trujillo, Peru. Eight athletes who currently run or ran their high school track in Florida, two who attend the University of Florida, and one who trains in Clermont. 

Chris Solinsky will take his coaching talents to Gainesville as the new assistant coach for cross country and track at the University of Florida, the program announced on Thursday.

Andres Arroyo shined in his first two meets as a professional during the TrackTown Summer Series including a new personal best of 1:44.98 in the final meeting in New York.

Former Palm Beach Lakes state champion, Florida Gator, and 2016 Olympian Eddie Lovett gives us an all access look into the TrackTown Summer Series.

Florida Gators coach Paul Spangler has accepted a position as head cross country coach and assistant track coach at Boston University.

Jenny Simpson won her fourth consecutive USA Championship in the 1,500m to headline Florida performances on day three.

See how athletes with Florida ties fared in day two of the USATF Outdoor T&F Championships.

The UF men's track team rose to the occasion on Friday night, winning its second consecutive NCAA Outdoor national championship. (via Florida Gators)

We take a look at the best girls field performances over the last decade of the Golden South Classic.

Three-time US Olympian Hazel Clark has crafted for MileSplit a nine-week training regimen to take 800m runners to the next level.

Andres Arroyo tied the second-fastest time in school history--which was the fastest time by a Gator in 15 years--and clinched a spot at this year's IAAF World Championships. (via Florida Gators)

In his first NCAA Championship race ever, Florida frosh Grant Holloway showed us once again why his middle initial is "W". He took home the win in a monstrous 7.58 to run away with the title over tough competition. That performance equaled the facility record for the Texas A&M arena.

Florida has 18 top-2 finishes at NCAA Championship meets since 2003, a figure that leads all programs by nine. (via Florida Gators)

Florida and fellow SEC heavyweight Arkansas are likely to be locked in a battle for the men's title, while the women could get into the mix with a handful of top-end performances from this year's trio of breakouts. (via Florida Gators)

Jack Guyton ran the fastest mile by a Gator since 2011, cracking the program's all-time top 10 list in the process. (via Florida Gators)

This past Saturday the University of Florida felt a whole lot better about their frosh star Grant Holloway. But let's be real, they already felt great that they landed this superstar.

True to his character, Mike Holloway used his USTFCCCA Coaches Hall of Fame induction speech to celebrate everyone who helped and supported him throughout his legendary career, and warmed everyone's hearts with his recollection of an emotional moment he and his mother shared over 40 years ago. (via Florida Gators)

Holloway has coached over 50 individual national champions, 145 individual SEC champions, as well as Olympic gold medalists and world champions in his ongoing 21-season career with the Gators. (via Florida Gators)

Florida's class is once again among the best in the nation, and is loaded with student-athletes primed to score at the NCAA Championships. (via Florida Gators)

East Orange Campus star, New Jersey and National elite hurdler Cory Poole has decided to sign with the University of Florida. 

Chris Tucker was on-site at the NCAA Division 1 South Regional in Tallahassee this weekend and captured over 750 photos of all the action including the men's race which included some Florida high school alumni now competing at the college level.

Creekside senior Matthew Clark becomes the first commitment for the class of 2017 after announcing he will follow in his older brother Jimmy's footsteps, and compete for the University of Florida. Clark, who was 5th at the 3A Cross Country Finals owns personal bests of 4:28.04 (1,600m), 9:17.58 (3,200m), and 15:49.60 for 5k. We caught up with Clark to talk about his decision, and his goals for the upcoming season as an individual and for his 2015 3A Cross Country Finals state champion Creekside team.

After the US men faced disappointment in the 4x100m relay when a DQ took away their bronze medal, this 4x400m became even more important. Add in the fact that in the last Olympics the US men only took home silver when they were usually perennial god medalists in the event and that they were fighting with rival Jamaica, this race held a lot of significance. 

Gator Greats Christian Taylor and Will Claye became the first men in history to post a gold-silver finish at consecutive Olympiads, while Kerron Clement and Genevieve LaCaze also advanced to finals in their respective events. (via Florida Gators)

Palm Beach Lakes class of 2010 alumni Eddie Lovett was a part of two high school 110m hurdles championship, and while at Florida racked up an indoor title in 2013, two runner-up finishes outdoor in 2013 and 2014, and was a member of four national championship teams (2 indoor, 2 outdoor). We caught up with Lovett in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil where he will be competing in the 110m hurdles for the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Gator Greats' mythical 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships duel remains, in a word, legendary. Their gold-silver finish at the 2012 Summer Olympics introduced the world to a burgeoning friendly rivalry. They finished 1-2 at this year's Olympic Trials. What do they have in store for the Olympics? (via Florida Gators)

Florida's trio of 100m sprinters Justin Gatlin, Trayvon Bromell, and Marvin Bracy all moved on to Saturday's semifinal action, while the road to Rio ended for Andres Arroyo in the 800m run. We recap all the day two action for Florida Olympians!

Mike Holloway's coached Olympians, world champions, and, along with his staff, is building an ongoing dynasty at Florida. But what still drives him, and where did it all start for the coach more commonly known as "Mouse"? (via Florida Gators)

Andres Arroyo idolized Roberto Clemente as a kid growing up. Like Clemente, the former Colonial Grenadier, dreamed of roaming the outfield in baseball's major leagues. As he entered high school, those dreams changed and track and field called his name. Now, at the University of Florida, Arroyo will compete in his first Olympic Games in the 800m, and represent his birthplace of Puerto Rico. We caught up with him to talk about his road to Rio, the Olympic Games, and much more.

University of Florida track and field and cross country head coach Mike Holloway is headed to the Hall of Fame, as announced Wednesday (August 3) afternoon by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. 

Check out to hear what he has to say about training at University of Florida and the recent news of the Lyles brothers turning professional. 

Two-time 400-meter hurdles world champion Kerron Clement became the 11th Gator to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games, as he won the United States Track and Field Olympic Trials final in 48.50 seconds. (via Florida Gators)

For the second consecutive United States Track and Field Olympic Trials, Gator triple jumpers Will Claye and Christian Taylor were the top two finishers and secured spots on Team USA for the Summer Olympics. Not to be overshadowed by the veterans, incoming freshman Noah Lyles broke 31-year-old American junior and national high school records to take fourth in the men's 200 meter final. (via Florida Gators)

Heading into the United States Track and Field Olympic Trials, Arman "Gino" Hall finally feels like himself again. It took nearly 18 months, but his humorous, uplifting personality and infectious smile are both back. (via Florida Gators)

The University of Florida track and field program will see 27 current, incoming, and past Gators compete at the United States Olympic Trials during the 10-day event (July 1-10) at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (via Florida Gators)

Florida's wild roller coaster ride to its third NCAA Outdoor Championships victory could be the main attraction at one of the world's top amusement parks. (via Florida Gators)

The University of Florida men's track and field team donned brand-new uniforms and made plenty of highlights in their fresh apparel, as seven of its nine entries advanced to finals and both of its field competitors combined for 10 points to open the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Wednesday (June 8). (via Florida Gators)

Brandee' made history again on the track and broke her own state record. 

With the NCAA Preliminary Rounds in the books and Hayward Field coming into focus, the National Team Computer Rankings pegged Texas A&M as the overwhelming favorite to capture its fourth championship in seven years with the Florida Gators battling Oregon, LSU, and Arkansas for the runner-up spot.

Charlotte senior Marshall Dillon who boasts personal bests of 1:54.28 (800m), 4:16.18 (1,600m), and 15:54.20 (XC) has followed in the footsteps of former Tarpon teammates Tyler Cardillo and Ryan Schnulle and selected the University of Florida to continue his college running career. We caught up with Dillon to talk about the decision and his postseason plans before he heads off to Gainesville.

Two-time defending national men's champion Oregon may have kicked off the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field campaign two weeks ago as relatively strong preseason favorites, but a lot can happen in the span of 12 days.

Former Boyd Anderson sprinter Shayla Sanders tied a 24 year old UF 100m school record when she ran 11.13 at the Power Conference Cardinal & Gold Challenge in Los Angeles, California. Later that day she clocked an NCAA wind legal leading 200m time of 22.77. See how other Florida alumni fared in collegiate competition around the country for the week of 3/21- 3/27/2016.

Former Florida Gator, NCAA Champion,and current Adidas professional Omar Craddock finished second at the USA Indoor Championships in Portland this past weekend with a mark of 16.96m (55-7¾ ). Craddock is predicted to make the medal stand at the World Indoor Championships also in Portland which start on Thursday and run through the weekend. We caught up with him to find out his preparation over the last two weeks for USA's and Worlds.

By this time next week, a new champion will have been crowned in NCAA Division I Women’s Indoor Track & Field.

Will the men of Oregon become just the fourth program in the history of NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field to win at least three national team titles in a row this weekend in Birmingham, Alabama?

The University of Florida track and field program officially has a combined 18 men's and women's NCAA Indoor Championships (March 11-12) entrants, which is the third-highest total for 2016.

It’s incredibly close at the top of the National Team Computer Rankings in NCAA Division I Women’s Indoor Track & Field.

See how Florida alumni fared in collegiate action across the country including UF's Andres Arroyo who ran the 2nd fastest time in the NCAA and the world with his 1:47.43 800m this weekend.

It may only be late January, but it is never too early to post some of the NCAA's top times, and that's exactly what the University of Florida track and field team did down the closing stretch of the Rod McCravy Memorial on Saturday (Jan. 23) afternoon.

Any time a high school student takes on the role of being a student athlete, you'll find a person who is dedicated, determined and driven. Those words truly describe Hallandale High School's track and field standout Kimani Rushing. Rushing decided to forego her senior track season for the Chargers when she enrolled at the University of Florida at the beginning of the month.

We caught up with Flagler Palm Coast senior and University of Florida signee Justin Pacifico this weekend at the FACA+ Clinic In Daytona, Beach. See what he had to say about the upcoming season including a recent workout he crushed and a possible head to head match up with sprinter Adrian Killins of Mainland.

After graduating this year from the University of Florida, Mark Parrish didn't stop running. The former Chamberlain High School standout who went onto make a name for himself in the orange and blue has been training on the Clermont hills while working at nearby Lockheed Martin and recently was selected as a member of Team USA (senior) at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country International Challenge in Scotland.

University of Florida track and field assistant coach Paul Spangler felt a great deal of animosity toward the Gators throughout much of the 1990s.

The race for girls cross country athlete of the year was a close battle between 1A state champion Hannah Brookover of Calvary Christian and 4A state champion Bailey Hertenstein of Riverview. Brookover nabbed 53.05% or 2,944 of 5,549 votes to win the fan vote. 

Chamberlain standout and UF commit Maggie Parrish grew up surrounded by success. The senior, one of the most successful female distance runner Chamberlain has ever seen, grew up watching older brother Mark Parrish excel in his running career at both Chamberlain and UF. Mark, a UF grad, holds three UF school records and All-American status in the 3000m steeplechase.

The University of Florida is a national powerhouse in track and field and have had unparalleled success in the jumps with the likes of Christian Taylor, Will Claye, Omar Craddock, but never has a Gator won the prestigious Bowerman Trophy in the awards existence. That was until Thursday night when Marquis Dendy (pictured with female winner Jenna Prandini of Oregon) who has swept the long jump and triple jump at the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships this year, took home the sport's equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. See what he had to say following the win!

Jimmy Clark competed in the Foot Locker South Regional twice placing 17th as a junior and winning it all as a senior in 2010 with the fourth fastest time ever by a Floridian of 14:55.00. We caught up with the former Creekside standout and current University of Florida senior leading up to this year's race in North Carolina. 

While the Florida men's and women's cross country teams saw their respective seasons end at Friday's (Nov. 13) NCAA South Regional Championship, redshirt seniors Jimmy Clark and Eddie Garcia each recorded top-five finishes to advance to the NCAA Championship as individuals.

Justin Pacifico, the 4A runner-up at 800m in 2015 and 4A runner-up in XC this season signed with the University of Florida.

BEIJING - “It wasn’t intentional, but at the same time I do enjoy putting on a show,” Christian Taylor said with a smile after winning triple jump gold at the 2015 IAAF World Championships.

Former Florida standouts Kendal Williams (FSU) and Kaylin Whitney (Nike) were World Junior gold medalists last year and recently won more gold for Team USA, but this time on the senior level at the Pan Am Games.

17 year old sprint sensation Kaylin Whitney added more gold medals to her collection after winning the 200m for Team USA in a time of 22.65 at this week's Pan Am Games in Toronto.

A pair of Florida natives and former high school rivals brought home gold medals on the final day of USA Championships.

EUGENE, Ore. -- Marquis Dendy is the 2015 USA Outdoors Champion in the long jump after putting on another clinic in Eugene Thursday on the first day of the USA Championships at Hayward Field. Dendy’s first leap was the winner with the top all-conditions mark in the world this year at 8.68m/28-5.75 (+3.7) to earn the right to sport the Red, White and Blue for Team USA at the World Championships in Beijing come August. (via www.gatorzone.com)

It’s been just two weeks since the Gators headed to the west coast for the 2015 NCAA Championships in Eugene, but the Orange and Blue have invaded Oregon and Historic Hayward Field yet again for USA Outdoors, this time ready to don the Red, White and Blue in hopes of representing Team USA at World Championships in August. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Marquis Dendy capped his collegiate career off Wednesday with USTFCCCA Outdoor National Field Athlete of the Year honors following his sixth and seventh individual national titles last week en route to the Gator men’s runner-up finish at outdoor nationals in Eugene. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Marquis Dendy and the Florida seniors left it all on the track and field Friday, Dendy repeating as the triple jump national champion with a plethora of notable honors to notch his second NCAA title this week, the seventh national title of his career and Florida’s 61st national title in program history. The Gator men’s track and field program finished as the national runner-up at Hayward Field with 56 points behind host Oregon (85). (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida’s first-ever 4x1 national title set the tone for the final day of the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships for the Gators ladies, and a 4x4 national title capped it off nicely as UF jumped from 33rd (1) after the first day of competition to eighth (32) Saturday for Florida’s second straight top-10 finish at Hayward Field in Eugene. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Marquis Dendy, Dedric Dukes, Kyra Jefferson and Florida head coach Mike Holloway dominated the United States Track and Field & Cross Country Coaches Association regional postseason awards, announced by the organization Monday in advance of the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships this week in Eugene, Ore. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Oak Ridge senior Sharrika Barnett recaps her running career before heading off to the University of Florida. Barnett is the 2015 4A state champion in the 400 meters and currently holds the number two time in the country of 52.67s.

With the NCAA East Preliminary now in the rearview mirror, the No. 1/6 Florida track and field teams will focus in on Historic Hayward Field and a trip to Eugene, Ore., in just over a week. Florida will take a squad of 23 athletes to the west coast for the NCAA Championships, 12 men and 11 women, to compete for the program's seventh and eighth national championships June 10-13. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Championship season is here and the No. 1/6 Florida men's and women's track and field squads will start the road to Eugene at the NCAA East Preliminary at Hodges Stadium on the University of North Florida campus in Jacksonville May 28-30. (via www.gatorzone.com)

After a runaway win at the SEC Outdoor Championships, the Florida men are the new No. 1 squad in the National Team Computer Rankings announced Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Florida's men's track & field team won the program's fifth Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championship behind six SEC titles at the Mike Sanders Track and Field Complex in Starkville, Miss. UF has now won outdoor conference titles in 1953, '56, '87, 2010 and '15.

The Florida men and women sit at number two in the latest USTFCCCA Outdoor National Rankings behind the squads fromTexas A&M.

Ryan Schnulle ran a fantastic 800m and was on the Gator's DMR team at the 2015 Florida Relays. See how he fared as well as the rest of our Florida alumni competing in collegiate action for the week of March 30 - April 5, 2015.

Watch University of Florida signee Sharrika Barnett post a US#1 time of 53.95 at the Metro Conference Championships. Barnett said afterward in an interview she wants to hit 52 at the Bob Hayes Invitational this weekend!

The Gators arrived for the second day of the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday with national title aspirations.

A total of 23 Gator track and field athletes are among the accepted competitors to the 2015 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, announced by the Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee Tuesday in advance of the indoor championships March 13 & 14 at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville.

Mark Parrish has been tearing up the track for the Gators. The former Chamberlain distance standout clocked a new season best and school record of 13:41.87 at the Iowa State Classic. See how Florida alumni fared in collegiate action across the country for the week of February 9 - February 15, 2015.

It's week four of the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings, so that means it's out with the preseason times and marks from the formula and in with the 2015-only rankings.

The No. 2 Florida track and field team was looking to finish the 2015 indoor regular season with momentum heading into the postseason, and that's exactly what they did Saturday in both Ames and Fayetteville. Senior jumper Marquis Dendy put an exclamation point on the day with a world and NCAA-leading triple jump mark on his final attempt of the series with a 56 feet, 6.5-inch leap (17.23m), his best performance in two years. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Georgia's Kendell Williams is used to being No. 1. Just a sophomore, she's already the defending NCAA pentathlon and heptathlon champion, the collegiate record holder in the pentathlon, an IAAF World Junior Champion, and the 2015 collegiate leader in both the pentathlon and the long jump.(via USTFCCCA)

A look at top Mississippi Athlete competing at the next level.

National Meet of the Week host Arkansas was the biggest beneficiary of this weekend's action, moving up to a season-high No. 3 in the women's rankings. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released the full NCAA Division I Computer Rankings on Monday afternoon.

We've seen what Arman Hall, Dedric Dukes, and Hugh Graham Jr. have done as current Florida Gators. For today's Flashback Friday we take a look back at their high school days and one of the most epic 400m battles the state of Florida has ever seen! Hall and Dukes sprinted to a photo finish time of 46.61 (Hall won by a hair) while Graham Jr. was eight one-hundredths back in 46.69 at the 2011 Bob Hayes Invitational. Three guys under 47 seconds in the same race; wowzers!

The first regular season edition of the NCAA Division I National Team Computer Rankings are in, and they feature a new men's No. 1 and a women's top-five shakeup. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released the rankings on Monday afternoon.

UF signee Sharrika Barnett out of Oak Ridge High School won a loaded girls 17-19 400m dash in 55.39. Barnett said after the race, it was a special moment because not only was she running in Gainesville, but she had finished runner-up in this event in 2012 and 2013. Her time is the fastest all-time at the Jimmy Carnes Indoor Meet and currently the third best time in the country for 2015.

Florida track and field head coach Mike Holloway met with the media Monday following Florida's season-opener at the UAB Blazer Invitational Jan. 9-10. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Bridgette Owens and Shayla Sanders notched event wins in the 60-meter hurdles and 60-meter dash, respectively, Saturday afternoon at the Birmingham CrossPlex to cap off No. 1 Florida's season-opener at the UAB Blazer Invitational in winning fashion. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Three weeks ago to the day, Deon Lendore of Texas A&M hoisted The Bowerman Trophy in Phoenix, Arizona, as the top male collegiate track & field athlete of the 2013-14 season.(via The Bowerman)

Both the Gator men's and women's track and field programs are the top-ranked teams in the preseason edition of the National Team Computer Rankings, released Tuesday by the USTFCCCA. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Maddox Patterson, senior from Sayre will compete for .......

When I found out I qualified to footlocker nationals, along with Steven Cross, I couldn't believe I was going to fly out of Florida again for a second time to get the chance to meet professional athletes and race amongst the top high school athletes in our nation. Coming from Nike Nationals last year, I had a lot of expectations of Foot Locker and I couldn't wait to see what they had in store for everyone. 

Miami Sunset senior and University of Florida signee Nick Diaz will make his second straight trip to a national meet. Last year, he qualified for Nike Cross Nationals and opted to give Foot Locker a try this year. After finishing 9th in a new personal best time of 15:01, he will join Merritt Island's Steven Cross at Foot Locker Nationals in San Diego. We caught up with Diaz to talk about the last month, training, and what he is looking forward to most about this weekend.

The 2015 Florida track and field season is just around the corner, and the Gator track and field program -- which owns a combined six national championships -- will kick off the indoor season January 9-10 at the UAB Blazer Invitational in Birmingham. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Trey LaNasa almost missed the deadline for the Wendy's High School Heisman application. The Fort Walton Beach senior learned about the prestigious award from his high school guidance counselor at the beginning of the year. From that point on,  he spent countless hours perfecting his application and with a week until due date sent it to his principal for one final review. He says that is when a slight problem occurred.

Michael Timpson had never made it to the state championships in track before his junior year. The same year he transferred to The First Academy. In the spring of 2014, Timpson the son of former NFL wide receiver Michael Timpson Sr. finished first the 1A state meet in the 100m dash and was runner-up in the 200. He recently announced his college decision to run for Coach Mike Holloway and the University of Florida Gators. We caught up with him to talk about that decision.

Coach Spangler and the University of Florida men's cross country program added another Sunshine State talent this weekend with the addition of Miami Sunset's Nick Diaz. Diaz, the 2013 4A Cross Country Finals champion, joins fellow South Florida distance runner Ryan Rodriguez of Belen Jesuit as the latest commitments to the Gators. We caught up with him to talk about the recruiting process, his decision, goals for the 2014 season, and beyond.

Entries closed Monday night for Saturday's 26th annual Mountain Dew Invitational at the Mark Bostic Golf Course on Florida's campus. Twenty-seven men's teams are slated to compete in the 8K race, which begins at 7:55 a.m. On the women's side, 29 schools are scheduled to run a 5K at 8:30 a.m. (via www.gatorzone.com)

David Kilgore. Does that name ring a bell? Some people may remember him from his days as a state champion in the 1600 meters and 5000 meters as a talented distance runner for Holy Trinity. Others may recall his impressive 14:27 5K and 24:18 8K at Colorado where he was a reserve runner on the 2013 PAC 12 National Champion Buffalo cross country team. Kilgore identified this as his best running memory stating, “Just being on the national winning team was pretty exciting.” Despite all this success at Colorado, something was missing, and Kilgore will be representing the University of Florida this fall. 

Florida assistant track and cross country coach Paul Spangler met with the media on Monday to preview the 2014 season and the Gators' season-opening meet at the Western Carolina Invite on Friday, Aug. 29. (via www.gatorzone.com)

With the 2014 NCAA Track & Field season behind the Orange and Blue, and the USA Outdoor Championships in the rear-view mirror for the Florida track and field program, several Gators have been in action this summer across the globe. (via www.gatorzone.com)

They say home is where the heart is and that couldn't be more true than for Baylor freshman hurdler T.J. Holmes. Holmes selected the Bears over the University of Florida coming out of high school in 2013 and was reunited with childhood friend and teammate Trayvon Bromell. He finished fourth at the NCAA Championships in the 400m hurdles and as the second leg of the schools 7th place 4x400m relay and concluded his season with a gold medal at the USATF Junior Nationals and a bronze at the 2014 IAAF World Championships. Recently, he announced that he wanted to be closer to home for the remainder of his college career.

The top high school throwers in the country mixed with elite/professional athletes in the Chicagoland Throwers Series. Heavy rains swept through the windy city in the morning and delayed the meet for an hour. The setback might have caused for some athletes to be off of their personal bests, but the competition still proved worthy of their rankings.

Add another Florida native to those who will be competing at the 2014 World Youth Championships. Andres Arroyo, who had one of the greatest high school distance careers in Florida (1:47.79, 4:04.45, 8:51.47,14:59.18), won the CAC Championships in Mexico in the U20 800 meters. The University of Florida freshman will represent his native Puerto Rico. He says he had a great time representing his native land and racing against competition from other countries.

Florida junior All-American triple jumper Ciarra Brewer, the 2014 SEC indoor and outdoor champion in the triple jump, worked her way to a silver-medal finish in the event at the 2014 USA Outdoor Championships in Sacramento Thursday with a 13.57m/44-6.25 performance. (via www.gatorzone.com)

After wrapping up the 2014 outdoor track and field season in Eugene, Ore., the Gators are back in action again this week at the 2014 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, Calif. (via www.gatorzone.com)

The 2013-2014 school year has provided some great highlights in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. In the coming weeks many of our seniors will head out to start their college careers both athletically and academically. We wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature and say thank you for your support over the years.  

Sophomore middle distance runner Ryan Schnulle ignited the Hayward Field crowd Friday on the third day of the NCAA Track & Field Championships with his NCAA runner-up performance in the 800m with a new PR of 1:46.29, the third-fastest 800m in Florida history. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida junior Fawn Miller capped off a stellar first day of competition for the Gators at the NCAA Track & Field Championships with a national title in the javelin throw. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida track and field head coach Mike Holloway was named the USTFCCCA South Region Outdoor Men's Coach of the Year Monday, while junior sprinter Dedric Dukes was tabbed the South Region Men's Athlete of the Year as the Gators prepare for the upcoming NCAA Championships June 11-14 at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (via www.gatorzone.com)

On to Eugene! The Florida track and field programs headed out west to Eugene, Ore., Sunday for the 2014 NCAA Track and Field Championships at Historic Hayward Field June 11-14. (via www.gatorzone.com)

For a sport in which measurements down to fractions of a second or a single centimeter can make all the difference, the three-day East and West Preliminaries provided an eternity for things to change in the Division I Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings.(via USTFCCCA)

The University of Florida track and field program, ranked No. 1 on the men's side and No. 2 in women's action in the USTFCCA National Computer Rankings, qualified 25 student-athletes for the 2014 NCAA Championships following three days of competition at the NCAA East Preliminary at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville. (via www.gatorzone.com)

They may not have the most entries into the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships Preliminaries, but where the Florida men and Texas women fall short in quantity they more than make up in quality to remain at No. 1 in the week eight edition of the National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). (via USTFCCCA)

The 2013-2014 school year has provided some great highlights in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. In the coming weeks many of our seniors will head out to start their college careers both athletically and academically. We wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature and say thank you for your support over the years.  

With the 2014 Division I outdoor regular season now wrapped up and only one step – the East and West Preliminaries – remaining between now and the National Championships, the Texas women have taken control of the National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). (via USTFCCCA)

Four more SEC individual championships, a pair of facility records, two school records and a SEC Meet Record in the women's triple jump from junior Ciarra Brewer capped off the fourth and final day of competition in Lexington for the Florida track and field squads, which finished second and third on the women's and men's sides, respectively, at the 2014 SEC Outdoor Championships. (via www.gatorzone.com)

West Orange senior Destiny Washington announced her college decision in front of a packed room of teammates, friends, and family. The versatile Washington did it all for the Warriors from the 100 to the 4x800 meter relay. At the 4A State Finals she finished third in the 400, fourth in the 100, and helped the relay to a sixth place showing. Recently she announced her college choice deciding between the University of Florida and the University of Miami. See where she chose and why she chose them along with her coaches thoughts on the decision!

The Florida track and field squad chalked up 11 points in the men's team race Friday at SEC Outdoors, thanks to men's hammer thrower Kyle Strawn and distance runner Eddie Garcia, who guided the Gators to a tie for fourth place following the second day of action at the Kentucky Track and Field Complex. (via www.gatorzone.com)

With the release of the week six edition of the outdoor track & field Division I National Team Computer Rankings Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the stage is set for the final weekend of conference championship action. (via USTFCCCA)

The Gators stayed local for part of their newest class, picking up Jhonny Victor of Celebration High School in Kissimmee, Florida. Jhonny has been one of the top high jumpers in Florida the past few years, reaching his best jump of 6-10 this past March at the St Cloud Invitational. He went over 6-6 twelve different times in the past two years, winning every meet he competed in as a junior & senior except one; the state championships.

Comparing the resumes of members of the Watch List for The Bowerman is most often an exercise akin to comparing apples to oranges as student-athletes from across the gamut of event groups vie for collegiate track & field’s highest individual honor. (via The Bowerman)

In their first week at No. 1 in the nation, Texas’ women had a strong showing at their home Longhorn Invitational and built on their team score in the outdoor track & field Division I National Team Computer Rankings.(via USTFCCCA)

Gone from the Division I National Team Computer Rankings’ formula are preseason marks from the 2013 season in the week four edition released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). (via USTFCCCA)

Hi Everyone! What a great season this has been thus far. Throughout the regular season we saw many great performances. Districts and regionals have now taken place and many are gearing up for state. Seems like in just the blink of an eye the season was starting. With the state track meet just a week out, the season will soon come to an end. This season I was blessed to stay healthy and travel quite a bit. I've had the opportunity to meet and work with great individuals. I've learned so much within this last year about track and field and especially jumping. This year since there is a week in between regionals and state, I was able to get some extra technique work in. 

In the final edition of the polls before preseason marks are removed from the calculations in week four, Oregon’s men overtook the reigning national co-champion Florida Gators as part of a top-10 shakeup while the women’s top 10 was, by comparison, largely unchanged.. (via USTFCCCA)

A plain white top with the number 284 written across his chest. For former Lincoln Park Academy and University of Florida runner Matt Hensley, his fourth Boston Marathon was about more than a race. After running 2:23 several times and a 20th place finish in 2012, Hensley was 24th out of thousands of runners who participated. He clocked a very impresive time of 2:19.51, but he says all that didn't matter.

It was a quiet week for nearly every team in the week two edition of the Division I National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). (via USTFCCCA)

John Hicks is a hard man to humble. But that’s the state of mind the head coach of Niceville’s powerhouse football program found himself in during Wednesday’s signing ceremony in the Niceville High School Auditorium. And of all people it was a long-distance runner who impressed Hicks. (via www.varsitysportswest.com)

Greetings!  This past week  finished out the regular season of my senior year at the University of Florida Pepsi Relays. I competed in long jump Thursday afternoon finishing first with a leap of 18 feet 9 inches. I returned to the track Friday morning to compete in triple jump. I was blessed to win Friday as well with a distance of 40 feet 8 and 1/4 inches. Overall it was a good meet for me. With a few more weeks of hard work before state, I am prayerful and patient that everything will come together at the right time. 

With its men taking over the top spot and its women moving to No. 2, Florida was the biggest mover and shaker of the week one edition of the Division I National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).  

Three Florida track and field athletes earned SEC weekly honors, announced by the league office Tuesday afternoon following an impressive outing at the Gators’ Pepsi Florida Relays last weekend. Just a day after picking up USTFCCCA DI National Men’s Athlete of the week, junior sprinter Dedric Dukes was named the SEC Men’s Runner of the Week, while redshirt freshman Kyra Jefferson garnered Co-Women’s Runner of the Week and junior Kyle Strawn was named the Co-Men’s Field Athlete of the Week.(via www.gatorzone.com)

The Florida Relays and Stanford Invitational were this past weekend’s U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Meets of the Week, so it’s only fitting that they would combine to produce five of this week’s six National Athletes of the Week.(via USTFCCCA)

Two 4x4 school records, including the second-fastest 4x4 in collegiate history on the men's side, two world-leading marks and plenty of PRs and season-best performances capped off a fantastic edition of the Pepsi Florida Relays Saturday night for the University of Florida Gators at Percy Beard Track in Gainesville, where over 4,000 track and field fans filled the stands throughout the span of the three-day event. (via www.gatorzone.com)

On the second day of the 2014 Pepsi Florida Relays, it was all about the Orange and Blue – and the 200 and 400-meter races were all the buzz Friday afternoon as the two-day attendance at Pressly Stadium increased to 2,263 track and field faithful. Gator junior sprinter Dedric Dukes clocked a world-leading 19.97 (-0.6), the second-fastest time in Florida history and the eighth-best time in collegiate history, while sophomore Kyra Jefferson got it done on the women’s side with the fastest collegiate 200m this season and a new UF record with her 22.78 (-0.6) in a race that featured the two fastest marks in the world this year.(via www.gatorzone.com)

Gator men’s jumper Marquis Dendy was back to his old ways Friday night as the junior claimed the Texas Relays long jump title (7.93m/26-0.25) to cap off a successful day of competition for the Orange and Blue at Mike A. Myers Track in Austin. In Raleigh, senior distance runner Agata Strausa turned in a nation-leading 5000m race (16:01.01), No. 3 in the UF record book, to highlight the day for the distance crew competing at the Raleigh Relays. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Arkansas’ men and Texas A&M’s women are the preseason favorites to win the national team titles at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday. (via USTFCCCA)

After leading both the Gator men's and women's squads to third-place finishes at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M., March 14-15, Florida head coach Mike Holloway met with the media Monday to recap the indoor season and preview the heart of the upcoming outdoor season. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Good evening! I hope everyone's season is going great thus far. With state only being a few weeks out now my goals are beginning to come to flourish. I'm very excited! This past weekend I competed in New York at the Armory for the New Balance Indoor Nationals. I had pretty descent competition days. 

Saturday's NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships finale was as good as it gets, as the women's team title was winner take all in the 4x400-meter relay. Florida turned in a fourth-place finish in the event to finish third overall (40.5) at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships, while UF's men additionally solidified a third-place finish in the team race (35). Oregon won both the men's and women's indoor titles. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Two school records from Florida women's sprinters Kyra Jefferson and Shayla Sanders in the 200m and 60m, respectively, helped highlight day one of the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships for the Gator track and field squads at the Albuquerque Convention Center Friday. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Entries for the NCAA Division I NCAA Indoor Championships are in and the final U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Team Computer Rankings are out: the Florida Gators’ men and women are the pre-meet favorites. (via USTFCCCA)

Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field season were announced Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). (via USTFCCCA)

=Under the tutelage of 2014 SEC Women's Coach of the Year Mike Holloway, the Gator track and field program boasts the 2014 SEC Indoor Men's Runner of the Year (Arman Hall), Co-Women's Runner of the Year (Cory McGee) and Women's Freshman Runner of the Year (Rebekah Greene), along with 22 combined All-SEC selections, as announced by the SEC office Friday afternoon. (via www.gatorzone.com)

The No. 1 Gators qualified 23 student-athletes, 12 women and 11 men, for the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships March 14-15 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in New Mexico. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Miami Northwestern senior Lloydricia Cameron has become one of the most dominant throwers in the state racking up three state titles and two runner-up finishes in her four years. She boasts personal bests of 159-5 in the discus and 49-6.5 in the shot put. We caught up with the University of Florida signee to talk about the 2014 season, and her decision to be a Gator.

Florida’s Men & Women Take Over the Division I National Team Rankings (via USTFCCCA)

What a busy week of track and field! I began my season this past Tuesday at Lincoln competing in both long and triple jump from short approaches. There was much excitement as I was nearing the start of my senior track and field season. 

The University of Florida women's track and field program captured its eighth SEC indoor championship Saturday, its third in the last five years, while the Gators men's squad notched a second-place finish to cap off a stellar weekend of competition for the Orange and Blue at the 2014 SEC Indoor Championships at Gilliam Indoor Track & Field Stadium on the Texas A&M campus. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida senior distance runner Cory McGee captured the Gators' first individual SEC title of the 2014 indoor league meet Friday, winning the 3000m with a new PR (9:10.48), the second-fastest time in Florida history and a new SEC meet record. McGee became UF's fifth 3000m champion in school history and the first since Charlotte Browning won the event in 2010. (via www.gatorzone.com)

The class of 2012, held some very talented athletes all around. Two of those athletes Shayla Sanders and Kyri Tabor, were on top of their game in high school leading the competition, but going to college was a whole different ball game. Both suffered freshman season ending injuries that forced them to reevaluate many things. 

Between the slim schedule on the opening weekend of conference championships season and the majority of teams biding their time before this coming weekend’s league meets, little changed atop the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday. (via USTFCCCA)

Florida sophomore sprinter Arman Hall picked up his second SEC Men's Runner of the Week accolade Tuesday in the final installment of the league weekly awards before the 2014 Indoor Championships next week in College Station. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida senior distance runner Mark Parrish crushed a 20-year-old Florida record in the men’s 5000m (13:43.15) by nearly 16 seconds at the Husky Classic at Dempsey Indoor to highlight Valentine’s Day competition for the Orange and Blue in Seattle, while in Ames, junior sprinter Hugh Graham, Jr., cranked out a career-tying 60m dash (6.64) in prelims of the event at the Iowa State Classic to solidify the top seed heading into finals of the event Saturday at the Lied Recreation Center. (via www.gatorzone.com)

2014 has been a good year so far for Bolles senior Harry Glasser. In his first meet of the year at the Durham Striders Invitational, he cleared 16'0 and putting his name in the indoor national rankings. He followed that up with a 15'6" mark at the Jimmy Carnes Indoor Meet for win number two. That was the only tune ups he needed to get ready for the 2014 outdoor season. At the Eagle Open Invitational, he cleared a new personal best 16'4.75" or 5 meters. He says that was the goal to open up the season.

After a two-week demotion to the No. 2 spot in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Team Computer Rankings, preseason women’s favorite Texas is back on top.(via USTFCCCA)

Florida track and field head coach Mike Holloway met with the media Monday to recap UF's weekend of competition, while also previewing a split weekend for the Orange and Blue on the horizon Feb. 14-16. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Junior jumper Ciarra Brewer and a pair of freshmen in hurdler Skylar Ross-Ransom and sprinter Nick Uruburu picked up SEC Athlete of the Week accolades Tuesday, bringing the University of Florida's season total to six league honors. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Gator junior jumper Ciarra Brewer notched the nation’s top triple-jump mark (13.55m/44-5.5) and sophomore middle-distance runner Ryan Schnulle clocked the second-fastest 800m run in the country so far en route to a first-place finish (1:48.05) in the event to help lead the Orange and Blue on the final day of competition the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville Saturday. Senior Eddie Lovett, freshman Skylar Ross-Ransom and the Florida men’s 4x4 all had event wins on the final day of action at the Randal Tyson Track Center to close out the weekend for the Florida track and field programs. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Over the course of the track and field season, several athletes will blog for flrunners and take us along on their journey. One of those athletes is North Florida Christian senior Darrielle McQueen. McQueen is a six-time state champion, winning four consecutive 1A titles in the triple jump, and two in the long jump. She has committed to the Univeresity of Florida. Thanks so much to Darrielle for blogging and we look forward to the first of many blogs this year!

  Behind breakout first-year campaigns for a pair of young Ducklings, four-time defending women’s team champion Oregon jumped to the top spot in the first regular-season edition of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday, while the defending champion Arkansas men remained No. 1.  (via USTFCCCA)

At the start of her track and field career, Nikki Vandervelde was a social runner. She got started in the sport during her eighth grade year as a way to spend time with friends. When her current coach at Episcopal, Pat Crandall, noticed her long strides when she would run sprints, she says track and field became competitive.

Florida track and field head coach Mike Holloway met with the media Monday following Florida's successful outing at the Rod McCravy Memorial at Nutter Field House in Lexington. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Seven event victories and two meet records closed competition for the Orange and Blue at the Rod McCravy Memorial USTFCCCA's Division I National Meet of the Week in Lexington Saturday. Junior Ciarra Brewer jumped her way to a meet record and season-best mark (13.33/43-9) in the triple jump, while the men's 4x4 relay claimed a new meet record in the final event of the invitational (3:07.20) at Nutter Field House. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Following a stellar start to the 2013 indoor season two weeks ago at the UAB Blazer Invitational Jan. 10-11, the Gators will swing back into action Jan. 24-25 at the ultra-competitive Rod McCravy Memorial, hosted this weekend by the University of Kentucky at Nutter Field House in Lexington. (via www.gatorzone.com)

After a stellar opening weekend of indoor competition at the UAB Blazer Invitational, three University of Florida track & field student-athletes earned SEC Athlete of the Week honors, half of the league's weekly awards, in the first track & field edition of 2014. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida middle-distance senior Cory McGee is one of 10 standout women's track and field athletes named to The Bowerman Trophy Women's Preseason Watch List, announced Thursday. (via www.gatorzone.com)

With the start of the 2014 indoor season just two days away for the Orange and Blue, Florida junior jumper Marquis Dendy and sophomore sprinter Arman Hall are two of 10 elite men's track and field student-athletes recognized on The Bowerman Trophy Men's Preseason Watch List, announced Wednesday. (via www.gatorzone.com)

With the 2014 track and field indoor season just five days away, Florida head coach Mike Holloway met with the media Monday to discuss the upcoming campaign. (via www.gatorzone.com)

We will have a look back at 2013 later in the week, but our friends at Flotrack came out with their list of top moments from the year. Capturing 2013's most jawdropping moment was former Colonial star Andres Arroyo laying down a 1:47.79 for 800 meters at the Florida Relays. The University of Florida would be his eventual college destination. At the time it was one of the fastest marks for ANY LEVEL runner in the country at that distance.

North Florida Christian senior Darrielle McQueen is one of the top jumpers in the country. McQueen is a six-time 1A state champion, winning the triple jump  four time (eighth grade, freshman, sophomore, and junior year)and long jump twice (freshman, junior year). She is also the 2010 and 2012 AAU National Champion in the triple jump. The standout boasts personal best marks of 40-11 for the triple jump and 19-9.5 for the long jump. Recently, she announced that she will continue her athletic career at the University of Florida. Do you have a college commitment? We want to know about it! Drop us a line: Todd.Grasley@milesplit.com and we will feature your moment and add it to our signings list!

The nation’s top NCAA relay teams of the 2012-13 season and their coaches for each of the NCAA’s three divisions were recognized Tuesday by Accusplit, the leader in the professional stopwatch and timing industry since 1972, at the 2013 USTFCCCA Convention at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes in Orlando, Fla.(via USTFCCCA)

Fresh off a trip to San Diego Thursday to Sunday I was back to work on Monday! Monday through Wednesday I have the pleasure of hosting several Q&A sessions with college coaches from all levels. I recently caught up with Gators Head Coach Mike Holloway to talk about his coaching career, what breeds success, and much more!

Thomas Howell, one of the top runners in the state of Florida for the class of 2014, has verbally committed to the University of Florida. Howell,  was the 3A cross country champion, 3200m outdoor state champion, and Gatorade Florida Runner of the Year as a junior. He will join a deep Gator roster that finished second at the SEC Championship and has a slew of Florida natives on their roster.

A cross country standout at Sebring is certainly something to be proud of, but doesn't guarantee success at the next level - especially when that next level is as an NCAA runner for the University of Florida. (via www.newssun.com)

National Championships were the buzz this weekend! See how Florida alumni fared on the big stage for the week of November 18-November 24, 2013. The cover photo is a blast from the past of Villanova's Stephanie Schappert (Pope John Paul II) who had the fastest time of all Florida girls at the NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships.

The second time was a charm for Gator senior Agata Strausa, who became UF's first cross country All-American since 2009 Saturday in her second-ever NCAA Championship race. Strausa clocked a 33rd-place finish (20:42.1) in the field of 253 athletes to cap off her senior cross country season on a high note. In men's NCAA Championship team action, the Gators placed 29th in the field of 31 and were paced by senior Mark Parrish's 49th-place individual finish (30:54.5), just shy of top 40 All-America accolades. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida cross country senior Mark Parrish was named the 2013 USTFCCCA South Region Men's Athlete of the Year Tuesday following his winning performance at the NCAA Cross Country South Region Championship Nov. 15 in Tuscaloosa. (via www.gatorzone.com)

After Florida's stellar performances at the 2013 South Region Cross Country Championships Friday in Tuscaloosa, where the Gator men's squad picked up an automatic bid for Nationals Nov. 23, two UF women's runners, redshirt junior Cory McGee and senior Agata Strausa, picked up individual at-large bids to compete at the 2013 NCAA Championships, announced Saturday by the NCAA. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida senior Mark Parrish shattered his personal best 10K mark (29.44.24) en route to being UF's second-ever NCAA South Region Cross Country Champion the first since 2004 as the Gator men's team secured a ticket to nationals for the second time in three years. (via www.gatorzone.com)

After hosting the 2013 SEC Cross Country Championships Nov. 1, the Gator cross country teams will head to Tuscaloosa, Ala., for competition at the 2013 NCAA South Region Championships Friday at Harry Pritchett Running Park, aiming for top-two finishes to automatically qualify for 2013 nationals. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida junior Jimmy Clark turned in a fifth-place 8K finish on the men's side (23:57.03) and senior Agata Strausa clocked a fourth-place and personal best 6K race (20:17.79) for the Gator women to lead UF's cross country teams to second (96) and fourth-place finishes (150), respectively, at the 2013 SEC Championships at UF's Mark Bostick Golf Course Friday. (via www.gatorzone.com)

A broken glass cost UF junior Cory McGee the 2012 cross country season, but the junior track star and All-American miler is back in the XC fold in time for the Gators to host the 2013 Southeastern Conference Championships on Friday morning at the Mark Bostick Golf Course. (via www.gatorzone.com)

For the first time since 2002, the 2013 SEC Cross Country Championships embark on Gainesville Friday, Nov. 1, at UF's Mark Bostick Golf Course. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Mark Parrish highlighted the day for the Orange and Blue at the 2013 Wisconsin adidas Invitational Saturday as the Gator senior eclipsed the Florida men's 8K record at Wisconsin's Thomas Zimmer Championship Course. Parrish used a 23:34 for 11th overall in the field of 288 men's athletes, topping former Florida cross country All-American Jeremy Criscione's 23:35 8K school record set in 2008. (via www.gatorzone.com)

The 2012 SEC Champion women's cross country team, led by assistant track and field coach Paul Spangler, relived last fall's league title Saturday at the Florida vs. Arkansas football game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida freshman cross country runner Carlos Miranda used a 5k victory at the FLRunners.com Invitational 14 Friday to pick up his third SEC Men's Freshman Runner of the Week accolade from the league office Tuesday. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Gators men’s cross-country runner Jimmy Clark never really liked running. From about age 4 until his high school sophomore year, soccer was his passion. (via www.wruf.com)

Junior Jimmy Clark is the SEC Men's Runner of the Week after his Mountain Dew Invite title, while Carlos Miranda picked up his second SEC Men's Freshman of the Week honor. (via www.gatorzone.com)

See how Florida high school alumni fared in college action for the week of September 09, 2013 - September 15, 2013.

Cory McGee is trying to catch her breath. (via The Independent Florida Alligator)

Senior Agata Strausa was tabbed the SEC Women's Runner of the Week, while freshman Carlos Miranda picked up SEC Men's Freshman Runner of the Week accolades in the first set of SEC Cross Country Weekly Awards, released by the league office Tuesday. (via www.gatorzone.com)

NFL running back/Olympic sprinter Jeff Demps didn’t immediately return to the U.S. to resume his football career after the World Track and Field Championships. via olympictalk.nbcsports.com)

Florida assistant track and cross country coach Paul Spangler met with the media Monday to preview the Gators’ season-opening race at the Western Carolina Invite August 30.

Two-time Olympic medalist Will Claye wrapped up the Gators' medal haul Sunday with his second World Championships bronze medal in the men's triple jump. (via www.gatorzone.com)

The U.S. men's 4x400-meter relay was phenomenal Friday, winning the finals of the event by more than a second to capture gold in 2:58.71. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida's 2013 men's and women's cross country squads were both predicted to finish second at the 2013 Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championships, hosted this year by UF in Gainesville Nov. 1. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Guided by his mum’s dreams, the talented Tony McQuay is aiming to finally get his individual 400m right on the big stage in Moscow, and vows that the US 4x400m team will not be beaten.

Men’s Long Jump – Preview (via iaaf.org)

University of Florida head coach Mike Holloway will take the reigns as the men's coach for Team USA in the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia. We caught up with Coach Holloway as the team was preparing from their base camp in Linz, Austria. See what he had to say in this Road To Moscow feature.

Long Jump Marquis Dendy Middleton, Del. (via www.usatf.org)

The University of Florida men's track & field team was named the Scholar Team of the Year in Division I for the 2013 indoor and outdoor seasons by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The Gators earned the distinction as a result of being the highest-placing team with at least a 3.00-cumulative GPA at the most recent NCAA indoor and outdoor championship, respectively. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Buccaneers' two-sport running back Jeff Demps will inform his new team on whether he will play this year at the conclusion of track season. (via SBNation.com)

There is no doubt Florida is one of the most talented states in the country when it comes to track and field. We wanted to honor the best of the best with our 2013 Track & Field Athlete of the Year awards. Andres Arroyo of Colonial High School is our winner in the Boys Distance Event category. The senior pulled off the distance triple by winning the 800,1600, and 3200 meters at the 4A state meet. The Grenadier star was ranked in the top ten nationally in all three events and will go down as one of the greatest distance runners the state has seen.

Cory McGee shocked a lot of people when she willed her way into the top three at USA Nationals. The place would earn her a spot, but she's yet to reach the 4:09.00 standard. Now she continues her quest, battling the European circuit in hopes of eclipsing the mark and joining Team USA in Moscow!

Gator hurdler Eddie Lovett (West Palm Beach, Fla.) continued his stellar season with a victory in the men’s 110-meter hurdles. Lovett switched his allegiance to the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier this year but competed for the United States in Kazan.

For the first time since 2002, the University of Florida will play host to the SEC Cross Country Championships, slated this year for Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, at UF's Mark Bostick Golf Course. UF has previously hosted the event four times ('73, '81, '90, '02). (via www.gatorzone.com)

Gator hurdlers Eddie Lovett (West Palm Beach, Fla.) and Ugonna Ndu (Newark, N.J.) will represent their countries at the 27th Summer World University Games, also known as the Summer Universiade, in Kazan, Russia. The event runs from July 6-17 and the Gators will compete Tuesday-Thursday, July 9-11. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Former South Lake and Florida Gator standout Jeff Demps has returned to the track in 2013 after a flirtation with football. Demps is training in Montverde with the Star Athletics group. Recently, we took a visit to Dennis and Damu Mitchell's camp which also contains Olympian Justin Gatlin and other elite and professional athletes. See what Demps had to say about the way his year has started off, his training, goals for 2013, and more.

44 Florida track & field athletes were named to the 2013 Southeastern Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll, announced Tuesday by league commissioner Mike Slive. (via www.gatorzone.com)

St. Thomas Aquinas grad Arman Hall, 19, surprises with a third-place finish in the 400 meters at the U.S. Track and Field Championships, earning a spot in the IAAF World Championships. (via The Miami Herald)

Florida head coach Mike Holloway is the 2013 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Outdoor Men's Coach of the Year, announced Thursday. This is Holloway's fifth USTFCCCA National Men's Coach of the Year nod, having won three consecutive indoors from 2010-12 and earning his second straight national honor outdoors. (via www.gatorzone.com)

It was a great 2012-2013 in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. Many of our seniors will soon be on their way to start their college careers both athletically and academically so we wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature.   

With few words but miles of training, Colonial's Andres Arroyo became the fastest all-around distance runner in Florida history. (via OrlandoSentinel.com)

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced All-America distinctions for the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field season. Honors are awarded for performances at the final site of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships occurring last weekend in Eugene, Ore. (via www.gatorzone.com)

It was a great 2012-2013 in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. Many of our seniors will soon be on their way to start their college careers both athletically and academically so we wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature.   

They woke up early Sunday morning and left their hotel in Eugene, Ore., at 6 a.m. Twelve hours, three time zones, two flights and one bus ride later, the Gators pulled up in front of the Lemerand Center on UF's campus. (via www.gatorzone.com)

The University of Florida men's track and field team are national champions again. The Gators used a dramatic finish to share the 2013 NCAA crown with Texas A&M in front of a packed house at famed Hayward Field. (via www.gatorzone.com)

2013-06-05 at Hayward Field in Eugene (via MileSplit)

It was a great 2012-2013 in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. Many of our seniors will soon be on their way to start their college careers both athletically and academically so we wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature.   

Over the past four years there has been one constant in the world of girls high school sports. If the Sebring Blue Streaks were competing in cross country or in a track and field meet, you knew Taylor Tubbs was going to be near the front in any event she was entered in. (via www2.highlandstoday.com)

17 Gator qualifiers advanced to the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on the final day of competition in Greensboro as the NCAA East Preliminary Round came to a close. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Colonial superstar Andres Arroyo is coming off a senior season that saw him capture three state titles, and post some of the fastest times ever ran in the 800,1600, and 3200 that Florida has seen. This weekend he will compete against the top milers in the country in the Dream MIle in New York City. The goal: to break four minutes. We caught up with Andres before he flew out and asked him about his preparations and goals for the big race, and also found out what Andres is like off the track.

Andres Arroyo, already regarded by many as the best all-around distance runner in Florida high-school history, hopes to add another crowning achievement to his legacy in Saturday's Adidas Golden Stripes Dream Mile in New York City. (via OrlandoSentinel.com)

The Florida men and Kansas women held on to their top rankings from last week, but both squads’ leads shrunk as teams lower in the rankings made surges toward the top, despite fielding fewer prelims competitors than most of their top-five competition. (via USTFCCCA)

Australia's Genevieve LaCaze has earned a spot at the world track and field titles with a personal best 3000m steeplechase time to win in Puerto Rico. (via au.sports.yahoo.com)

Florida freshman Jimmy Clark (St. Johns, Fla.) was named the Southeastern Conference Men's Freshman Runner of the Year, as announced by the conference Friday as part of the 2013 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Awards. (via www.gatorzone.com)

The Florida men and Kansas women both remain atop their respective rankings, but the chase pack is beginning to reel them in as the collegiate track & field season enters its homestretch. The No. 2 Texas A&M men lost some ground on the Florida men, but Oregon and Arkansas were propelled by conference championships to the No. 3 and 4 spots, respectively. (via USTFCCCA)

Slow and tactical. That's how former Creekside standout and University of Florida freshman Jimmy Clark describes the 10k at this year's SEC Championships. The field came through the first 5k in roughly 15:06. Clark says coming in his coaches told the team to hang back from the leaders and not to lead the race. It was a plan that the youngster and teammate Josh Izewski executed to perfection.

Colonial senior Andres Arroyo added three more state titles to his resume by winning the distance triple at the 4A State Championships. Those three golds brought Arroyo's total to six in track. He has also has two individual titles in cross country and two team titles to go along with them. For his accomplishments, he was honored by Governor Rick Scott at a recent state cabinet meeting at Nemours Childrens Hospital. Arroyo says it was a great feeling to be reocgnized by the governor.

While many other Division I teams around the country were in an off week prior to conference championships, the Jayhawks recorded 12 marks that improved upon their national event rankings from a week ago — including nine that stand in the nation’s top 15 — resulting in an enormous leap past Texas A&M back into the top spot after a two week absence. (via USTFCCCA)

TrainElite.com was privileged enough to interview Enoch Nadler recently. Learning about his potential and future endeavors we are are very pleased to bring you this interview. (via Train Elite)

Seven Gator track and field athletes competed at the Payton Jordan Invitational, with three personal bests courtesy of Cory McGee (Pass Christian, Miss.), Agata Strausa (Riga, Latvia) and Stephanie Strasser (Fernandina Beach, Fla.). (via www.gatorzone.com)

The defending champion Florida men and the Texas A&M women have moved to the top of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Team Computer Rankings following the removal of 2012 marks from the rankings formula. (via USTFCCCA)

The Florida track & field teams finished up their final home meet with a flourish, tallying eight titles at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic on a rainy Saturday at Percy Beard Track. (via www.gatorzone.com)

It’s been a pleasure having the opportunity to interview some of Ohio’s and the Nation’s best Cross Country and Track & Field Athletes.  Most have moved on to pursue their educations and to compete at the next level.  We reached out to our interviewee’s and asked them what their experience has been at the next level.  Many have gotten back and shared their athletic experiences to date, as well as what their expectations were, some recommendations and also the realities of competing at the next level.

After a strong weekend at its home Pepsi Florida Relays, the defending champion Florida men have sprinted their way into the race for the No. 1 ranking in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday, while the Kansas women remained at No. 1. (via USTFCCCA)

Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor is taking an unusual approach to the start of this year’s outdoor season by planning on running a 4x100m relay with Britain’s top sprinters – Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, James Ellington and Dwain Chambers – before taking on another Brit: Greg Rutherford. Apart from his main event, the triple jump, the athlete is taking a particular interest in the long jump this season where he feels he could make the double at this year’s World Championships in Moscow. (via michelle-sports.blogspot.co.uk)

Don’t pencil Jeff Demps in as part of the 2013 Patriots just yet. The returner/running back, who spent the 2012 season on injured reserve as he got acclimated to life in the NFL, went on a Florida radio station over the weekend and sounded like someone who is more focused on track than football at the moment. (via itiswhatitis.weei.com)  

The Gators men's track team showed up here at the Randal Tyson Track Complex on Saturday seeking to run deeper into the record books. The three-time defending NCAA Indoor champions could join Arkansas as the only program in history to win four consecutive indoor titles. The host Razorbacks, seeking their first national title in seven years, provided the biggest hurdle. (via www.gatorzone.com)

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. � Gator history was made on the opening day of the 2013 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships Friday, as sophomore Marquis Dendy (Middletown, Del.) and junior Eddie Lovett (West Palm Beach, Fla.) broke their own school records in the men's long jump and men's 60-meter hurdles at the Randal Tyson Track Center at the University of Arkansas. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida's Marquis Dendy (Middletown, Del.) and Eddie Lovett (West Palm Beach, Fla.) were honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as South Region Athletes of the Year, announced on Monday. (via www.gatorzone.com)

March Bowerman Men’s Watch List Released NEW ORLEANS – As the battle for the NCAA Indoor Championships is beginning to heat up, so too is the competition for collegiate track & field’s highest honor, The Bowerman Trophy. The men’s Bowerman Watch List for March, released Wednesday, includes numerous collegiate leaders, world leaders, a collegiate all-time record holder and the owner of an all-time heptathlon world-best. Four student-athletes made their 2013 Watch List debut in Florida’s Marquis Dendy, Texas A&M’s Deon Lendore, Tulsa’s Chris O’Hare and Washington’s Jeremy Taiwo. (via USTFCCCA)

Jeff Demps, the former Florida running back who left football to focus on track and field, then signed with the Patriots after last year’s Olympics, is returning to track.(via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com)

There were many highlights to Championship Sunday as the Florida men's and women's track & field teams closed the book on the 2013 Southeastern Conference Championships at the Randal Tyson Track Center at the University of Arkansas. (via www.gatorzone.com)

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Marquis Dendy wasn't about to complain about setting a meet record with a long... (via m.espn.go.com)

Sophomore Marquis Dendy (Middletown, Del.) and senior David Triassi (Jacksonville, Fla.) took home Southeastern Conference titles on the second day of the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Arkansas on Saturday.

The Brooks PR Invitational brings together the nations top track and field athletes from across the country to compete at the Dempsey Center in Seattle, Washington, one of the fastest indoor tracks in the nation. The meet consists of seven events the 60 meter dash, 60 meter hurdles, 400 meter dash, 800 meter run, one mile run, and two mile run. Texas is well represented sending 11 athletes to Seattle. Leading up to the meet we will spotlight some of these talented runners.

Spartanburg alumnus and now coach at Spartanburg Christian Steve Conway talks about the past and present with cross country and track and field.

Four-time USTFCCCA Men's Coach of the Year Mike Holloway has been named the head men's coach for Team USA for the 14th IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Moscow, Russia, August 10-18, 2013, USA Track & Field announced Thursday. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida’s Marquis Dendy (Middletown, Del.) has been honored by the Southeastern Conference as the Men’s Field Athlete of the Week, the league offices in Birmingham, Ala. announced Tuesda

GAINESVILLE, Fla. � Florida's Marquis Dendy (Middletown, Del.) has been honored by the Southeastern Conference as the Men's Field Athlete of the Week, the league offices in Birmingham, Ala. announced Tuesday. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida track & field athletes Dedric Dukes (Miami, Fla.) and Arman Hall (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) have been honored by the Southeastern Conference as the Men's Runner of the Week and Men's Co-Freshman of the Week, respectively, the league offices in Birmingham, Ala. announced Tuesday. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Genevieve LaCaze made history with the Gators when she became the first female in SEC history to win the 3000-meter steeplechase, the 1500-meter and the 5000-meter races in one competition. She followed that up by making the Australian Olympic team in the 3000 meter steeple chase. She has been running professionally for New Balance the past several months and our Massachusetts MileSplit team caught up with her recently at the New Balance Grand Prix in Boston to talk about her training, favorite pre race meals, and future plans.

The University of Florida track & field teams finished competition on the second day of the 38th Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational Saturday at Devaney Center Indoor Track at the University of Nebraska. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Dr. Phillips' standout Amber Johnson had a great senior season for the Panthers. Johnson ended her cross country career with a third place finish at state, a top thirty finish at the Foot Locker South Regional, and a fourth place showing at the FACA Senior All Star Meet. Recently, she made the decision to continue her college career at the University of Florida. See why she chose the Gators, her thoughts on the incoming freshman class, and what surprise event she is hoping to add to her resume in 2013.

Freshman sprinter Kyra Jefferson, placing in the top three in every event she has tried this year has caught her by surprise. (via The Independent Florida Alligator)

Less than a week after finishing second in the 3000 meters at the Jimmy Carnes Indoor Youth Meet, Hagerty senior Bryce Seymour will embark on a trip to St. Louis, Missouri for the USA Cross County Championships.

Nick Uruburu can handle pressure. With the 3A State Championship on the line, the Bartram Trail senior and the rest of his teammates were given simple instructions. They needed to win the 4x400 meter relay, the last event of the night to win state.

Florida head coach Mike Holloway met with the media on Monday as part of the All-Sports Press Conference. Holloway recapped the weekend as the Gator track & field teams had an outstanding weekend at the Razorback Invitational. The Florida women took home the team title at the Razorback Invitational this weekend, edging out LSU by one point, 101-100.(via www.gatorzone.com)

It's been a great week for Andres Arroyo. On Tuesday he announced he would be running for the University of Florida. This weekend, the Colonial Senior continued to make his mark on the international scene.

Donnie Lee Jr. has led the country in the 800m throughout the indoor season.  He recently committed to the University of Florida after looking at several universitys around the country.  AlabamaRunners.com spoke to Donnie to find out how and why he made the decsion to run for the Gators.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The University of Florida women's track and field team, currently ranked No. 7 in the country, took home the team title at the Razorback Invitational this weekend, edging out LSU by one point, 101-100. (via www.gatorzone.com)

In the past two years we have seen excellence from Colonial senior Andres Arroyo. As a junior he won the 4A cross country state championship and led Colonial to school's first team title in any sport. He followed that up with three rings in the outdoor season finishing first in the 1600, 3200 and anchoring the Grenadiers 4x800 meter relay team. Arroyo then capped off his cross country career with his second 4A state championship and guiding Colonial to their second team trophy. Recently, the Sunshine State standout announced his college choice in this flrunners.com exclusive interview.

The University of Florida track & field teams played host to the 2013 Gator Invitational on Thursday, which saw junior hurdler Eddie Lovett (West Palm Beach, Fla.) break a 23-year-old Florida record in the men's 55-meter hurdles. (via www.gatorzone.com)

The University of Florida track & field teams played host to the 2013 Gator Invitational on Thursday, which saw junior hurdler Eddie Lovett (West Palm Beach, Fla.) break a 23-year-old Florida record in the men's 55-meter hurdles. (via www.gatorzone.com)

The Florida Gators men's and women's track and field teams will both start the season on January 15th ranked in the Top 5 of the USTFCCCA poll. Also inside, Omar Craddock gets some preseason love courtesy of the Bowerman Award watch list. (via Alligator Army)

The University of Florida men's track and field team, the three-time defending NCAA Indoor Champion and 2012 NCAA Outdoor Champion, is ranked No. 2 in the 2013 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Poll, released Tuesday by the New Orleans-based organization. The 2012 SEC Indoor Champion Gator women enter the season ranked preseason No. 5, continuing to build off a stellar 2012 campaign. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Former Leon standout Matt Mizereck had an incredible high school career winning six individual state championships, one runner-up title, a third place finish, and three team state championships. Along with dominating the state competition, Matt also took his talents up to North Carolina and won a national championship in the 5k at New balance Outdoor Nationals his senior year as well as being a Foot Locker Finalist in cross country. Mizereck chose to compete for the University of Florida and represent the Gators. Find out what he has been doing along with his future plans.

Florida's men's 4x400-meter relay team, comprised of Dedric Dukes (Miami, Fla.), Hugh Graham, Jr. (Miami, Fla.), Leonardo Seymore (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) and Tony McQuay (Riviera Beach, Fla.), will be honored at the USTFCCCA Convention on Tuesday in Orlando, Fla. (via www.gatorzone.com)

With the beginning of Indoor Season the first batch of commitments are usually announced with the first signing period following later in February.  Donnie Lee is the first committed announcement and will apparently be heading to the University of Florida for the 2013-2014 season.

Hilton Head's Jack Manesiotis has committed to University of Florida, his family told scrunners.com tonight. 

Jimmy competes in track and cross country for the University of Florida, and was named SEC freshman of the year last season.via Danny Duncan's Personal Blog)

Palmetto Ridge senior Carlos Miranda is a three time regional champion and one of the best runners in Southwest Florida and in the state. Recently, Miranda ended his college recruitment by selecting the in state Florida Gators.

UF's cross country squads were off to the races Saturday in Louisville at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park for the 2012 National Championship, where the women's team turned in a 23rd-place overall finish, its second-best performance since 2006 in its last six trips to nationals. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Sarah Day started running for West Shore as a seventh grader and has seen her times drop tremendously over the years. Day has excelled both on the cross country course and on the track. Recently, she sustained an injury that ended her cross country career. However, that same weekend, she had some great news as well, as she announced she will be running collegiately for the University of Florida.

Every morning, junior Matt Mizereck pulls out his iPod and listens to Rocky Balboa's “Keep Moving Forward” speech. The recording helps Mizereck fight through his recovery. (via The Independent Florida Alligator)

Hey Flrunners! What an exciting last two weeks it has been. I can’t believe we have already finished districts and regionals and that the state meet is in just a couple of days. Districts and regionals are always a mix of emotions for me.

The 2012 SEC Champion Florida women's cross country squad was one of 13 teams across the country to pick up an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA Championship meet Saturday morning, while sophomore Jimmy Clark (St. Johns, Fla.) and junior Mark Parrish (Tampa, Fla.) will represent the Gators. (via www.gatorzone.com)

In just his first season at the helm of the cross country program, Florida assistant track and cross country coach Paul Spangler picked up SEC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year honors, while seven Gator runners racked up All-SEC accolades, announced by the league office Friday. (via www.gatorzone.com)

The University of Florida track & field program has scheduled an impressive 2013 slate, announced by head coach Mike Holloway on Thursday. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Sebring senior Taylor Tubbs has made a huge impact on the Blue Streak program the four years she has been a member. She has served as cross country and track captains and holds school records in the 800, 1600, 3200, and 5k. Recently, Tubbs commited to the University of Florida. She tells flrunners what went into the decision, what she is looking forward to, and much more!

The women of the orange and blue went into Nashville and chomped their way to victory. The Lady Gators pulled off a narrow 61-70 win over the Arkanas Razorbacks to win the SEC Championship. The men were fifth.

Florida emerged from the 2012 Pre-Nationals cross country meet with top-10 team finishes on both sides, as the women checked in ninth overall in the field of 38 teams, while the men were 10th of 40 men's seeded teams. (via www.gatorzone.com)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The highly competitive field that boasts 15 nationally ranked teams for the NCAA Division I Pre-National Cross Country meet on Oct. 13, at E.P. ‘Tom’ Sawyer State Park has been set.

Phil Duncan knows how difficult it is to help his team when he’s stuck on the sideline. He understands the adversity of not being with the team or participating when it matters most. (via The Independent Florida Alligator)

Florida's Taylor Burke has the height and athleticism to be a world-class soccer goalie and high jumper. Just don't ask her to choose. (via espnW)

Last year, a young man named Christian Taylor shook the world of triple jump by beating Phillips Idowu. (via VincoSport)

Rookie running back Jeff Demps will not play for the Patriots this season after being placed on injured reserve on Friday. Bill (via ESPN.com)

First-year Gator cross country runner Julie Macedo (Wilmington, Del.) reeled in UF's initial SEC Cross Country Athlete of the Week honor of the season Tuesday, tabbed this week's SEC Women's Runner of the Week after her season-opening two-mile victory at the Western Carolina Invitational Aug. 31. (via www.gatorzone.com)

University of Florida assistant track and field and cross country coach Paul Spangler met with the media Monday as a part of UF's All-Sports Media Day. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Olympic silver medalist Jeff Demps is expected to sign a contract Friday afternoon with the New England Patriots, according to multiple sources. (via ESPN.com)

Both Florida cross country squads garnered first-place votes in the 2012 SEC Preseason Coaches Poll, released by the conference office Thursday, as the UF men's team was predicted to finish second in the league, while the Gator women's squad was predicted to finish third in the conference by vote of the league's head coaches. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Jeff Demps fell into a deep sleep Monday night after he returned home from a weekend in France, where he competed in a Monaco Diamond League track meet. (via www.gatorzone.com)

After a debate in June ended in her favor, University of Florida student Genevieve LaCaze will be running for her home country of Australia in the 2012 Olympics. For her, the road from Australia to Florida to London has been long but well worth it.

Christian Taylor never intended on becoming one of the world’s best triple jumpers.   

Two incoming University of Florida freshman brough home gold in Barcelona at the IAAF World Junior Championships.  Class of 2012 stars Shayla Sanders (Boyd Anderson) and Arman Hall (St. Thomas Aquinas) anchored their respective relay squads to new world junior leading times and a spot on top of the podium.

 The University of Florida track and field programs were honored by the SEC, as a total of 38 student-athletes were named to the 2012 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll released by league commissioner Mike Slive this week. The list featured 15 athletes from the men's track and field roster and 23 athletes from the women's track and field squad. (via Gatorzone)

Friday members of Team USA claimed a total of 22 medals, which included nine gold medals, during the opening day of the North America-Central America and Caribbean Under-23 (NACAC U-23) Championships in Guanajuato, Mexico. Competition continues Saturday and Sunday.

It was a great 2011-2012 in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. Many of our seniors will soon be on their way to start their college careers both athletically and academically so we wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature.

Derek Bolser thought he was having an “especially bad year” of allergies at the beginning of his senior cross country season. 

It was a great 2011-2012 in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. Many of our seniors will soon be on their way to start their college careers both athletically and academically so we wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature.

  Dendy eyes leap across the pond Middletown grad to vie for spot in Olympics

Junior Tony McQuay has had a nice year in 2012. The sprinter started off winning the U.S. Championships in June, then won his first NCAA indoor title in the 400 meters and last week he won his first NCAA outdoor title in the 400 meters as well as Florida’s first 4x400-meter relay NCAA title. (via The Independent Florida Alligator )

 Florida head coach Mike Holloway was announced as the 2012 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Men's Outdoor Coach of the Year. Holloway received the USTFCCCA National Men's Indoor Coach of the Year nod, his third consecutive, earlier this season. (via )

The Florida men’s track & field team captured the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship on Saturday at Drake University. The men scored 50 points to edge LSU (48 points) and Texas A&M (40 points) for the men’s team title.

Senior distance runner Genevieve LaCaze (Queensland, Australia) has been named the 2012 USTFCCCA South Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced on Monday afternoon.

The University of Florida men's and women's track & field teams finished competition at the NCAA East Preliminary Round on Saturday, advancing six athletes and two relays to bring the grand total for the Gators to 20 qualifiers heading to Des Moines. (Via Gatorzone.com)

Blue and orange runs ramped in the Mutz household. The tradition will continue when Lakeland Christian senior Mark Mutz heads to the University of Florida. Mutz will become the sixth member of his family to become a Gator, but the first to go there for both academics and athletics. He says it was a decision that came down to the final hours.

It was a great 2011-2012 in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. Many of our seniors will soon be on their way to start their college careers both athletically and academically so we wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature.

It was a great 2011-2012 in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. Many of our seniors will soon be on their way to start their college careers both athletically and academically so we wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature.

My first sighting of Mason Cathey is burned on my retina like a sunspot. It was February of 1997, and it was my first day as volunteer pole vault coach at Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Florida.(via Running Times )

The University of Florida men's and women's track & field teams finished the 2012 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a dozen individual titles, including eight on the final day of competition at Bernie Moore Stadium on the campus of LSU. (via GatorZone)

Several days after anchoring the Lakewood Ranch ladies to a state championship in the 4x800m relay senior Devin McDermott announced she will be running collegiately for the University of Florida. She says the recruiting process was definitely overwhelming, but at the end of the day she had to focus on what was going to benefit her most and which place just felt right.

    Tatnall's Pierce sticks with team on national stage   Star runner opts for distance relay event   (via www.delawareonline.com)  

The No. 1 Florida men and No. 7 Florida women combined for 12 victories during the course of the fifth annual Tom Jones Memorial Classic, hosted by the Orange and Blue on Saturday at Percy Beard Track. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Junior sprinter Lanie Whittaker (Miami, Fla.) has been named the Southeastern Conference Co-Women's Runner of the Week for her phenomenal performances at the 68th Annual Pepsi Florida Relays this past weekend, the league offices in Birmingham, Ala. announced Tuesday. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Senior sprinter Jeff Demps (Winter Garden, Fla.) claimed the men's 100 meters university crown at the 85th Annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on a breezy Saturday afternoon. The fourth and final day of competition at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas, Austin proved to be a windy one, with nearly every race marked as wind-aided. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida head coach Mike Holloway was chosen as the 2012 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Men's Indoor Coach of the Year, as voted on by the nation's coaches. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Three was the lucky number for the Gators on Saturday night. Three consecutive team NCAA Championships. Three straight individual 60 meter titles for sprinter Jeff Demps (Winter Garden, Fla.). Three individual NCAA crowns for Demps, junior sprinter Tony McQuay (Riviera Beach, Fla.) and junior jumper Omar Craddock (Killeen, Texas). Third straight year that the Gator men have had to overcome adversity to take it all. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Florida head coach Mike Holloway was named Women’s Coach of the Year as part of the 2012 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Awards, as voted on by the league’s head coaches, announced by the league offices in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday.

LEXINGTON, Ky. � The Florida men's and women's track and field teams had a stellar second day on Saturday at the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships at the University of Kentucky. The No. 2-ranked Gator men, highlighted by three victories courtesy of freshman jumper Marquis Dendy (Middleton, Del.), senior multi-event athlete Gray Horn (Waynesfield, Ohio) and junior thrower Jeremy Postin (Auburndale, Fla.), are on top of the leaderboard heading into the final day of competition with 50 points, while the No. 6-ranked women of the Orange and Blue are in second with 40 points, a mere eight points behind SEC leader Arkansas as they prepare for day three. (via www.gatorzone.com)

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The No. 6 University of Florida women's track and field team claimed the 2012 Southeastern Conference Indoor Championship, its second indoor league team crown in the last three years and the seventh indoor team title for the Gator women, on Sunday at the E.J. Nutter Field House on the campus of the University of Kentucky. (via www.gatorzone.com)

Friday through Sunday, the Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships come to the University of Kentucky's Nutter Field House. (via www.kentucky.com)

Trans World Sport profile the reigning men's Triple Jump World Champion, Christian Taylor. After his stunning victory at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, Trans World Sport travel to Gainesville to meet the former Florida Gator as he gets ready for the 2012 season.

SEATTLE, Wash. Sophomore distance runner Cory McGee (Pass Christian, Miss.) recorded a personal-best and NCAA automatic qualifying time of 4:34.06 in the women's mile to lead the Gators on the second day of the Flotrack Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash. on Saturday. (via www.gatorzone.com)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. and SEATTLE, Wash. The women's 4x400 meter relay team, composed of Lanie Whittaker (Miami, Fla.), Alishea Usery (St. Louis, Mo.), Bria Goodson (Orange Park, Fla.) and Ebony Eutsey (Miami, Fla.), capped off a stellar evening for the Florida track and field teams at the Don Kirby Collegiate Elite, hosted by the University of New Mexico at the Albuquerque Convention Center. (via www.gatorzone.com)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. The University of Florida track and field program, on the heels of top-10 recruiting classes in 2012, has inked 12 student-athletes for the 2013 season, head coach Mike Holloway announced on Wednesday. This class includes eight state champions and several athletes that have international experience. (via www.gatorzone.com)

GAINESVILLE, Fla.  Junior sprinter Jeff Demps (Winter Garden, Fla.) has been named the Southeastern Conference Men's Runner of the Week for his outstanding performance at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet this past weekend, the league offices in Birmingham, Ala. announced Tuesday. (via www.gatorzone.com)

  Today is February 1st, national signing day! Athletes around the country (and world) can now make their college commitments official.

Paul Spangler, a former Alabama cross country NCAA qualifier and All-Southeastern Conference selection, has returned to the SEC and will join the Gator coaching staff as an assistant coach for distance and cross country, University of Florida track and field head coach Mike Holloway announced today. (via www.gatorzone.com)

NEW ORLEANS – Florida’s men and Oregon’s women, both two-time defending NCAA Division I indoor track & field national champions, begin the 2012 season in familiar territory – as the nation’s No. 1 teams. 

Destinee Gause, a senior at Reynoldsburg High School has decided to continue her academic and running career at the University of Florida.  Gause has a remarkable 12 indoor and outdoor state championship titles and an additional four runner up finishes at state championship meets.  On top of that, Gause was also on both the 4x400m Relay and 4x200m Relay State Record setting teams as a freshman.  Gause also won the 2011 USATF National Junior Olympic Championship in the 200m Dash this past summer.

Boyd Anderson sprinter Shayla Sanders announced that she's picked the Florida Gators over Tennessee, UCF, Kentucky and Auburn, among others. (via The Miami Herald)

USA TODAY has announced its All-USA Track and Field Team and Florida was well represented with three athletes on the girl's team and six on the boys. Athletes were divided up into five categories: sprints, distances, hurdles, jumps, and throws.   In all, five Ohio athletes were selected to the USA TODAY All-USA Team.  All athletes from Ohio were from the Jumps and Hurdles categories.  Three females, Taylor Burke of Medina, Maddie Morrow of Hoover as well as Kaila Barber of Midpark were selected to the All-USA Team.  On the guys side, to-be seniors Jacob Blankenship of Gahanna Lincoln and Berea's Donovan Robertson were selected.

Well, Florida, we did it before... let's do it again! You all played a crucial role in supporting Jenny Barringer in her bid two years ago for the Bowerman Award--which is the Heisman Trophy of college track & field.  Now it's our chance again! There are actually two guys representing Florida universities up for it (out of three total!):  Christian Taylor of the University of Florida and Ngoni Makusha of Florida State. Vote with your heart, vote with your mind... but most importantly just VOTE!

Countryside pole vault standout Parker Polgar, third at this past season's Class 4A state meet, has signed with the University of Florida. (via tampabay.com)

 Taylor Burke , a Medina Senior and Maddie Morrow, a North Canton Hoover Junior,  have jumped their way into the National spotlight.  OHRunners had the opportunity to interview both girls about their backgrounds, their training, their friendship, their rivalry, their competitiveness and their goals for this year. 

(Photos Courtesy of Connie Roys)  Taylor Burke has verbally committed to the University of Florida to continue her education and track and field career.  Burke is the reigning Nike Indoor Nationals champion and two time defending Ohio State Champion in Division 1 in the High Jump.

Long before Jimmy Clark was tearing up cross country courses he was terrorizing soccer fields.  At age 13, he switched sports and little did he know how well that decision would paid off for him!  The Creekside senior, who set the state's fastest 5k time of 14:53.29 at the FLRunners.com Invitational, announced this weekend that he's made a verbal pledge to join the Florida Gators next fall.  

Fresh off of his blazing 110H victory at state (13.46 national leader), Eddie Lovett announced tonight that he has committed to attend the University of Florida next year!  Congrats to Eddie and the Gators!

 The No. 1 University of Florida men’s track and field team captured the first NCAA Indoor Championship in program history on Saturday night, scoring 57 total team points and the Gator women placed fourth to cap off one of the most successful national meets in program history at the Randal Tyson Track Center on the campus of the University of Arkansas.

College signings are always interesting to see, but everybody wonders why one athlete chose one schol and why another athlete chose a different school.  Inside you will find out why certain athletes chose the school that they did in their own words.  This article will be updated throughout February as more responses are returned.  

It may not be the happiest day in Gator nation after their loss on the football field to Alabama, but at least there is some very good news for cross country and track fans!  Matt Mizereck, the top Florida qualifier at Foot Locker South, has chosen to put on the orange and blue next year.  More inside this article...

Blake Heriot of Gahanna Lincoln, the 2009 Ohio High School Division 1 State Champion in the 200m and 400m dash, has chosen to continue his education and track career at the University of Florida.

Ohio Sprinting Sensation, Blake Heriot recently narrowed his college list to five schools.  Heriot plans to make his final decision on where he will further his education during the Thanksgiving weekend.

The University of Florida men's and women's cross country teams took first place for the fifth consecutive year at the Mountain Dew Invitational on Friday evening.

The University of Florida will host the 21st Annual Mountain Dew Invitational on Friday, Sept. 18 at the UF Golf Course beginning at 4:30 p.m.

The University of Florida women's cross country will start the season with a 14th-place national ranking, according the to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) preseason poll.

The University of Florida men's and women's cross country teams earned high preseason regional rankings, according the USTFCCCA poll released Monday. The women were picked second and the men fourth in the South Region.

University of Florida assistant track coach Todd Morgan, who oversees the cross country program, addressed the media Monday morning as part of the Gators' All-Sports Media Day.

The 2009 men's cross country team is looking to use the experience of its 12 returning runners and the talent of its new runners to have a memorable season. Last year, the Gators placed fourth in both the NCAA South Regional and the Southeastern Conference Championships.

The women's cross country team is slated for success in 2009. After finishing second to Arkansas at the 2008 Southeastern Conference Championship by only seven points, the Gators were predicted to win the 2009 conference title by the league's coaches.

The Florida men's track and field team's dynamic relay corps helped the Gators place first in the Track & Field News 53rd Annual Relay Rankings, the publication's October 2009 issue announced.

Junior Kaitlin Shiver was shocked to learn she had bested the country's top female age group athletes on a hilly Tuscaloosa, Ala., course at the 2009 USA Triathlon National Championships on Aug. 22.

The University of Florida cross country program and has launched its own Twitter page to follow all the action as the Gators begin the 2009 season.

Kaitlin Shiver was shocked to learn she had bested the country's top female age group athletes on a hilly Tuscaloosa, Ala., course at the 2009 USA Triathlon National Championships on Aug. 22.

The Southeastern Conference coaches voted the University of Florida women's cross country team will take the 2009 league title, according the preseason poll released Monday.

University of Florida assistant track coach Todd Morgan, who oversees the cross country program, addressed the media Monday morning as part of the Gators' All-Sports Media Day.

The Alabama men's cross country team wrapped up its first week of practice under cross country coach Joe Walker who is entering his ninth season with the Crimson Tide.The University of Florida's track and field student-athletes returned to campus on Monday, energized for the start of the 2009-10 season, as they reported for their first day of classes in the fall 2009 semester.

Former Florida standout Kerron Clement picked up his second gold medal on Sunday at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics and current Gator Shara Proctor posted a sixth-place finish in the women's long jump at Berlin, Germany.

Former Florida standout Kerron Clement, the 2009 World Champion in the 400-meter hurdles, and the United States 4x400-meter relay on Saturday posted the fastest time in the preliminary round to advance to the finals of the event.

The UMass men's cross country team has been chosen to repeat as Atlantic 10 champions, while the women's squad was tabbed seventh in the voting by the league's head coaches, the conference office announced this week.Senior Florida jumper Shara Proctor, who captured three Southeastern Conference Championships for the Gators in 2009, on Friday advanced to the finals of the women's long jump at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics.

Former Florida middle-distance runner Moise Joseph, representing his native Haiti, advanced to the semifinals of the 800-meter run at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at Berlin, Germany.

Marek Niit, Wallace Spearmon, Jr. and Christin Wurth-Thomas competed Tuesday.Former University of Florida track and field standout Kerron Clement captured the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics title in the men's 400-meter hurdles on Tuesday at Berlin, Germany.

Dorian Ulrey competed in the semifinals of the 1,500 meters and Veronica Campbell-Brown took fourth in the 100-meter finals on day three of competition at the 2009 IAAF World Championships.Former Florida standout Hazel Clark ran a season-best time of 1:59.96 in the semifinals of the women's 800-meter run on Tuesday at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, but came up just short of advancing to the event's finals.

Three former University of Florida track and field athletes moved on to the next round of their respective events on Sunday at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at Berlin, Germany.

Dorian Ulrey and Tyson Gay qualified for the semifinals in their respective events, while Amy Yoder Begley finished sixth with a career-best time in the women's 10,000-meter final.Former Florida track and field athletes Kerron Clement and Novlene Williams-Mills each won their heats and advanced to the semifinal rounds of their respective events on Saturday at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at Berlin, Germany.

The La Salle cross country schedule was released, with several top races on tap for the Explorers.Florida track and field athletes Mariam Kevkhishvili and Shara Proctor, and several former Gators are in Berlin, Germany, to participate in the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, which begin on Saturday and continue through Aug. 23.

University of Florida track and field athletes took home a pair of gold medals on the final day of the 2009 Pan Am Junior Track and Field Championships Sunday at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

University of Florida track and field athletes took home a pair of gold medals on the final day of the 2009 Pan Am Junior Track and Field Championships Sunday at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.Lessons from his grandfather and work on a farm as a teenager taught Florida decathlete Gray Horn the discipline and work-ethic he needed to become an SEC Champion.

University of Florida track and field athletes took home a pair of gold medals on the final day of the 2009 Pan Am Junior Track and Field Championships Sunday at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.Lessons from his grandfather and work on a farm as a teenager taught Florida decathlete Gray Horn the discipline and work-ethic he needed to become an SEC Champion. Florida hurdler William Wynne broke a 12-year old Pan Am Junior Championships record in the preliminaries of the men's 400-meter hurdles on Saturday to highlight the Gators' participation in the event.

University of Florida track and field athletes took home a pair of gold medals on the final day of the 2009 Pan Am Junior Track and Field Championships Sunday at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.Lessons from his grandfather and work on a farm as a teenager taught Florida decathlete Gray Horn the discipline and work-ethic he needed to become an SEC Champion. Florida hurdler William Wynne broke a 12-year old Pan Am Junior Championships record in the preliminaries of the men's 400-meter hurdles on Saturday to highlight the Gators' participation in the event. Florida decathlete Gray Horn currently is in second place through five events and sprinter Alishea Usery finished fourth in the finals of the women's 400-meter dash to wrap up the opening day of the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships.

Cross country coach Todd Morgan announced the 2009 schedule, which features four regular-season meets before the postseason kicks off with the Southeastern Conference Championship in Oxford, Miss.

University of Florida track and field athletes took home a pair of gold medals on the final day of the 2009 Pan Am Junior Track and Field Championships Sunday at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.Lessons from his grandfather and work on a farm as a teenager taught Florida decathlete Gray Horn the discipline and work-ethic he needed to become an SEC Champion. Florida hurdler William Wynne broke a 12-year old Pan Am Junior Championships record in the preliminaries of the men's 400-meter hurdles on Saturday to highlight the Gators' participation in the event. Florida decathlete Gray Horn currently is in second place through five events and sprinter Alishea Usery finished fourth in the finals of the women's 400-meter dash to wrap up the opening day of the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships.Seven University of Florida track and field athletes have been named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's list of 2009 All-Academic Team.

University of Florida track and field athletes took home a pair of gold medals on the final day of the 2009 Pan Am Junior Track and Field Championships Sunday at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.Lessons from his grandfather and work on a farm as a teenager taught Florida decathlete Gray Horn the discipline and work-ethic he needed to become an SEC Champion. Florida hurdler William Wynne broke a 12-year old Pan Am Junior Championships record in the preliminaries of the men's 400-meter hurdles on Saturday to highlight the Gators' participation in the event. Florida decathlete Gray Horn currently is in second place through five events and sprinter Alishea Usery finished fourth in the finals of the women's 400-meter dash to wrap up the opening day of the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships.Seven University of Florida track and field athletes have been named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's list of 2009 All-Academic Team.Renowned jumps coach Dick Booth, who has spent the past 27 years helping to build Arkansas into a national power, has been named assistant track and field coach at the University of Florida, head coach Mike Holloway announced Tuesday.

University of Florida track and field athletes took home a pair of gold medals on the final day of the 2009 Pan Am Junior Track and Field Championships Sunday at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.Lessons from his grandfather and work on a farm as a teenager taught Florida decathlete Gray Horn the discipline and work-ethic he needed to become an SEC Champion. Florida hurdler William Wynne broke a 12-year old Pan Am Junior Championships record in the preliminaries of the men's 400-meter hurdles on Saturday to highlight the Gators' participation in the event. Florida decathlete Gray Horn currently is in second place through five events and sprinter Alishea Usery finished fourth in the finals of the women's 400-meter dash to wrap up the opening day of the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships.Seven University of Florida track and field athletes have been named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's list of 2009 All-Academic Team.Renowned jumps coach Dick Booth, who has spent the past 27 years helping to build Arkansas into a national power, has been named assistant track and field coach at the University of Florida, head coach Mike Holloway announced Tuesday. Florida thrower Kemal Mesic posted a ninth-place finish in the men's shot put on Tuesday evening at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.

University of Florida track and field athletes took home a pair of gold medals on the final day of the 2009 Pan Am Junior Track and Field Championships Sunday at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.Lessons from his grandfather and work on a farm as a teenager taught Florida decathlete Gray Horn the discipline and work-ethic he needed to become an SEC Champion. Florida hurdler William Wynne broke a 12-year old Pan Am Junior Championships record in the preliminaries of the men's 400-meter hurdles on Saturday to highlight the Gators' participation in the event. Florida decathlete Gray Horn currently is in second place through five events and sprinter Alishea Usery finished fourth in the finals of the women's 400-meter dash to wrap up the opening day of the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships.Seven University of Florida track and field athletes have been named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's list of 2009 All-Academic Team.Renowned jumps coach Dick Booth, who has spent the past 27 years helping to build Arkansas into a national power, has been named assistant track and field coach at the University of Florida, head coach Mike Holloway announced Tuesday. Florida thrower Kemal Mesic posted a ninth-place finish in the men's shot put on Tuesday evening at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.Florida's Shara Proctor captured the first gold medal in a championship event in the history of her native Anguila, by capturing the long jump title this past week at the 22nd Central American and Caribbean Athletics Championships at Havana's Estadio Panamericano.

University of Florida track and field athletes took home a pair of gold medals on the final day of the 2009 Pan Am Junior Track and Field Championships Sunday at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.Lessons from his grandfather and work on a farm as a teenager taught Florida decathlete Gray Horn the discipline and work-ethic he needed to become an SEC Champion. Florida hurdler William Wynne broke a 12-year old Pan Am Junior Championships record in the preliminaries of the men's 400-meter hurdles on Saturday to highlight the Gators' participation in the event. Florida decathlete Gray Horn currently is in second place through five events and sprinter Alishea Usery finished fourth in the finals of the women's 400-meter dash to wrap up the opening day of the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships.Seven University of Florida track and field athletes have been named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's list of 2009 All-Academic Team.Renowned jumps coach Dick Booth, who has spent the past 27 years helping to build Arkansas into a national power, has been named assistant track and field coach at the University of Florida, head coach Mike Holloway announced Tuesday. Florida thrower Kemal Mesic posted a ninth-place finish in the men's shot put on Tuesday evening at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.Florida's Shara Proctor captured the first gold medal in a championship event in the history of her native Anguila, by capturing the long jump title this past week at the 22nd Central American and Caribbean Athletics Championships at Havana's Estadio Panamericano. UF's Alishea Usery and William Wynne each punched their tickets to the upcoming Pan Am Junior Athletics Championships with strong performances on Sunday, the final day of the USA Track and Field Championships.

University of Florida track and field athletes took home a pair of gold medals on the final day of the 2009 Pan Am Junior Track and Field Championships Sunday at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.Lessons from his grandfather and work on a farm as a teenager taught Florida decathlete Gray Horn the discipline and work-ethic he needed to become an SEC Champion. Florida hurdler William Wynne broke a 12-year old Pan Am Junior Championships record in the preliminaries of the men's 400-meter hurdles on Saturday to highlight the Gators' participation in the event. Florida decathlete Gray Horn currently is in second place through five events and sprinter Alishea Usery finished fourth in the finals of the women's 400-meter dash to wrap up the opening day of the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships.Seven University of Florida track and field athletes have been named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's list of 2009 All-Academic Team.Renowned jumps coach Dick Booth, who has spent the past 27 years helping to build Arkansas into a national power, has been named assistant track and field coach at the University of Florida, head coach Mike Holloway announced Tuesday. Florida thrower Kemal Mesic posted a ninth-place finish in the men's shot put on Tuesday evening at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.Florida's Shara Proctor captured the first gold medal in a championship event in the history of her native Anguila, by capturing the long jump title this past week at the 22nd Central American and Caribbean Athletics Championships at Havana's Estadio Panamericano. UF's Alishea Usery and William Wynne each punched their tickets to the upcoming Pan Am Junior Athletics Championships with strong performances on Sunday, the final day of the USA Track and Field Championships.Senior University of Florida pole vaulter Natalie Moser has been named one of 418 college and university nominees for the 19th annual NCAA Woman of the Year award, the NCAA announced.

Jeff Demps, the US #2 returning at 100 meters and is also one of the top football prospects in the country.  The 10.25 sprinter announced today on ESPNU that he will be attending the University of Florida in 2008.  After many deliberations and visits he decided on UF over Tennessee and Kentucky.

I suppose it is only appropriate that the back-to-back national outdoor champions are slated in the #1 position headed into the collegiate indoor track & field season.  Despite two outdoor national crowns, the Seminoles have yet to win a national indoor title.  Last season, they finished second to Wisconsin.The indoor preason rankings are not, however, a subjective rankings; to determine the positions they analyze the best returning times from last indoor season.  With superstar Walter Dix and a great group of othes returning for the Noles this year indoor and back-to-back-to-back outdoor titles are certainly within reach.Giving the Seminoles company in the top five is the University of Florida.  The Gators, no doubt proud of Heisman winner Tim Tebow, should also be proud of their indoor track program--ranked #4. The Gators also have the only women's team preason ranked in the national top 25 indoors.  The Lady Gators find themselves in 13th position.Congrats to both teams!  GO 'NOLES! (and although I can't bring myself to say it without putting it parenthesis since I bleed garnet and gold--GO GATORS!)

Former University of Florida star Kerron Clement became just the fourth Gator male to win a world track & field championship on Tuesday morning, as he claimed gold in the 400mH at the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan. Clement crossed the line in 47.61, the world’s fastest outdoor time in 2007, to win his first-career world championship. He outdistanced Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic by a full four tenths of a second to take the win, and fell just shy of his personal-best mark of 47.24.

Justin Taylor announced yesterday that he has verbally committed to the University of Florida. And today the Orlando Sentinel reports that Jenny Barringer is headed to the University of Colorado.

Jeremy Criscione announced today that he has committed to attend the University of Florida next year.

UF sent its squads two different directions this weekend: one to the Verizon Millrose Games in New York City and the other to the Husker Invite in Lincoln.

The University of Florida Women proved that they are indeed a national power, with a second place showing at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Steven Hassen lets his true colors shine through: Orange and Blue. He has made a decision to go to the University of Florida. We sat down to talk with Steven about this decision, nutrition, shoes, and 80's movies!

Ryan Deak and Courtney Hall won the high school elite mile at UF Indoors. Alan Webb made an appearance in the 800m and many other college stars came out at the O'Connell Center in Gainesville.

The University of Florida has released a list of the teams that are entered in this year\'s cross country meet.