Gone are the hopes of Florida’s women accompanying the men to the national championship meet. Gone are the women’s chances to appear in six straight championships. Gone is their season.
The UF men’s cross country team has clinched a trip to the NCAA Championships, but the women will have to play the waiting game.
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Losing a race to your little brother sucks, and Florida is the Southeastern Conference’s little brother.
The Gators left Maryville, Tenn., with pride, contentment and hope.
Three Gators crossed the finish line of the Wisconsin adidas Invitational on Oct. 14 with new personal records. Although the men's and women's teams finished in 32nd and 19th, respectively, Florida’s runners clocked some of their best times collegiately.
This year for Halloween, the Gators want to be champions.
Blood trickled down his face. Gravel dug into his wounds. His swollen ankle seemed to be hiding a baseball.
The best football is found in the Southeastern Conference, but thankfully for the Gators, the same cannot be said for cross country.
The Gators left the warm, humid Florida weather and got the cold shoulder in Wisconsin by some of the top competition in the country on Friday.
Trapped. Three miles in, with another two to go, but still trapped.
To the Gators, brotherly love looks sweeter in orange and blue.
If it takes 21 days to make a habit, Florida’s cross country teams are trying to do two better with 19 days between the Gators’ last meet and their next one.
Many obstacles may challenge an athlete’s pursuit of success.
Muggy weather welcomed the scores of runners at the 23rd annual Mountain Dew Invitational Saturday morning. But before the sun finally broke through the gloomy fall sky, the Gators already found themselves standing in the spotlight.
With its long, grueling runs, cross country is not typically known as a sport that exudes team chemistry. But with a regular morning routine in place, UF's women's squad is trying to replace individualism with a group mentality.
With a victory under his belt at the Western Carolina Invitational on Sept. 2, freshman Jimmy Clark is making his presence felt in his first year at Florida.
The No. 26 UF men’s cross country team found itself in the winner’s circle for the second straight week after Friday evening’s South Florida Invitational, while the No. 22 UF women placed fourth.
A week after a pair of newcomers fueled the Gators cross country teams to season-opening wins, the rest of the freshman class is looking to get in on the action.
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