Former UF cross country coach Jeff Pigg has left the program for the same position at Georgia, the Bulldogs athletic association announced Monday.
The UF women's cross country team placed 11th among 31 teams at the NCAA Championships on Monday, marking the best finish ever for a Gators squad
When the UF women's cross country team lines up at the NCAA Championship in Terre Haute, Ind., today at noon, the Gators will not take their opportunity for granted.
The UF women's cross country team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships while the men's team did not. Neither met expectations at the NCAA South Region Championship Saturday.
UF's cross country teams will control their own destiny Saturday, and they'll have the luxury of doing so in their own backyard.
The UF cross country teams posted results almost identical to a year ago at the Southeastern Conference Championship on Saturday.
Despite facing stiff competition, the Gators cross country teams believe they can pull off upsets at the Southeastern Conference Championships in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday.
In only his second race back from hernia surgery, junior Jeremy Criscione posted the fastest time in school history for the 8k at 23:38.3, a mark that had lasted since 1983.
The level of UF's opposition will increase tremendously Saturday in the final and most competitive regular season event for the Gators men's and women's cross country teams.
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