Sports | Cross Country

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Florida’s women’s cross country team is nationals bound; men place 10th at regionals

By Isabella Morales | Nov. 11, 2023

With a total of 29 teams staggered across the turf, only two would automatically qualify for the NCAA XC National Championships Nov. 18 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Florida placed 2nd with 79 points, punching them a ticket straight to Panorama Farms, where the University of Virginia will host the race. 

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Women’s cross country wins first SEC title since 2012; men finish 7th

By Isabella Morales | Oct. 28, 2023

The Florida Gators women’s cross country team was united as ever Friday morning in Columbia, South Carolina. Not just by their matching nail sets and Gators face stickers, but also by the program’s first SEC Championship title since 2012. 

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Parker Valby leads Gators to top-5 finish in Wisconsin with course record

By Isabella Morales | Oct. 13, 2023

Brutal 19 mph winds and heavy rainfall – nowhere near ideal conditions for a cross country race. But a course record from redshirt junior Parker Valby and a top-5 finish for the Gators in the women’s 6k championship seems to dismiss such pessimistic thinking.

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‘He’s the tortoise and I’m the hare’: Introducing Florida cross country’s husband-wife coaching duo

By Isabella Morales | Sep. 5, 2023

The Fall cross country season is approaching, meaning another cycle of new faces, performances and expectations. For Will and Samantha Palmer — who recently joined Florida as coaches —  “new” has become familiar.

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Gators cross country collects top-eight finishes at NCAA South Regional

By Sara Kate Dyson | Nov. 12, 2021

Parker Valby led the charge as the Gators cross country teams earn top-eight finishes at the NCAA South Regional Championships.

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Gators cross country hits the road for the NCAA South Regional Championships

By Sara Kate Dyson | Nov. 11, 2021

The Gators cross country teams hit the road to compete in the NCAA South Regional Championships in Alabama on Friday.

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Both Gators cross country teams earn top-10 finishes at the SEC Championship meet

By Sara Kate Dyson | Oct. 29, 2021

Both Gators cross country teams picked up two top-10 team finishes on Friday’s SEC Championship meet.

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Gators cross country prepares for the SEC Championships meet

By Sara Kate Dyson | Oct. 28, 2021

The Gators cross country team travels to Missouri for the SEC Championships on Friday.

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Gators cross country posts 15 personal bests at the Pre-Nationals Invitational

By Sara Kate Dyson | Oct. 15, 2021

Florida Gators cross country posts 15 personal bests and three top-30 team finishes at the Pre-Nationals Invitational on Friday.

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Gators cross country travels to Tallahassee for Pre-Nationals Friday

By Sara Kate Dyson | Oct. 14, 2021

Florida Gators cross country heads to Tallahassee on Friday to compete in Pre-Nationals.

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Florida cross country earns two top-three team finishes at the UCF Invitational

By Sara Kate Dyson | Oct. 1, 2021

The Gators cross country team racked up 21 personal bests across two meets on Friday, including a pair of top-two team finishes in Orlando.

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Florida cross country prepares for a two-meet day Friday

By Sara Kate Dyson | Sep. 30, 2021

Gators cross country will split to compete in a two-meet day on Friday.

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Florida cross country takes first place at Mountain Dew Invitational

By Sara Kate Dyson | Sep. 11, 2021

Gators cross country earns two first-place team finishes in Mountain Dew Invitational on Saturday.

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Florida cross country begins season with Mountain Dew Invitational

By Sara Kate Dyson | Sep. 10, 2021

The Gators cross country team begins their season with the Mountain Dew Invitational in Gainesville on Saturday.

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Florida cross country announces 2021 schedule

By Zachary Huber | Aug. 11, 2021

Florida cross country releases its five-meet 2021 schedule.

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Gators sign highly-rated distance runner Michael Fiore

By Myles Herbert | Nov. 11, 2020

Incoming freshman Michael Fiore signed with UF, the Gators announced Wednesday.

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Florida finishes 9th, 7th at SEC Championships in Baton Rouge

By Myles Herbert | Oct. 30, 2020

What most would consider a difficult season came to an end for Florida as the SEC Championships, the fourth and final meet of the season, took place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Friday. 

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Florida looks to end season on high note at SEC Championships

By Myles Herbert | Oct. 28, 2020

The Florida men’s and women’s cross country teams will travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to compete in the SEC Championships at the LSU Cross Country Course Friday morning. This is the fourth time that LSU will host the championship meet.

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Teams falter, new UF star shines in last regular season meet

By Myles Herbert | Oct. 17, 2020

Both Gators cross country teams finished in the bottom half of their respective races at the Blazer Classic Friday, with the men finishing sixth and the women finishing ninth. 

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Gators compete at final meet before SEC championship

By Myles Herbert | Oct. 15, 2020

Florida will travel to Alabama to compete in the Blazer Classic for its last meet of the regular season Friday. This is the first time in program history that Florida will run in this meet hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham.