Embodying a willingness to rise to the occasion, three simple words — improvise, adapt and overcome — have been adopted as the unofficial mantra of the United States Marine Corps.
Youth is lively.
It may not have been ideal, but in Florida cross country coach Paul Spangler’s eyes, there was a silver lining surrounding the Gators’ performance on the terrain this weekend.
With another weekend doubleheader rapidly approaching, Florida’s men’s and women’s cross country teams will once again be legging it out on two different fronts.
As lonesome of an activity as running may be, competitive cross country is anything but that.
For most first-year student athletes, being new means starting at the bottom.
Divide and conquer. At least that was the intention.
Finishing in second place at home is nothing to celebrate, but the UF men’s cross country team is determined to take something positive from the loss.
Eddie Garcia has had an illustrious cross country career at Florida.
Saturday’s Mountain Dew Invitational proved to be exciting for both the men and women, with the men losing by the narrowest of margins and the women’s race coming down to a sprint to the finish.
Like any pair of best friends, UF cross country runners Jimmy Clark and Eddie Garcia can trace their friendship’s origin to a single moment.
UF cross country holds its lone home meet of the season Saturday, and the first Gators to cross the finish line are shaping up to be different from last year.
If anyone is excited for Florida’s first and only home meet of the season, it’s freshman Maria Larsen.
Since 2011, the Florida cross country team has started the season by sweeping the Western Carolina Invitational. This season, however, the team opted for the Covered Bridge Open hosted by Appalachian State instead.
For the fifth year in a row, the Florida men’s and women’s cross country team will travel to North Carolina to open up the season.
Underclassmen runners played a big part in Florida’s women’s cross country team last season, and it appears this year that very well may be the case again.
While last year the Gators fielded a squad lacking in veteran runners, this year’s women’s cross country team will feature both youth and experience.
The Florida men’s and women’s cross country teams reached the finish line of their 2014 season Friday morning.
In 2013, the Florida men’s and women’s cross country teams entered the NCAA Regional championship with an NCAA Finals berth tucked away in their back pocket.
Time is ticking for the men and women’s Florida cross country teams as the NCAA Regional meet quickly approaches.
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