Brothers’ rivalry pushing Gators cross country
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Oct. 11, 2011To the Gators, brotherly love looks sweeter in orange and blue.
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.
After an offseason filled with both anticipated and unexpected change, coach Todd Morgan knew he needed to challenge his runners as soon as they hit campus.
Dumisane Hlaselo’s first weeks at the University of Florida can be best described as a culture shock.
For the past two races of Florida’s season, everything seemed to go right.
Heading into today’s national championship race, Genevieve LaCaze knows the Gators will have to lean on more than a strong performance from their top-three runners to capture their first NCAA title.
Florida’s cross country teams kept two streaks alive Saturday morning at the NCAA South Region Championships: one the program will celebrate on the bus ride home from Hoover, Ala., and one to think about until next year.
Florida’s cross country teams kept two streaks alive Saturday morning at the NCAA South Region Championships. One the program will celebrate on the bus ride home from Hoover, Ala., and one to think about until next year.
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Arkansas had the UF women’s cross country team beat with 400 meters to go.
Coming off its worst performance of the season two weeks ago at Pre-Nationals, UF’s women’s cross country team has found confidence in finally facing some familiar competition.
Todd Morgan can’t explain what happened to his program at Saturday’s Pre-National Invitational.
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Cross country running is not Dumisane Hlaselo’s typical style of race. But the South African track star still competes in it for the Gators for one reason: to make his country’s Olympic team.