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Florida's Talitha Diggs runs during the third day at the NCAA Indoor Championships on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark. / UAA Communications photo by NCAA Images

Gators track and field exceeds expectations despite tough competition

By Namari Lock | Jan. 28

Florida was met with intense competition at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this weekend, coming off the high of its first meet.

Florida's Claire Bryant competes in the high jump during the Pepsi Florida Relays on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. The women's team won the SEC Outdoor Championship Saturday, June 11, 2022. / UAA Communications photo by Tiffany Franco

Florida outruns competition and their own past records at first indoor meet

By Namari Lock | Jan. 14

Florida’s Talitha Diggs competes during the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark. / UAA Communications photo by Alex de la Osa

Florida track and field hopes for same success with new recruits

By Namari Lock | Jan. 13

Grant Holloway, of United States competes in a men's 110-meter hurdles semifinal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Grant Holloway captures back-to-back world championships in hurdles

By Brandon Hernandez | July 18

UF track and field athlete Alissa Braxton competes in Eugene, Oregon, June 11, 2022. Photo provided by Isabella Marley // UAA Communications.

Triple jump star Alissa Braxton proves to be a triple threat

By Curtis Michaud | July 11

Florida's Joseph Fahnbulleh competes during the third day at the NCAA Indoor Championships on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark. / UAA Communications photo by Rick Hurtado

Florida Gators track and field sweeps national titles in Eugene

By Curtis Michaud | June 11

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Florida Gators track and field team closes out NCAA East Prelims in incredible fashion

By Curtis Michaud | May 28

The four-day weekend event finished with the No.4 Gators sending 25 total entries to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

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Gators women’s track and field dominates in the NCAA East Preliminaries

By Curtis Michaud | May 26

Day two of the NCAA East Preliminaries continued and UF entered the day after nine athletes made it through the first round on the men's side. But Thursday's competitions allowed the reigning Southern Eastern Conference Women’s Outdoors Champions to display their talents on a national stage.

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Gators men’s track and field kickoff NCAA Outdoor Preliminaries

By Curtis Michaud | May 25

No. 4 Florida traveled to Bloomington, Indiana, to participate in the NCAA East Preliminaries. The four-day event kicked off Wednesday with the men’s javelin for the Gators.

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Gators women's track and field wins SEC Outdoor Championships

By Curtis Michaud | May 14

The Florida Gators women's track and field team took home the 2022 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championship Saturday as they achieved 10 podium finishes this weekend. Head coach Mike Holloway earned his 16th conference championship at UF, 13th in track and field.

Florida's Taylor Manson competes during the Pepsi Florida Relays on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. The women's track team won its second SEC title in program history Thursday. / UAA Communications photo by Hannah White

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Gators track enjoys successful opening day at the SEC Outdoor Championship

By Curtis Michaud | May 13

For the second time in program history, the women’s track and field team took home the crown as the 2022 SEC Indoor National Champions.

Florida Heptathlete Anna Hall qualified for Team USA on Saturday with her performance at the USATF Combined Championships.

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Florida Gators Heptathlete Anna Hall Qualifies for Team USA

By Curtis Michaud | May 7

Putting up the second-best Heptathlon performance in collegiate history, Hall will now join two other Gator greats, Grant Holloway and Christian Taylor, on Team USA this summer to compete in the 2022 World Champions.

Florida's Joseph Fahnbulleh competes during the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark. / UAA Communications photo by Alex de la Osa. Fahnbulleh ran the 200-meter dash in 20.39 in Oxford, Mississippi.

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Florida track and field closes out regular season at North Florida and LSU Invitational

By Brenda Bogle | Apr. 30

Florida track and field ended its regular season Saturday with two events: the North Florida Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida, and the LSU Invitational in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Florida's Joseph Fahnbulleh competes during the Pepsi Florida Relays on Friday, April 2, 2021 at Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. / UAA Communications photo by Chloe Hyde

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Florida track and field sets new collegiate 4x400 relay record at Tom Jones Memorial

By Ethan Eibe | Apr. 19

Track and field history was made in Gainesville this past weekend at the annual Tom Jones Memorial. The Gators 4x400-meter relay squad set a new all-time NCAA record, becoming the first team to finish in under 2:59.00.

Florida track star and javelin thrower Mark Porter is a Ph.D. candidate learning to grow and perfect the taste of a strawberry.

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Strawberries and Javelins: The Double Life of Mark Porter

By Ethan Eibe | Apr. 18

Mark Porter, 23, is a plant-breeding Ph.D. candidate who spends his days at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Wimauma, Florida, one of a dozen such facilities operated by UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

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Gators win eight events in rain-shortened Pepsi Florida Relays

By Ethan Eibe | Apr. 3

Florida track and field continued its outdoor season by hosting the annual Pepsi Florida Relays.

Clayton Brown vaults himself over the bar in the high jump during the Pepsi Florida Relays on Friday, April 2, 2021 at Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium in Gainesville. The Gators participated in their first outdoor meet of the season last week. / UAA Communications photo by Courtney Culbreath

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Gators Track and Field Takes On First Outdoor Meets of 2022

By Ethan Eibe | Mar. 29

After capturing its first women’s national indoor title in 30 years, Florida track and field now turns the page to start the outdoor season.

Florida women’s track team and head coach Mike Holloway raise the NCAA Indoor Championship trophy

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Florida women’s track and field claims second NCAA Indoor National Championship

By Ethan Eibe | Mar. 14

A national championship 30 years in the making. Florida women’s track and field made history in Birmingham, Alabama, claiming the program’s 11th NCAA title.

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Gators earn runner-up position at SEC Indoor Championships

By Ethan Eibe | Feb. 28

“I think what you saw out of the women is what you're going to see out of them from this day forward.” Mike Holloway’s track and field program took home runner-up finishes at the SEC Indoor Championships, where the women’s squad secured four individual titles.

Coach Mike Holloway shares a smile after the Gators qualify for the 2018 NCAA East Preliminary meet finals.

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Florida also competed in the Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt this past weekend

By Ethan Eibe | Feb. 15

Two weeks from today we'll be in the middle of the best conference track meet on the face of the planet, so we have to be ready for that. Mike Holloway and the Gators are ready for the Indoor SEC Championships after the final meets of the regular season. @EthanEibe has more.