As PA announcer Buck Jones read off Robin Reynolds’ list of accomplishments over James G. Pressly Stadium's speakers on Saturday, the senior walked out and pointed to the crowd.
With Pressly Stadium filled to the brim with friends, family and competitors representing high schools, colleges and post-collegiate teams, the Gators wasted no time getting off to a fast start in the Pepsi Florida Relays, their first home meet of the season.
The Gators are used to competing against strong runners.
Florida had a pair of first places finishes on Friday at the Cardinal and Gold Challenge hosted by the University of Southern California.
When one of his athletes puts on a Florida track uniform, coach Mike Holloway expects them to represent his program with excellence.
If Florida wanted the opportunity to win an NCAA Indoor Championship this weekend, they had to qualify as many athletes as possible for their respective events Friday.
At the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 27, junior Andres Arroyo shattered the record books in the 800-meter dash, setting a personal record and breaking Mark Everett’s 26-year-old Florida school record.
After posting six top-16 Division I times at both the Tyson Invitational and the Iowa State Classic on Friday, Florida’s No. 1 men and No. 4 women’s track and field teams came out strong again on Saturday.
The Gators only had three athletes representing during the first day of the Virginia Tech Elite Meet, but the small contingent found relative success on Friday.
After two days of competition at the Razorback Invitational, the Gators wrapped up a memorable weekend filled with record-breaking performances from members of both the No. 1 men’s team and the No. 6 women’s team.
The University of Florida’s men’s and women’s track and field teams seem ready.
On Thursday, former Florida standout Marquis Dendy became the first Gator in program history to win The Bowerman, a trophy awarded annually to the nation’s top collegiate track and field athlete.
Florida track and field has made its mark in recent years in the triple jump circuit.
Last one, best one.
For the third national meet in a row, the Florida men’s track and field team finished runner-up to Oregon.
Marquis Dendy continued his historic season on Day 1 of the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Mike Holloway is no stranger to success when it comes to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Following a successful weekend at the NCAA East Preliminaries in Jacksonville, the No. 1/6 Florida men’s and women’s track and field qualified 23 athletes and landed itself 25 event entries for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
With Florida’s men’s track and field claiming the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships on May 16, the Gators are hoping for similar success at the NCAA Outdoor East Preliminaries.
Despite inclement weather that hung over the 2015 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships, the Florida men’s track and field team didn’t let any rain fall on its parade.
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