Because of the offseason layoff, a team’s opening meet of the indoor track and field season typically doesn’t foster record-setting performances. But UF shot putter Mariam Kevkhishvilli is far from a typical athlete.
During the offseason, Christian Taylor improved his squat from 225 pounds to 365. Now, the UF jumper is looking for similar improvement when competing.
The goal for the Gators was simple: win a national title.
The goal for the Gators was simple: win a national title.
Gray Horn made UF history yet again Wednesday at the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
While all other UF sports have finished, track and field is gearing up for its final meet of the season.
While some sports fans know UF athletics only for basketball and football, there is another sport on campus hoping for championship glory.
After the then-unranked UF women's track and field team won the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships nearly two weeks ago, its focus shifted from an SEC title to an NCAA title.
UF took home a SEC track title last weekend, but the team's gender might be a surprise.
For the first time since 1998, UF will host the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships beginning today at 2:30 p.m. and running until Sunday evening at Percy Beard Track in James G. Pressly Stadium.
The Seminole Twilight Invitational in Tallahassee proved to be just what UF needed this weekend as the Gators prepare for the upcoming Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships.
It appears UF is peaking just in time for the championship stretch of the season.
Let the countdown begin.
The pressure is off, for now, which makes running more fun for freshman distance runner Genevieve LaCaze.
Most average people wish for the skill and talent to excel in one sport, maybe two if they're lucky. But for others, the possibilities are endless. When a person is blessed with the innate talents that Christian Taylor is, the sky is the limit.
After a week off, the UF track and field teams continued their successful outdoor season in the War Eagle Invitational at Auburn over the weekend.
Jeff Demps got the baton to start the anchor leg of the 4x100-meter relay - with UF already in the lead - and the race was over.
Home sweet home.
The rain and wind couldn't completely stop UF this weekend in Tallahassee.
This weekend, when the UF men's track and field team competes for the first time since its second-place finish in the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 14, there will be a new yet familiar face looking to contribute on the track for UF: Jeff Demps.
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