UF track and field tunes up before SECs
By RYAN BUTLER< | Feb. 14, 2010Members of the UF men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in three different meets over the weekend but they came home with similar results.
Members of the UF men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in three different meets over the weekend but they came home with similar results.
Freshman sprinter Tony McQuay is hoping to avoid more tears this weekend.
One of the UF men’s and women’s track and field teams’ greatest strengths are their depth, and they showed that to some of the elite teams in the Southeastern and Atlantic Coast Conferences this weekend.
One of the UF men’s and women’s track and field teams greatest strengths are their depth. They showed that to some of the elite teams in the SEC and ACC this weekend.
Calvin Smith has always been focused on making himself one of the best sprinters in the nation. Now he is looking to make his team one of the best as well.
Another meet, another record-setting performance for a UF track and field athlete.
Gray Horn’s life revolves around competing in the decathlon.
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 shotputter Mariam Kevkhishvili is far from a typical athlete.
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.