Track and Field Reporter Paul is a senior sports journalism student and is the cross country/track and field reporter in his third semester with The Alligator. In his free time, you can catch him scrolling Twitter to keep up with an endless flood of track results and training for the media 800-meter race at the World Athletics Championships.
Up from the muddy, beaten-down grass of the Gans Creek Cross Country Course arose one of the best championship performances in Florida cross country history Saturday morning.
Florida’s women’s team and freshman Kelvin Cheruiyot return to Missouri with history on the line
Despite a nearly total overhaul of the roster, associate head coach Will Palmer has found the same success at the conference level and is positioned to improve upon a program-best fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships from two seasons ago.
Everything went according to plan for the Florida cross country teams at the NCAA South Regional on Nov. 14, as the women’s team and freshman men’s standout Kelvin Cheruiyot qualified for nationals.
For many children living in track and field-obsessed Jamaica, wearing the nation’s iconic green, black and gold kit on the global stage is their dream from the first time they lace up a pair of spikes.
Florida freshman Kelvin Cheruiyot ran into the history books Friday morning in Knoxville, becoming the fourth man in program history to win the SEC individual cross country title and the first in 42 years.
Freshman Kelvin Cheruiyot took center stage for the Gators, winning the men’s 8 kilometer race in 22:44.6, leading Florida to a 10th-place team finish. The Florida women, the No. 3 team in the nation according to the latest USTFCCCA Coaches Poll, ran short-handed Friday and finished 13th over the 6-kilometer course.
Kenyan runner Kelvin Cheruiyot has a unique path to becoming a Florida Gator. From wearing an oversized hoodie during his first summer practice to navigating roadblocks with his student visa, adjusting to life in Gainesville has presented a challenge that he's ready to embrace.
The Florida cross country teams made the most of what is expected to be their first of three trips to Columbia, Missouri, this fall with impressive showings at the Gans Creek Classic Friday morning.
Several current and former Florida athletes found success at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
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