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<p>Hugh Graham Jr. (left) hugs Arman Hall after winning the 4x400m relay during the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., on Jun. 8, 2013.</p>

Hugh Graham Jr. (left) hugs Arman Hall after winning the 4x400m relay during the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., on Jun. 8, 2013.

Entering the weekend with four meets on the agenda didn’t faze the UF track program.

The Gators showed no signs of fatigue as a number of performances highlighted Florida’s final day.

Sprinter Arman Hall, hurdler Eddie Lovett and sprinter Hugh Graham Jr. all topped their previous personal marks.

Hall’s 20.68 mark in the 200-meter run was a meet record and also the second-best time in the nation.

Lovett’s season-best 7.69 in the 60-meter hurdles was a new meet record and one of seven Gators event victories at the Texas A&M Invitational.

UF put together a second-place team standings finish on both the men (83) and women’s (98) sides to close the Texas A&M Invitational on Saturday.

“I was very pleased with what went on in College Station,” coach Mike Holloway said in a release.

“Especially Shayla (Sanders) and Antwan (Wright) in the 60 meter, and Gino (Hall) in the 200 meter.

“Stipe (Zunic) continued to get better in the shot put. Eddie was just Eddie being Eddie in the hurdles.”

Zunic continued his success from last week’s Virginia Tech Elite Meet.

The Croatia native threw an 18.98-meter mark, which moves him fifth all-time in the UF record book.

He ended with the title to cap the day at TAMU.

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Out in Ames, Iowa, at the Iowa State Classic, Graham claimed both the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.66 seconds, as well as winning the 400-meters in 46.60 seconds.

Sean Obinwa (1:47.76) and Andres Arroyo (1:47.97) clocked their season-bests in the 800-meter at the Classic to conclude the day in Ames.

At the western-most meet this weekend, a freshman placed herself in the record books at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash.

Rebekah Greene, a New Zealand native, clocked a 4:38.03 in the mile run in her first time running the race as a Gator, good for fifth all-time in UF history.

Meanwhile, Greene’s distance teammate, senior runner Cory McGee, raced at the Millrose Games in New York City.

Competing in the Wanamaker Mile, McGee finished 12th overall by turning in a time of 4:37.32, the fastest mile mark for a Gator this season.

After four competitions last weekend, the Gators will have a two-week window before the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 27.

Follow Lawrence Laguna on Twitter @LagunaLawrence

Hugh Graham Jr. (left) hugs Arman Hall after winning the 4x400m relay during the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., on Jun. 8, 2013.

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