It was a senior day celebration inside James G. Pressly Stadium, and Anthaya Charlton made the most of it. In her first competition of the outdoor season, the senior from the Bahamas picked up a pair of event wins at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational.
Pollen is in the air, an endless stream of team buses is rolling through the north side of campus, and the cacophonic sound of a starting gun is still ringing through the air. All of this means one thing: it’s track season in Gainesville.
In college, Claire Bryant “needed” to win a national title. At her first global championship, she knew that her value was more than just a result. That result? A World Championship gold medal.
Florida athletes picked up nine event wins, including six in the field, in the team’s first taste of outdoor action. Alida van Daalen’s return to action was the standout performance.
It was anything but a typical championship meet for Florida, but Anthaya Charlton provided some familiarity with big points in the women’s long jump
Six entries is a slimmer roster than usual for the Gators, but there’s plenty of potential for Florida to pick up some respectable points at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Beth Morley’s historic mile performance headlined a strong end to the Gators’ regular season action. While most of the team was in Arkansas, the junior became the 13th-fastest miler in NCAA history at a meet in Boston.
World leading performances by Anthaya Charlton and Jenoah McKiver highlighted a successful second weekend of competition for Florida track and field at the Razorback Invitational.
The Van Daalen family business is throwing discus and shot put. Alida, already a six-time All-American at UF, is set to be joined in Gainesville by her brother Jarno next year. Together, the Dutch duo is ready to dominate the NCAA.
Gator Great Christian Taylor wrapped a bow on his memorable career as a Florida Gator and US Olympian athlete at the Holloway Pro Classic.
As the Olympics loom near, two current Gators made Team USA, and Parker Valby stands on the verge of qualification.
Twenty-six Florida athletes – 11 current and 15 former Gators – traveled to Eugene, Oregon, for the USA Track and Field Olympic Trials. The ten day competition starts today with the men’s 100-meter decathlon.
The No. 3 men’s and No. 5 women’s teams traveled to Eugene, Oregon, for the NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. On June 8, the men’s team became triple consecutive NCAA DI Outdoor Champions for the first time in Florida’s track and field history. The next day, the women’s team kept Florida’s momentum flowing to place runner-up.
The Florida track and field team competed in the NCAA East Preliminaries in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Gators women’s team ended the three-day event at Percy Beard Track in third with 101 points. Meanwhile, the men’s team finished in fourth place with 100 points.
The Gators continued their momentum into the second home meet of the 2024 Outdoor season.
NCAA records were being shattered throughout both days at James G. Pressly Stadium. The Gators claimed three No. 1 times/distances, 11 top 10 NCAA placements and 18 top 20 NCAA placements throughout the two day event.
Florida’s strongest performances came in the field events. Senior Abraham Sargent placed 1st in the men’s javelin throw with his personal record distance of 77.46 meters. This marked 5th on UF's All-Time Top 10 List and 6th in the NCAA for 2024. Senior Melanie Welsing placed 3rd in the women’s javelin throw with a personal best throw of 30.72.
The Gators women's track and field team earned a silver medal, while the men's team secured a bronze medal at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships.
The Florida men’s and women’s track and field teams both finished second at the SEC Indoor Championships, earning 17 medals during the meet.
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