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Senior Craddock up for Southeastern Conference award
By KATIE AGOSTIN | Jan. 10, 2013Omar Craddock had a near perfect season last year.
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Gators women's cross country has record performance at NCAA Championships
Nov. 17, 2012While the Gator football team played its final home game on Saturday, the cross country team was busy running their final meet at the NCAA Championships in Louisville, Kentucky.
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UF cross country prepares for NCAA championships
Nov. 15, 2012After qualifying individually for the NCAA Championship meet during his freshman year, Jimmy Clark had hoped this would be the year the team put all of the pieces together to become one of 30 qualifiers. It didn't happen.
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Cross country teams in contention at NCAA Regional
Nov. 9, 2012Matt Mizereck knew that the Gators’ season would be in jeopardy if they didn’t finish in the top two at the NCAA Regional Meet in Tallahassee on Friday.
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Junior cross country runner finds inspiration through music
Nov. 8, 2012Every morning, junior Matt Mizereck pulls out his iPod and listens to Rocky Balboa's “Keep Moving Forward” speech. The recording helps Mizereck fight through his recovery.
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Gators cross country turns in top-ten finishes at Pre-Nationals
Oct. 13, 2012The 2012 Pre-Nationals Meet was a success for both sides of the Gator cross country team on Saturday. The men and women each garnered top-ten finishes in a field heavy with talent while getting a preview of the course the NCAA Championships will be run on this fall.
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UF cross country runners record career highs in team victories
By CHARLES KINGSBURY | Sep. 29, 2012Florida sophomore Phil Duncan and Florida junior Shelby Hayes each notched their best collegiate-times en route to the Gators team victories on Saturday morning at the Saint Leo Cross Country Fall Invitational.
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UF cross country runner overcoming injury history
Sep. 27, 2012Phil Duncan knows how difficult it is to help his team when he’s stuck on the sideline. He understands the adversity of not being with the team or participating when it matters most.
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Strausa wins first race with Florida cross country
Sep. 17, 2012Junior Agata Strausa had never run a race as a member of the Gators cross country team before her victory at the Mountain Dew Invitational.
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UF recruits shine at IAAF World Championships
July 16, 2012Although they haven’t competed for Florida yet, three incoming freshman have already started proving their worth to the 2012-13 track and field team. Shayla Sanders, Arman Hall and Robin Reynolds have spent the past week competing at the 2012 IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
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Florida wins three events at U-23 meet
July 9, 2012Although the 2012 season is over and the U.S. Olympic trials are finished, that didn’t stop three Gators from competing last weekend. Marquis Dendy, Jeremy Postin and Eddie Lovett all participated in the North American, Central American and Caribbean Under-23 Track and Field Championships in Guanajuato, Mexico.
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Sixteen current, former Gators qualify for London Olympics
By KATIE AGOSTIN | July 3, 2012For sprinter Jeff Demps, this year has been about making sacrifices for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Barbiasz one of several Gators competing in U.S. Olympic trials
By KATIE AGOSTIN | June 20, 2012When junior Dwight Barbiasz first started competing in the high jump in 2008, he had to spend that summer watching the Olympics from home. This year Barbiasz wants in.
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McQuay decides to forego senior season for pro career
By KATIE AGOSTIN | June 13, 2012Junior Tony McQuay has had a nice year in 2012. The sprinter started off winning the U.S. Championships in June, then won his first NCAA indoor title in the 400 meters and last week he won his first NCAA outdoor title in the 400 meters as well as Florida’s first 4x400-meter relay NCAA title.
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McQuay, Craddock win NCAA Outdoor titles
By KATIE AGOSTIN | June 9, 2012The men are in the hunt again.
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Barbiasz sets records at second day of NCAA Outdoor Championships
By KATIE AGOSTIN | June 8, 2012To say junior Dwight Barbiasz had a big day on Thursday would be an understatement. Not only did his mark of 2.28 meters in the high jump set a new personal record for him, but it also tied Florida’s record in the event.
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Brewer benefits from technique change
By KATIE AGOSTIN | June 4, 2012As the Gators head to Des Moines, Iowa to wrap up their season at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, jumper Ciarra Brewer will be wrapping up her first season with a new coach. Despite the transition in coaches, the freshman had a strong year.
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Staying On Track: McQuay overcomes setbacks to succeed
By KATIE AGOSTIN | May 30, 2012By now, Tony McQuay has told the story many times.
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McGee credits her success to teammates
By LISA GREENBERG< | May 30, 2012For sophomore distance runner Cory McGee, the 1,500-meter race is always the event she puts her heart into.
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UF has 21 athletes qualify for NCAA Outdoor Championships
By KATIE AGOSTIN | May 28, 2012This weekend the Gators had 21 athletes qualify for 19 events at the NCAA East Preliminary Round.
