2018 Florida Gators Track & Field
2018 FLORIDA GATORS TRACK & FIELD 8 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS | 109 INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL TITLES | 25 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS Reigning Back-to-Back NCAA Outdoor Champions • Florida’s men claimed their seventh national title since 2010--more than any other program in that span--with a second consecutive victory at NCAA Outdoors last year. • Of the Gators’ 61.5 points scored at NCAA Outdoors, 56.5 were individual, and athletes responsible for 39.5 of those individual points are back this year. KeAndre Bates (20) and Grant Holloway (18) combined for 38. Half-Point Heartbreak at 2017 NCAA Indoors • Florida’s men entered the 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships as the over- whelming favorites, but missed their first indoor national title since 2012 by half a point, finishing with 45.5 points to Texas A&M’s 46. 2018 SCHEDULE • Only the 1977 NCAA Indoor Championships crowned a single champion by INDOOR less than a one-point margin (Washington State topped UTEP, 25.5 to 25). January 6 Orange & Purple Classic Clemson, S.C. • Of the Gators’ 45.5 points at NCAA Indoors, 37.5 were individual, and January 12-13 Commodore Invitational Nashville, Tenn. athletes responsible for 33.5 of those points are back. January 19-20 Clemson Invitational Clemson, S.C. • Bates and Holloway alone accounted for 28 of those points, with the former January 26-27 Razorback Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. taking the long jump title and the latter winning the 60 hurdles crown. February 2 Bayou Bengal Invitational Baton Rouge, La. All-Time Performances Entering SEC Indoors February 9-10 Iowa State Classic Ames, Iowa • Holloway is fresh off breaking Omar McLeod’s 60 hurdles collegiate Tiger Paw Invitational Clemson, S.C.
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