The Florida women’s track team swept the indoor and outdoor NCAA team titles, winning the outdoor title Saturday afternoon at Hayward Field. Florida finished with 74 points, 10 points ahead of second-place Texas. Jasmine Moore gave the Gators 20 points… Continue Reading
Julien Alfred had 40 minutes between her performance in Texas’ victory in the 4×100-meter relay and the start of the 100 meters. In between those races, she was listening to “I am Legend” by Chronixx. “I was listening to Chronixx,… Continue Reading
Florida’s Anna Hall had to get through one more event before being officially crowned the NCAA heptathlon champion on Saturday afternoon at Hayward Field. While the other heptathletes were enjoying a few hours of rest, Hall had a 400-meter hurdle… Continue Reading
A little friendly competition never hurts. On Saturday at Hayward Field, Micaela DeGenero of Colorado and Sintayehu Vissa of Ole Miss knew each other’s capabilities — their battle in the 1,500-meter final at the NCAA Championships felt familiar. Vissa, runner-up… Continue Reading
North Carolina State sophomore Katelyn Tuohy won her first NCAA title Saturday afternoon, taking the 5,000 meters in 15 minutes, 18.39 seconds, a year after she struggled with injuries during her freshman season and faced pressure after not qualifying for… Continue Reading
Courtney Wayment left nothing up to chance. In the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Saturday, Wayment turned a star-studded field into a one-woman race. “The plan was to rely on my fitness and all the things that I have done to get… Continue Reading
The Florida men’s track team won its fifth NCAA title Friday night at Hayward Field. The Gators finished with 54 points, 16 points ahead of second-place Texas. Sprinter Joseph Fahnbulleh got the Gators 20 points by sweeping the 100- and… Continue Reading
Joseph Fanbulleh’s acceleration proved too much for competitors in both the men’s 100-meter and 200-meter races as he won both NCAA titles Friday evening at Hayward Field and claimed 20 crucial points for the Florida Gators, which won the men’s… Continue Reading
It had been four long years since Florida State’s Trey Cunningham had run in an NCAA Championships final. The hierarchy of collegiate hurdlers was a bit different in 2018, and Cunningham, then a freshman, finished fourth. Fast forwarding to this… Continue Reading
A year after tearing his hamstring, Chengetayi Mapaya of TCU took a bow after winning his second triple jump NCAA championship Friday afternoon. Mapaya won on his third attempt, jumping for a personal best 56 feet, 7 1/2 inches. “I… Continue Reading