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Florida Gators cross country

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Florida Gators cross country
Founded1935 (men); 1980 (women)
UniversityUniversity of Florida
Athletic directorScott Stricklin
Head coachMike Holloway (4th season)
ConferenceSEC
LocationGainesville, FL
CourseMark Bostick Golf Course
NicknameGators
ColorsOrange and blue[1]
   
Men's NCAA appearances
1979, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013
Women's NCAA appearances
1981, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2023
Men's conference champions
1955, 1986, 1987
Women's conference champions
1984, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2023

The Florida Gators cross country program represents the University of Florida in the sport of cross country running. The program includes separate men's and women's cross country teams, both of which compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The men's cross country team officially started in 1935; the women's team began in 1980.[2]

Notable Athletes

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Men's All-Americans

Women's All-Americans

  • Beth Farmer 1982, 1983
  • Wendy Frazier 1990
  • Shelly Steely 1982, 1984
  • Coralena Velsen 1991
  • Becki Wells 1995
  • Rebecca Lowe 2009
  • Charlotte Browning 2009
  • Agata Strausa 2013
  • Jessica Pascoe 2018
  • Parker Valby 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Flomena Asekol 202

Women's Individual National Championships

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Women's Individual National Champions
Year Name
2023 Parker Valby

Women's Individual conference champions

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Women's Individual Conference Champions
Year Name Conference
1984 Tricia Clifford SEC
1986 Shelly Steely SEC
1995 Becki Wells SEC
1996 Becki Wells SEC
2009 Rebecca Lowe SEC
2018 Jessica Pascoe SEC
2022 Parker Valby SEC
2023 Parker Valby SEC

Men's Individual conference champions

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Men's Individual Conference Champions
Year Name Conference
1955 Don Gagon SEC
1967 Frank Lagotic SEC
1983 Keith Brantly SEC


Olympians
Athlete Olympics Event Place
Keith Brantley United States 1996 Marathon 28th
Dan Middleman United States 10,000m 38th
Parker Valby United States 2024 10,000m 11th

Year by Year Results

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Men's Women's
Year Conference Finish NCAA Finish Points Conference Finish NCAA Finish Points
SEC Conference
1975 T3rd
1976 5th
1977 5th
1978 4th
1979 3rd 24th
1980 3rd
1981 4th 7th
1982 2nd
1983 2nd 2nd
1984 2nd 1st
1985 3rd 6th
1986 1st 8th 3rd
1987 1st 3rd
1988 5th 3rd
1989 6th 4th
1990 3rd 6th 5th
1991 4th 6th
1992 4th 4th
1993 4th 21st 4th
1994 5th 4th 20th
1995 4th 3rd 12th
1996 7th 1st
1997 3rd 22nd 1st 16th
1998 3rd 2nd 22nd
1999 4th 2nd 31st
2000 3rd 4th
2001 4th 3rd
2002 3rd 6th
2003 3rd 8th
2004 2nd 27th 4th
2005 3rd 23rd 5th
2006 2nd 22nd 4th 26th
2007 2nd 4th 11th
2008 4th 2nd 17th 454
2009 4th 1st 7th 260
2010 3rd 1st 29th 635
2011 2nd 30th 780 3rd
2012 5th 1st 23rd 518
2013 4th 29th 654 2nd
2014 10th 7th
2015 7th 7th
2016 8th 8th
2017 10th 13th
2018 8th 2nd 16th 455
2019 6th 11th
2020 7th 9th
2021 7th 6th
2022 10th 5th
2023 7th 1st 5th 268

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UF Identity Style Guide". March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "History of the program" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
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