Florida Gators cross country explained
Florida Gators cross country |
Founded: | 1935 (men); 1980 (women) |
University: | University of Florida |
Athletic Director: | Scott Stricklin |
Coach: | Mike Holloway |
Tenure: | 4th |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Conference Short: | SEC |
City: | Gainesville |
Stateabb: | FL |
State: | Florida |
Course: | Mark Bostick Golf Course |
Nickname: | Gators |
Men Ncaa: | 1979, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013 |
Women Ncaa: | 1981, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2023 |
Men Conference Champion: | 1955, 1986, 1987 |
Women Conference Champion: | 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.[1]
Notable Athletes
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 conference champions
Men's Individual conference champions
Men's Individual Conference Champions |
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Year | Name | Conference |
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1955 | Don Gagon | SEC |
1967 | Frank Lagotic | SEC |
1983 | Keith Brantly | SEC |
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Year by Year Results
! colspan="4" style="" Men's | Women's |
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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
Notes and References
- Web site: History of the program . 2009-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711080032/http://web.gatorzone.com/crosscountry/media/2008/pdf/history.pdf . 2011-07-11 . dead .