Florida Gators cross country
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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.
is the head coach for the Florida Gators cross country and track and field program; Todd Morgan is the assistant coach who is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of the men's and women's cross country teams.
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in the sport of cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
. The program includes separate men's and women's cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
teams, both of which compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) Division I and the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
(SEC). The men's cross country team officially started in 1935; the women's team began in 1980.
Coaching staff
Mike HollowayMike Holloway
Mike Holloway is an American college track and field coach. Holloway is the current head coach of the Florida Gators track and field and Gators cross country programs of the University of Florida...
is the head coach for the Florida Gators cross country and track and field program; Todd Morgan is the assistant coach who is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of the men's and women's cross country teams.
See also
- Florida GatorsFlorida GatorsThe Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...
- Florida Gators track and field
- History of the University of FloridaHistory of the University of FloridaThe history of the University of Florida is firmly tied to the history of public education in the state of Florida. The University of Florida, colloquially known as "Florida" or "UF," originated as several distinct institutions that were merged to create a single state-supported university by the...
- List of University of Florida Olympians
- University Athletic AssociationUniversity of Florida Athletic AssociationThe University Athletic Association, Inc. is a non-profit corporation that is responsible for maintaining the Florida Gators intercollegiate sports program of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida...
External links
- GatorSports.com – Florida Gators sports news from The Gainesville Sun.
- GatorZone.com – Official website of the Florida Gators sports teams.