The No. 4/2 Gators Track & Field teams travel to Boston, Ma. seeking the 15th national championship in program history.
BOSTON, Mass. – The Florida Gators Track and Field teams will conclude the 2024 indoor season with a trip to the NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston, Mass. The championships will be held at The TRACK at New Balance, which opened in 2022 and recently hosted ACC Indoor Championships just two weeks ago.
In order to qualify for NCAA Indoor Championships, athletes must obtain a top-16 mark in the nation in their respective event. Athletes are not required to compete in qualified events but are eligible to do so.
On the men’s side, nine athletes and the 4x400m team earned qualifying marks during the 2024 season. For the women, five athletes as well as the DMR are eligible to participate in the weekends’ events.
Below is a list of athletes and the events they have received qualifying marks for.
LAST TIME OUT
The Gators’ appearances on Friday, February 23 and Saturday, February 24 at the SEC Indoor Championships were headlined by seven SEC Individual Champions and ten additional medal finishes. Gators that claimed SEC Individual Championships include: Flomena Asekol (Mile/DMR), Claire Bryant (Long Jump), Parvej Khan (Mile), Wanya McCoy (200m), Laila Owens (DMR), Grace Stark (60m H), Elise Thorner (DMR) and Parker Valby (3000m/DMR).
Other medal finishes were obtained by Sam Austin (800m – Bronze), Malcolm Clemons (Long Jump – Silver), Sean Dixon-Bodie (Triple Jump – Silver), Caleb Foster (Long Jump – Bronze), Robert Gregory (200m – Silver), Reheem Hayles (4x400m – Bronze), Amelia Mazza-Downie (5000m – Bronze), Jevaughn Powell (400m/4x400m – Silver/Bronze), Ashton Schwartzman (4x400m – Bronze) and Alida van Daalen (Shot Put – Silver).
GATORS TEAM NCAA HISTORY
In 2023 both the Gators Men and Women placed third at the NCAA Indoor Championships scoring 34 and 45 points, respectively. The Gators have totaled 14 NCAA Track & Field Championships (11 Men, 3 Women), seven of which have come during the indoor season. The most recent indoor national title earned by the men was in 2019 while the most recent indoor national title for the women came in 2022.
13 of the 14 national titles have come under the tutelage of Florida Track & Field Head Coach Mike Holloway.
Men’s NCAA Indoor Titles – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019
Women’s NCAA Indoor Title – 1992, 2022
NCAA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION & DETAILS
Location/Venue
Boston, Massachusetts – The TRACK at New Balance
Date/Times
Friday, March 8: 4:00 p.m. ET – 10:00 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 9: 2:45 p.m. ET – 9:30 p.m. ET
Live Results
NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Live Results<https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Indoor/2024/index.htm>
Updates & Info
@GatorsTF on X<https://x.com/GatorsTF?s=20>
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Date
Broadcast Links
Friday, March 8 – ESPN+
9:30 a.m. – ESPN+ Stream<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/f92e2019-d9a1-4d7c-b38a-ed122e0c33c5>
7:00 p.m. – ESPN+ Stream<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/67aaab9a-f824-4d51-b7c9-68814a07f89d>
Saturday, March 9 – ESPN+
11:30 p.m. – ESPN+ Stream<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/7b02d435-473f-4d0d-84ec-8c474c4381f7>
6:55 p.m. – ESPN+ Stream<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/a57a1909-d853-490a-9d88-cf4f8c925e79>
THE RANKS
Ahead of the NCAA Indoor Championships, the USTFCCCA released their weekly rankings which landed the Gator Men’s program at No. 4 and the women at No. 2. The table below shows the current top-25 heading into the national championship.
USTFCCCA National Ranking – Men
USTFCCCA National Ranking – Women
Rank
Team
Rank
Team
1
Arkansas
1
Arkansas
2
Texas Tech
2
Florida
3
Northern Arizona
3
Texas
4
Florida
4
Oklahoma State
5
Washington
5
Oregon
6
Southern California
6
Southern California
7
Texas
7
Ole Miss
8
Nebraska
8
Texas Tech
9
Alabama
9
LSU
10
Houston
10
Washington
11
Wisconsin
11
Georgia
12
North Carolina
12
Stanford
13
Kentucky
13
Alabama
14
Georgia
14
Texas A&M
15
South Carolina
15
Notre Dame
16
Stanford
16
BYU
17
Oklahoma State
17
Illinois
18
Texas A&M
18
Harvard
19
Florida State
19
Tennessee
20
Kansas
20
Providence
21
Iowa
21
South Carolina
22
Illinois
22
Clemson
23
Penn State
23
Baylor
24
Harvard
24
Minnesota
25
Ole Miss
25
San Jose State
NCAA INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Men’s Individual Leaders
Event
NCAA Leader: Athlete, Institution (Time/Mark)
Florida Leader: Athlete (Time/Mark)
60m
NCAA: Terrence Jones, Texas Tech (6.47)
Florida: Wanya McCoy (6.58)
200m
NCAA: Terrence Jones, Texas Tech (20.21)
Florida: Wanya McCoy (20.29)
400m
NCAA: Christopher Morales Williams, Georgia (44.49)
Florida: Jevaughn Powell (45.35)
800m
NCAA: Yusuf Bizimana, Texas (1:46.47)
Florida: Sam Austin (1:46.80)
Mile
NCAA: Luke Houser, Washington (3:51.73)
Florida: Parvej Khan (3:55.41)
4x400m Relay
NCAA: Arizona State (3:02.73)
Florida: Florida (3:02.78)
Long Jump
NCAA: Wayne Pinnock, Arkansas (8.34m/27’4.5”)
Florida: Malcolm Clemons (8.22m/26’11.75”)
Triple Jump
NCAA: Luke Brown, Kentucky (16.80m/55’1.5”)
Florida: Sean Dixon-Bodie (16.22m/53’2.75”)
Shot Put
NCAA: Alexander Kolesnikoff, Georgia (20.45m/67’1.25”)
Florida: Kai Chang (19.36m/63’6.25”)
Women’s Individual Leaders
Event
NCAA Leader: Athlete, Institution (Time/Mark)
Florida Leader: Athlete (Time/Mark)
60m
NCAA: Brianna Lyston, LSU (7.07)
Florida: Grace Stark (7.21)
Mile
NCAA: Maia Ramsden, Harvard (4:24.83)
Florida: Flomena Asekol (4:26.47)
3000m
NCAA: Olivia Markezich, Notre Dame (8:40.42)
Florida: Parker Valby (8:42.29)
5000m
NCAA: Parker Valby, Florida (14:56.11)
Florida: Parker Valby
60m Hurdles
NCAA: Jasmine Jones, USC (7.78)
Florida: Grace Stark (7.90)
DMR
NCAA: Washington (10:43.39)
Florida: Florida (10:52.06)
Long Jump
NCAA: Ackelia Smith, Texas (6.85m/22’5.75”)
Florida: Claire Bryant (6.72m/22’0.75”)
Shot Put
NCAA: Mya Lesnar, Colorado State (19.10m/62’8”)
Florida: Alida van Daalen (18.59m/61’0”)
ATHLETE ENTRIES
Friday, March 8 – Track
Events / Time (ET)
Athletes Entered
Mile Semifinal (M) / 4:00 p.m.
Parvej Khan
60m Semifinal (M) / 4:18 p.m.
Wanya McCoy
400m Semifinal (M) / 4:30 p.m.
Jevaughn Powell
800m Semifinal (M) / 4:50 p.m.
Sam Austin
200m Semifinal (M) / 5:40 p.m.
Robert Gregory
Wanya McCoy
Mile Semifinal (W) / 7:00 p.m.
Flomena Asekol
60m Semifinal (W) / 7:18 p.m.
Grace Stark
60m H Semifinal (W) / 8:05 p.m.
Grace Stark
5000m Final (W) / 8:20 p.m.
Parker Valby
DMR Final (W) / 9:00 p.m.
Florida Relay Team
Friday, March 8 – Field
Events / Time (ET)
Athletes Entered
Long Jump Final (M) / 4:00 p.m.
Malcolm Clemons
Caleb Foster
Long Jump Finals (W) / 7:00 p.m.
Claire Bryant
ATHLETE ENTRIES
Saturday, March 9 – Track
Events / Time (ET)
Athletes Entered
Mile Final (M) / 4:00 p.m.
–
60m Final (M) / 4:10 p.m.
–
400m Final (M) / 4:20 p.m.
–
800m Final (M) / 4:30 p.m.
–
200m Final (M) / 4:50 p.m.
–
4x400m Final (M) / 5:20 p.m.
Florida Relay Team
Mile Final (W) / 7:00 p.m.
–
60m Final (W) / 7:10 p.m.
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60m H Final (W) / 7:40 p.m.
–
3000m Final (W) / 8:00 p.m.
Flomena Asekol
Parker Valby
Saturday, March 9 – Field
Events / Time (ET)
Athletes Entered
Shot Put Final (M) / 2:45 p.m.
Kai Chang
Triple Jump Final (M) / 3:30 p.m.
Sean Dixon-Bodie
Shot Put Final (W) / 5:45 p.m.
Alida van Daalen
SCORING SUMMARY
The overall team score is accumulated from the placement of individual athletes in each event. Each of the top eight finishers will earn points for their team in the event. The point breakdown from said placement is shown below.
Placement
Points Awarded
1st
10
2nd
8
3rd
6
4th
5
5th
4
6th
3
7th
2
8th
1
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