GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 2024 Outdoor Track & Field postseason is finally upon us. The University of Florida begins said postseason as the host of the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The conference championships will span the dates of May 9 to May 11 and will be held at Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium. This marks the first time the Gators have hosted the event since 2009.
THIS MEET, LAST YEAR
The men’s and women’s programs recorded sixth and second place finishes at the 2023 SEC Outdoor Championships in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
At the meet, the Gators earned 15 medals. Four medals were earned on Friday and eleven were tallied on Saturday. The program totaled seven gold medals, two silver and six bronze.
2023 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Individual Champions:
M 200m: Robert Gregory – 20.12
M 400m: Ryan Willie – 44.27
M 4x400m: Jevaughn Powell, Emmanuel Bamidele, Jacory Patterson, Ryan Willie – 2:57.76
W 5000m: Parker Valby – 15:25.03
W Long Jump: Jasmine Moore – 6.88m/22’7″
W Triple Jump: Jasmine Moore – 14.14m/46’4.75″
W Shot Put: Alida van Daalen – 18.07m/59’3.5″
SEC OUTDOORS SINCE 2009
The University of Florida has not hosted the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships since 2009. Despite not hosting the event for 15 years, as the host site has cycled through the rest of the conference, the Gators have found an abundance of success at the meet from both a team and individual perspective.
Both the Men’s and Women’s programs have totaled an equal amount of SEC Championships and top three finishes over the course of the past 15 years.
The men boast three SEC Outdoor Championships which occurred in 2010, 2015 and 2018 and have accumulated 44 individual titles over that span. The women have also secured three SEC Outdoor Championships in 2009, 2018 and 2022 and 45 individual championships over the past 15 years.
Each program has totaled eight top three finishes since the last time Florida hosted the conference championships.
2024 SEC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Gators appearance at the SEC Indoor Championships was headlined by second place team finishes by both programs, seven SEC Individual Championships and ten additional medal finishes.
Gators that claimed SEC individual titles include:
Wanya McCoy (M 200m)
Parvej Khan (M Mile)
Grace Stark (W 60m H)
Flomena Asekol (W Mile)
Parker Valby (W 3000m)
Claire Bryant (W Long Jump)
Elise Thorner, Laila Owens, Flomena Asekol,
THIS MEET, LAST YEAR
The men’s and women’s programs recorded sixth and second place finishes at the 2023 SEC Outdoor Championships in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
At the meet, the Gators earned 15 medals. Four medals were earned on Friday and eleven were tallied on Saturday. The program totaled seven gold medals, two silver and six bronze.
2023 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Individual Champions:
M 200m: Robert Gregory – 20.12
M 400m: Ryan Willie – 44.27
M 4x400m: Jevaughn Powell, Emmanuel Bamidele, Jacory Patterson, Ryan Willie – 2:57.76
W 5000m: Parker Valby – 15:25.03
W Long Jump: Jasmine Moore – 6.88m/22’7″
W Triple Jump: Jasmine Moore – 14.14m/46’4.75″
W Shot Put: Alida van Daalen – 18.07m/59’3.5″
SEC OUTDOORS SINCE 2009
The University of Florida has not hosted the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships since 2009. Despite not hosting the event for 15 years, as the host site has cycled through the rest of the conference, the Gators have found an abundance of success at the meet from both a team and individual perspective.
Both the Men’s and Women’s programs have totaled an equal amount of SEC Championships and top three finishes over the course of the past 15 years.
The men boast three SEC Outdoor Championships which occurred in 2010, 2015 and 2018 and have accumulated 44 individual titles over that span. The women have also secured three SEC Outdoor Championships in 2009, 2018 and 2022 and 45 individual championships over the past 15 years.
Each program has totaled eight top three finishes since the last time Florida hosted the conference championships.
2024 SEC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Gators appearance at the SEC Indoor Championships was headlined by second place team finishes by both programs, seven SEC Individual Championships and ten additional medal finishes.
Gators that claimed SEC individual titles include:
Wanya McCoy (M 200m)
Parvej Khan (M Mile)
Grace Stark (W 60m H)
Flomena Asekol (W Mile)
Parker Valby (W 3000m)
Claire Bryant (W Long Jump)
Elise Thorner, Laila Owens, Flomena Asekol,
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