Florida Gators track and field
| Florida Gators track and field | |
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| University | University of Florida |
| Conference | SEC |
| Location | Gainesville, FL |
| Head coach | Mike Holloway (8th year) |
| Indoor track | Stephen C. O'Connell Center |
| Outdoor track | Percy Beard Track |
| Nickname | Florida Gators |
| Colors | Blue and Orange |
| NCAA Indoor Championships | |
| Men's: 2010, 2011, 2012 Women's: 1992 |
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| NCAA Outdoor Championships | |
| Men's: 2012, 2013, 2016 | |
| Conference Indoor Championships | |
| Men's: 1975, 1976, 1987, 1988, 2004, 2011 Women's: 1990, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012 |
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| Conference Outdoor Championships | |
| Men's: 1953, 1956, 1987, 2010 Women's: 1992, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2009 |
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The Florida Gators track and field program represents the University of Florida in the sport of track and field. The program includes separate men's and women's teams, both of which compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators host their home indoor meets in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center and their home outdoor meets at Percy Beard Track, both located on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The Gators track teams are currently led by head coach Mike Holloway.
The Florida Gators men's track and field team was organized in 1923; the Gators women's team was formed in 1973. The University of Florida joined the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in December 1932, and the Gators track team began to compete in the SEC in the spring of 1933.
Historically, the Gators have been a force in the SEC, and have won a total of 21 conference team championships. The Gators men have won four SEC outdoor championships (1953, 1956, 1987, 2010), and six indoor championships (1975, 1976, 1987, 2010). The Gators women have won five SEC outdoor championships (1992, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2009), and six indoor championships (1990, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2012). Head coach Percy Beard, a former elite hurdler and silver medalist at the 1932 Summer Olympics, led the Gators to their first national prominence in the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s, including their first two SEC outdoor championships. Beard's successor, Jimmy Carnes, coached the Gators from the early 1960s until 1976, and accounted for the Gators' first two SEC indoor team championships. Carnes was chosen to be the head coach of the U.S. Olympic track and field team in 1980, and later served as the head of the U.S. Track & Field Association.
In 2009, the women's team won the SEC outdoor championship.
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