My first sighting of Mason Cathey is burned on my retina like a sunspot. It was February of 1997, and it was my first day as volunteer pole vault coach at Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Florida.(via Running Times )
The University of Florida men's and women's track & field teams finished the 2012 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a dozen individual titles, including eight on the final day of competition at Bernie Moore Stadium on the campus of LSU. (via GatorZone)
Several days after anchoring the Lakewood Ranch ladies to a state championship in the 4x800m relay senior Devin McDermott announced she will be running collegiately for the University of Florida. She says the recruiting process was definitely overwhelming, but at the end of the day she had to focus on what was going to benefit her most and which place just felt right.
The No. 1 Florida men and No. 7 Florida women combined for 12 victories during the course of the fifth annual Tom Jones Memorial Classic, hosted by the Orange and Blue on Saturday at Percy Beard Track. (via www.gatorzone.com)
Junior sprinter Lanie Whittaker (Miami, Fla.) has been named the Southeastern Conference Co-Women's Runner of the Week for her phenomenal performances at the 68th Annual Pepsi Florida Relays this past weekend, the league offices in Birmingham, Ala. announced Tuesday. (via www.gatorzone.com)
Senior sprinter Jeff Demps (Winter Garden, Fla.) claimed the men's 100 meters university crown at the 85th Annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on a breezy Saturday afternoon. The fourth and final day of competition at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas, Austin proved to be a windy one, with nearly every race marked as wind-aided. (via www.gatorzone.com)
Florida head coach Mike Holloway was chosen as the 2012 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Men's Indoor Coach of the Year, as voted on by the nation's coaches. (via www.gatorzone.com)
Three was the lucky number for the Gators on Saturday night. Three consecutive team NCAA Championships. Three straight individual 60 meter titles for sprinter Jeff Demps (Winter Garden, Fla.). Three individual NCAA crowns for Demps, junior sprinter Tony McQuay (Riviera Beach, Fla.) and junior jumper Omar Craddock (Killeen, Texas). Third straight year that the Gator men have had to overcome adversity to take it all. (via www.gatorzone.com)
