Florida wins men’s NCAA track and field championships
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Florida’s Grant Holloway celebrated after realizing that his team had won the team championship.
EUGENE, Ore. >> Florida had to battle until the final event of the meet for its repeat national championship.
With freshman Grant Holloway on the anchor leg, the Gators finished fourth in the 4×100-meter relay tonight, giving them just enough points to win the NCAA Division I men’s outdoor track and field championship at Hayward Field.
The Gators finished with 61.5 points, two ahead of Texas A&M. The Aggies won the 4×400, meaning Florida needed to place better than sixth to get the team title. Virginia was a distant third with 36.
Today’s wins from KeAndre Bates (triple jump), Holloway (110 hurdles) and Eric Futch (400 hurdles) helped put the Gators on top.
Texas A&M entered the day with a 13.5-point lead on Florida but didn’t have the same level of success as the Gators. Fred Kerley won the 400 for the Aggies, who started their day with a fourth-place finish in the 4×100 relay.
