Florida Gators cross country

Florida Gators cross country

Founded	1935 (men); 1980 (women)
University	University of Florida
Athletic director	Scott Stricklin
Head coach	Mike Holloway (4th season)
Conference	SEC
Location	Gainesville, FL
Course	Mark Bostick Golf Course
Nickname	Gators
Colors	Orange and blue^[1]
Men's NCAA appearances
1979, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013
Women's NCAA appearances
1981, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2023
Men's conference champions
1955, 1986, 1987
Women's conference champions
1984, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2023

The Florida Gators cross country program represents the University of Florida in the sport of cross country running. The program includes separate men's and women's cross country teams, both of which compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The men's cross country team officially started in 1935; the women's team began in 1980.^[2]

Notable Athletes

Men's All-Americans

Women's All-Americans

Women's Individual National Champions
Year	Name
2023	Parker Valby

Women's Individual Conference Champions
Year	Name	Conference
1984	Tricia Clifford	SEC
1986	Shelly Steely	SEC
1995	Becki Wells	SEC
1996	Becki Wells	SEC
2009	Rebecca Lowe	SEC
2018	Jessica Pascoe	SEC
2022	Parker Valby	SEC
2023	Parker Valby	SEC

Men's Individual Conference Champions
Year	Name	Conference
1955	Don Gagon	SEC
1967	Frank Lagotic	SEC
1983	Keith Brantly	SEC

^ "UF Identity Style Guide". March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
^ "History of the program" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-02-25.

Located in: Gainesville, Florida

Colleges and schools

Other units: Center for African Studies; Center for Latin American Studies; Center for Public Service; Continuing Education; Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center; Forensic Science Program; Health Science Center; Pharmaceutical Chemistry Program; Toxicology Program; UF OCD Program

Research and
development

People

Teams	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Cross country Football Men's golf Women's golf Women's gymnastics Women's lacrosse Women's soccer Softball Swimming and diving Men's tennis Women's tennis Track and field Women's volleyball
Arenas and stadiums	Condron Ballpark (Baseball) Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Football) Donald R. Dizney Stadium (Lacrosse) James G. Pressly Stadium (Soccer, Track and field) Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium (Softball) Mark Bostick Golf Course (Golf) Scott Linder Stadium (Tennis) Stephen C. O'Connell Center (Multipurpose)
Culture and lore	University Athletic Association Albert and Alberta Athletic Hall of Fame Dazzlers Gatorade The Pride of the Sunshine "The Orange and Blue" "We Are the Boys"

Culture and lore

Media

Academic spaces	Anderson Bryan Dauer Griffin–Floyd Keene-Flint Leigh Malachowsky Matherly Newell Norman Rolfs Ustler Van Fleet Walker Weil

Student housing	Hume Murphree area Buckman Fletcher Murphree Sledd Thomas MAC North Riker Yulee area IRHA

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