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Tyson Gay hates being in Usain Bolt's shadow
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Deep in a Florida valley, hidden from the road and scorched by the sun, lies an elite athletics track. This is where the second-fastest man in the world, Tyson Gay, trains. Nobody much comes here, aside from other athletes, "and we like it that way" says Lance Brauman, Gay's coach of nine years.
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After review, A&M's on top
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Florida wanted a recount.
What the Gators got was a 90-minute review of the shot put results that they were protesting, but the NCAA track and field committee finally ruled against Florida on Saturday, leaving Texas A&M a repeat winner of the men's title at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field.
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Matt Mizereck After Winning 3200 And 1600 At 2010 Florida 3A [Video]
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Matt Mizereck after winning 3200 and 1600 at 2010 Florida 3A
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Tyson Gay 44.89 Race! [Video]
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This is how a real sprinter works hard.... Tyson Gay races an early season open 400 at the University of Florida against the #1 ranked Calvin Smith (UF) and World Championship bronze medalist Renny Quow (Trinidad).
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A Brief Chat With Mo Trafeh
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Mo Trafeh won the USA 15K in Jacksonville, Florida on March 13 in 42:58, defeating Tim Nelson (who'd also been 2009's runner-up) by 54 seconds. Trafeh also won an Equalizer bonus by crossing the finish ahead of women's champ Katie McGregor, who'd had a 5:00 head start with the other elite women.
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Recruiting At Florida With Todd Morgan [Video]
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Florida distance coach Todd Morgan led Charlotte Brown to the NCAA title this past weekend in the mile. Coach Morgan talks about recruiting at the University of Florida and what it takes to become at Gator. via Flotrack
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Trafeh runs away from men's field, McGregor wins women's title at USA
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Mohamed Trafeh (Duarte, Calif.)took control from the gun to win his first ever U.S. title, running 42 minutes, 57 seconds Saturday at the USA 15 km Championships in Jacksonville, Florida. After finishing as runner-up the previous two years, Katie McGregor (Saint Louis Park, Minn.)easilytook the Women's title in 49:50.
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UF Track and Field Squads Earn Top-Six Preseason Rankings (WCTV Tallahassee)
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The University of Florida track and field teams each are ranked among the nation’s top six in the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Indoor Preseason Top-25 Poll.
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Going The Distance In Space Coast Marathon (Central Florida News 13)
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Thousands of runners hit the pavement for the annual Space Coast Marathon, sponsored by Bright House Networks.
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FSU Women Earn Third Consecutive ACC Title While Men Take Third At ACC Championships
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The No. 6 ranked Florida State women dominated the 6k run at the WakeMed Soccer Park cross country field Saturday morning with its third-consecutive first place finish at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship. Securing three top 10 finishes, including Susan Kuijken’s third consecutive ACC title, and two more ‘Noles in the top 15, FSU scored 37 points to win the crown. Florida State’s men also ran an impressive 8k run, taking third place with a score of 72 points while freshmen Wes Rickman highlighted the day for the ‘Noles as he was named 2009’s ACC Male Freshman of the Year.
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College cross country: FGCU men win, women finish third at Florida Runners Invitational (Naples Daily News)
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The Florida Gulf Coast University men's cross country team won the team title in the college division at the Florida Runners Invitational on Friday at Chain of Lakes Park in Titusville. Senior Kyle Brunette led the way for the Eagles, finishing third overall in 15:49.69, followed by Jonathan Lanning in seventh (16:20.54), and Joseph Hebel, a Naples High grad who was ninth (16:27.41). Joshua ...
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Cross Country. UCF, Rzepecki Earn Wins at Knight Attack Challenge (UCF Golden Knights)
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Led again by senior Jamie Rzepecki (East Aurora, N.Y.), the UCF cross country team took four of the top five spots and claimed a dominant victory in the Knight Attack Challenge Saturday morning at the UCF Cross Country Complex.
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W. Track. Jeff Chakouian Hired as Assistant Track & Field Coach (UCF Golden Knights)
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Jeff Chakouian has been named as an assistant coach with the UCF track & field program, head coach Caryl Smith Gilbert announced Monday. Chakouian has spent the previous three seasons at Illinois State University and will be responsible for working with the throwers at UCF.
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Former FSU star runs 10.0 in 100 meters
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After completing a record-breaking college career and winning two bronze medals in the Beijing Olympics, former Florida State superstar sprinter Walter Dix returned to Mike Long Track on Saturday to headline the Seminole Invitational.Since he was here, he went ahead and made some headlines himself by turning in the fastest 100-meter dash time in the world this year at 10 seconds flat -- despite running into a 1.1 mile-per-hour headwind.
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UCF Track & Field Opens Outdoor Season Saturday at Home (UCF Golden Knights)
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After an impressive indoor season which saw three athletes earn NCAA Division I All-American honors, the UCF track and field team opens its indoor season Saturday at home, hosting the Black & Gold Challenge at the UCF track and field complex.
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Eight Olympians to compete for 15 km title
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Defending men's Champion Andrew Carlson (Flagstaff, Ariz.) takes on a field that includes eight Olympians at the USA 15 km Championships this Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. This marks the 16th year that the championships have been hosted by the Gate River Run. Set to challenge Carlson for the title will be 2008 Olympians Jorge Torres (Boulder, Colo.), Ian Dobson (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.), and Anthony Famiglietti (Knoxville, Tenn.) as well as 2004 Olympian and 2000 15 km champion Dan Browne (Beaverton, Ore.).
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Gate River Run Preview [Video]
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Richard Fannin and Mark from Flotrack do a course preview of the USATF 15k Championship and the 32nd annual Gate River Run from Jacksonville, Fla.
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FSU's Track And Field Facility Exceeds 'Green' Standards (WCTV Tallahassee)
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Track and field facility is Florida State's first 'LEED certified' building
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Race director Dave McGillivray won't run sixth Marathon of Palm Beaches (The Palm Beach Post)
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Dave McGillivray, the only race director the Marathon of the Palm Beaches has ever known, informed officials Monday morning that he will not return for the sixth annual event in December.
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Ryan Hall After Gasparilla [Video]
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Ryan Hall after his win at Gasparilla.
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“Sunshine State” was adopted as the State
Nickname by the 1970 Legislature. Previously, official sanction for
this nickname
could be inferred from the law requiring use of Sunshine State on motor
vehicle licenses."
source: Florida Handbook, 1997-1998, by Allen Morris.
