Gators head coach Mike Holloway has built a dynamic track and field program that regularly wins national titles. (Photo: Alex de la Osa/UAA Communications)
Charting The Gators: A Decade of Dominance
Thursday, March 28, 2019 | Track and Field, Scott Carter
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- On a cool and windy late morning, the Pepsi Florida Relays opened today at Percy Beard Track.
The UF men's team, fresh off a NCAA indoor national championship, treks deeper into the outdoor season at one of the state's largest track events of the year. Athletes from around campus and the world, in college and high school, as well as former Olympians will compete in the three-day meet.
The Florida men are likely to qualify several members for the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Championships East Preliminary as they gear up for a potential run toward a fifth outdoor national title this decade.
The Gators claimed their fifth indoor national title of the decade – and second consecutive – March 9 in Birmingham, Ala. The UF men's run of success under the direction of head coach Mike Holloway qualifies as a dynasty in the world of college athletics.
Holloway has built a stable foundation, recruited at the highest level and his teams have often been at their best on the biggest stage since he took over 16 years ago.
"We walk in knowing if we do our jobs, we have a chance,'' Holloway said shortly after the Gators returned home from the NCAA Indoor Championships.
How good has the UF men's team been over the past decade?
Here is a look at the only programs since the start of the 2009-10 college athletics season with five national championships:
WINNING TIME
ON DECK
These programs could soon join the exclusive club above:
Research: Zach Dirlam/UAA Communications
The UF men's team, fresh off a NCAA indoor national championship, treks deeper into the outdoor season at one of the state's largest track events of the year. Athletes from around campus and the world, in college and high school, as well as former Olympians will compete in the three-day meet.
The Florida men are likely to qualify several members for the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Championships East Preliminary as they gear up for a potential run toward a fifth outdoor national title this decade.
The Gators claimed their fifth indoor national title of the decade – and second consecutive – March 9 in Birmingham, Ala. The UF men's run of success under the direction of head coach Mike Holloway qualifies as a dynasty in the world of college athletics.
Holloway has built a stable foundation, recruited at the highest level and his teams have often been at their best on the biggest stage since he took over 16 years ago.
"We walk in knowing if we do our jobs, we have a chance,'' Holloway said shortly after the Gators returned home from the NCAA Indoor Championships.
How good has the UF men's team been over the past decade?
Here is a look at the only programs since the start of the 2009-10 college athletics season with five national championships:
WINNING TIME
| SCHOOL | TEAM | TITLES |
| Penn State | Wrestling | 8 |
| Oregon | Women's track and field | 7 |
| Southern Cal | Water polo | 6 |
| Florida | Men's indoor track | 5 |
| Alabama | Football | 5 |
| UConn | Women's basketball | 5 |
| West Virginia | Rifle | 5 |
| Texas | Men's swimming and diving | 5 |
ON DECK
These programs could soon join the exclusive club above:
| SCHOOL | TEAM | TITLES |
| Florida | Men's outdoor track | 4 |
| Oklahoma | Men's gymnastics | 4 |
| Southern Cal | Men's tennis | 4 |
| Maryland | Women's lacrosse | 4 |
| Stanford | Women's tennis | 4 |
| Virginia | Men's tennis | 4 |
Research: Zach Dirlam/UAA Communications
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