Thursday, October 29, 2026 | Cross Country
The women will run at 11:08 a.m. ET and the men will run at 11:45 a.m. ET. The meet can be watched on the SEC Network.
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Florida Gators Men's and Women's Cross Country teams will start their postseason at the SEC Championships on Oct. 30. 18 Gators (10 women and eight men) will race for the Gators on Friday morning.
The fourth-ranked women will look to win their second straight team championship and will face off against four other national ranked SEC teams: No. 9 Alabama, No. 11 South Carolina, No. 17 Missouri, and No. 27 Arkansas.
Judy Chepkoech returns for her third straight race of the season after finishing first at the Nuttycombe Invitational and being named the SEC Women's Runner of the Week for her efforts. The women's 6k will also see Desma Chepkoech, Claire Stegall and Maggie McCormick, who crossed the line fourth for the Gators and 40th overall at the Nuttycombe Invitational, earning herself SEC Women's Freshman of the Week.
The men enter the SEC championships ranked ninth and will race against three ranked SEC teams: No. 4 Alabama, No. 7 Arkansas, and No. 19 Tennessee.
The race will feature Kelvin Cheruiyot who finished sixth overall and first for the Gators at the Nuttycombe Invitational, where the men finished fifth overall. Cheruiyot was named the SEC Men's Runner of the Week for his performance. The 8k will also feature Geofrey Ronoh and Josh Ruiz, who rounded out the Gators' top three finishers alongside Cheruiyot their last time out.
Live results for the SEC Championships can be found here.
The SEC Championships can be watched on the SEC Network here.
GATOR PARTICIPANTS
The fourth-ranked women will look to win their second straight team championship and will face off against four other national ranked SEC teams: No. 9 Alabama, No. 11 South Carolina, No. 17 Missouri, and No. 27 Arkansas.
Judy Chepkoech returns for her third straight race of the season after finishing first at the Nuttycombe Invitational and being named the SEC Women's Runner of the Week for her efforts. The women's 6k will also see Desma Chepkoech, Claire Stegall and Maggie McCormick, who crossed the line fourth for the Gators and 40th overall at the Nuttycombe Invitational, earning herself SEC Women's Freshman of the Week.
The men enter the SEC championships ranked ninth and will race against three ranked SEC teams: No. 4 Alabama, No. 7 Arkansas, and No. 19 Tennessee.
The race will feature Kelvin Cheruiyot who finished sixth overall and first for the Gators at the Nuttycombe Invitational, where the men finished fifth overall. Cheruiyot was named the SEC Men's Runner of the Week for his performance. The 8k will also feature Geofrey Ronoh and Josh Ruiz, who rounded out the Gators' top three finishers alongside Cheruiyot their last time out.
Live results for the SEC Championships can be found here.
The SEC Championships can be watched on the SEC Network here.
GATOR PARTICIPANTS
| WOMEN | MEN | ||
| Desma Chepkoech | So. | Oussama Allaoui | So. |
| Judy Chepkoech | Jr. | Kelvin Cheruiyot | So. |
| Keeghan Edwards | So. | Mohammed El Moussalit | Fr. |
| Ashley Fitzgerald | Jr. | Jonathan Leon | Jr. |
| Reagan Gilmore | Jr. | Eliud Muchiri | Fr. |
| Caroline Jepchirchir | Fr. | Geofrey Ronoh | Sr. |
| Isobelle Jones | So. | Josh Ruiz | Jr. |
| Maggie McCormick | Fr. | Ian Sanchez Lopez | Sr. |
| Mary Nesmith | Fr. | ||
| Claire Stegall | So. | ||
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