Jonathan Leon (Left), Oussama Allaoui (Center), and Eliud Muchiri (Right)during the SEC Championships (UAA Photo / Rachel Rusch)
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 | Cross Country
The rankings come after the SEC Championships that saw the Men finish third and the Women finish second.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Gators Men's Cross Country Team moved up one spot to the No. 8 in the latest USTFCCCA national poll as the Women's Cross Country Team checked in at No. 5, following the teams performances at the SEC Championships.
The men's rise of one spot to No. 8 comes after a third place finish at the SEC Championships with 82 points, the teams highest finish since they finished second in 2013. The race saw Kelvin Cheruiyot win his second straight SEC individual title and Eliud Muchiri earning All-SEC Second Team Honors and All-Freshman Honors.
The women came in at No. 5 in the USTFCCCA poll after finishing the SEC Championships in second place with 80 points. The women's race saw two top ten finishers in Judy Chepkoech and Claire Stegall, earning both of them All-SEC First Team honors. Desma Chepkoech earned All-SEC Second Team honors with a 16th place finish and Maggie McCormick earned All-Freshman honors after being the third freshman to finish.
Both the Men's and Women's teams are back in action on Friday, Nov. 13 at the NCAA South Regional Championships in Tallahassee, Fla.
The men's rise of one spot to No. 8 comes after a third place finish at the SEC Championships with 82 points, the teams highest finish since they finished second in 2013. The race saw Kelvin Cheruiyot win his second straight SEC individual title and Eliud Muchiri earning All-SEC Second Team Honors and All-Freshman Honors.
The women came in at No. 5 in the USTFCCCA poll after finishing the SEC Championships in second place with 80 points. The women's race saw two top ten finishers in Judy Chepkoech and Claire Stegall, earning both of them All-SEC First Team honors. Desma Chepkoech earned All-SEC Second Team honors with a 16th place finish and Maggie McCormick earned All-Freshman honors after being the third freshman to finish.
Both the Men's and Women's teams are back in action on Friday, Nov. 13 at the NCAA South Regional Championships in Tallahassee, Fla.
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