Florida Gators cross country

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, Florida, US
Course	Mark Bostick Golf Course
Nickname	Gators
Colors	Orange and blue;
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, 2024, 2025
Men's conference champions
	1955, 1986, 1987
Women's conference champions
	1984, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2023, 2025

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

Women's individual national champions
Year	Name
2023	Parker Valby

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

Men's individual conference champions
Year	Name	Conference
1967	Frank Lagotic	SEC
1983	Keith Brantly
1995	Don Gagon
2025	Kelvin Cheruiyot

^ "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.