The Florida Gators men’s track and field team won the NCAA Outdoor Championship for the sixth time in program history, notching the 11th national title for the men’s team — all of which have come under Head Coach Mike Holloway — and the 14th overall for the Florida Gators track and field programs on Friday.
The 4×100 relay team of Ryan Willie, Jacory Patterson, Pjai Austin, and Robert Gregory led off the day winning silver, followed by Emmanuel Bamidele, who won the 400m title with a time of 44.24, the fastest time in the country this year — second fastest in school history and fourth fastest in the world this year. Ryan Willie also secured silver (44.25) with the second-fastest time in the country this year and fifth-fastest in the world this year.
Down by five points to the Arkansas Razorbacks entering the final event — the 4x400m — the team of Bamidele, Patterson, Jevaughn Powell and Willie won the gold by setting a collegiate record time of 2:57.74 to win the relay title and secure the title for the Gators.
Take a look below at a few highlights from Florida’s sixth NCAA Outdoor Championship coming in 2023.