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Florida Gators take home 11 medals at Paris Olympics

The Olympics have come to a close after 16 days of world class competition. Here’s how every Florida Gator performed at the 2024 Paris Games.

The University of Florida sent more than 40 current and former Gators to the Paris Olympics this summer, and the Orange and Blue claimed 11 medals in total — four gold, four silver and three bronze.

American swimming legend [autotag]Caeleb Dressel[/autotag] took home gold in two team events, the 4×100 free relay and 4×100 mixed medley relay. Dressel also claimed silver in the 4×100 medley relay; although, the Americans were favorites to take gold in the event.

Florida’s two other golds came from swimmer [autotag]Bobby Finke[/autotag] in the 1,500-meter freestyle and track star [autotag]Grant Holloway[/autotag] in the 110-meter hurdles. Finke set a world record with a time 14:30.67 while defending his 2020 gold from Tokyo and added a silver in the 800-meter free.

The other silver medals come from the pool as well. [autotag]Josh Liendo[/autotag] finished second in the 100-meter butterfly, swimming for Team Canada, and [autotag]Kieran Smith[/autotag] was a member of the 4×200 relay team that placed second.

[autotag]Emma Weyant[/autotag] earned bronze in the 400-meter individual medley, and [autotag]Jasmine Moore[/autotag] placed third in both the long jump and triple jump.

If the University of Florida were its own country, the Gators would have finished tied for 16th with Sweden, which also ended the Games with four gold, four silver and three bronze medals.

Other Gators Results at the Olympics

Swimming and Diving

  • Caeleb Dressel (USA) — 6th in 50-meter freestyle, 13th in 100-meter butterfly
  • [autotag]Luke Whitlock[/autotag] (USA) — 15th in 900-meter freestyle
  • Julie Brousseau (Canada) — 4th in 4×200-meter freestyle relay
  • Josh Liendo (Canada) — 4th in 50-meter freestyle, 6th in 4×100-meter freestyle relay, 11th in 100-meter freestyle
  • Maha Amer (Egypt) — 24th in women’s 3-meter springboard prelimnaries
  • Nicole Maier (Germany) — 5th in 4×200-meter freestyle relay
  • Amro Al-Wir (Jordan) — 23rd in 200-meter breaststroke
  • Aleksas Savickas (Lithuania) — 19th in 200-meter breaststroke
  • Jonny Marshall (UK) — 14th in 100-meter backstroke
  • Alberto Mestre(Venezuela) — 21st in 50-meter freestyle, 37th in 100-meter freestyle
  • Alfonso Mestre (Venezuela) — 19th in 400-meter freestyle, 29th in 800-meter freestyle

Track and Field

  • [autotag]Anna Hall[/autotag] (USA) — 5th in women’s heptathlon
  • [autotag]Grace Stark[/autotag] (USA) — 5th in women’s 100-meter hurdles
  • [autotag]Parker Valby[/autotag] — 5th in women’s 10,000 meters
  • Genevieve Gregson (Australia) — 24th in women’s marathon
  • Wanya McCoy (Bahamas) — 18th in 200-meter semifinals, 41st in 100-meter heats
  • Lloydricia Cameron (Jamaica) — 8th in Group A in women’s shot put
  • Reheem Hayles (Jamaica) — fifth in men’s 4×400-meter relay
  • Jevaughn Powell (Jamaica) — 13th in men’s 400-meter semifinals
  • Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) — 5th in men’s 4×100-meter relay, 10th in men’s 100 meter
  • [autotag]Joseph Fahbulleh[/autotag](Liberia) — 7th in men’s 200-meter, 7th in men’s 4×100-meter relay
  • Alida van Daalen (Netherlands) — 13th in Group B in women’s shot put
  • Thomas Mardal (Norway) — 11th in men’s hammer throw
  • Eddie Garcia (Virgin Islands) — did not finish marathon

Basketball

  • Canyon Barry (USA) — 7th in men’s 3v3
  • Andrew Nembhard (Canada) — lost in quarterfinals; top 8
  • Nick Calathes (Greece) — lost in quarterfinals; top 8
  • Andrea Vilano (Spain) — lost in quarterfinals; top 8

Golf

  • Alejandro Tosti (Argentina) — tied for 18th in men’s tournament
  • Camilo Villegas (Venezuela) — 57th in men’s tournament
  • Sarah Schober (Austria) — tied for 47th in women’s tournament

Gymnastics

  • [autotag]Leanne Wong[/autotag] (USA) — traveled as a reserve

Soccer

  • Adriana Leon (Canada) — lost in quarterfinals; top 8 in women’s bracket
  • DeAnne Rose (Canada) — lost in quarterfinals; top 8 in women’s bracket

Tennis

  • Danielle Collins (USA) — lost in quarterfinals; top 8 in women’s bracket

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Jasmine Moore wins second medal at 2024 Paris Olympics

Jasmine Moore already made Olympic history by qualifying for both the long jump and triple jump, and she’s coming home with two medals.

Former Florida track and field star [autotag]Jasmine Moore[/autotag] has won a second bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.

Moore finished third in the long jump event on Thursday with a 6.96-meter leap. It came on her first of six attempts with 0.2 meters per second of wind behind her.

Fellow American Tara Davis-Woodhall took gold with a 7.10-meter jump, which came on jump four to improve on a 7.05-meter leap in the second round. German Malaika Mihambo won silver with a 6.98 that came in the fifth round, moving Moore out of the silver position.

Moore spent most of her college years in Gainesville, transferring to the University of Florida after a year with Georgia. She is the first American woman to participate in both the long jump and triple jump at an Olympics, winning bronze in both events.

Florida’s medal count moved up to 15 with Moore’s win. Shortly after, hurdler Grant Holloway made it 16. If the UF alumnus participated in the Olympics as a team, it would be 12th overall in total medals and tied for 13th with four gold medals.

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Sixteen Gators headed to Paris Olympics for Track and Field

Florida’s track and field program is among the best and the country. It’s no surprise to see over a dozen current and former Gators in the Olympic field.

With rosters set for the 2024 Paris Olympics, 16 current and former Florida track and field athletes will participate in the Opening Ceremony.

Six Gators qualified for the United States roster, most notably Grant Holloway in the men’s 110-meter hurdle and Jasmine Moore in the women’s long jump and triple jump.

The other 10 are scattered across eight different international rosters. Sprinter Joseph Fahnbulleh is representing Liberia in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4×100-meter relay. Lloydricia Cameron (women’s shot put), [autotag]Reheem Hayles[/autotag] (4x400m mixed relay) and [autotag]Jevaughn Powell[/autotag] (400m) are all on the Jamaican roster.

Distance runner [autotag]Parker Valby[/autotag] made the roster after a second-place finish in the 10,000-meter even at the U.S. Olympic Trials. She had to wait for official word because she didn’t have an Olympic Standard qualifying time, but her world ranking sufficed.

GATORS IN THE OLYMPICS– Track and Field/Athletics

WOMEN’S 2024 OLYMPICS ROSTER

Lloydricia Cameron; Shot Put; Jamaica; 2015-18
Genevieve Gregson; Marathon; Australia; 2009-12
Anna Hall; Heptathlon; United States; 2022
[autotag]Jasmine Moore[/autotag]; Long Jump, Triple Jump; United States; 2022-23
[autotag]Grace Stark[/autotag]; 100m H; United States; 2020-24
Parker Valby; 10,000m; United States; 2021-24
Alida van Daalen; Shot Put, Discus; Netherlands; 2023-present

MEN’S 2024 OLYMPICS ROSTER

Malcolm Clemons; Long Jump; United States; 2021-24
Joseph Fahnbulleh; 100m, 200m, 4x100m; Liberia; 2020-21
Eddie Garcia; Marathon; U.S. Virgin Islands; 2012-16
[autotag]Grant Holloway[/autotag]; 110m H; United States; 2017-19
Thomas Mardal; Hammer Throw; Norway; 2018-21
Wanya McCoy; 100m, 200m; Bahamas; 2024
Jevaughn Powell; 400m; Jamaica; 2023-24
Reheem Hayles; 4x400m mixed;  Jamaica; 2024
Hakim Sani Brown; 100m; Japan; 2018-19

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Jasmine Moore makes history qualifying for Olympic long jump

Jasmine Moore already punched her ticket to the Paris Olympics for the triple jump, and now she’s qualified for the long jump as well.

Jasmine Moore made history on Saturday when she qualified for the United States Olympic long jump team.

Moore finished second in the event with a 6.98-meter jump, which came on her third attempt. Moore led the event until the fifth round when eventual first-place winner Tara Davis-Woodhall went 7 meters with a 2.6-meter-per-second tailwind. Anything over 2.0 m/s is generally considered wind-assisted.

A similar outcome transpired in the opening round on Thursday. Davis-Woodhall bested Moore by one-hundredth of a meter (.01), but Moore only had 0.4 m/s of wind behind her compared to 1.9. Wind is part of the game, but the margins are so slim here that Moore could be the one who advances further in Paris.

As mentioned above, Moore’s qualification for the Olympic Team was a historical moment. No American woman has qualified for the long jump and triple jump in the same year before.

Monae’ Nichols is the third medalist of the day and will join Moore and Davis-Woodhall in Paris.

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Former Gator Jasmine Moore headed to Paris Olympics for Triple Jump

Former Florida Gator Jasmine Moore just won the United States Triple Jump Championship and will represent the U.S. at the Paris Olympics.

Former Florida track and field star [autotag]Jasmine Moore[/autotag] became the first Gator to make the 2024 Olympic team after her first Triple Jump U.S. Championship on Saturday night.

This marks Moore’s second trip to the Olympics after competing in the 2020 Tokyo Games. Although she does not have the Olympic Standard, currently, she should qualify based on world ranking.

Moore’s first jump would have earned her second place alone at 14.07 meters, but Georgia alumna Keturah Orji passed her in the first round for the top spot. It wasn’t until Moore’s sixth and final jump that she passed Orji, reaching 14.26 meters.

“That one was straight prayer,” Moore said after the meet. “I just wanted to set the tone for the rest of the competition, especially since I’m competing in another event. So I was like, ‘got to have good vibes the whole time I’m in Oregon.'”

Far from her personal best and American record of 15.12 meters in March, Moore will still head to the 2024 Olympics as a favorite to win the event with world record holder Yulimar Rojas missing the Paris Games with a torn Achilles tendon.

Moore is also participating in the long jump event on Monday.

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Track and field star seeks Gators’ third-ever The Bowerman award

Florida track and field star Jasmine Moore was named one of three finalists for The Bowerman.

Florida track and field star [autotag]Jasmine Moore[/autotag] was named a finalist for The Bowerman, an award given to the top male and female collegiate athletes in her sport. The senior from Grand Prairie, Texas, put up a historic performance for the Gators last season, which landed her among the final three contestants.

Also named were the Texas Longhorns‘ Julian Alfred and Arkansas Razorbacks‘ Britton Wilson.

Moore is one of seven track and field athletes in the program’s history named a Bowerman Finalist and one of three times that a Florida women’s athlete has been named a finalist. Anna Hall was the most recent finalist in 2022, preceded by horizontal jump Yanis David in 2019.

On the men’s side, Christian Taylor was a finalist in 2011, followed by Tony McQuay (2012), Marquis Dendy (2015) and Grant Holloway (2018, 2019). Dendy brought home the trophy in 2015 while Holloway did the same in 2019.

The Bowerman presentation is set to be held on Dec. 14 in Denver, Colorado. and will be broadcast live on RunnerSpace.

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2023 Bowerman women’s finalists announced, including this Gator

The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced on Monday its women’s finalists for The Bowerman award.

The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced on Monday its women’s finalists for The Bowerman — collegiate track and field’s highest individual honor.

Julien Alfred (Texas Longhorns), Jasmine Moore (Florida Gators) and Britton Wilson (Arkansas Razorbacks) were the three chosen by The Bowerman Advisory Board as the most outstanding athletes in collegiate women’s track and field during the 2023 indoor and outdoor seasons. The trio combined for 10 NCAA titles — eight individual, two relay — plus a share of 12 collegiate records and 33 all-time top-10 performances in the collegiate record books.

Take a look below at what College Sports Wire’s Alex Sinatra had to say about Florida’s finalist.

This season, Moore swept the indoor long jump and triple jump titles at SEC and NCAA championships and set the indoor collegiate records in the long jump and triple jump at NCAA championships.

Moore also swept the SEC outdoor long jump and triple jump during the spring season. Moore won the outdoor triple jump and set an NCAA record. If Moore wins the award, she will be the first woman to win in Florida history.

According to the award’s website, the Bowerman Advisory Board is a panel of track and field experts from around the nation who select finalists based on performances recorded during the 2023 indoor and outdoor track and field seasons. Only performances from December 1, 2022, through the conclusion of the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas, were eligible for consideration. Voting for The Bowerman closes July 14.

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2023 Bowerman women’s finalists announced

The Bowerman is “given each year to the most outstanding male and female NCAA track & field athletes.”

The finalists for the women’s 2023 Bowerman Award were announced and three athletes made the list. The Bowerman is “given each year to the most outstanding male and female NCAA track & field athletes.” The award debuted in 2009 and was named after the legendary track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Bill Bowerman. Bowerman coached 24 NCAA individual champs, 33 Olympians and 64 All-Americans, and coached the 1972 Olympic Team.

The 2023 finalists include:

Julien Alfred | Sprints | Texas

Alfred is the fourth female University of Texas to be named a Bowerman finalist. The only female Longhorn to take home the award was Courtney Okolo in 2016. This season Alfred broke her own 60-meter collegiate record six times before taking home the NCAA title. Alfred also added a collegiate record during the indoor 200 meters.

During the outdoor season, she set three collegiate records in the 4×100, 4×200, and sprint medley relays. She also set the standing record in the DI championship semifinals.

Alfred ran the fastest all-conditions times in NCAA history to win the outdoor 100 and 200-meter crowns. She also scored 22.5 total points at the NCAA championships and led Texas to a National Championship, the first for the Longhorns in 18 years.

Jasmine Moore | Jumps | Florida

This season, Moore swept the indoor long jump and triple jump titles at SEC and NCAA championships and set the indoor collegiate records in the long jump and triple jump at NCAA championships.

Moore also swept the SEC outdoor long jump and triple jump during the spring season. Moore won the outdoor triple jump and set an NCAA record. If Moore wins the award, she will be the first woman to win in Florida history.

Britton Wilson | Sprints/Hurdles | Arkansas

Wilson specializes in 400-meter hurdles and this season at the DI indoor championships she won the indoor “400-meter title with the first sub-50 second finish in collegiate history.”

During the outdoor season, she set the collegiate record in the 400 flat at the SEC outdoor championships. This performance helped Arkansas win the team title, sweeping the SEC crowns for the calendar year.

The finalists for the 2023 award will be announced December 14, at the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Convention.

Florida’s Jasmine Moore is Indoor National Women’s Field Athlete of the Year

Florida’s track and field program continues to stand out from the rest.

For the second consecutive season, Florida’s track and field athlete [autotag]Jasmine Moore[/autotag] earned the Indoor National Women’s Field Athlete of the Year award presented by the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the organization announced on Monday. The honor puts her in rare company, making her the fourth field athlete to ever win back-to-back awards.

Moore’s standout event is the horizontal jump, in which she became the first woman to ever clear the 15-meter mark in the triple jump as well as the 7-meter mark in the long jump indoors — also making her only the fourth woman ever in indoor or outdoor horizontal jumps to clear these marks.

The senior out of Grand Prairie, Texas, originally competed for Florida’s fierce rivals, the Georgia Bulldogs, before transferring to Gainesville following the 2020-21 season. She has won every SEC and NCAA horizontal jump competition she has participated in as a Gator, giving her six conference crowns and the same number of national titles.

Moore set the American and collegiate record in the triple jump and the collegiate record in the long jump at this year’s NCAA Indoors on her way to her fifth and sixth national title wearing the Orange and Blue. Her final collegiate campaign continues on March 23 and 24 in Tallahassee when Florida kicks off its outdoor campaign at the FSU Relays.

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