Men's Track and Field Rockets to No. 1
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 | Track and Field
On the strength of its first Southeastern Conference outdoor title since 1987, the University of Florida men's track and field team has rocketed to No. 1 in the latest United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll, the New Orleans-based organization announced Tuesday.
The Gator men, ranked No. 3 heading into the league championships, return to the nation's top spot for the first time since the April 20 poll. Florida, which was the preseason No. 1 outdoors, will be the nation's top-ranked team for the fourth time in seven weeks in the 2010 outdoor campaign. The Florida women, who entered the conference meet ranked No. 10 and placed second at the league championships, have moved up to the No. 6 spot in the national women's poll.
Both the men's and women's programs have been ranked among the nation's top 10 all season (indoors and outdoors).
That Florida's men captured their first SEC outdoor championship since 1987 is no small accomplishment, considering that the league features four teams in this week's top 10 and nine teams among the men's national top-25 poll. The Gator women are one of four SEC teams ranked in the women's national top 25.
Florida returns to action May 27-29, when it travels to Greensboro, N.C., to participate in the NCAA Preliminary Rounds at Irwin Belk Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T University.
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USTFCCA MEN'S TOP 25 (5/18/2010)
1. FLORIDA
2. Oregon
3. Texas A&M
4. Southern Cal
5. LSU
6. Arizona State
7. Texas Tech
8. Florida State
9. Auburn
10. South Carolina
11. BYU
12. Mississippi State
13. Stanford
14. Oklahoma
15. Ole Miss
16. Georgia
17. Virginia Tech
18. Baylor
19. Kansas
20. Nebraska
21. Washington
22. New Mexico
23. Penn State
24. Alabama
25. Arkansas
USTFCCA WOMEN'S TOP 25 (5/18/2010)
1. Oregon
2. Texas A&M
3. LSU
4. Oklahoma
5. Virginia Tech
6. FLORIDA
7. Penn State
8. Clemson
9. Florida State
10. Texas
11. Auburn
12. Miami
13. Arkansas
14. UTEP
15. Southern Cal
16. Indiana State
17. Arizona
18. BYU
19. Indiana
20. Illinois
21. Texas Tech
22. Stanford
23. New Mexico
24. Southern Illinois
25. Kansas
END OF REPORT
