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Holloway has high (and really fast) standards
Monday, April 23, 2012 | Women's Golf, Track and Field, Chris Harry
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It's probably worth repeating that Florida's 4x100 relay team Saturday clocked the second-fastest time in the NCAAs this season –and the third-fastest time in the world, by the way.
But it's also worth mentioning that Coach Mike Holloway didn't long- high- or triple-jump for joy over the his sprinters' performance in the Tom Jones Memorial Classic at Percy Beard Track.
“Actually, I wasn't as pleased with the 4x1,” Holloway said Monday.
The team of Jeff Demps, Tony McQuay, Leonardo Seymore (pictured left) and Dedric Dukes finished in a time of 38.67, a number bested on the planet only by Racers TC of Jamaica (37.82), featuring some dude named Usain Bolt, and SEC rival Auburn, which ran a 38.30 in the Texas Relays three weekends ago.
Holloway, whose UF men's program is ranked No. 1 in the nation, singled out McQuay and Seymour for a poor exchange, otherwise – who knows? -- maybe this blog would be about the world's fastest time in 2012.
He also took the heat.
This time.
“We could have prepared better and [as a result] left some time out there as far as our exchanges go. That's my fault. I told our guys I'd take the blame, but the next time they'll have to do better,” Holloway said. “Our goal is to be the best team in the country by the end of the year. If we're going to be that team, we have to do a better job of moving the stick. The other two exchanges did well. I didn't think that group was as focused as it needed to be.”
