SEC Championships are like no other meet according to Gators coach Mike Holloway
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving, Track and Field, Scott Carter
The Gators men's and women's track teams are competing in the 2012 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships at LSU's Bernie Moore Track Stadium starting Thursday.
Both Florida squads are considered among the favorites to win an SEC crown.
But Gators coach Mike Holloway knows nothing will come easy. It never does at the SEC Championships.
Holloway is a veteran track coach and will spend part of his summer at the London Olympics as an assistant with the U.S. National Team. Holloway has been all over the country and the world for the biggest track events the sport knows.
To him the SEC Championships are as good as it gets.
“I think this is the best meet in the country,'' Holloway said. “I think sometimes it's even better than the NCAA Championships themselves in a lot of events.”
With some of the best college talent in the country calling the SEC home – and many of the same athletes already seasoned in international competition – Holloway doesn't sound like someone just blowing smoke for the conference.
“If you've never been there, everybody is excited and everybody has a true passion for doing well at the SEC Championships no matter what program it is – whether you have a great team or just a group of individuals,'' he said. “I've been to every big meet on the planet … and there is nothing like the intensity of the SEC Championships. It's just something that as a competitor, as a spectator, if you get a chance you should experience it.”
To read more about the SEC Championships, click here for a team-by-team notebook from SECdigitalnetwork.com.
