Coach Holloway celebrating with the Gators immediately after winning the national title.
Holloway Named USTFCCCA National Coach of the Year
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 | Track and Field
Coach Holloway led the Gators to their seventh national title since 2010, and their 19th top-2 finish in his 30 NCAA Championship meets as men's head coach
NEW ORLEANS – University of Florida head coach Mike Holloway was named the National Men's Outdoor Coach of the Year, the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Wednesday (June 14).
This is the second consecutive honor and fourth in the last six seasons for Holloway, who also earned the award following outdoor national titles in 2012, 2013, and 2016.
After a runner-up finish (by half a point) at the NCAA Indoor Championships, the Gators put together a perfect combination of star and surprising performances to win the NCAA Outdoor Championships by two points. It marked Florida's seventh indoor and outdoor national title in school history—all of which have come since 2010, leading Division I men's programs by two titles during that span.
Here is a look at some more team achievements from this season, as well as additional notes on Holloway:
Some individual notes on those performances:
The Gators also tied for the second-most men's first-team All-America honors (12) in the country this season. On the women's side, Florida's 13 first-team All-America accolades also equaled the second-highest total in the nation.
First-team plaudits were awarded to the top-8 finishers in each event at NCAA Outdoor Championships, while student-athletes who finished 9th-16th earned second-team laurels. All other NCAA Outdoors qualifiers were named honorable mentions.
2017 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Americans
Andres Arroyo – 800 meters (First Team – 5th)
KeAndre Bates – Long Jump (First Team – NCAA Champion); Triple Jump (First Team – NCAA Champion); 4x100 relay (Second Team – 11th)
Clayton Brown – High Jump (Second Team – t-9th); Triple Jump (Second Team – 11th)
Ryan Clark – 4x100 relay (Second Team – 11th); 100 meters (Honorable Mention – 17th)
Eric Futch – 400 hurdles (First Team – NCAA Champion); 4x400 relay (First Team – 4th); 4x100 relay (Second Team – 11th)
Grant Holloway – 110 hurdles (First Team – NCAA Champion); Long Jump (First Team – 2nd); 4x400 relay (First Team – 4th); 4x100 relay (Second Team – 11th)
TJ Holmes – 400 hurdles (First Team – 6th); 4x400 relay (First Team – 4th)
Nick Uruburu – 4x400 relay (First Team – 4th)
Jhonny Victor – High Jump (First Team – t-7th)
Sharrika Barnett – 400 meters (First Team – 5th); 4x400 relay (First Team – 6th)
Lloydricia Cameron – Shot Put (First Team – 7th)
Yanis David – Triple Jump (First Team – 7th); Long Jump (Honorable Mention – 17th)
Jontavia Dykes – Discus Throw (Honorable Mention – 18th)
Destinee Gause – 4x100 relay (First Team – 3rd); 4x400 relay (First Team – 6th)
Kyra Jefferson – 200 meters (First Team – NCAA Champion); 4x100 relay (First Team – 3rd); 4x400 relay (First Team – 6th)
Darrielle McQueen – Long Jump (Second Team – 10th); Triple Jump (Second Team – 16th)
Skylar Ross-Ransom – 4x100 relay (First Team – 3rd); 100 hurdles (Second Team – 9th)
Shayla Sanders – 4x100 relay (First Team – 3rd); 100 meters (Second Team – 14th)
Taylor Sharpe – 4x400 relay (First Team – 6th)
Marija Vucenovic – Javelin Throw (First Team – 2nd)
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— Gators T & F and XC (@GatorsTF) June 14, 2017
This is the second consecutive honor and fourth in the last six seasons for Holloway, who also earned the award following outdoor national titles in 2012, 2013, and 2016.
After a runner-up finish (by half a point) at the NCAA Indoor Championships, the Gators put together a perfect combination of star and surprising performances to win the NCAA Outdoor Championships by two points. It marked Florida's seventh indoor and outdoor national title in school history—all of which have come since 2010, leading Division I men's programs by two titles during that span.
Here is a look at some more team achievements from this season, as well as additional notes on Holloway:
- Florida's title also marked their 19th top-2 finish in 30 NCAA Championship meets since Holloway became the men's head coach in 2003
- No other program has more than nine top-2 finishes in that time frame
- Florida posted its ninth consecutive top-3 finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, tying Arkansas (1992-2000) for the third-longest streak in meet history
- Only USC (1933-43, 1946-56) put together a longer streak
- The Gators are the second Division I program since 2000 to win four outdoor national titles in a six-year span
- Florida has finished in the top three at 17 of the last 18 NCAA Championship meets, and 21 of the 30 NCAA Championship meets with Holloway as head coach
- Holloway is the seventh head coach in Division I history to win seven men's NCAA Championships
- Holloway is also one of four coaches to win at least seven since 1970
Holloway also helped the Gators to four individual titles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, with junior KeAndre Bates sweeping the long jump and triple jump, fifth-year senior Eric Futch defending his 400 hurdles title, and Grant Holloway becoming the third freshman in history to win the 110 hurdles title.He's the 7th coach in men's #NCAATF Division I history with ??????????????, but to us, @HeadGatorTRK is simply the ??
— Gators T & F and XC (@GatorsTF) June 10, 2017
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Some individual notes on those performances:
- Grant Holloway, who was also second in the long jump, is the fifth man since 1976 (when the 110 hurdles ceased being the 120-yard hurdles) to score in both the long jump and 110 hurdles, and he's the only man to finish in the top 2 of both events
- Holloway joined Oregon's Devon Allen (2014) and San Jose State's Dedy Cooper (1976) as the only other freshmen to win the 110 hurdles
- KeAndre Bates posted the 11th horizontal jumps sweep in Division I history, and he was the seventh man to complete the sweep at NCAA Outdoors
- Bates and 2015 The Bowerman winner Marquis Dendy are the only Gators in history to sweep the horizontal jumps outdoors. Dendy accomplished the feat in both 2014 and 2015
- Eric Futch was the eighth man in Division I history to successfully defend his 400 hurdles title, joining the likes of Gator Great and 2016 Olympic gold medalist Kerron Clement (2004-05), as well as world-record holder Kevin Young (1987-88)
The Gators also tied for the second-most men's first-team All-America honors (12) in the country this season. On the women's side, Florida's 13 first-team All-America accolades also equaled the second-highest total in the nation.
First-team plaudits were awarded to the top-8 finishers in each event at NCAA Outdoor Championships, while student-athletes who finished 9th-16th earned second-team laurels. All other NCAA Outdoors qualifiers were named honorable mentions.
2017 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Americans
Andres Arroyo – 800 meters (First Team – 5th)
KeAndre Bates – Long Jump (First Team – NCAA Champion); Triple Jump (First Team – NCAA Champion); 4x100 relay (Second Team – 11th)
Clayton Brown – High Jump (Second Team – t-9th); Triple Jump (Second Team – 11th)
Ryan Clark – 4x100 relay (Second Team – 11th); 100 meters (Honorable Mention – 17th)
Eric Futch – 400 hurdles (First Team – NCAA Champion); 4x400 relay (First Team – 4th); 4x100 relay (Second Team – 11th)
Grant Holloway – 110 hurdles (First Team – NCAA Champion); Long Jump (First Team – 2nd); 4x400 relay (First Team – 4th); 4x100 relay (Second Team – 11th)
TJ Holmes – 400 hurdles (First Team – 6th); 4x400 relay (First Team – 4th)
Nick Uruburu – 4x400 relay (First Team – 4th)
Jhonny Victor – High Jump (First Team – t-7th)
Sharrika Barnett – 400 meters (First Team – 5th); 4x400 relay (First Team – 6th)
Lloydricia Cameron – Shot Put (First Team – 7th)
Yanis David – Triple Jump (First Team – 7th); Long Jump (Honorable Mention – 17th)
Jontavia Dykes – Discus Throw (Honorable Mention – 18th)
Destinee Gause – 4x100 relay (First Team – 3rd); 4x400 relay (First Team – 6th)
Kyra Jefferson – 200 meters (First Team – NCAA Champion); 4x100 relay (First Team – 3rd); 4x400 relay (First Team – 6th)
Darrielle McQueen – Long Jump (Second Team – 10th); Triple Jump (Second Team – 16th)
Skylar Ross-Ransom – 4x100 relay (First Team – 3rd); 100 hurdles (Second Team – 9th)
Shayla Sanders – 4x100 relay (First Team – 3rd); 100 meters (Second Team – 14th)
Taylor Sharpe – 4x400 relay (First Team – 6th)
Marija Vucenovic – Javelin Throw (First Team – 2nd)
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