Head Men’s and Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country Coach
2020 Tokyo Olympics U.S. Track & Field Head Coach
22nd season as Florida Men's Track & Field Head Coach
17th season as Florida Women's Track & Field Head Coach
USTFCCCA Coaches Hall of Fame Inductee (2016)

Holloway By The Numbers

14-time NCAA Division I National Champion
18-time SEC Champion
- 13 Track & Field (7 Indoor, 6 Outdoor)
- 5 Cross Country
32 Top-5 Finishes at 42 Men's NCAA Championships
94 Men's and Women's National Championships Event Titles
226 Men’s and Women’s SEC Event Champions
61 of Florida’s 76 School Record Holders (including ties) in current NCAA Championship events
20 Collegiate Records Broken During Coaching Tenures (9 still stand)
14 World Championships Gold Medals won by Holloway-coached sprinters and hurdlers
11 Olympic Medals earned by athletes coached directly by Holloway

Mike Holloway is the Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Coach at the University of Florida.

He was named the first head coach of the combined men’s and women’s track and field program on June 19, 2007 following five seasons as the men’s track and field head coach.

Holloway enters his 23rd season as the men’s head coach and 19th season as the women’s coach in 2026.

Over the course of his time in Gainesville, Holloway has transformed the Florida track and field program into one of the most consistently productive teams in the entire country.

He has won 14 NCAA Championships with Florida, his most recent coming in June of 2024 when the Gators won the NCAA Men’s Outdoor Championships.

The Gators swept the team titles in the 2022 outdoor season, the first team to do since Oregon in 2015.

Florida’s women completed the sweep of the team titles with the men adding one giving the Gators 3-of-4 titles in the 2022 calendar year.

Only two other programs, LSU and Oregon, have accomplished that feat.

Of the 40 contested Men’s NCAA Championships during his 23 years at the helm, the Gators have finished in the top-5 on 30 different occasions.

He has won the Men’s National Championship over 25 percent (11/41) of the time it has been contested in the past 21 years.

In addition to the 11 NCAA Championships that Holloway and the Florida men’s team have won since 2010 – five more than any other Division I program during that span – the Gators boast 14 runner-up finishes at the NCAA Championships during his head coaching tenure.

Holloway is one of seven coaches in Division I history to win at least ten NCAA Track and Field Team Championships. He is also just one of four to win at least six since 1980 and is one of four in history (along with Ted Banks, John McDonnell and Robert Johnson) to win at least four titles both indoors and outdoors.

His victory at the 2022 NCAA Indoor National Championships made him one of just two black coaches in Division I history to win ten team titles, regardless of sport.

During his time as the head coach of Florida, the Gators have 59 individual NCAA Championships on the men’s side and 31 on the women’s side.

Of Florida’s 137 all-time event national championships, 90 have come in the past 21 years with Holloway as the head coach.

The Gators have won 225 SEC Event Championships over the past 20 years and have won 17 Team SEC Championships (13 track & field/4 cross country) during that span.

Holloway has overseen the development of two recipients of the Bowerman since the award’s inception in 2009. Marquis Dendy won the award in 2015 before Grant Holloway capped off an outstanding collegiate career in 2019 with the same honor.

There have been four sweeps of the men’s 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Florida owns three of them, doing so in 2004, 2005, and 2017. And only the 2017 Gators nabbed the 60-meter hurdles title that same year.

During Holloway’s head coaching tenures and time as a men’s assistant coach, Gators under his tutelage have broken 18 collegiate records, eleven of which stand today.

Under his leadership, the women set NCAA Collegiate Records in the Outdoor Triple Jump, Indoor Long Jump, Indoor Triple Jump and Indoor 5000m in 2023.

Florida’s men broke the collegiate record in the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay during the 2023 Outdoor Season.

Along with his collegiate achievements, Holloway has enjoyed a great amount of success internationally. As the men’s head coach of the United States’ 2013 World Championships Team, Americans claimed 14 medals – four gold, eight silver and two bronze.

In addition to his head coaching experience at the 2013 IAAF World Championships, Holloway has had an athlete compete at every World Championships since 2001. Six of those athletes went on to become World Champions.

At the 2012 Olympics, Holloway coached Team USA’s sprinters and relay teams, helping the 4x400 relay squad win the silver medal and Justin Gatlin nab a bronze medal in the 100 meters.

Most recently, Holloway was named head coach to the 2020 US Men’s Track and Field Olympic Team, leading Gator Great Grant Holloway (silver – 110m hurdles) and senior Taylor Manson (bronze – 4x400 relays mixed) to their first Olympic medals.

Holloway has been named USTFCCCA National Coach of the Year 14 times during his career.

Holloway’s Coaching Awards

USTFCCCA Coaches Hall of Fame – inducted December 2016
USTFCCCA Men’s Indoor Head Coach of the Year – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019
USTFCCCA Women's Indoor Head Coach of the Year - 2022
USTFCCCA Men’s Outdoor Head Coach of the Year – 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024
USTFCCCA Women's Outdoor Head Coach of the Year - 2022
SEC Men’s Outdoor Head Coach of the Year – 2010, 2015, 2018
SEC Women’s Outdoor Head Coach of the Year – 2009, 2018, 2022
SEC Men’s Indoor Coach of the Year – 2004, 2011, 2015, 2019
SEC Women’s Indoor Coach of the Year – 2010, 2012

Holloway’s United States Track & Field Coaching Experience

Along with his collegiate achievements, Holloway has enjoyed a great amount of success internationally. As the men’s head coach of the United States’ 2013 World Championships Team, Americans claimed 14 medals—four gold, eight silver, two bronze. At the 2012 Olympics, Holloway coached Team USA’s sprinters and relay teams, helping the 4x400 relay squad win the silver medal and Justin Gatlin nab a bronze medal in the 100 meters. Most recently, Holloway was named head coach to the 2020 US Men’s Track and Field Olympic Team, leading Gator Great Grant Holloway (silver - 110m hurdles) and senior Taylor Manson (bronze - 4x400 relays mixed) to their first Olympic medals.

2020 US Men’s Track and Field Olympic Team – Head Coach
2013 IAAF World Championships Team – Head Coach
2012 Olympic Team – Sprints and Relays Coach
2004 NACAC U23 Championships Team – Head Coach

Olympic Medalists Coached By Holloway

Grant Holloway -- Silver Medalist; 110m hurdles, 2020 Olympics (Tokyo)
Taylor Manson -- Bronze Medalist; 4x400m relay mixed, 2020 Olympics (Tokyo)
Kerron Clement – Gold Medalist; 400 hurdles, 2016 Olympics (Rio)
Arman Hall – Gold Medalist; 4x400 relay, 2016 Olympics (Rio)
Tony McQuay – Silver Medalist; 4x400 relay, 2012 Olympics (London)
Dennis Mitchell – Gold Medalist; 4x100 relay, 1992 Olympics (Barcelona)
- Silver Medalist; 4x100 relay, 1996 Olympics (Atlanta)
- Bronze Medalist; 100m, 1992 Olympics (Barcelona)
David Verburg – Gold Medalist, 4x400 relay, 2016 Olympics (Rio)
Bernard Williams – Gold Medalist; 4x100 relay, 2000 Olympics (Sydney)
- Silver Medalist; 200m, 2004 Olympics (Athens)

World Championships Gold Medalists Coached By Holloway

In addition to his head coaching experience at the 2013 IAAF World Championships, Holloway has had an athlete compete at every World Championships since 2001. Seven of those athletes went on to become world champions.

During the 2025 Tokyo World Championships, Anna Hall became the first American woman since Jackie Joyner-Kersee to win the heptthlon. In addition, Jenoah McKiver helped Team USA win a gold medal in the 4x400m mixed relay with a new championship record and the fastest split amongst competitors. The Gators tallied three medals in Tokyo, with Grace Stark's bronze in the 100m hurdles.

In 2023, Grant Holloway became a three time World Champion in the 110-meter hurdles as he took home gold in Budapest, Hungary. Anna Hall also tallied a silver medal in the Heptathlon.

During 2022, the first time the World Championships were held on American soil, the Gators saw Grant Holloway repeat as World Champion in the 110-meter hurdles with Anna Hall grabbing bronze in the Heptathlon.

Joseph Fahnbulleh was 4th in the 200 meters for Liberia while Hakim Sani Brown was 7th in the 100 meters for Japan.

The World Championships held in 2019 in Qatar, featured 12 Gators who combined for five medals, including Florida’s latest The Bowerman Award winner Grant Holloway, who became the world champion in the 110-meter hurdles. Additionally, Gators standout Christian Taylor took gold in the triple jump.

In 2017, with the World Championships held in London, 15 Gators combined for five medals, including Kerron Clement, who currently works with Holloway, capturing bronze in the 400 hurdles. Another Holloway trainee, TJ Holmes, finished fifth in the 400 hurdles final.

Grant Holloway – 110-meter hurdles World Champion (2019, 2022, 2023)
John Capel – 2-time World Champion
- 200m, 4x100 relay champion (2003)
Kerron Clement – 2-time World Champion
- 400-meter hurdles champion (2007)
- 4x400 relay champion (2007)
Anna Hall – Heptathlon World Champion (2025)
Arman Hall – 4x400 relay World Champion (2013)
Jenoah McKiver – 4x400 mixed relay World Champion (2025)
Dennis Mitchell – 2-time World Champion
- 2-time 4x100 relay champion (1991, 1993)
Bernard Williams – 4x100 relay World Champion (2003)

Personal

Holloway, a native of Columbus, Ohio, is married to the former Angela Fitts. They have a daughter, Michele, a son, Michael II (MJ), and four grandchildren. Holloway earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Florida in 2000.

Coaching History

Florida – Men’s & Women’s Head Coach (2008-Present)
Florida – Men’s Head Coach (2003-07)
Florida – Men’s Associate Head Coach (2000-2002)
Florida – Men’s Assistant Coach (1996-1999)
Buchholz (Fla.) High School – Head Coach (1985-1995)
Florida – Women’s Graduate Assistant Coach (1986-1987)
Gainesville (Fla.) High School – Assistant Coach (1983-84)

Year-by-Year Breakdown

Here’s a deeper breakdown of Florida’s championships and All-American honors earned on Holloway’s watch:

Holloway’s Florida Head Coaching History (Men’s)
Year	NCAA Finish Indoor/Outdoor	SEC Finish Indoor/Outdoor	Notables
2025	56th/8th	15th/12th	7 Outdoor All-American Honors 4 Indoor All-American Honors 1 NCAA Outdoor Champion
2024	3rd/1st	2nd/4th	17 Outdoor All-Amerian Honors 14 Indoor All-American Honors 2 SEC Indoor Champions, 1 SEC Outdoor Champion
2023	3rd/1st	2nd/6th	2 NCAA Outdoor Champions 10 Indoor All-Americans, 9 Outdoor All-Americans 2 SEC Indoor Champions, 3 SEC Outdoor Champions
2022	20th/1st	2nd/4th	3 NCAA Outdoor Champions 8 Indoor All-Americans, 16 Outdoor All-Americans 2 SEC Indoor Champions, 3 SEC Outdoor Champions
2021	4th/4th	5th/4th	2 NCAA Outdoor Champions; 1 NCAA Indoor Champion 10 Outdoor All-Americans; 9 Indoor All-Americans 1 SEC Outdoor Champion; 1 SEC Indoor Champion
2020	-/-	4th/ --*	3 SEC Indoor Champions; 9 Indoor All-Americans *NCAA Indoor Championships and outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19
2019	1st / 2nd	1st / 2nd	2 NCAA Outdoor Champions; 2 NCAA Indoor Champions 13 Outdoor All-Americans; 13 Indoor All-Americans 2 SEC Outdoor Champions; 3 SEC Indoor Champions
2018	1st / 2nd	3rd / 1st	1 NCAA Outdoor Champion; 1 NCAA Indoor Champion 17 Outdoor All-Americans; 8 Indoor All-Americans 2 SEC Outdoor Champions; 2 SEC Indoor Champions
2017	2nd / 1st	t-3rd / 4th	4 NCAA Outdoor Champions; 2 NCAA Indoor Champions 12 Outdoor All-Americans; 11 Indoor All-Americans 1 SEC Outdoor Champion; 4 SEC Indoor Champions
2016	7th / 1st	4th / 6th	2 NCAA Outdoor Champions 12 Outdoor All-Americans; 8 Indoor All-Americans 2 SEC Outdoor Champions; 1 SEC Indoor Champion
2015	2nd / 2nd	1st / 1st	2 NCAA Outdoor Champions; 3 NCAA Indoor Champions 13 Outdoor All-Americans; 13 Indoor All-Americans 6 SEC Outdoor Champions; 5 SEC Indoor Champions
2014	3rd / 2nd	2nd / 3rd	4 NCAA Outdoor Champions 15 Outdoor All-Americans; 13 Indoor All-Americans 2 SEC Outdoor Champions; 2 SEC Indoor Champions
2013	2nd / 1st	2nd / 2nd	3 NCAA Outdoor Champions; 2 NCAA Indoor Champions 13 Outdoor All-Americans; 11 Indoor All-Americans 3 SEC Outdoor Champions; 4 SEC Indoor Champions
2012	1st / 1st	2nd / 4th	3 NCAA Outdoor Champions; 3 NCAA Indoor Champions; 10 Outdoor All-Americans; 12 Indoor All-Americans 6 SEC Outdoor Champions; 6 SEC Indoor Champions
2011	1st / 3rd	1st / 2nd	1 NCAA Outdoor Champion; 2 NCAA Indoor Champions 15 Outdoor All-Americans; 12 Indoor All-Americans 5 SEC Outdoor Champions; 8 SEC Indoor Champions
2010	1st / 2nd	2nd / 1st	3 NCAA Outdoor Champions; 2 NCAA Indoor Champions 9 Outdoor All-Americans; 11 Indoor All-Americans 4 SEC Outdoor Champions; 4 SEC Indoor Champions
2009	2nd / T-2nd	2nd / 2nd	1 NCAA Outdoor Champion; 1 NCAA Indoor Champion 12 Outdoor All-Americans; 9 Indoor All-Americans 4 SEC Outdoor Champions; 3 SEC Indoor Champions NCAA East Regional Champions
2008	8th / 15th	4th / 4th	5 Outdoor All-Americans; 7 Indoor All-Americans 2 SEC Indoor Champions
2007	T-51st / T-34th	3rd / 5th	3 Outdoor All-Americans; 3 Indoor All-Americans 2 SEC Outdoor Champions; 3 SEC Indoor Champions
2006	9th / T-37th	3rd / 3rd	3 Outdoor All-Americans; 6 Indoor All-Americans 4 SEC Outdoor Champions; 3 SEC Indoor Champions
2005	2nd / 2nd	2nd / 2nd	2 NCAA Outdoor Champions; 2 NCAA Indoor Champions 10 Outdoor All-Americans; 7 Indoor All-Americans 4 SEC Outdoor Champions; 3 SEC Indoor Champions
2004	T-2nd / 2nd	1st / 2nd	3 NCAA Outdoor Champions 11 Outdoor All-Americans; 9 Indoor All-Americans 5 SEC Outdoor Champions; 2 SEC Indoor Champions NCAA East Regional Champions
2003	T-18th / 6th	2nd / 5th	7 Outdoor All-Americans; 5 Indoor All-Americans 1 SEC Outdoor Champion; 2 SEC Indoor Champions NCAA East Regional Champions
20 Years	12 NCAA Championships	7 SEC Championships	27 Top-3 NCAA Championship Finishes 59 NCAA Champions 393 USTFCCCA All-Americans 125 SEC Champions

Holloway’s Florida Head Coaching History (Women’s)
Year	NCAA Finish Indoor/Outdoor	SEC Finish Indoor/Outdoor	Notables
2025	31st/15th	11th/3rd	8 Outdoor All-American Honors 4 Indoor All-American Honors 1 SEC Indoor Champion, 3 SEC Outdoor Champions
2024	2nd/2nd	2nd/3rd	10 Outdoor All-American Honors 11 Indoor All-American Honors 5 SEC Indoor Champions, 5 SEC Outdoor Champions
2023	3rd/2nd	2nd/2nd	2 NCAA Indoor Champions, 2 NCAA Outdoor Champions 10 Indoor All-Americans, 14 Outdoor All-Americans 4 SEC Indoor Champions, 3 SEC Outdoor Champions
2022	1st/1st	2nd/1st	5 NCAA Indoor Champions, 4 NCAA Outdoor Champions 11 Indoor All-Americans, 17 Outdoor All-Americans 4 SEC Indoor Champions, 4 SEC Outdoor Champions
2021	6th / T-7th	2nd / 6th	7 Outdoor All-Americans; 12 Indoor All-Americans 1 SEC Outdoor Champion; 1 SEC Indoor Champion
2020	-/-	7th/ --*	7 Indoor All-Americans *NCAA Indoor Championships and outdoor season canceled due to COVID- 19
2019	6th / 6th	4th / t-5th	2 NCAA Champions; 7 SEC Champions 11 Outdoor All-American; 8 Indoor All-Americans
2018	4th / 5th	6th / 1st	12 Outdoor All-Americans; 7 Indoor All-Americans 2 SEC Outdoor Champions; 1 SEC Indoor Champion
2017	t-14th / 5th	8th / 5th	1 NCAA Outdoor Champion 11 Outdoor All-Americans; 6 Indoor All-Americans 2 SEC Outdoor Champions
2016	T-14th / T-9th	T-4th / 7th	10 Outdoor All-Americans; 10 Indoor All-Americans 2 SEC Outdoor Champions
2015	4th / 8th	2nd / 5th	2 NCAA Outdoor Champions; 2 NCAA Indoor Champions 12 Outdoor All-Americans; 13 Indoor All-Americans 2 SEC Outdoor Champions; 1 SEC Indoor Champion
2014	3rd / 4th	1st / 2nd	1 NCAA Outdoor Champion 13 Outdoor All-Americans; 14 Indoor All-Americans 3 SEC Outdoor Champions; 4 SEC Indoor Champions
2013	13th / T-11th	4th / 4th	14 Outdoor All-Americans; 7 Indoor All-Americans 2 SEC Outdoor Champions; 2 SEC Indoor Champions
2012	9th / T-12th	1st / 2nd	10 Outdoor All-Americans; 10 Indoor All-Americans 6 SEC Outdoor Champions; 1 SEC Indoor Champion
2011	- / T-34th	5th / 2nd	6 Outdoor All-Americans; 2 Indoor All-Americans 2 SEC Outdoor Champions; 2 SEC Indoor Champions
2010	4th / 3rd	1st / 2nd	3 NCAA Outdoor Champions; 2 NCAA Indoor Champions 4 Outdoor All-Americans; 6 Indoor All-Americans 5 SEC Outdoor Champions; 5 SEC Indoor Champions
2009	T-12th / 9th	4th / 1st	1 NCAA Outdoor Champion; 1 NCAA Indoor Champion 4 Outdoor All-Americans; 3 Indoor All-Americans 5 SEC Outdoor Champions; 2 SEC Indoor Champions
2008	T-8th / 9th	4th / 2nd	1 NCAA Indoor Champion 7 Outdoor All-Americans; 4 Indoor All-Americans 4 SEC Outdoor Champions; 1 SEC Indoor Champion
15 Years	2 NCAA Championships	6 SEC Championships	31 NCAA Champions 265 USTFCCCA All-Americans 78 SEC Champions

Notes: Relay teams count as one NCAA Championship, SEC Championship, and All-American honor; NCAA Regional titles only awarded through 2009.

	Name	Title	Extension	Email Address
	Mike Holloway	Head Coach - Sprints/Hurdles/Relays	4458	mouseh@gators.ufl.edu
	Chris Solinsky	Assistant Coach - Distance	4461	ChrisSo@gators.ufl.edu

Upcoming Events

Results

Completed Event: Cross Country versus NCAA Championship on November 22, 2025 , , W: 5th (225 points)

Completed Event: Cross Country versus NCAA South Regional on November 14, 2025 , , M: 7th (160points) | W: 1st (52 points)

Completed Event: Cross Country versus SEC Championship on October 31, 2025 , , M: 11th (199 points) | W: 1st (45 points)

Completed Event: Cross Country at Missouri Pre-Nationals on October 17, 2025 , , M: 10th (293 points) | W: 13th (378 points)

Completed Event: Cross Country at Gans Creek Classic on September 26, 2025 , , M: 23rd (609 points) | W: 1st (102 points)

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