Thirty years stood between Florida Track and Field and their last triple crown.
But with 107 points on the board, the women’s team made it happen in Auburn, Alabama, becoming the 2025-26 SEC Outdoor Champions Saturday.
With SEC titles in cross country, indoor track and field and now outdoor track and field, Florida became the second program in the conference, next to Arkansas, with multiple triple crowns.
Away from this accomplishment, this victory marked the eighth SEC outdoor title in school history, the program’s 120th SEC individual title and coach Mike Holloway’s 20th SEC championship at the University of Florida.
In the three day competition, the men’s side closed the action with a third place finish. The Gators ended with 78 points, trailing behind Alabama and the men’s champion Arkansas. The Razorbacks earned a sixth consecutive SEC Outdoor win, their 25th SEC Outdoor specific title overall.
But before the yellow and blue confetti rained on the women’s team for their overall success, many individuals on both sides became champions in their respective events.
In the field events, Temoso Masikane received gold for his 8.01 meter mark in the men’s long jump. Beyond earning the top spot on the podium, the leap marked a personal best and etched his name into Florida’s outdoor history books, moving him to No. 9 all-time. It also reached the NCAA rankings sitting at No.8.
Three women also won individual titles.
Still in the sandpit, Asia Philips not only took a women’s triple jump title home but also set a new personal record, moved up the NCAA rankings to No. 4 and broke Florida’s Outdoor history sitting at No. 6.
Alida van Daalen, won her third consecutive SEC discus title with a throw of 66.70 meters. On top of breaking her own SEC Championship record, the senior added to her collection of NCAA-leading distance throws, making up the top seven throws within the NCAA this season. As one of the most accomplished and decorated discus throwers in the SEC, van Daalen became just the fourth athlete to win three or more discus titles and the champion of the 11th discus title within UF women.
Gabrielle Matthews completed the trio of individual champions in the women’s 100-meter dash. For 10 years, since Kyra Jefferson, no Gator had taken the gold home. With a time of 10.97, she didn’t just do that. The senior earned a personal best, landed in the No.2 spot in school history and placed herself at No. 5 in the NCAA performance list all while earning her team 15 points across two events.
Three other athletes broke school records, one even breaking a national record.
In the women’s 800 meters, Layla Haynes crossed the finish line in 1:59.39 to claim third place. But beyond the bronze finish, the time delivered far more. Haynes set a personal record, moved to No. 3 in the NCAA, shattered the University of Florida school record and broke the Barbados national record by nearly three seconds.
Freshman Kelvin Cheruiyot broke yet another record, this time in the Men’s 5000 meter. With a time of 13:32.08, he outran the record by over 18 seconds, finding himself with an outdoor personal record and NCAA East Region No.8 ranking.
The last one to rewrite the record in the SEC’s was Graham Myers in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:34.68. This time was not only a personal record but placed him 19th in the NCAA.
Across the men’s and women’s teams, Florida closed the 2025-26 SEC Outdoor Championships with 15 top-three finishes, 12 additions to the program’s outdoor history books, 16 NCAA placements, three school records broken and four NCAA East Regional top-20 marks.
The conclusion of the SEC Championships is not the end for the Gators as they head to Lexington, Kentucky for the NCAA Outdoor East Preliminaries. The meet runs from May 27-30 with the top 24 athletes and teams qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships beginning June 10.
