GAINESVILLE — The Florida Gators’ presence will be felt at the Paris Olympics.
The U.S. Trials in swimming, track and field, and gymnastics ended with a number of current and former UF athletes bound for the Summer Olympic Games , scheduled for July 26 to Aug. 11.
High hurdler Grant Holloway, an eight-time national champion in college , is the headliner and a three-time reigning world champion in the 110-meter event. The 26-year-old now aims to win an Olympic gold medal after settling for silver in 2021 in Tokyo when Jamaica’s Hansle Parchment edged him by .05.
At the recent U.S. Trials, Holloway became the first hurdler in 2024 to run faster than 13 seconds, bettering the mark during two preliminary heats and the finals. His winning time of 12.86 seconds was six hundredths of a second off Aries Merritt’s world record set in 2012.
Several members of coach Mike Holloway’s esteemed program also made their marks during the trials staged at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.