Gators Set to Compete at NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Florida Gators Track and Field will send nine competitors to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Virginia Beach, capping the Indoor season at the nation’s premier collegiate meet.
The Gators send entries in five events to the national title meet, spanning the sprints, middle distance, distance and jumps disciplines.
Live Results and Streaming
Live Results
Day one live stream (ESPN+)
Day two live stream (ESPN+)
Last Time Out
The Gators wrapped up the SEC Indoor Tournament on March 1, their first Championship meet of the season. The Gators took home three medals, with the Women’s DMR squad earning bronze, Hilda Olemomoi claiming silver in the 3000m, and Tia Wilson earning SEC Gold in the Mile. Wilson (first team), Olemomoi (second team), Gabrielle Edwards (third team) and Jessica Edwards (third team) earned all-conference honors for their efforts.
The Entries
Anthaya Charlton
At the Razorback Invitational on Friday, January 31, Anthaya Charlton posted the second-best long jump in collegiate history – a 6.98m leap that took not only the collegiate lead, but the world lead. If she can approach that monumental personal best, she will contend for her first-ever NCAA individual title.
Beth Morley
The junior from West Yorkshire, England earned her spot at the indoor championships with an exceptional 4:26.76 time in the 1 Mile event at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University on February 15. Her historic heat in Boston, which featured the collegiate record in the event, saw seven of the 16 eventual NCAA indoor Qualifiers. Morley’s time is currently No. 12 in NCAA.
Hilda Olemomoi
Olemomoi qualified for the national championship meet in the first race of the season for the Gators. On December 7, 2024, Olemomoi posted the third-fastest Indoor 5000m race in NCAA History, all but immediately securing her spot at the NCAA championships. Her 14:52.84 time is No. 2 in program history, and she became just the third woman in collegiate history to post a sub-15-minute time.
Asia Phillips
Phillips, the top freshman in the Triple Jump event this season, burst the NCAA bubble at the SEC Indoor Championships. Her 13.38m performance earned her the No. 16 spot on the NCAA leaderboards and a trip to the title meet. She is the only freshman in the Triple Jump field.
Men’s 4x400m Relay
The Men’s program will send one event entry to the national meet in the 4x400m Relay. Florida currently holds the second-fastest time in NCAA this season (not adjusted). The Gators’ 3:02.80 time was set in the first race of the season, run by Rios Prude, Wanya McCoy, Ashton Schwartzman and Jenoah McKiver at the Corky Classic in Lubbock, Texas. In Virginia Beach, a group of Prude, Schwartzman, Vance Nilsson, Malique Smith-Band and Nicholas Spikes will compete for the Orange and Blue.
McKiver also qualified in the 400m while McCoy qualified in the 60m and 200m, though the two were ultimately scratched ahead of the championship meet.
NCAA Championship Meet Schedule – Florida Gators Entrants
The Gators send entries in five events to the national title meet, spanning the sprints, middle distance, distance and jumps disciplines.
Live Results and Streaming
Live Results
Day one live stream (ESPN+)
Day two live stream (ESPN+)
Last Time Out
The Gators wrapped up the SEC Indoor Tournament on March 1, their first Championship meet of the season. The Gators took home three medals, with the Women’s DMR squad earning bronze, Hilda Olemomoi claiming silver in the 3000m, and Tia Wilson earning SEC Gold in the Mile. Wilson (first team), Olemomoi (second team), Gabrielle Edwards (third team) and Jessica Edwards (third team) earned all-conference honors for their efforts.
The Entries
Anthaya Charlton
At the Razorback Invitational on Friday, January 31, Anthaya Charlton posted the second-best long jump in collegiate history – a 6.98m leap that took not only the collegiate lead, but the world lead. If she can approach that monumental personal best, she will contend for her first-ever NCAA individual title.
Beth Morley
The junior from West Yorkshire, England earned her spot at the indoor championships with an exceptional 4:26.76 time in the 1 Mile event at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University on February 15. Her historic heat in Boston, which featured the collegiate record in the event, saw seven of the 16 eventual NCAA indoor Qualifiers. Morley’s time is currently No. 12 in NCAA.
Hilda Olemomoi
Olemomoi qualified for the national championship meet in the first race of the season for the Gators. On December 7, 2024, Olemomoi posted the third-fastest Indoor 5000m race in NCAA History, all but immediately securing her spot at the NCAA championships. Her 14:52.84 time is No. 2 in program history, and she became just the third woman in collegiate history to post a sub-15-minute time.
Asia Phillips
Phillips, the top freshman in the Triple Jump event this season, burst the NCAA bubble at the SEC Indoor Championships. Her 13.38m performance earned her the No. 16 spot on the NCAA leaderboards and a trip to the title meet. She is the only freshman in the Triple Jump field.
Men’s 4x400m Relay
The Men’s program will send one event entry to the national meet in the 4x400m Relay. Florida currently holds the second-fastest time in NCAA this season (not adjusted). The Gators’ 3:02.80 time was set in the first race of the season, run by Rios Prude, Wanya McCoy, Ashton Schwartzman and Jenoah McKiver at the Corky Classic in Lubbock, Texas. In Virginia Beach, a group of Prude, Schwartzman, Vance Nilsson, Malique Smith-Band and Nicholas Spikes will compete for the Orange and Blue.
McKiver also qualified in the 400m while McCoy qualified in the 60m and 200m, though the two were ultimately scratched ahead of the championship meet.
NCAA Championship Meet Schedule – Florida Gators Entrants
Time | Event | Athlete |
2:20 p.m. ET | Women’s Triple Jump FINAL | Asia Phillips |
3:00 p.m. ET | Women’s 1 Mile FINAL * | Beth Morley |
7:20 p.m. ET | Men’s 4x400m Relay FINAL | Prude, Schwartzman, Nilsson, Smith-Band, Spikes |
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