Florida Wins Third Consecutive NCAA Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship

EUGENIO, Oregon. Florida finished third in the 1,600-meter relay to overtake Auburn — which failed to qualify for the final event — in the team standings Friday night for the Gators’ third consecutive NCAA men’s outdoor track and field championship and the fifth in eight seasons.

Florida finished with 41 points, beating the Tigers by one. Southern California came next with 33, Alabama had 32 and Texas A&M31.

The Aggies broke the school and set the record in the relay at 2 minutes, 58.37 seconds.

Earlier in the day, Auburn moved up to second in the standings by winning the 400 relay in 38.03 — the third-fastest time in college history.

Division I newcomers Cheickna Traore of Penn State and Shane Cohen of Virginia won events in their first season after transferring. Traore won the 200-meter title in 19.95 seconds, defeating Robert Gregory of Florida. Traore won the event last year at the Ramapo College Division III meet.

Cohen was in last place with just over 100 meters to go before winning the 800 meters in 1:44.97 for his first Division I title. Last season, Cohen finished sixth at the Division II championships while in Tampa.

Georgia’s Christopher Morales Williams completed an indoor-outdoor sweep in the 400, finishing in 44.47.

Washington continued its dominance in the 1,500, winning its fifth consecutive title when Joe Waskom defeated Oregon’s Elliott Cook in 3:39:48. It was Waskom’s second NCAA 1,500 title — both at Hayward Field — in the last three seasons.

Parker Wolfe of North Carolina won the 5,000 meters in 13:54.43, edging out former champions Nico Young and Ky Robinson for his first national title.

Texas Tech’s Caleb Dean won the 400 hurdles in 47.23, the second-fastest time in NCAA history, as he held off defending champion Chris Robinson of Alabama. Dean won the 60 hurdles at this year’s indoor championships.

Darius Luff of Nebraska won the 110 hurdles with a personal best of 13.19.

Arkansas’ Romaine Beckford won back-to-back titles in the high jump by clearing 7 feet, 5 inches — to go along with her two indoor titles.

Three non-Power Five programs also claimed titles. Georgetown’s Parker Stokes won the steeplechase with a season’s best time of 8:24.39. Houston’s Louie Hinchliffe (9.95) edged out Auburn’s Favor Ashe (9.99) to win the 100 meters with a personal best time. Salif Mane became Fairleigh Dickinson’s first individual national champion, performing the triple jump from 56 feet, 2 3/4 inches. South Alabama’s François Prinsloo won the discus 208-4.

For the first time, the collegiate wheelchair national championships in the 100 meters took place as part of the Division I outdoor championships. Evan Correll of Illinois won in 14.33.

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