Floridas damlandslag i friidrott tog hem 2026 års SEC Indoor Championship med 77 poäng, vilket markerar deras nionde titel i evenemanget och den första sedan 2014. Segern kom på R.A. 'Murray' Fasken '38 Indoor Track i College Station, Texas, där konfetti regnade ner över de firande Gators. Herrlaget slutade fyra med 58 poäng bakom mästaren Arkansas.
Mästerskapet avslutades den 2 mars 2026, då Floridas damer avancerade från femte plats inför sista dagen till att ta förstaplatsen. Denna framgång lägger till tränare Mike Holloways 19:e konferensmästerskap vid Florida och förlänger Gators svit till 48 raka säsonger med minst en SEC-titel, vilket ger deras total på 268 SEC-mästerskap – flest i ligan. Key performances drove the women's victory, including six podium finishes and six personal bests. Senior Alida van Daalen earned bronze in the shot put with a season-best throw of 18.13 meters. In the distance events, Hilda Olemomoi secured silver in the 3,000 meters at 8:46.33, sharing the women's Cliff Harper Trophy for high points scorer with 16 points alongside competitors from Ole Miss and Arkansas. Junior transfer Judy Chepkoech placed sixth in the 3,000 meters with 8:59.30, earning a spot on Florida's all-time list. Tia Wilson finished fourth in the mile at 4:35.52, while freshman Claire Stegall took silver in the mile with 4:30.81, the fastest SEC time this season. Sophomore Asia Philips contributed bronze in the triple jump at 13.28 meters, and Sydney Sutton posted personal bests in the 400 and 200 meters. On the men's side, freshman Jarno van Daalen threw a personal-best 20.14 meters for silver in the shot put. Freshmen Oussama Allaoui and Kelvin Cheruiyot earned silver in the mile (4:02.80) and bronze in the 3,000 meters, respectively. Wanya McCoy placed second in the 200 meters, and Temoso Masikane leaped 16.35 meters for a personal best in the triple jump, ranking eighth in program history. After the win, Holloway led the team in chanting, 'It's great to be a Florida Gator.' Select Gators will next compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on March 13-14.
