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Florida’s Men Take Third at the NCAA Indoor Championships as All 20 Gators Earn All-America Honors
Every single Gator who competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships left with All-America honours. Florida’s men finished third with 26 points — the program’s 12th top-three finish at the meet since 2010 — while the women totaled 27 points to tie for fifth with BYU, and all 20 Florida competitors earned All-America status: 15 First Team and five Second Team selections.
The silvers stacked up. Justin Braun finished second in the men’s 400m in a personal-best 44.67. Gabrielle Matthews was second in the women’s 200m in a personal-best, school-record 22.55. And Wanya McCoy took second in the men’s 200m in a program-best 20.17.
Three runner-up finishes, a team podium and a perfect All-America sweep across the roster — Florida closed its indoor season the way it expects to close every season: in the trophy conversation.
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Yehualaw Returns in Valencia as Kwizera Chases Spanish History
Yalemzerf Yehualaw returns from maternity leave in Valencia on Oct. 25, Rodrigue Kwizera chases a first Spanish win, and Kenenisa Bekele is also on the start list.
The Valencia Half Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 25 brings together a returning superstar, a man chasing national history, and one of the greatest distance runners of all time.
Yalemzerf Yehualaw headlines the women’s race in her return from maternity leave. The Ethiopian last raced at the Boston Marathon in April 2025, finishing third in 2:18:06, and her half marathon personal best of 1:03:51 — run on this course in 2021 — makes her the fastest woman in the field. She faces Lisbon champion Tsigie Gebreselama, world road running silver medallist Veronica Loleo and Ftaw Zeray on a course famous for fast times.
The men’s race could produce a first. Rodrigue Kwizera owns the fastest personal best in the field at 58:16, set in Prague earlier this year, and after receiving Spanish citizenship in 2026 he is chasing both the first Spanish men’s victory in Valencia and the Spanish record of 59:39. His training partner Thierry Ndikumwenayo, Andrea Kiptoo, Owen Kapkama, Daniel Ebenyo and 2018 winner Jemal Yimer are all in the field — along with Kenenisa Bekele, the three-time Olympic champion whose appearance alone will draw a crowd.
Britain’s Ben Connor, Charlie Wheeler and Samantha Harrison also feature. The course records — Yomif Kejelcha’s 57:30 and Letesenbet Gidey’s 1:02:52 — were both world records when set, which tells you everything about Valencia’s speed.
Photo: Canadian Running
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