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Article: Meyer feels the need for speed: The Gators coach has been encouraging his players to train with the UF track and field team.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- August 3, 2006
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Byline: Dave Curtis
Aug. 3--GAINESVILLE -- The meeting took place 18 months ago, and the message delighted Florida track and field Coach Mike Holloway.
Urban Meyer, the new guy in charge in the football office, had tracked down Holloway to share a goal. Achieving it, Meyer hinted, would help bring both men championships.
"He said he wanted his team to be the fastest in the country," Holloway recalled this spring. "And he wanted more of his guys to come run for me."
So started a partnership that has stretched deep into its second year and bolstered Florida's football and track programs. The coaches communicate often, mostly during ...