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Eden Meyer running at Hayward Field. Photo courtesy of UNF Athletics

All-American track star Eden Meyer reflects on historic season

Ronnesha Rodgers Jun 21, 2017

  https://youtu.be/lZ-nHaZfffE  Video courtesy of ESPN.   Track star Eden Meyer ran all the way to the NCAA Track and Field Championship this season and finished with All-American...

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Junior Eden Meyer running in the NCAA 10,000 meters championship. Photo courtesy of UNF Athletics.

Eden Meyer Finishes 15th in the NCAA Finals

Ronnesha Rodgers Jun 9, 2017

    Eden Meyer earned All-American honors after finishing in 15th place at the NCAA Track and Field Championship in Eugene, Ore. on June 9. Running in the 10,000 meter, the junior...

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Senior Eden Meyer. Photo courtesy of UNF Athletics.

Eden Meyer Heads to the Finals

Ronnesha Rodgers Jun 6, 2017

The lone Osprey will take flight in the NCAA track and field championship on June 8. Junior Eden Meyer will be competing in the 10,000 at 10:08 pm eastern time (7:08 pacific). Before the finals...

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Eden Meyer during the ASUN championship. Photo by Lili Weinstein.

UNF’s Eden Meyer going to NCAA track finals

Ronnesha Rodgers May 27, 2017

Eden Meyer qualifies for the NCAA Finals becoming the third track athlete at UNF to do so. The Ospreys headed to Lexington, Ky. to compete in the NCAA East Preliminary on May 25. This preliminary...

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Ospreys grab five titles at ASUN Track and Field Championships

Joslyn Simmons May 16, 2017

North Florida finished third in the ASUN Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hodges Stadium over Mother’s Day weekend, with four Ospreys clinching five individual titles. The winners punched their...

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Track athlete upbeat, looking forward after career-ending crash

Track athlete upbeat, looking forward after career-ending crash

Ronnesha Rodgers May 4, 2017

Manny Velasquez stayed conscious after he was struck by a truck towing a trailer, after a track meet in North Carolina. He remembered saving his head from being run over, but his legs were crushed by...

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Photo by Lili Weinstein.

UNF to host 2019 and 2021 NCAA Track and Field championships

Joslyn Simmons Apr 18, 2017

The elite of the collegiate track and field world will convene at Hodges Stadium in 2019 and 2021, as the NCAA awarded the Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Outdoor Championships to UNF. Hodges...

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Eden Meyer. Courtesy of UNF Athletics

UNF’s star runner hits some records

Joslyn Simmons Apr 11, 2017

By the time you finish the first song on your playlist, this junior biology major has already ran a mile.   Don’t be fooled by Eden Meyer’s soft-spoken demeanor on and off the track. Meyer is one...

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Eden Meyer. Courtesy of UNF Athletics

Women’s Track at Samford Invitational

Ronnesha Rodgers Feb 14, 2017

The North Florida’s women’s track and field team had several outstanding performances at the Samford Invitational. Junior Eden Meyer dominated in the 3000m, setting a personal best time and a Complex...

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Manny Velasquez.  UNF Athletics

Injured runner receives ASUN award

Joslyn Simmons Feb 9, 2017

Manny Velasquez, the track athlete who was injured last week, has earned a share of the ASUN Track Athlete of the Week. During his cool down period, he was struck by a truck carrying a trailer and...

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Track athlete hit, severely injured during event in North Carolina

Track athlete hit, severely injured during event in North Carolina

Joslyn Simmons Feb 7, 2017

An UNF indoor track athlete was hit by a truck carrying a trailer on Friday, according to source close to the team. Manny Velasquez, a junior, finished his one mile race with a time of 4:23.25 and during...

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Harris attempts a jump at the East Prelims
 Photo by Morgan Purvis

Bobby Harris Olympic update

Mark Judson Jul 10, 2016

Bobby Harris, a sophomore at UNF, was eliminated from U.S. Olympic trials Sunday evening. In the final round of men's high jump trials, Harris failed on three attempts to make the first jump of 2.16 meters....

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