The Florida Gators men’s track program has had so much success under legendary coach Mike “Mouse” Holloway and been powered by so many champions of the track and field — Jeff Demps, Christian Taylor, Grant Holloway, and so many more — that what surprises about the dynastic program is that it can still deliver surprises.
But in Joseph Fahnbulleh, the Gators have one of their greatest sprinters ever — and one who now has multiple dizzying doubles to his name.
Fahnbulleh became the first Gator to ever win the 100 and 200 meters — or any two individual running events — at the same NCAA Championships on Friday, and the 20 points he gleaned from topping the podium in both events and eight more from partaking in the Gators’ second-place 4 x 100 relay helped push Florida to its fifth national championship in outdoor track since 2014.