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How good are Florida Gators at the triple jump, exactly?

On Sunday, former Florida athletes Omar Craddock, Will Claye, and Marquis Dendy swept the triple jump at the U.S. Track Outdoor Championships, meaning that those three Gators are headed to this August's IAAF World Championships in Beijing.

Then they Gator Chomped. Then they literally swept the track, pulling out small brooms and dustpans to rub in the Florida program's dominance of the event in recent years.

"We’re changing U of F to be the University of Flights," Craddock said. "I put a couple of small brooms in my bag today since I knew we were going to sweep it.