NCAA outdoor title in the 5,000 would be Parker Valby’s fifth national track and field title in the past two seasons to go with four SEC titles. Valby also won the 2023 NCAA

Florida's Parker Valby set a meet record to win the 10,000 meters on Thursday, helping to give the Gators the team lead at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships.

Valby ran in a tight trio with Taylor Roe of Oklahoma State and Hilda Olemomoi of Alabama for most of the race. With four laps remaining, Valby took the lead, Roe dropped off the pace, and Olemomoi was struggling to hang on.