Olympic hopefuls dominated this weekend’s NCAA outdoor track & field championships

The GIST: Five NCAA records fell at this weekend’s national finals — four of them in women’s events. Next stop for the NCAA’s best? Heading to their various home countries in hopes of booking a ticket to Paris.

👟 No. 5 Florida’s Parker Valby makes a statement: The distance queen lived up to high expectations, winning individual titles in the 10k on Friday and the 5k on Saturday. The latter was particularly impressive, as Valby’s blistering 14:52.18 finish captured one of the only NCAA records she didn’t have. Emily Parker in Paris is within reach.

💨 Arkansas’ No. 1 women own the 400m: The Razorbacks completed the indoor/outdoor team title sweep thanks to sprinters Nickisha Pryce, Kaylyn Brown, Amber Anning, and Rosey Effiong, who went an unprecedented 1-2-3-4, respectively, in Saturday’s 400m final before setting another NCAA record together in the 4x400m relay. Unreal.

3️⃣ Florida’s No. 3 men three-peat: On the men’s track (and field), the Gator boys sealed their third straight outdoor title despite failing to capture first in any individual event. Interestingly, most of Florida’s points came from transfers, yet another testament to the championship team–building power of the transfer portal.