EUGENE, Ore. — Florida finished third in the 1,600-meter relay to edge out Auburn, which failed to qualify for the final event, in the team standings Friday night for the third consecutive NCAA men's outdoor track and field championship for the Gators and fifth in eight seasons.
Florida finished with 41 points to lead the Tigers by one. USC followed with 33, Alabama had 32 and Texas A&M 31.
The Aggies broke the school record in the relay of 2 minutes, 58.37 seconds.
Earlier in the day, Auburn moved up to second place in the standings when it won the 400 relay in 38.03, the third-fastest time in college history.
Division I newcomers Cheickna Traore of Penn State and Shane Cohen of Virginia won events in their first season after transferring. Traore took the 200-meter title in 19.95, beating Florida's Robert Gregory. Traore won the event last year at the Division III meet for Ramapo College.
Cohen was in last place with just over 100 meters left before winning the 800 in 1:44.97 for his first Division I title. Last season, Cohen finished sixth at the Division II championships while in Tampa.
Georgia's Christopher Morales Williams completed an indoor and outdoor sweep in the 400, finishing in 44.47.
Washington continued its dominance in the 1,500, winning a fifth straight title when Joe Waskom edged Oregon's Elliott Cook in 3:39:48. It was Waskom's second NCAA 1,500 title, both at Hayward Field, in the last three seasons.
North Carolina's Parker Wolfe won the 5,000 in 13:54.43, beating former champions Nico Young and Ky Robinson for his first national title.
Texas Tech's Caleb Dean won the 400 hurdles in 47.23, the second-fastest time in NCAA history, defeating defending champion Chris Robinson of Alabama. Dean won the 60 hurdles at this year's indoor championships.
Nebraska's Darius Luff took the 110 hurdles with a personal best of 13.19.
Arkansas' Romaine Beckford won back-to-back high jump titles by clearing 7 feet, 5 inches, in addition to her two indoor titles.
Three non-Power Five programs also earned titles. Georgetown's Parker Stokes won the steeplechase with a season-best time of 8:24.39. Houston's Louie Hinchliffe (9.95) held off Auburn's Favor Ashe (9.99) to win the 100 meters with his personal-best time. Salif Mane became Fairleigh Dickinson's first individual national champion, performing the triple jump at 56 feet, 2¾ inches. South Alabama's Francois Prinsloo won the discus at 208-4.
For the first time, the national collegiate 100-meter wheelchair championship was held as part of the Division I outdoor championship. Evan Correll of Illinois won in 14.33.
