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Ricky Quintana is a sports correspondent for Mainstreet Daily News. He has 27 years of experience covering cross country in North Central Florida for news outlets around the state and the country. He is a graduate of P.K. Yonge and earned degrees from the University of Florida and Nova Southeastern University.
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Former Gators tune up for Olympics at Holloway Pro Classic
Jul 20, 2024
Inaugural event held on UF’s Pearcy Beard Track.
Buchholz boys, girls win cross country regional titles
Nov 10, 2023
Bobcat boys surprise top-ranked Nease.
Revamping Gainesville’s ‘Field of Dreams’
Mar 8, 2023
Chestnut pushes for expanded sports, event center.
Buchholz’s Miller, Drummond sign with UF
Jan 5, 2023
Bobcats runners starred on both cross country, track and field teams.
Eastside’s Ahn wins 100 butterfly
Nov 20, 2022
Rams senior repeats at 2A State Swimming and Diving Championships.
Nesty wins state title in 200-yard freestyle
Nov 19, 2022
Lillie Nesty paces Blue Wave with 200-yard freestyle title.
Buchholz, Oak Hall girls win state titles
Nov 5, 2022
First time in area history two girls teams earn championships in same year.
Area swimmers prepare for state finals
Nov 3, 2022
3A FHSAA State Swimming and Diving Finals start on Friday in Stuart.
Buchholz, Oak Hall ready for state
Oct 31, 2022
Area cross country runners aim for team, individual titles in Tallahassee on Saturday.
Cross country regionals to be held at SF College
Oct 28, 2022
Class 4A, 3A and 1A schools to compete at Saturday event.
Area teams set for District 1A, 2A meets
Oct 24, 2022
P.K. Yonge, Eastside teams look to compete for championships at Northeast Pool.
Nesty builds swimming juggernaut at UF
Oct 12, 2022
Olympic champion drawing top names to Gainesville.
New faces run into cross country power rankings
Oct 10, 2022
Buchholz senior Emerson Miller continues to shine following historical time.
Drummond, Miller top prep cross country rankings
Sep 26, 2022
Buchholz pair pace girls, boys area runners.
Buchholz sweeps Rob Ramirez City Swim Meet
Sep 24, 2022
Bobcats take boys, girls team titles for second straight year.
Millers top boys, girls cross country rankings
Sep 12, 2022
Buchholz’s Emerson Miller, Oak Hall’s Sydney Miller lead pack among area runners.
Bobcat Classic to draw over 530 runners
Sep 7, 2022
Annual high school meet will be held at SF College NW campus on Saturday.
Gainesville sprinter sets U20 world record
Aug 1, 2022
Tamari Davis runs 10.83-second 100-meter dash at Ed Murphey Classic on Saturday.
Gator Swim Club finishes fourth
Jul 25, 2022
Annual Florida Senior Summer Swimming Championships draws more than 600 swimmers to Gainesville.
Team USA wins record 33 medals
Jul 25, 2022
Several current and former UF athletes excelled at 2022 World Athletics Championships.