Grant Holloway . Holloway's return to college was first reported in a June 19



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Gator Nation - we've gotta clear something up. Or as Coach Holloway would say, we've gotta put something to bed.

Editor's Note: This is a first-person story written by University of Florida sophomore hurdler, jumper, and sprinter. Holloway's return to college was first reported in a June 19 story by Ed Miller of The Virginian-Pilot.****Gator Nation - we've gotta clear something up. Or as Coach Holloway would say, we've gotta put something to bed.

I'm coming back.



I'm just not ready to stop wearing that Florida Gators uniform yet. I'm not ready to give up being part of a team yet. I'm not ready for the relationships I have with my coaches to change. I'm not ready for hurdling, my passion, to be a job, my livelihood. And I'm definitely not ready to leave with my name sitting behind someone on the collegiate record list.



I'm still in love with the team aspect of Florida track and field.



It's great to win these individual titles. I've been blessed enough to go 4 for 4 at NCAAs. But to have the team lift that trophy up on the infield at the end of a championship meet, that's something else. When I'm out there scoring points for the Florida Gators, for my team, for Coach Holloway, all the assistant coaches, that's the greatest feeling for me. I enjoy seeing the smiles on everybody's faces, Coach Holloway dancing on the infield after we get trophies.

It's great to win these individual titles. I've been blessed enough to go 4 for 4 at NCAAs. But to have the team lift that trophy up on the infield at the end of a championship meet, that's something else. When I'm out there scoring points for the Florida Gators, for my team, for Coach Holloway, all the assistant coaches, that's the greatest feeling for me. I enjoy seeing the smiles on everybody's faces, Coach Holloway dancing on the infield after we get trophies.



It's small things like that I can't give up yet.



Then there's this collegiate record. Yeah, I ran 7.42 to break the indoor record. That's great. But that outdoor record, 13 flat… you've got to be the first collegian in history to run sub-13 to break it. I feel like I can be that person.



I take a lot of pride in my knowledge of track and field's history. I've got nothing but respect for Renaldo Nehemiah and that 13 flat he ran back in 1979. That man is an all-time great. For me to be right behind him in the books as the second-best collegian ever is humbling.



But my mentality is that nobody remembers who's second. And I'm a greedy person. I'll admit it. I want to win everything.