Jumpers Highlight LSU Invitational, Gators' 4x400 Relay Wins Title at The Penn Relays

Saturday, April 30

Baton Rouge, LA

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LSU Invitational

Darrielle McQueen eclipsed 13 meters in the outdoor triple jump for the first time in her career.

Jumpers Highlight LSU Invitational, Gators' 4x400 Relay Wins Title at The Penn Relays

Saturday, April 30, 2016 | Track and Field

Four Gators logged times and marks that rank inside the Division I top 10 at the LSU Invitational

By: Zach Dirlam

BATON ROUGE, La. – The University of Florida track and field program once again dealt with a lengthy rain delay, this one lasting over three hours at the LSU Invitational, but turned in a handful of noteworthy performances on Saturday (April 30).

Senior Claudia Francis broke 52 seconds in the outdoor 400 meters for the first time in her career, clocking the No. 7-ranked time on the program's all-time outdoor top 10 (51.55). Francis, who is now on UF's outdoor top 10 in four different events, also teamed up with Sharrika Barnett, Taylor Sharpe, and Robin Reynolds to run 3:29.80 in the 4x400-meter relay, tying the No. 7 time on the outdoor top 10.

In her first 200 meters race of the year, redshirt junior Kyra Jefferson clocked in at 22.79 seconds. Jefferson's opener ranks 10th nationally and fourth in the East Region this year.

Jumpers KeAndre Bates and Darrielle McQueen both turned in impressive marks. Bates leapt 7.95 meters, tying the No. 3 long jump mark in Division I this year, while McQueen topped her previous all-conditions triple personal record by 15 inches, getting all the way out to 13.30 meters. McQueen is now the No. 6-ranked triple jumper in Division I this year.

The Gators also wrapped up competition at The Penn Relays on Saturday. The men's 4x400 relay team of Kunle Fasasi, Arman Hall, Ryan Clark, and Najee Glass won the championship race by nearly three seconds, collecting UF's third victory in its three days in Philadelphia.

Florida now has roughly two weeks before the SEC Championships get underway on May 12 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

LSU INVITATIONAL MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern and subject to change)

Results (Delta Timing)
Results (PDF)
Teams Competing: Alabama (No. 8 men), Arkansas (No. 1 women; No. 4 men), Kentucky (No. 2 women), LSU (No. 3 men; No. 6 women), Miami (No. 15 women), Texas A&M (No. 1 men; No. 12 women)

Gators' Meet Schedule – Saturday, April 30th
Event	Place, Athlete – Mark/Time [Wind] \| Notes
DT (W)	5. Lloydricia Cameron – 51.41 meters (168-8)
	8. Jontavia Dykes – 48.21 meters (158-2)
DT (M)	11. Christopher Olson – 49.96 meters (163-11)
PV (M)	7. Jared Watkins – 4.81 meters (15-9.25)
HT (W)	3. Jayla Bostic – 60.53 meters (198-7.25)
	Dykes – FOUL
4x100 (W)	4. Robin Reynolds-Shayla Sanders-Skylar Ross-Ransom-Kyra Jefferson – 43.37
1,500m (W)	2. Elisabeth Bergh – 4:22.00 \| No. 33 time in East Region
	4. Amber Johnson – 4:25.24 \| Topped PR by 5.86 seconds
	10. Macy Huskey – 4:38.07
1,500m (M)	4. Magnus Pettersen – 3:49.83
	5. Mac Reynolds – 3:49.93
	6. Jack Rogers – 3:51.88 \| Topped previous PR by 2.42 seconds
	9. Carlos Miranda – 3:55.26
100mH (W)	10. Kimani Rushing – 13.77 [+1.2]
	11. Ryann McEnany – 13.78 [+1.2]
	16. Tyjah Eady – 14.16 [+1.2]
110mH (M)	4. Yanick Hart – 13.94 [+0.9]
	7. Marques Burgman – 14.44 [+3.8]
	10. Caleb Chambliss – 14.54 [+3.8]
400m (W)	2. Claudia Francis – 51.55 \| No. 7-ranked time on UF's all-time outdoor top 10; No. 5 time in Division I; East Region-leading time
	3. Robin Reynolds – 52.32
	12. Taylor Sharpe – 53.96 \| Tied outdoor season-best time
400m (M)	11. Nick Uruburu – 47.49
LJ (W)	8. Rushing – 5.87 meters (19-3.25) [+5.3]
LJ (M)	2. KeAndre Bates – 7.95 meters (26-1) [+2.1] \| Tied No. 3 mark in Division I; tied No. 2 mark in East Region
100m (M)	Antwan Wright – 10.55 [+2.3]
800m (W)	8. Becky Greene – 2:12.05
HT (M)	2. Anders Eriksson – 67.68 meters (222-0)
	11. AJ McFarland – 58.24 meters (191-1)
800m (M)	13. Jack Guyton – 1:50.89 \| Personal record
	20. Jack Beitter – 1:52.98
400mH (W)	15. Mikayla Barber – 1:00.86
400mH (M)	3. TJ Holmes – 50.46 \| No. 7 time in Division I; No. 3 time in East Region
	10. Maurice Dix – 52.66
	11. Gabriel Aird – 52.92 \| Season-best time
	13. Yanick Hart – 54.49 \| First collegiate 400mH race
SP (W)	3. Lloydricia Cameron – 15.90 meters (52-2)
200m (W)	1. Kyra Jefferson – 22.79 [+2.4] \| No. 10 time in Division I; No. 4 time in East Region
	3. Shayla Sanders – 23.12 [+2.4]
	24. Sharrika Barnett – 24.23 [+2.9]
200m (M)	12. Michael Timpson Jr. – 21.31 [+2.5]
	17. Uruburu – 21.58 [+2.1]
	19. Wright – 21.60 [+2.5]
TJ (W)	1. Darrielle McQueen – 13.30 meters (43-7.75) [+2.3] \| No. 6-ranked mark in Division I; No. 2 mark in East Region
	6. Yanis David – 12.54 meters (41-1.75) [+2.1]
JT (W)	10. Megan Reed – 43.18 meters
4x400 (W)	1. Francis-Barnett-Sharpe-Reynolds – 3:29.80 \| Tied No. 7 time on UF's all-time outdoor top 10

Note: all NCAA Division I and East Region rankings are for the 2016 outdoor season and based on results through April 27 and LSU Invitational results through April 30

PENN RELAYS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern and subject to change)

Results
Day One and Two Recap

Day Three – Saturday, April 30th
Event	Place, Athlete – Time [Wind] \| Notes
100m (M)	2. Ryan Clark – 10.50 [-1.0]
4x400 (M)	1. Kunle Fasasi-Arman Hall-R. Clark-Najee Glass – 3:04.78

Notes: all NCAA Division I and East Region rankings are for the 2016 outdoor season and based on results through April 27 and The Penn Relays results through April 30

HEARING OUT (COACH) HOLLOWAY
Florida track and field head coach Mike Holloway on the performance of the group that went to The Penn Relays…
"I wasn't looking for times. I just wanted them to come up here, enjoy themselves, and embrace the competition. I'm very proud of what Taylor Tubbs did in the 5,000 meters. Honestly, I thought everybody did wonderful job."

On the group that competed at the LSU Invitational…
"We had some people who did a good job. KeAndre Bates went over 26 feet in the long jump, Claudia (Francis) with a huge PR in the 400, an ok opener for Kyra (Jefferson) in the 200, Darrielle (McQueen) did a good job in the triple jump. Very proud of the girls in the 1,500 (meters)—Elisabeth (Bergh) and Amber Johnson did a great job. And I'd like to congratulate Jack Guyton on his PR in the 800.

"But we've got a lot of work to do. There were a lot of areas where we could've engaged and got better that we didn't take advantage of. We're going to get back to Gainesville and get rested up, because we've got one of the toughest meets in the country coming up in Alabama in a couple weeks."

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