Gators Still Lurking Thanks to Massive Personal Records on Day Two of SEC Outdoors

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Marija Vucenovic PRed by over a meter to take second place in the javelin throw.

Gators Still Lurking Thanks to Massive Personal Records on Day Two of SEC Outdoors

Saturday, May 14, 2016 | Track and Field

Florida will have 17 scoring opportunities on the women’s side and 21 on the men’s side on Saturday

By: Zach Dirlam

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Florida track and field program's second day at the SEC Outdoor Championships was headlined by a trio of massive personal records and eight Gators who qualified for Saturday (May 14) finals.

Early in the afternoon, redshirt junior javelin thrower Marija Vucenovic posted a mark of 57.81 meters, the No. 3-ranked mark on UF's all-time outdoor top 10, to take runner-up honors and tally eight points for the women's team. The mark was also 1.08 meters farther than her previous personal record, which ranked fourth in school history.

The other two stunning personal records came from Mark Mutz and Amber Johnson.

Not expected to score in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Mutz topped his previous PR by nearly 17 seconds to take seventh place and hang two points on the board for the men. His time of 8:54.88 was a mere 0.54 seconds off the program's all-time top 10. In the women's 1,500 meters prelims, Amber Johnson PRed for a second consecutive meet, clocking in at 4:21.77, the fourth-fastest time of the preliminary heats.

UF's other scorers were KeAndre Bates, the third-place finisher in the long jump for a second straight year, and Lloydricia Cameron, who took fifth in the shot put.

In the team standings, the Gators' 18 points on the men's side are 28 off the pace set by No. 6 Georgia, while the women own 22 points and trail No. 2 Arkansas by that exact number. Florida will have 17 scoring opportunities on the women's side and 21 on the men's side on the third and final day of competition.

Live streaming of day three will be provided by SEC Network + via Watch ESPN. Saturday's (May 14) coverage will begin at 4 p.m. ET. A two-hour replay of the event will be televised by ESPN2 at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday (May 15).

2016 SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS NOTES

KeAndre Bates is the third jumper since 2007 to post top-three finishes in the long jump as both a freshman and sophomore, joining Arkansas' Raymond Higgs (2011-12) and Alain Bailey (2007-08) as the only others to do so during that span
Ryan Clark is the first Gator freshman to qualify for the 100 meters final since Jeff Demps did so back in 2009
Clark is also one of six freshmen to qualify for the 100 meters final in the last four SEC Outdoor Championships
This is the fourth consecutive year and seventh time since 2007 the Gators boast at least two men's 400 meters finalists
This also marks the third time both Najee Glass and Arman Hall qualified for the 400 meters final, as both also did so in 2013 and 2015
Florida's three finalists in the 400-meter hurdles are the most in the event since Ole Miss had three in 2011
- The Gators are also just the third team since 2005 to have three 400-meter hurdles finalists, joining Georgia (2007), South Carolina (2008), and Ole Miss (2011) as the only other teams to do it
Anders Eriksson joined Georgia's Alex Poursanidis as the only freshman since 2006 to win the SEC title in the hammer throw
Eriksson's winning mark of 69.62 meters (228 feet, 5 inches) was the farthest SEC title-winning throw since 2010, when LSU's Walter Henning won with a top mark of 237 feet, 3 inches

2016 SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPION GATORS

Anders Eriksson, hammer throw – Third title in program history, second SEC freshman to win the event since 2006

SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern and subject to change)

Live Results (Prime Time Timing)
Results (PDF)
Saturday Live Stream – 4:00 p.m. (SEC Network + via Watch ESPN)
Television Replay: Sunday, May 15, 3 p.m. (ESPN2)
READ: Day One Recap
Meet Notes
Complete Meet Schedule
SEC Outdoor Championships Central

Day One – Thursday, May 12th
Event	Place (Points Scored), Athlete – Time/Mark [Wind] \| Notes
HT (W)	4 (5). Jayla Bostic – 59.51 meters (194-11)
	18. Jontavia Dykes – 46.37 meters (152-1)
HT (M)	1 (10). Anders Eriksson – 69.62 meters (228-5) \| Third SEC hammer throw champion in school history
	15. AJ McFarland – 60.25 meters (197-8)
10,000m (M)	9. Eddie Garcia – 30:18.64
	Jimmy Clark – DNF

Day Two – Friday, May 13th
Event	Place (Points Scored), Athlete – Time/Mark [Wind] \| Notes
LJ (W)	6 (3). Yanis David – 6.31 meters (20-8.5) [-0.8] \| No. 27 mark in Division I; No. 18 mark in East Region
	13. Darrielle McQueen – 6.06 meters (19-10.75) [+1.0]
	21. Kimani Rushing – 5.74 meters (18-10) [+1.7]
JT (W)	2 (8). Marija Vucenovic – 57.81 meters (189-8) \| No. 3 mark on UF's all-time top 10; No. 4 mark in Division I; No. 2 mark in East Region
	9. Kike Oniwinde – 49.15 meters (161-3)
	16. Megan Reed – 45.23 meters (148-4)
LJ (M)	3 (6). KeAndre Bates – 7.78 meters (25-6.25)
110mH (W)*	16. Kimani Rushing – 13.69 [+0.9]
	20. Ryann McEnany – 13.85 [+0.4]
110mH (M)*	9. Yanick Hart – 13.94 [+0.7] \| Advanced to final (automatic)
	13. Marques Burgman – 14.38 [+0.7] \| Topped personal record by 0.06 seconds
	17. Caleb Chambliss – 14.62 [+0.7]
1,500m (W)*	4. Amber Johnson – 4:21.77 \| Advanced to final (time); No. 31 time in East Region; topped PR by 3.47 seconds
	9. Taylor Tubbs – 4:24.26 \| Advanced to final (time)
	15. Elisabeth Bergh – 4:25.99
	19. Becky Greene – 4:29.44
1,500m (M)*	14. Mac Reynolds – 3:48.21 \| Topped PR by 0.78 seconds
	16. Jack Beitter – 3:48.37
	23. Jack Guyton – 3:52.15
	28. Magnus Pettersen – 3:55.50
SP (W)	5 (4). Lloydricia Cameron – 16.49 meters (54-1.25)
400m (W)*	4. Robin Reynolds – 52.60 \| Advanced to final (automatic)
	10. Sharrika Barnett – 53.13 \| Missed final by 0.05 seconds
	26. Taylor Sharpe – 55.14
400m (M)*	2. Arman Hall – 45.41 \| Advanced to final (automatic)
	6. Najee Glass – 45.92 \| Advanced to final (time)
	10. Kunle Fasasi – 46.36 \| Missed final by 0.01 seconds
	14. Hugh Graham Jr. – 47.06
	19. Nick Uruburu – 47.59
100m (W)*	2. Kyra Jefferson – 11.28 \| Advanced to final (time)
100m (M)*	4. Ryan Clark – 10.31 [-0.1] \| Advanced to final (time)
	t-21. Michael Timpson Jr. – 10.67 [-0.2]
	23. Antwan Wright – 10.70 [-0.2]
3kSC (W)	12. Devin McDermott – 10:42.32 \| Topped PR by 2.08 seconds
3kSC (M)	7 (2). Mark Mutz – 8:54.88 \| No. 46 time in Division I; No. 21 time in East Region; topped PR by 16.36 seconds

Day Three – Saturday, May 14th
Time	Athlete -- Event
12:30 p.m.	Lloydricia Cameron; Jontavia Dykes – Women's Discus Throw
12:35 p.m.	Yanis David; Darrielle McQueen – Women's Triple Jump
12:40 p.m.	Aaron Owens; Jared Watkins – Men's Pole Vault
4:00 p.m.	Robin Reynolds-Shayla Sanders-Kimani Rushing-Kyra Jefferson – Women's 4x100 Relay
4:10 p.m.	Antwan Wright-Hugh Graham Jr.-Michael Timpson Jr.-Ryan Clark – Men's 4x100 Relay
4:20 p.m.	Amber Johnson; Taylor Tubbs – Women's 1,500 meters
4:40 p.m.	KeAndre Bates – Men's Triple Jump
4:45 p.m.	Christopher Olson – Men's Discus Throw
4:50 p.m.	Yanick Hart – Men's 110-meter Hurdles
5:00 p.m.	Reynolds – Women's 400 meters
5:10 p.m.	Najee Glass; Arman Hall – Men's 400 meters
5:20 p.m.	Jefferson – Women's 100 meters
5:30 p.m.	R. Clark – Men's 100 meters
5:50 p.m.	Andres Arroyo – Men's 800 meters
6:00 p.m.	Claudia Francis – Women's 400-meter Hurdles
6:10 p.m.	Gabriel Aird; Eric Futch; TJ Holmes – Men's 400-meter Hurdles
6:20 p.m.	Jefferson – Women's 200 meters
6:30 p.m.	Hall – Men's 200 meters
6:40 p.m.	Elisabeth Bergh; Johnson; Devin McDermott; Tubbs – Women's 5,000 meters
7:00 p.m.	Charles Chambers; Jimmy Clark; Eddie Garcia; Jack Guyton; Magnus Pettersen; Mac Reynolds – Men's 5,000 meters
7:25 p.m.	R. Reynolds-Jefferson-Barnett-Francis – Women's 4x400 Relay
7:35 p.m.	Fasasi-Hall-Graham Jr.-Glass – Men's 4x400 Relay

Notes: * - denotes preliminary race; all NCAA Division I and East Region rankings are for the 2016 season and based on results as of May 11 and SEC Outdoor Championships results through May 13; only finals results listed for day one (May 12)

Men's Top Five Teams
Place	Team	Points
1.	No. 6 Georgia	46
2.	No. 4 Arkansas	45
3.	No. 1 Texas A&M	34
4.	No. 9 Alabama	30
5.	Kentucky	27
8.	No. 2 Florida	18

Women's Top Five Teams
Place	Team	Points
1.	No. 2 Arkansas	44
2.	No. 10 Texas A&M	28
3.	Alabama	27
4.	No. 13 Tennessee	26
5.	No. 1 Kentucky	24
T-7.	No. 6 Florida	22

HEARING OUT (COACH) HOLLOWAY
On the overall assessment of UF's scoring on day two…
"Overall, it was a good day. You start at the top of the list with Marija Vucenovic and the huge PR she had to get second in the javelin. KeAndre (Bates) comes through and gets third in the long jump. Not quite what he wanted, but we're getting closer to where we need to be. Yanis David's been battling some problems, so for her to come through and get sixth (in the long jump) as a freshman is a great job by her.

"I can't say enough about Mark Mutz in the steeplechase tonight—17-second personal best and just outside of our all-time top 10. Phenomenal job by him and Coach (Paul) Spangler. Just extremely proud of him. Lloydricia Cameron finishing fifth in a very senior-heavy shot put, I was proud of her as well."

On his assessment of UF's qualifying races on day two…
"I thought we qualified ok. The 100 with Ryan and Kyra, the 400 with Arman, Najee, and Robin, and then Yanick getting in the (110-meter) hurdles. And another person running really out of her mind right now is Amber Johnson. A year ago, she was a 4:38 girl, now she's 4:21 (in the 1,500 meters). A little disappointed in the 400 meters group. We did not do what we are very capable of doing.

"I challenged the whole team tonight to come out here and do better tomorrow. Everybody on the team, when we put the uniform on, we need to come out and have some pride. Certain areas tonight, we didn't do that, and that's just not acceptable.

On Ryan Clark qualifying for the 100 meters final as a freshman…
"Ryan made a couple mistakes, but he was very motivated after last night's 200. He told me, 'Coach, I'll do better today.' And he did. Now we have to come back tomorrow, fix the couple little issues he had, and get better. I'm positive he will. I'm very confident Ryan will run very well tomorrow. He's a competitor, and he told me this is why he came here.

"Everybody that qualified today (were) the people that put on the uniform and made an effort to do what the coaches asked them to do, things went well. The people who didn't trust, the people who didn't believe, things didn't go well for them."

On KeAndre Bates' second consecutive top-three finish in the long jump…
"The thing with KeAndre is that he's a lot faster than he's been, so he's having a little problem timing up the jump. But he's getting closer. Now we've just got to go back and keep working. He's still young, still got a lot of improving to do, and I know one of his goals is to be in the top three in the country. Very proud of him as he continues to get better and better.

On what it's like watching those huge personal records in a championship meet like this…
"Those kind of performances give me chills, because that's who we are. That's what this program has been built on: having the guts, having the drive, having the passion to show up at the championship meets and do your best. It was absolutely amazing. We need to see a lot more of that tomorrow."

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