Clayton Brown is the only collegian since 2002 to clear 2.25 meters in the high jump and eclipse 16.30 meters in the triple jump.
Holloway, Brown Collect Second SEC Honors
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 | Track and Field
Clayton Brown and Grant Holloway have combined for four times and marks ranked in the top five nationally this season, including three national leads
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Florida freshmen Clayton Brown and Grant Holloway both earned their second weekly Southeastern Conference honors Tuesday (Jan. 24), with Holloway nabbing Men's Co-Field Athlete of the Week and Brown collecting Men's Freshman of the Week.
Holloway made his collegiate long jump debut at the Hokie Invitational with three of the nation's top five marks last week, including an 8.05-meter (26 feet, 5 inches) leap that leads the country by 19 centimeters.
In addition to his performance in the field, Holloway won the 60 hurdles final in 7.77 seconds, tied for the fastest time nationally last week. It also would have tied the No. 3-ranked time in Division I this season, but Holloway's 7.63 from the season-opening meet at Clemson (Jan. 7) already leads all collegians. The Chesapeake, Va. native closed the weekend by running a leg on UF's 4x400 relay.
The massive opening mark also did the following for Holloway:
Brown, already the national leader in the high jump (2.25 meters / 7 feet, 4.5 inches), made his collegiate triple jump debut with three of the country's top 10 marks last week.
The St. Andrew, Jamaica native's top jump of 16.34 meters (53 feet, 7.5 inches) ranks fourth nationally, and was the second-best by anyone last week. Only Bates' top jump of 16.37 meters (53 feet, 8.5 inches) was farther.
For added perspective, Brown's huge triple jump opener made him:
The Gators, whose men lead Division I with seven times and marks ranked in the top five nationally, travel to Fayetteville, Ark. for this weekend's (Jan. 27-28) Razorback Invitational. Saturday's action will be televised by SEC Network from 2-5:30 p.m. ET.
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Holloway made his collegiate long jump debut at the Hokie Invitational with three of the nation's top five marks last week, including an 8.05-meter (26 feet, 5 inches) leap that leads the country by 19 centimeters.
????GATORS TOP 10 JUMP????@Flaamingoo_ (26-5) passes @ijump_524, @Taylored2jump, @WilliamClaye for #3??!
— Gators T & F and XC (@GatorsTF) January 21, 2017
Still things to clean up ????#GoGators pic.twitter.com/V3YoK1e3Ic
In addition to his performance in the field, Holloway won the 60 hurdles final in 7.77 seconds, tied for the fastest time nationally last week. It also would have tied the No. 3-ranked time in Division I this season, but Holloway's 7.63 from the season-opening meet at Clemson (Jan. 7) already leads all collegians. The Chesapeake, Va. native closed the weekend by running a leg on UF's 4x400 relay.
The massive opening mark also did the following for Holloway:
- Joined three-time world indoor heptathlon champion and two-time Olympic decathlon gold medalist Ashton Eaton as the only other man in the world since 1999 to indoor long jump 8.05-plus meters and break 7.75 in the 60 hurdles
- Became the sixth Division I freshman since 2002 to indoor long jump farther than 8.00 meters
- Bryce Lamb, Texas Tech (8.14 meters, 2010); Reindell Cole, Cal State Northridge (8.12 meters, 2008); Marquis Dendy, Florida (8.06 meters, 2012); Holloway (8.05 meters, 2017); Christian Taylor, Florida (8.02 meters, 2009); KeAndre Bates (8.02 meters, 2015)
- No. 3-ranked mark on UF's all-time indoor top 10—trails only Dendy (8.28 meters) and Dion Bentley (8.13 meters)
- Leads the nation in both the 60 hurdles and long jump this year—only man in the country leading two individual events that will be contested at NCAA Indoor Championships
Brown, already the national leader in the high jump (2.25 meters / 7 feet, 4.5 inches), made his collegiate triple jump debut with three of the country's top 10 marks last week.
The St. Andrew, Jamaica native's top jump of 16.34 meters (53 feet, 7.5 inches) ranks fourth nationally, and was the second-best by anyone last week. Only Bates' top jump of 16.37 meters (53 feet, 8.5 inches) was farther.
????GATORS TOP 10 JUMP????@originaljumpa goes 16.34m (53-7.5)--#6?? on the ???? All-Time Top 10!
— Gators T & F and XC (@GatorsTF) January 20, 2017
He's also your national HJ leader #GoGators pic.twitter.com/3brMbnn6p7
For added perspective, Brown's huge triple jump opener made him:
- Only collegian since at least 2002 to clear 2.25 meters in the high jump and eclipse 16.30 meters in the triple jump during the same indoor season
- Sixth Division I freshman since 2002 to indoor triple jump over 16.30 meters, and only the third to accomplish the feat prior to NCAA Indoor Championships
- Christian Taylor, Florida (16.98 meters, 2009 NCAA Indoors); Will Claye, Oklahoma (16.80 meters, 2009 NCAA Indoors); Bryce Lamb, Texas Tech (16.47 meters, 2010); Bates (16.42 meters, 2015 NCAA Indoors); Rafeeq Curry, Florida State (16.34 meters, 2003); Brown (16.34 meters, 2017)
- Leads all Division I freshmen triple jumpers by 56 centimeters (1 foot, 10.25 inches) and SEC freshmen by 73 centimeters (2 feet, 8.75 inches)
The Gators, whose men lead Division I with seven times and marks ranked in the top five nationally, travel to Fayetteville, Ark. for this weekend's (Jan. 27-28) Razorback Invitational. Saturday's action will be televised by SEC Network from 2-5:30 p.m. ET.
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