Three Gators Post All-Time No. 2s at Tyson Invitational, Iowa State Classic

Friday, February 10

Fayetteville, AR

5:30 PM

Florida Gators

Tyson Invitational

Taylor Tubbs broke through with nearly a 30-second personal record Friday night in Ames, Iowa.

Three Gators Post All-Time No. 2s at Tyson Invitational, Iowa State Classic

Friday, February 10, 2017 | Track and Field

Holloway joined elite company once again, while Owens vaulted himself into the mix for an NCAA Indoors berth

By: Zach Dirlam

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Florida's Grant Holloway (60 hurdles), Aaron Owens (pole vault), and Taylor Tubbs (5,000 meters) all posted times and marks that rank No. 2 on the program's all-time indoor top 10, including a national lead by Holloway, Friday (Feb. 10) night.

Holloway took the Tyson Invitational title with a time of 7.58 seconds, tying collegiate record holder Omar McLeod for the second-fastest time by a Division I freshman since 2003. McLeod's time of 7.57 in the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships preliminary is the only one faster. And since 2002, five of the seven men to break 7.60 prior to NCAA Indoors went on to win the national title that year, including Gator Great and school record holder Eddie Lovett (2013).

The Chesapeake, Va. native's time topped the national lead of 7.61 and topped his previous season-best of 7.63, which was already the No. 2-ranked time on UF's top 10 list.

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— Gators T & F and XC (@GatorsTF) February 10, 2017

Owens turned in far and away the best performance of his career, clearing heights of 5.10, 5.20, and 5.30 meters on his first run. He continued with a personal record and fourth straight first-run clearance at 5.40 meters (17 feet, 8.5 inches).

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— Gators T & F and XC (@GatorsTF) February 10, 2017

The mark is tied for 14th nationally, in addition to it matching Paul Condron (2003) and Brian DaChuna (2003) for the second-best mark on the Gators' top 10.

At the Iowa State Classic, Tubbs clocked a 27-second personal record (16:13.08) to pass everyone in school history except Rebecca Lowe (15:59.46; Feb. 12, 2010).

Tyson Invitational action will be streamed live via SEC Network +. A complete schedule and table of results for this weekend is below.

HEARING OUT (COACH) HOLLOWAY
Head coach Mike Holloway on the team's performances at Tyson Invitational tonight…
"Thought we had a good day. Grant Holloway, great run and a new PR for him (in the 60 hurdles), then coming back and getting second in the long jump. Thought we were solid in all the field events. I know Coach (Steve) Lemke is disappointed with the weight throw and thought they could have thrown a little farther, but I trust him that he will have them ready to come through when we need them the most.

"Thought we had some improvement in the 400s. We continue to struggle a little bit in the 60, but we've just got to keep working there and getting better. Very proud of Aaron Owens and his PR in the pole vault. Michael Harris was very competitive as well. Overall, we had a good day. We've got to come back tomorrow and, I think, be a little bit more intense. The other teams were a little more intense than we were tonight, so I think we need to step it up a little bit tomorrow to get a little better."

Holloway on the performances at Iowa State Classic tonight…
"Want to congratulate Taylor Tubbs on a huge PR and our No. 2 time in school history. Phenomenal night for her. Thought Hannah Brookover and Becky Greene did a good job in the mile, and Maddox (Patterson) with a big PR in the 3k. Great to see Lauren Perry run a solid race as well.

TYSON INVITATIONAL MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results (Flash Results)
Saturday Stream (SEC Network + / Watch ESPN)
Venue: Randal Tyson Track Center (University of Arkansas)
Nationally-Ranked Teams Competing: Arkansas (No. 2 women; No. 5 men), Baylor (No. 12 women), Colorado (No. 17 men), Harvard (No. 24 women), Kansas (No. 16 men), Kansas State (No. 13 women), Kentucky (No. 6 women), LSU (No. 3 men; No. 7 women), N.C. State (No. 18 women), Oklahoma (No. 25 women), Oklahoma State (No. 19 women; No. 20 men), Purdue (No. 16 women), Texas (No. 8 women; No. 15 men), Texas Tech (No. 12 men), USC (No. 4 women; No. 8 men)

*Day 1 – Friday, February 10 (unless denoted with /^ all events are finals; # - invitational)**
Event	Place, Gator – Time/Mark \| Notes
60m (M)^	13. Ryan Clark – 6.77
	15. Michael Timpson Jr. – 6.78
60m (M)*	12. Timpson Jr. – 6.82 \| Advanced to semifinals
400m (M)	23. Nick Uruburu – 48.39
	25. Jabari Hill – 48.48 \| Collegiate personal record
	32. Shayne Rodney – 48.83 \| Personal record
400m (W)	4. Taylor Sharpe – 54.02 \| Indoor personal record
800m (M)	7. Kyren Hollis – 1:53.94
	9. Sam Ahrenholz – 1:54.08 \| Season-best time
60mH	1. Grant Holloway – 7.58 \| Nation-leading time; improves No. 2-ranked time on UF's all-time indoor top 10; tied second-fastest time by a freshman since 2002
60mH (M)^	1. Holloway – 7.64 \| Advanced to final
	19. Marques Burgman – 8.13
	26. Caleb Chambliss – 8.26
60mH (M)*	13. Chambliss – 8.12 \| Advanced to semifinals
	20. Burgman – 8.29 \| Advanced to semifinals
	Yanick Hart – DNF
60mH (W)^	14. Skylar Ross-Ransom – 8.34
	21. Brandee' Johnson – 8.41
	27. Ryann McEnany – 8.44
60mH (W)*	Ross-Ransom – 8.34 \| Advanced to semifinals
	B. Johnson – 8.45 \| Advanced to semifinals
	McEnany – 8.49 \| Advanced to semifinals
PV (M) #	4. Aaron Owens – 5.40 meters (17-8.5) \| Tied No. 2-ranked mark on UF's all-time indoor top 10; tied No. 14-ranked mark in Division I
PV (M)	t-3. Michael Harris – 4.90 meters (16-0.75)
LJ (M) #	2. Holloway – 7.84 meters (25-8.75)
	3. KeAndre Bates – 7.80 meters (25-7.25)
LJ (W) #	4. Darrielle McQueen – 6.28 meters (20-7.25)
	8. Yanis David – 6.17 meters (20-3) \| Season-best mark
WT (M)	2. AJ McFarland – 20.05 meters (65-9.5)
WT (W)	3. Lloydricia Cameron – 19.66 meters (64-6)
	7. Jontavia Dykes – 18.08 meters (59-4)
	11. Amara Wiggan – 16.21 meters (53-2.25)

*Day 2 – Saturday, February 11 (all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
1:00 p.m.	Asa Garcia; Ebony Luster – Women's Triple Jump (open)
2:00 p.m.	Destinee Gause – Women's 200 meters (open)
	Lloydricia Cameron – Women's Shot Put
2:30 p.m.	Ryan Clark; Kunle Fasasi; Shayne Rodney; Michael Timpson Jr. – Men's 200 meters (open)
4:00 p.m.	Clayton Brown – Men's High Jump (invitational)
	KeAndre Bates – Men's Triple Jump (invitational)
	Yanis David; Darrielle McQueen – Women's Triple Jump (invitational)
	Connor Bandel – Men's Shot Put
5:05 p.m.	Sharrika Barnett-Gause-Taylor Sharpe-Brandee' Johnson – Women's 4x400 Relay
5:15 p.m.	Fasasi-Grant Holloway-Eric Futch-TJ Holmes (Nick Uruburu) – Men's 4x400 Relay

IOWA STATE CLASSIC MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results (Prime Time Timing)
Live Streaming (FloTrack – $$)
Venue: Lied Recreation Center (Ames, Iowa)

*Day 1 – Friday, February 10 (all events are finals; # - invitational)*
Event	Place, Gator – Time \| Notes
Mile (M) #	Jack Guyton – DNF
Mile (W) #	13. Becky Greene – 4:50.24
	14. Hannah Brookover – 4:50.99
3,000m (W)#	31. Lauren Perry – 9:47.60
3,000m (W)	15. Maddox Patterson – 10:08.97 \| Topped personal record by 11.10 seconds
5,000m (W)#	11. Taylor Tubbs – 16:13.08 \| No. 2-ranked time on UF's all-time indoor top 10; No. 20-ranked time in Division I

*Day 2 – Saturday, February 11 (all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
2:00 p.m.	Carlos Miranda; Mac Reynolds – Men's Mile (open)
4:30 p.m.	Andres Arroyo; Justin Pacifico – Men's 800 meters