Saturday, February 11
Fayetteville, AR
2 PM
Florida Gators
at
Tyson Invitational
Darrielle McQueen got her season back on track with a huge season-best Saturday afternoon.
Gators Log Four National Top Fives to Close Weekend
Saturday, February 11, 2017 | Track and Field
Florida totaled five NCAA Division I top fives and additional top-16 mark, adding to the Gators' list of NCAA Indoor Championship hopefuls
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The breakout performances by the Gators Saturday (Feb. 11) afternoon at both the Tyson Invitational and Iowa State Classic, as Florida notched four times and marks that rank in the top five nationally.
Junior KeAndre Bates set everything off with a personal record of 16.76 meters (55 feet, 0 inches), taking runner-up honors in the triple jump. Bates' mark ranks second in Division I this year and eclipsed his previous PR, set two weeks ago at Razorback Invitational, by 10 centimeters.
Florida's men closed the meet with a time of 3:05.14 in the 4x400 relay, making them the No. 4-ranked team in the nation. Sophomore Kunle Fasasi split 46.03 seconds, by far the fastest leadoff leg from either invitational race, and freshman Grant Holloway clocked the third-fastest split of any runner (45.23) as the second leg. Redshirt senior Eric Futch made his season debut on the third leg, while redshirt junior TJ Holmes anchored the relay.
Freshman Clayton Brown was the top collegian in the high jump, clearing 2.24 meters (7 feet, 4.25 inches). Although he already holds the national lead at 2.25 meters, Brown's clearance Saturday would also lead the nation.
Florida will be back in action in two weeks at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25), which will be held in Nashville.
The complete table of results from this weekend is below.
HEARING OUT (COACH) HOLLOWAY
Head coach Mike Holloway on the team's performances at both meets today…
"Very pleased with the effort today. We challenged them to be a little bit more involved in the competition today, and I thought we did a good job of that. The big jump by KeAndre (Bates), the big jump by Yanis (David), both personal bests and moving up our school all-time list. Almost a school record for Yanis. The 4x4s, the women had a bit of a mishap, but really proud of what the men did today. Clayton Brown performed well in the high jump. In the 200s, Kunle (Fasasi) with a new personal best, Ryan Clark with a season best; he's rounding into shape. Really pleased with the overall effort today.
"At Iowa State, really pleased with Justin Pacifico and what he did with almost a full-second personal best. Have to figure out what is going on with Andres (Arroyo), but he just had a bad day. Two PRs in the mile for Carlos (Miranda) and Mac (Reynolds). So we're getting better. That's the big key overall: we just have to keep working. As long as we do that, we're going to be fine."
Holloway on what the key will be to stringing together two days of the intensity and focus he's looking for rather than just one…
"The big deal is now they know it's the championship season. We haven't started turning the screws, so to speak. We haven't come into a meet with the big rah rah speeches or anything like that. It has to be a quiet build to championship season. And it's here now. The student-athletes understand that, the coaches understand that … everybody will be a lot more focused, on point, and ready to get the job done. The biggest thing for us right now is we have to remember who we are, and how we do things. At the end of the day, this is the time of the year we show up and perform well, and we have to do that again."
TYSON INVITATIONAL MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
IOWA STATE CLASSIC MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
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Junior KeAndre Bates set everything off with a personal record of 16.76 meters (55 feet, 0 inches), taking runner-up honors in the triple jump. Bates' mark ranks second in Division I this year and eclipsed his previous PR, set two weeks ago at Razorback Invitational, by 10 centimeters.
Two more national top fives came from sophomore Yanis David and junior Darrielle McQueen in the women's triple jump. McQueen's top jump of 13.44 meters (44 feet, 1.25 inches), good enough for third place, surpassed her previous season-best by nearly three feet. The Tallahassee, Fla. native ended the day tied for fifth nationally.????GATORS TOP 10 JUMP????@ijump_524 with a PR of 16.76m (55-0) to improve his No. 5?? mark on the ???? All-Time Top 10!#GoGators pic.twitter.com/i1WdK6dy6Y
— Gators T & F and XC (@GatorsTF) February 11, 2017
David took the win by seven inches, posting a monstrous mark of 13.93 meters (45 feet, 8.5 inches). Not only is it the No. 2-ranked mark in the country, it moved David into the No. 2 spot on UF's all-time indoor top 10. The Lamentin, Guadeloupe native entered the competition with a personal record of 13.51 meters (44 feet, 4 inches).Welcome back, @FlightSchool_7 ??
— Gators T & F and XC (@GatorsTF) February 11, 2017
That's 13.44 meters (44-1.25)--a huge SB and an NCAA Top ??!! #GoGators pic.twitter.com/0dOojFkbAv
David also became the seventh Division I woman and third Division I underclassman since 2002 to break 13.90 meters.????GATORS TOP 10 JUMP????@Yaniis_Dav goes 13.93 meters (45-8.5) FTW!!!
— Gators T & F and XC (@GatorsTF) February 11, 2017
That's No. 2?? nationally and on the ???? All-Time Top 10 #GoGators pic.twitter.com/K4KxEQERg4
Florida's men closed the meet with a time of 3:05.14 in the 4x400 relay, making them the No. 4-ranked team in the nation. Sophomore Kunle Fasasi split 46.03 seconds, by far the fastest leadoff leg from either invitational race, and freshman Grant Holloway clocked the third-fastest split of any runner (45.23) as the second leg. Redshirt senior Eric Futch made his season debut on the third leg, while redshirt junior TJ Holmes anchored the relay.
Freshman Clayton Brown was the top collegian in the high jump, clearing 2.24 meters (7 feet, 4.25 inches). Although he already holds the national lead at 2.25 meters, Brown's clearance Saturday would also lead the nation.
Florida will be back in action in two weeks at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25), which will be held in Nashville.
The complete table of results from this weekend is below.
HEARING OUT (COACH) HOLLOWAY
Head coach Mike Holloway on the team's performances at both meets today…
"Very pleased with the effort today. We challenged them to be a little bit more involved in the competition today, and I thought we did a good job of that. The big jump by KeAndre (Bates), the big jump by Yanis (David), both personal bests and moving up our school all-time list. Almost a school record for Yanis. The 4x4s, the women had a bit of a mishap, but really proud of what the men did today. Clayton Brown performed well in the high jump. In the 200s, Kunle (Fasasi) with a new personal best, Ryan Clark with a season best; he's rounding into shape. Really pleased with the overall effort today.
"At Iowa State, really pleased with Justin Pacifico and what he did with almost a full-second personal best. Have to figure out what is going on with Andres (Arroyo), but he just had a bad day. Two PRs in the mile for Carlos (Miranda) and Mac (Reynolds). So we're getting better. That's the big key overall: we just have to keep working. As long as we do that, we're going to be fine."
Holloway on what the key will be to stringing together two days of the intensity and focus he's looking for rather than just one…
"The big deal is now they know it's the championship season. We haven't started turning the screws, so to speak. We haven't come into a meet with the big rah rah speeches or anything like that. It has to be a quiet build to championship season. And it's here now. The student-athletes understand that, the coaches understand that … everybody will be a lot more focused, on point, and ready to get the job done. The biggest thing for us right now is we have to remember who we are, and how we do things. At the end of the day, this is the time of the year we show up and perform well, and we have to do that again."
TYSON INVITATIONAL MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
- Day One Recap (with video highlights)
- Results (Flash Results)
- 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 2 – Saturday, February 11 (all events are finals; # - invitational) | |
| Event | Place, Gator – Time/Mark | Notes |
| 200m (M) | 1. Kunle Fasasi – 20.96 | Personal record; tied No. 21-ranked time in Division I |
| t-4. Ryan Clark – 21.03 | Season-best time | |
| 14. Michael Timpson Jr. – 21.45 | Season-best time | |
| 200m (W) | 21. Destinee Gause – 24.31 |
| 4x400 (M) # | 3. Fasasi-Grant Holloway-Eric Futch-TJ Holmes – 3:05.14 | No. 9-ranked time on UF's all-time indoor top 10; No. 4-ranked team in Division I |
| 4x400 (W) # | 8. Sharrika Barnett-Gause-Taylor Sharpe-Brandee' Johnson – 3:38.12 | Season-best time |
| 4x400 (M) | 8. Nick Uruburu-Shayne Rodney-Clark-Jabari Hill – 3:11.38 |
| HJ (M) # | 2. Clayton Brown – 2.24 meters (7-4.25) | Top collegian; second-best mark of career |
| TJ (M) # | 2. KeAndre Bates – 16.76 meters (55-0) | Improved No. 5-ranked mark on UF's all-time indoor top 10; No. 2-ranked mark in Division I |
| TJ (W) # | 1. Yanis David – 13.93 meters (45-8.5) | No. 2-ranked mark on UF's all-time indoor top 10; topped personal record by 42 centimeters (1 foot, 4.5 inches); No. 2-ranked mark in Division I |
| 3. Darrielle McQueen – 13.44 meters (44-1.25) | Season-best mark by 82 centimeters (2 feet, 8.25 inches); tied No. 5-ranked mark in Division I | |
| TJ (W) | 2. Ebony Luster – 12.58 meters (41-3.25) |
| Asa Garcia – FOUL | |
| SP (M) | 5. Connor Bandel – 17.89 meters (58-8.5) |
| SP (W) | 3. Lloydricia Cameron – 16.82 meters (55-2.25) |
| 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. 16-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) | |
IOWA STATE CLASSIC MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
- Day One Recap (with video highlights)
- Results (Prime Time Timing)
- Venue: Lied Recreation Center (Ames, Iowa)
| Day 2 – Saturday, February 11 (all events are finals) | |
| Event | Place, Gator – Time | Notes |
| 800m (M) | 8. Andres Arroyo – 1:47.98 |
| 24. Justin Pacifico – 1:50.74 | Season-best time | |
| Mile (M) | 8. Carlos Miranda – 4:08.60 | Personal record |
| 35. Mac Reynolds – 4:16.29 | Personal record | |
| 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 |
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