Kunle Fasasi and UF's 4x400 relay team enter NCAA Indoors with the third-fastest time in collegiate history (3:02.73).
Gators Tout 17 NCAA Indoors Entrants; Men to Enter Meet Ranked No. 1
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 | Track and Field
Seven of Florida's 11 men's entrants are ranked third or higher in their events--no other program has more than three such entrants
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida track and field boasts 17 entries for this year's NCAA Indoor Championships, including 11 on the men's side, the second-highest total in the country.
Although Florida's men trail Arkansas' nation-leading total of 12 entries, seven Gators enter the national meet ranked third or higher, including 60 hurdles national leader, Grant Holloway. Oregon touts only three such entrants, while no other program has more than two.
Florida's men will enter the meet ranked No. 1, marking the sixth time since 2010 they will do so. The Gators entered NCAA Indoors as the top-ranked team for all three of their national titles (2010-12), as well as their runner-up finish in 2015 and third-place finish in 2014.
UF's men have finished no lower than third at 15 of the last 16 NCAA Championships, and had the third-longest streak of top-three finishes in NCAA Indoor Championships history (seven) come to an end last year.
On the women's side, the Gators feature six entries. The group is headlined by sophomore triple jumper Yanis David, who ranks second nationally. Sophomore quarter-miler Sharrika Barnett is the only other Gator ranked in the top five entering the national meet.
ESPN3 will provide live streaming Friday (March 10) at 6:25 p.m. ET and Saturday (March 11) at 4:55 p.m. A condensed television replay will be aired Sunday (March 120 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
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Although Florida's men trail Arkansas' nation-leading total of 12 entries, seven Gators enter the national meet ranked third or higher, including 60 hurdles national leader, Grant Holloway. Oregon touts only three such entrants, while no other program has more than two.
Florida's men will enter the meet ranked No. 1, marking the sixth time since 2010 they will do so. The Gators entered NCAA Indoors as the top-ranked team for all three of their national titles (2010-12), as well as their runner-up finish in 2015 and third-place finish in 2014.
UF's men have finished no lower than third at 15 of the last 16 NCAA Championships, and had the third-longest streak of top-three finishes in NCAA Indoor Championships history (seven) come to an end last year.
On the women's side, the Gators feature six entries. The group is headlined by sophomore triple jumper Yanis David, who ranks second nationally. Sophomore quarter-miler Sharrika Barnett is the only other Gator ranked in the top five entering the national meet.
What gets @GatorsTF sprinter Sharrika Barnett ready to race? Some country music of course. Story via @ZachDirlam -- https://t.co/nZKtkU2jzH pic.twitter.com/ZMuqQWRX5c
— Scott Carter (@GatorsScott) February 24, 2017
ESPN3 will provide live streaming Friday (March 10) at 6:25 p.m. ET and Saturday (March 11) at 4:55 p.m. A condensed television replay will be aired Sunday (March 120 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
- Friday Stream – 6:25 p.m. ET (ESPN3)
- Saturday Stream – 4:55 p.m. ET (ESPN3)
- Television Replay: Sunday, March 12 – 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
- Complete Men's Entries List
- Complete Women's Entries List
- Venue: Gilliam Indoor Stadium (Texas A&M)
| Florida's 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships Entries | |
| Event | Seed, Gator – Qualifying Time/Mark | Notes |
| 400m (M) | 9. Kunle Fasasi – 46.02 | First individual NCAA Indoors berth |
| 11. Eric Futch – 46.16 | First individual NCAA Indoors berth | |
| 400m (W) | 5. Sharrika Barnett – 52.07 | First individual NCAA Indoors berth |
| 800m (M) | 10. Andres Arroyo – 1:47.18 | Four-time NCAA Indoors qualifier |
| 60mH (M) | 1. Grant Holloway – 7.58 | One of two freshmen qualifiers |
| 4x400 (M) | 2. Fasasi-Holloway-Futch-TJ Holmes – 3:02.73 | 17th time qualifying since 1996 |
| 4x400 (W) | 9. Brandee' Johnson-Destinee Gause-Taylor Sharpe-Barnett – 3:32.06 |
| HJ (M) | t-2. Clayton Brown – 2.25 meters (7-4.5) | One of four freshmen qualifiers |
| LJ (M) | 2. Holloway – 8.05 meters (26-5) | Only freshman qualifier |
| 3. KeAndre Bates – 8.04 meters (26-4.5) | Three-time NCAA Indoors qualifier | |
| LJ (W) | t-14. Darrielle McQueen – 6.36 meters (20-10.5) | Three-time NCAA Indoors qualifier |
| TJ (M) | 2. Bates – 16.81 meters (55-2) | Two-time NCAA Indoors qualifier |
| 3. Brown – 16.58 meters (54-4.75) | One of three freshmen qualifiers | |
| TJ (W) | 2. Yanis David – 13.93 meters (45-8.5) | Two-time NCAA Indoors qualifier |
| t-8. McQueen – 13.44 meters (44-1.25) | Two-time NCAA Indoors qualifier | |
| SP (W) | 6. Lloydricia Cameron – 17.47 meters (57-3.75) | First NCAA Indoors berth |
| WT (M) | 15. AJ McFarland – 21.67 meters (71-1.25) | First NCAA Indoors berth |
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