Florida Gators

EUGENE, Ore. – Day two of the NCAA Outdoor Championships saw the women take center stage, and the Gators scored 10 points and qualified four of their six preliminary entries to Saturday (June 10) finals.


 
Fifth-year senior javelin thrower Marija Vucenovic ended her career on the highest of high notes, topping her personal record twice earning runner-up honors. Vucenovic opened with a throw of 58.01 meters (190 feet, 4 inches) and posted a top throw of 58.58 meters (192 feet, 2 inches), moving her to No. 2 on the Gators' All-Time Top 10.
 
The Serbian, who also finished second in 2013 and fifth last year, became just the ninth woman since 1995 with three career top-5 finishes at NCAA Outdoors.

Marija and Coach Lemke sharing a great moment after her NCAA runner-up finish ?? pic.twitter.com/0hVpeDQSGQ

— Gators T & F and XC (@GatorsTF) June 9, 2017

 
Junior Lloydricia Cameron scored two points for the Gators with a seventh-place finish in the shot put. The Miami, Fla. native has finished seventh overall at each of the last three NCAA Championships. Cameron's top mark of 17.28 meters (56 feet, 8.5 inches) was the second-best throw of her outdoor career.
 
Two of the Gators' four running entries that qualified for finals did so by way of Florida All-Time Top 10 times.
 
The women's 4x100 relay quartet of Skylar Ross-Ransom, Shayla Sanders, Destinee Gause, and Kyra Jefferson posted the fastest qualifying time (42.91 seconds). Their time makes them the No. 3-ranked 4x1 crew in school history, and it tied the 12th-fastest time in NCAA Outdoor Championships history.
 
Sophomore Sharrika Barnett lowered her 400 meters personal record for a second straight race, clocking the third-fastest time of the prelims (51.67). The time also improved her stature as the No. 8-ranked outdoor quarter-miler in school history.
 
Jefferson, the two-time SEC Outdoor 200 meters champion, also logged the fourth-fastest qualifying time in the 200 prelim, winning her heat in 22.60 seconds.

 

Barnett, Gause, and Jefferson combined with Taylor Sharpe for the 4x400 relay, ending the night with the second-fastest qualifying time (3:29.45) in the preliminary.
 
Although she missed the final by one hundredth of a second, Ross-Ransom topped her 100 hurdles personal record by 0.10 seconds, finishing ninth with a time of 13.11, the No. 6-ranked time on the Gators' All-Time Top 10.
 
Florida's women sit in a tie for seventh place with 10 points, though they are within four points of everyone but No. 6 Georgia (24.2 points), which holds the lead after one day. The women's team champion will be determined Saturday.
 
UF's men, who scored 18 points Wednesday (June 8), return to action looking to defend their outdoor national title Friday (June 9) evening. The Gators are in a tie for third place, lurking behind No. 1 Texas A&M (31.5 points) and No. 12 Virginia (20).

 

A full listing of live broadcast windows, field event streams, and the Gators' competition schedule are all below.
 
HEARING OUT (COACH) HOLLOWAY
Head coach Mike Holloway on Marija Vucenovic's performance today…
"It was amazing out there. Fifth-year senior coming back from injury, had some ups and downs. But the best thing for me today was, she led through the first four rounds, got passed in the fifth round, and for her to come back and go another two feet farther in an attempt to catch her, that's what we're all about. I was really proud of her finish today."
 
Coach Holloway on Lloydricia Cameron scoring on the shot put…
"What you saw in the results wasn't indicative of her effort. She really went after it in a world-class competition. We're going to try and break that (seventh-place) streak for her next year."
 
Coach Holloway on the final qualifiers today…
"Really proud of the qualifying today. Thought we did a phenomenal job in the 4x1, Kyra (Jefferson) in the 200, Sharrika (Barnett) in the 400, and the 4x4. Was also very pleased with Skylar Ross-Ransom. She was the first girl out, new personal best. Shayla (Sanders) has a little stomach issue going on, but I thought she performed very well, too. Overall, we had a great day. Looking forward to coming back out here Saturday and getting after it again."
 
NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

• Live Results (Flash Results)
• Day One Recap
• Friday TV Broadcasts / Streams – 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Men's High Jump stream: 7:50 p.m. (ESPN3)
  • Men's Triple Jump stream: 8:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
  • Men's Trophy Presentation: 11:00 p.m. (ESPN3)
• Saturday TV Broadcasts / Streams – 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Women's Discus Throw stream: 5:55 p.m. (ESPN3)
  • Women's Triple Jump stream: 6:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
  • Women's Trophy Presentation: 9 p.m. (ESPN3)
• Meet Notes (PDF)
• Venue: Historic Hayward Field (University of Oregon)

 

Wednesday, June 7 (only finals listed; see Day One Recap for full results)
Event	Place (Points), Gator – Time/Mark [Wind] | Notes
LJ (M)	1 (10). Bates – 8.05 meters (26-5) [-1.1] | Second NCAA Championship this year; third NCAA Outdoor long jump title in school history
	2 (8). Holloway – 8.00 meters (26-3) [-0.5] | Fourth freshman since 1987 to finish second or higher in long jump

Thursday, June 8 (unless denoted by *, all events are finals)
Event	Place (Points), Gator – Time/Mark [Wind] | Notes
100m (W)*	14. Shayla Sanders – 11.44 [-1.6]
200m (W)*	4. Kyra Jefferson – 22.60 [+0.4] | Advanced to final (automatic)
400m (W)*	3. Sharrika Barnett – 51.67 | Advanced to final (automatic); improved No. 8-ranked time on UF's All-Time Outdoor Top 10
100mH (W)*	9. Skylar Ross-Ransom – 13.11 [+0.1] | No. 6-ranked time on UF's All-Time Top 10; missed final by 0.01 seconds
4x100 (W)*	1. Ross-Ransom-Sanders-Destinee Gause-Jefferson – 42.91 | Advanced to final (automatic); No. 3-ranked time on UF's All-Time Top 10
4x400 (W)*	2. Taylor Sharpe-Jefferson-Gause-Barnett -- 3:29.45 | Advanced to final (automatic)
LJ (W)	10. Darrielle McQueen – 6.33 meters (20-9.25) [-1.4]
	17. Yanis David – 6.01 meters (19-8.75) [-1.1]
SP (W)	7 (2). Lloydricia Cameron – 17.28 meters (56-8.5)
JT (W)	2 (8). Marija Vucenovic – 58.58 meters (192-2) | No. 2-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Top 10

Friday, June 9 (all events are finals)
Time	Gators – Event
8:00 p.m.	Clayton Brown; Jhonny Victor – Men's High Jump
8:40 p.m.	KeAndre Bates; Clayton Brown – Men's Triple Jump
9:12 p.m.	Grant Holloway – 110-meter Hurdles
9:44 p.m.	Andres Arroyo – Men's 800 meters
9:57 p.m.	Eric Futch; TJ Holmes – Men's 400-meter Hurdles
10:51 p.m.	Men's 4x400 Relay

Saturday, June 10 (all events are finals)
Time	Gators – Event
6:05 p.m.	Jontavia Dykes – Women's Discus Throw
6:32 p.m.	Women's 4x100 Relay
6:40 p.m.	Yanis David; Darrielle McQueen – Women's Triple Jump
7:32 p.m.	Sharrika Barnett – Women's 400 meters
8:07 p.m.	Kyra Jefferson – Women's 200 meters
8:51 p.m.	Women's 4x400 Relay

Top 5 Men's Teams
Place	Team – Points
1.	No. 1 Texas A&M – 31.5
2.	No. 12 Virginia – 20
3.	No. 2 Florida – 18
	No. 4 Georgia – 18
5.	Akron – 15

Top 5 Women's Teams
Place	Team – Points
1.	No. 6 Georgia – 24.2
2.	No. 5 Kentucky – 14
3.	No. 18 Arizona State – 13
4.	No. 22 Kansas – 12
5.	No. 2 Arkansas – 11.2
t-7.	No. 8 Florida -- 10

 
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