Saturday, May 12
Knoxville, TN
6:30 PM
Florida Gators
at
SEC Outdoor Championships
Allgood’s, Holloway’s Titles Put Gators Third at SEC Outdoor Championships
Saturday, May 12, 2018 | Track and Field
Florida scored 54 points Saturday
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Florida's men and women are both in third place in the team standings after two days at the SEC Outdoor Championships, with Saturday's pair of individual titles and additional six top-five finishes putting the Gators in contention for both team titles entering the third and final day.
BROADCAST INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
Midway through the afternoon, Florida strung together what those within the program refer to as a 'Gator Hour.'
Within that span, sophomore Grant Holloway captured the long jump title, sixth-year senior Avione Allgood won the javelin throw crown, senior KeAndre Bates added five points with a fourth-place finish in the long jump, and redshirt freshman Connor Bandel grabbed four points with a fifth-place finish in the shot put.
Holloway popped off a pair of massive jumps. The Chesapeake, Va., native won the competition with a wind-aided mark of 8.32 meters (27 feet, 3.75 inches), putting him seven centimeters clear of the silver medalist. Within his six-jump series, Holloway also wind-legally jumped 8.17 meters (26 feet, 9.75 inches), moving him up to No. 5 on the school's All-Time Outdoor Top 10.
According to athlete bios maintained by the IAAF, Holloway is now the only man in outdoor track and field history to wind-legally break 13.20 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles and long jump over 8.10 meters in a career.
Allgood, whose hands were left severely scraped after a motorcycle accident on May 1, won the javelin by 3.31 meters. Her winning throw of 55.40 meters (181 feet, 9 inches) was 13 inches off her season-best mark, which ranks sixth nationally.
Additional Notes on Florida's SEC Titles
Bates leapt to a season-best 8.00 meters (26 feet, 3 inches) in the long jump, moving him to eighth in the national rankings. Bandel also moved up the national list, climbing to 20th with a massive personal record of 19.18 meters (62 feet, 11.25 inches). The Oxford, Mich., product's throw improved his No. 6-ranked mark on the school's All-Time Top 10 by 32 centimeters (1 foot, 4.5 inches).
The evening ended with Florida's women amassing 14 points in the triple jump, courtesy of a 2-3 finish from junior Yanis David and senior Darrielle McQueen. David took silver, improving her standing as the No. 3-ranked outdoor long jumper in school history with a nine-centimeter personal best of 6.67 meters (21 feet, 10.75 inches). McQueen nabbed bronze, improving her standing as the No. 4-ranked outdoor long jumper on the school's All-Time Top 10 and soaring to fourth in the national rankings.
McQueen either matched or topped her personal best of 6.55 meters (21 feet, 6 inches) three times, while David had a series that featured five jumps of 6.50-plus meters.
Florida's women also got six points in the morning from freshman Amanda Froeynes, who garnered bronze in the heptathlon. Froeynes' improved her standing as the No. 3-ranked heptathlete in school history, rose to 16th in the national rankings, and became the first Gator to medal in the SEC heptathlon since 2012, when Brittany Harrell won the title.
Florida advanced seven men—including Holloway in the 110-meter hurdles—and five women to Sunday finals. Junior Sharrika Barnett, who logged the fastest preliminary time in the 400 meters, led the women's qualifiers.
CHAMPIONS QUOTES
SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
FOLLOW THE GATORS
SOCIAL: Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram
JOIN THE CONVERSATION: #GoGators; #PushTheButton; #TheMissionContinues
BROADCAST INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
- Sunday Streaming – 2:30 p.m. – end of meet (SEC Network + / Watch ESPN)
- Sunday Television – 6-10 p.m. (SEC Network)
Midway through the afternoon, Florida strung together what those within the program refer to as a 'Gator Hour.'
Within that span, sophomore Grant Holloway captured the long jump title, sixth-year senior Avione Allgood won the javelin throw crown, senior KeAndre Bates added five points with a fourth-place finish in the long jump, and redshirt freshman Connor Bandel grabbed four points with a fifth-place finish in the shot put.
Holloway popped off a pair of massive jumps. The Chesapeake, Va., native won the competition with a wind-aided mark of 8.32 meters (27 feet, 3.75 inches), putting him seven centimeters clear of the silver medalist. Within his six-jump series, Holloway also wind-legally jumped 8.17 meters (26 feet, 9.75 inches), moving him up to No. 5 on the school's All-Time Outdoor Top 10.
YOOOOO, @Flaamingoo_ just opened the #SECTF long jump with a BIG ONE!
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 12, 2018
8?.1?7? meters / 26 feet, 9.75 inches ??????
Watch more #SECTF: https://t.co/YJaYgxz9Ef pic.twitter.com/VXUnxxz9LN
According to athlete bios maintained by the IAAF, Holloway is now the only man in outdoor track and field history to wind-legally break 13.20 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles and long jump over 8.10 meters in a career.
Allgood, whose hands were left severely scraped after a motorcycle accident on May 1, won the javelin by 3.31 meters. Her winning throw of 55.40 meters (181 feet, 9 inches) was 13 inches off her season-best mark, which ranks sixth nationally.
Check out Avione Allgood's SEC ?? winning throw from yesterday!
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 13, 2018
55.40 meters is pretty impressive for someone in motorcycle accident 11 days ago ?????????? pic.twitter.com/V3V8jdTfx2
Additional Notes on Florida's SEC Titles
- Florida has won seven of the last 11 SEC women's javelin titles.
- The Gators' 11 all-time SEC women's javelin titles rank second in conference history, only trailing Georgia's 12 (though the Bulldogs have only won one such title since 2008).
- UF's 32 men's and women's SEC Indoor and Outdoor throws titles since 2006, associate head coach Steve Lemke's first year on staff, lead all conference programs by four titles.
- Florida's women own 16 SEC Indoor and Outdoor throws titles since 2006, leading all conference programs by two titles.
- Florida has won two of the last four SEC Outdoor men's long jump titles, with Marquis Dendy winning the other in 2015.
- UF's 35 SEC Indoor and Outdoor men's jumps titles since 2003, Mike Holloway's first year as head coach, lead all conference programs by four titles.
- Florida's 16 SEC Outdoor men's jumps titles since 2003 now lead all conference programs.
- The Gators also lead the SEC with six men's outdoor jumps titles since 2013, assistant coach Nic Petersen's first year on staff.
Bates leapt to a season-best 8.00 meters (26 feet, 3 inches) in the long jump, moving him to eighth in the national rankings. Bandel also moved up the national list, climbing to 20th with a massive personal record of 19.18 meters (62 feet, 11.25 inches). The Oxford, Mich., product's throw improved his No. 6-ranked mark on the school's All-Time Top 10 by 32 centimeters (1 foot, 4.5 inches).
.@ijump_524 is movin' on ??????
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 12, 2018
This one is 8.00 meters / 26 feet, 3 inches and moves him to 4th place!
Watch more #SECTF: https://t.co/YJaYgxz9Ef pic.twitter.com/3Z8NxyqUSN
.@bandel259 scores 4?? with his fifth-place finish in the shot put!
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 12, 2018
His top throw was a PR by more than a foot, and moved him to No. 20 in #NCAATF this year!
Here's the 19.18-meter (62 foot, 11.25-inch) toss ???? and that ROAR ???? pic.twitter.com/9FTE3FTdlL
The evening ended with Florida's women amassing 14 points in the triple jump, courtesy of a 2-3 finish from junior Yanis David and senior Darrielle McQueen. David took silver, improving her standing as the No. 3-ranked outdoor long jumper in school history with a nine-centimeter personal best of 6.67 meters (21 feet, 10.75 inches). McQueen nabbed bronze, improving her standing as the No. 4-ranked outdoor long jumper on the school's All-Time Top 10 and soaring to fourth in the national rankings.
McQueen either matched or topped her personal best of 6.55 meters (21 feet, 6 inches) three times, while David had a series that featured five jumps of 6.50-plus meters.
.@Yaniis_Dav moves us into 3rd in the team standings!
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 13, 2018
And check out this series ????
6.32m / 6?.6?7?m (No. 3 in #NCAATF, No. 3 in school history) / 6.57m / 6.50m / 6.54m / 6.53m pic.twitter.com/IxfebvGQhT
Florida's women also got six points in the morning from freshman Amanda Froeynes, who garnered bronze in the heptathlon. Froeynes' improved her standing as the No. 3-ranked heptathlete in school history, rose to 16th in the national rankings, and became the first Gator to medal in the SEC heptathlon since 2012, when Brittany Harrell won the title.
Florida advanced seven men—including Holloway in the 110-meter hurdles—and five women to Sunday finals. Junior Sharrika Barnett, who logged the fastest preliminary time in the 400 meters, led the women's qualifiers.
Sharrika Barnett with a smooth 51.94 gets the auto Q, but Taylor Sharpe gives us 3? ?????? in tomorrow's final!
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 13, 2018
Watch more #SECTF action: https://t.co/Mmswnuwjwx pic.twitter.com/ituNlcrxjq
CHAMPIONS QUOTES
"I wasn't sure I'd be able to compete at all.
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 13, 2018
"To win a championship, that's really amazing to me."
SEC javelin ?? Avione Allgood on competing after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle accident 11 days ago pic.twitter.com/pVzVCLP6Kg
"It was kind of nerve-wracking, because I wasn't doing my approach the way I was supposed to.
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 12, 2018
"Everything came together on the fifth jump." —@Flaamingoo_ on his first #SECTF outdoor ?? pic.twitter.com/gvz07BklNY
SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
- Live Results (AdkinsTrak Timing)
- Day One Recap
- Streaming / Broadcast Information – see above
- Venue: Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium (University of Tennessee)
| Friday, May 11 (only finals listed – see Day One recap for complete results) | |
| Event | Place (Points), Gator – Time / Mark [Wind] | Notes |
| 10,000m (W) | 7 (2). Jessica Pascoe – 36:01.51 | First collegiate 10,000 meters race |
| HT (M) | 2 (8). Anders Eriksson – 74.19 meters (243-5) | All-SEC Second Team; broke own school record by 61 centimeters (2 feet); improved No. 3-ranked mark in Division I |
| 5 (4). Thomas Mardal – 69.57 meters (228-3) | |
| 6 (3). AJ McFarland – 68.14 meters (223-6) | Improved No. 5-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Top 10 by 15 centimeters; improved No. 18-ranked mark in Division I | |
| JT (M) | 12. Jacob Stanko – 57.76 meters (189-6) | Topped personal record by 2.02 meters (6 feet, 8 inches) |
| Saturday, May 12 (unless denoted by *, all events are finals) | |
| Event | Place (Points), Gator – Time / Mark [Wind] | Notes |
| 100m (M)* | 6. Ryan Clark – 10.27 [+0.9] | Advanced to final (automatic) |
| 18. Michael Timpson Jr. – 10.44 [+1.1] | |
| 100m (W)* | 19. Bria Mack – 11.52 [+0.5] | Season-best time |
| 400m (M)* | 8. Chantz Sawyers – 46.19 | Advanced to final (time) |
| 13. Benjamin Lobo Vedel – 46.94 | |
| 14. Kunle Fasasi – 46.99 | |
| 19. Jabari Hill – 47.65 | Season-best time | |
| 22. Cole Johnson – 48.09 | |
| 400m (W)* | 1. Sharrika Barnett – 51.94 | Advanced to final (automatic) |
| 6. Taylor Manson – 52.60 | Advanced to final (time) | |
| 7. Taylor Sharpe – 53.23 | Advanced to final (time); season-best time | |
| 1,500m (M)* | 7. Jack Guyton – 3:50.66 | Advanced to final (automatic) |
| 8. Jack Rogers – 3:51.12 | |
| 9. Jack Beitter – 3:51.42 | Advanced to final (automatic) | |
| 12. Sam Ahrenholz – 3:53.06 | Advanced to final (automatic) | |
| 1,500m (W)* | 3. Elisabeth Bergh – 4:21.36 | Advanced to final (automatic) |
| 9. Lauren Perry – 4:27.25 | Advanced to final (time) | |
| 22. Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell – 4:42.69 | |
| 110mH (M)* | 2. Grant Holloway – 13.32 [+1.0] | Advanced to final (automatic) |
| 7. Cory Poole – 13.71 [+1.0] | No. 14-ranked time in Division I; No. 10-ranked time on UF's All-Time Top 10; advanced to final (time) | |
| 100mH (W)* | 13. Timetria Mitchell – 13.50 [+1.3] | Topped personal record by 0.18 seconds |
| 18. Brandee' Johnson – 13.93 [+1.3] | |
| 3kSC (M) | 17. Bryce Statham – 9:30.24 |
| LJ (M) | 1 (10). Grant Holloway – 8.32 meters (27-3.75) [+2.9] | SEC champion; 8th SEC title in program history; NCAA-leading mark; series included a wind-legal 8.17-meter jump—which is No. 5 on UF's All-Time Top 10 |
| 4 (5). KeAndre Bates – 8.00 meters (26-3) [+3.5] | No. 8-ranked mark in Division I | |
| 10. Enzo Hodebar – 7.70 meters (25-3.25) [0.0] | Season-best mark | |
| LJ (W) | 2 (8). Yanis David – 6.67 meters (21-10.75) [+0.7] | All-SEC Second Team; improved No. 3-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Top 10 |
| 3 (6). Darrielle McQueen – 6.65 meters (21-10) [+1.3] | All-SEC Second Team; No. 4-ranked mark in Division I; improved No. 4-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Top 10 by 10 centimeters | |
| SP (M) | 5 (4). Connor Bandel – 19.18 meters (62-11.25) | No. 20-ranked mark in Division I; Improved No. 6-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Top 10 by 42 centimeters (1 foot, 4.5 inches) |
| SP (W) | 4 (5). Lloydricia Cameron – 16.92 meters (55-6.25) |
| JT (W) | 1 (10). Avione Allgood – 55.40 meters (181-9) | SEC champion; 11th SEC title in school history |
| 12. Megan Reed – 43.83 meters (143-9) | |
| Hep (W) | 3 (6). Amanda Froeynes – 5,663 points | All-SEC Second Team; No. 16-ranked score in Division I; improved No. 3-ranked score on UF's All-Time Top 10 |
| Heptathlon Event-by-Event Scoring – Day 1 (Friday) | |
| 100mH | 9. Froeynes – 14.32 [+2.0] | 934 points |
| HJ | 3. Froeynes – 1.71 meters (5-7.25) | 867 points (topped personal record by 2 centimeters) |
| SP | 5. Froeynes – 11.16 meters (36-7.5) | 606 points |
| 200m | 6. Froeynes – 24.95 [+2.3] | 891 points; all-conditions personal record |
| Heptathlon Event-by-Event Scoring – Day 2 | |
| LJ | 4. Froeynes – 5.86 meters (19-2.75) [+1.4] | 807 points |
| JT | 2. Froeynes – 41.69 meters (136-9) | 700 points |
| 800m | 1. Froeynes – 2:17.47 | 858 points |
| Sunday, May 13 (all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gator – Event |
| 3 p.m. | Lloydricia Cameron; Jontavia Dykes – Women's Discus Throw |
| Yanis David; Asa Garcia; Darrielle McQueen – Women's Triple Jump | |
| 3:45 p.m. | Mike Harris – Men's Pole Vault |
| 6:10 p.m. | Michael Timpson Jr.-Chantz Sawyers-Grant Holloway-Ryan Clark – Men's 4x100 relay |
| 6:20 p.m. | Elisabeth Bergh; Lauren Perry – Women's 1,500 meters |
| 6:30 p.m. | Sam Ahrenholz; Jack Beitter; Jack Guyton – Men's 1,500 meters |
| KeAndre Bates; Clayton Brown; Enzo Hodebar – Men's Triple jump | |
| 6:45 p.m. | Connor Bandel; Thomas Mardal; AJ McFarland – Men's Discus Throw |
| 6:50 p.m. | Holloway; Cory Poole – Men's 110-meter Hurdles |
| 7 p.m. | Sharrika Barnett; Taylor Manson; Taylor Sharpe – Women's 400 meters |
| Brown; Jhonny Victor – Men's High Jump | |
| 7:10 p.m. | Sawyers – Men's 400 meters |
| 7:30 p.m. | Clark – Men's 100 meters |
| 7:50 p.m. | Kyren Hollis – Men's 800 meters |
| 8 p.m. | Brandee' Johnson; Nikki Stephens – Women's 400-meter Hurdles |
| 8:10 p.m. | Poole – Men's 400-meter Hurdles |
| 8:40 p.m. | Elisabeth Bergh; Morgan Hull; Jessica Pascoe; Lauren Perry – Women's 5,000 meters |
| 9 p.m. | Nick Deal; Guyton; Magnus Pettersen – Men's 5,000 meters |
| 9:25 p.m. | Manson-Sharpe-Stephens-Barnett (Johnson) – Women's 4x400 relay |
| 9:35 p.m. | Fasasi-Lobo Vedel-Sawyers-Holloway (Poole) – Men's 4x400 relay |
| Top 5 Men's Teams | |
| Place | Team – Points |
| 1. | No. 8 Arkansas – 39 |
| 2. | No. 5 Texas A&M – 35 |
| 3. | No. 1 Florida – 34 |
| 4. | No. 3 Alabama – 33 |
| 5. | No. 6 Georgia – 30 |
| Top 5 Women's Teams | |
| Place | Team – Points |
| 1. | No. 23 Ole Miss – 50 |
| 2. | No. 8 Texas A&M – 42 |
| 3. | No. 9 Florida – 37 |
| 4. | No. 15 Tennessee – 25 |
| t-5. | No. 17 Alabama – 22 |
| No. 6 Georgia – 22 | |
FOLLOW THE GATORS
SOCIAL: Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram
JOIN THE CONVERSATION: #GoGators; #PushTheButton; #TheMissionContinues
Players Mentioned
Mid-Distance
/ Track and Field
Throws
/ Track and Field
Throw
/ Track and Field
Sprints
/ Track and Field
Jumps
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
Jumps
/ Track and Field
Throws
/ Track and Field
Sprints
/ Track and Field
Jumps
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
Throws
/ Track and Field
Throws
/ Track and Field
Sprints
/ Track and Field
Multis
/ Track and Field
Jumps
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
Pole Vault
/ Track and Field
Sprints/Hurdles
/ Track and Field
Jumps
/ Track and Field
Mid-Distance
/ Track and Field
Hurdles/Jumps/Sprints
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
Sprints/Hurdles
/ Track and Field
Sprints
/ Track and Field
Sprints
/ Track and Field
Sprints
/ Track and Field
Sprints
/ Track and Field
Throws
/ Track and Field
Throws
/ Track and Field
Jumps
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
Hurdles
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
Hurdles/Sprints
/ Track and Field
Throws
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
Sprints
/ Track and Field
Sprints
/ Track and Field
Throws
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
Multis
/ Track and Field
Sprints
/ Track and Field
Jumps
/ Track and FieldGator Life | Malcolm Clemons
Friday, May 23
Tia Wilson: 2025 SEC Indoor 1 Mile Champion
Saturday, March 08
NCAA: Parker Valby Press Conference
Wednesday, June 05
NCAA: Coach Holloway Press Conference
Wednesday, June 05
