Florida Gators
Fast Times Invitational
Gator Track Takes Advantage of Last Chance Meet
Thursday, March 1, 2001 | Track and Field
Since the "bubble" is the buzz word of the month with the NCAA basketball tournament approaching, the Florida men's and women's track and field teams used today's Fast Times Last Chance Qualifer as a means to improve marks and get off the proverbial bubble. The Gators had a total of 12 qualifying marks at today's meet (eight men, four women). There were a total of 48 qualifying marks throughout the day by all competitors.
Freshman Moise Joseph, competing in his second meet as a Gator, was the winner of the 800m with an automatic qualifying time of 1:48.43. His time ranks him second in the nation for 2001 and fourth all-time at the University of Florida. Joseph couples this qualification with last weekend's mark in the mile. Aaron Armstrong followed that with an automatic qualifying time of his own in the 200m. Armstrong moved into a tie for third in the country.
The men's hurdlers had a one, two three finish in the finals. Rickey Harris broke through for an NCAA provisional mark in the final with a time of 7.29, ranking him 15th in the NCAA. His teammate Paul Brown was second, also with a provisional mark of 7.33. Stephen Jones was third with a provisional mark that was not as fast as one of his times from earlier in the year. Aaron Armstrong qualified for the NCAA championships by winning the 55m dash. Armstrong had a time of 6.24, which is good enough for a tie for 19th in the nation.
Chris Duncan came into today's meet with the 24th fastest mile in the country. He improved his liffeftime best with a mark of 4:04.12 and now ranks 22nd.
On the women's side of things, Candice Scott didn't waste any time as she improved her standing in the weight throw with a personal best of 63-5.5. She came into the meet at 14th on the national list and came out of it number eight.
Gainesville native Hilary White set a new personal best with a time of 5:03.00. She finished in sixth place overall. In all, Florida had four runners in the Top 12 with Eliana Lopez (ninth), Kelly Walker (11th) and Jessica Newton (12th) joining White.
Florida Qualifiers:
Automatic: Moise Joseph-800m (1:48.43); Aaron Armstrong-200m (21.00)
Provisional: M: Aaron Armstrong-55m (6.24); Rickey Harris-55m hurdles (7.29); Paul Brown-55m hurdles (7.33); Chris Duncan-mile (4:04.12); Brian DaCunha-pole vault (5.32m/17-5.5) W: Candice Scott-weight throw (19.34m/63-5.5)
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Preliminaries EVENT 15 WOMEN'S 55 METER DASH
Heat 1: 1. Tubbs, Monique, Jacksonville 6.85
Heat 2: 1. Jett, Keisha, Gator Alumni 6.91
Heat 3: 1. Barrett, Peta-Gay, Alabama 6.90
Finals EVENT 15 WOMEN'S 55 METER DASH
1. Tubbs, Monique, Jacksonville 6.78; 2. Jett, Keisha, Gator Alumni 6.83; 3. Barrett, Peta-Gay, Alabama 6.87
Finals EVENT 23 WOMEN'S 200 METER DASH
1. Barrett, Peta-Gay, Alabama 24.04; 2. Bass, Valma, Unattached 24.54; 3. Lewis, Mechelle, South Cara 25.00
Finals EVENT 19 WOMEN'S 400 METER DASH
1. Thomas, Aisha, Unc Charlott 55.74; 2. Wobbleton, Tangela, Florida State 56.99; 3. Addo, Roseline, Eastern Tenn 57.42
Finals EVENT 21 WOMEN'S 800 METER RUN
1. Rocks, Elizabeth, Pittsburgh 2:09.42; 2. Bratton, Kamille, Univ. of Florida 2:09.57; 3. Allen, Nona, Univ. of Flo 2:10.51
Finals EVENT 17 WOMEN'S 1 MILE RUN
1. Snyder, Jill, Wake Forest 4:42.78; 2. Mitchell, Rebecca, Villanova 4:43.11; 3. Fields, Perry, Clemson Univ 4:43.26
Preliminaries EVENT 13 WOMEN'S 55 METER LOW HURDLES
Heat 1: 1. Grigsby, Kenyatta, East Kentuck 7.89
Heat 2: 1. Jett, Keisha, Gator Alumni 7.90; 2. Artuso, Julie, Auburn 7.94
Finals EVENT 13 WOMEN'S 55 METER LOW HURDLES
1. Jett, Keisha, Gator Alumni 7.76; 2. Grigsby, Kenyatta, East Kentuck 7.88; 3. Artuso, Julie, Auburn 7.94
Finals EVENT 29 WOMEN'S 4X400 METER RELAY
1. Florida State 4:09.09
Finals EVENT 27 WOMEN'S DISTANCE MEDLEY
1. Boston College 11:26.49
Finals EVENT 5 WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP
1. Long, Latifah, Georgia,Univ 1.81m (5-11.25); 2. LaCambe, Virginia, Western Carolina 1.77m (5-09.75); 3. Martinez, Gelly, Georgia,Univ 1.71m (5-07.25)
Finals EVENT 7 WOMEN'S POLE VAULT
1. Westfall, Megan, Univ. of Flo 3.84m (12-07.25); 2. Osborn, Lindsay, Florida Stat 3.84m (12-07.25); 3. Tuarkunas, Lori, South Cara 3.84m (12-07.25)
Finals EVENT 3 WOMEN'S LONG JUMP
1. Wright, Jernae, Gator Alumni 5.92m (19-05.25); 2. Thompson, Yolanda, Univ. of Florida 5.90m (19-04.25); 3. Jackson, Jasmine, Univ.Houston 5.71m (18-09)
Finals EVENT 11 WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
1. Black, Kerine, U. OF South 12.82m (42-00.75); 2. Henry, Lynda, Georgia,Univ 12.61m (41-04.50); 3. Bowden, Kirsten, Apalachian S 11.90m (39-00.50)
Finals EVENT 9 WOMEN'S SHOT PUT
1. Moton, Jamine, Clemson Univ 15.87m (52-01); 2. Martin, Stacy, Auburn 15.26m (50-00.75); 3. Scott, Candice, Univ. of Flo 15.17m (49-09.25)
Finals EVENT 1 WOMEN'S WEIGHT THROW 20LB
1. Campbell, Amber, Coastal Caro 19.65m (64-05.75); 2. McCoy, Katie, Georgia,Univ 19.35m (63-06); 3. Scott, Candice, Univ. of Flo 19.34m (63-05.50)
Preliminaries EVENT 16 MEN'S 55 METER DASH
Heat 1: 1. Armstrong, Aaron, Univ. of Flo 6.33
Heat 2: 1. Harper, Jacey, Clemson Univ 6.30
Heat 3: 1. Baker, Kevin, Arkansas,Uni 6.36
Finals EVENT 16 MEN'S 55 METER DASH
1. Armstrong, Aaron, Univ. of Flo 6.24; 2. Harper, Jacey, Clemson Univ 6.26; 3. Baker, Kevin, Arkansas, Uni 6.35
Finals EVENT 24 MEN'S 200 METER DASH
1. Armstrong, Aaron, Univ. of Florida, 21.00; 2. Harper, Jacey, Clemson Univ 21.21; 2. Patterson, Maurke, Pittsburgh 21.58; 3. Turner, Shameron, Auburn 21.93
Finals EVENT 20 MEN'S 400 METER DASH
1. White, Geno, Univ. of Flo 47.94; 2. Evans, Adam, Unc Charlott 48.45; 3. Hawkins, Evan, Eastern Tenn 48.62
Finals EVENT 22 MEN'S 800 METER RUN
1. Joseph, Moise, Univ. of Flo 1:48.43; 2. Johnson, David, Auburn 1:50.06; 3. Chalfant, Jesse, Pittsburgh 1:50.63
Finals EVENT 18 MEN'S 1 MILE RUN
1. Schearer, Darrin, Unattached 4:03.99; 2. Duncan, Chris, Univ. of Florida 4:04.12; 3. Smith, Andrew, Usf TC 4:07.70
Finals EVENT 26 MEN'S 3,000 METER RUN
1. Egan, Barry, Usf TC 8:24.85; 2. O'Neill, Eugene, Unattached 8:28.87; 3. Cianciulli, Matt, Unattached 8:34.43
Preliminaries EVENT 14 MEN'S 55 METER HIGH HURDLES
Heat 1: 1. Jones, Stephen, Univ. of Flo 7.37; 2. Harris, Rickey, Univ. of Florida 7.43.
Heat 2: 1. Jackson, Eddie, Arkansas,Uni 7.33
Finals EVENT 14 MEN'S 55 METER HIGH HURDLES
1. Harris, Rickey, Univ. of Flo 7.29; 2. Brown, Paul, Univ. of Flo 7.33; 3. Jones, Stephen, Univ. of Flo 7.37
Finals EVENT 6 MEN'S HIGH JUMP
1. Decker, Nick, Univ.Houston 2.20m (7-02.50); 2. Furman, David, Unattached 2.15m (7-00.50); 3. Vincent, Matt, Univ. of Flo 2.10m (6-10.75)
Finals EVENT 8 MEN'S POLE VAULT
1. DaCunha, Brian, Univ. of Flo 5.32m (17-05.50); 2. Steddum, Chris, South Cara 5.17m (16-11.50); 3. Makkonen, Timo, Georgia,Univ 5.17m (16-11.50)
Finals EVENT 4 MEN'S LONG JUMP
1. Hill, Zyris, Gator Alumni 7.65m (25-01.25); 2. Allen, Joe, Florida State 7.55m (24-09.25); 3. Lewis, Maurice, Univ. of Flo 7.42m (24-04.25)
Finals EVENT 12 MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
1. Allen, Joe, Florida Stat 15.66m (51-04.50); 2. Ward, Johnathan, Univ. of Florida 13.52m (44-04.25).
Finals EVENT 10 MEN'S SHOT PUT
1. Garrett, Tyler, Univ. Tennes 17.90m (58-08.75); 2. Mate, Gabor, Auburn 17.68m (58-00.25); 3. Rubenstein, Jeff, Univ. of Flo 16.61m (54-06)
Finals EVENT 2 MEN'S WEIGHT THROW 35LB
1. Haklits, Andras, Georgia,Univ 23.61m (77-05.50); 2. Oglesby, Ike, NC State 20.82m (68-03.75); 3. Rousch, Matt, Unc Charlott 19.17m (62-10.75)
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