Lee Fifth In Decathlon After Day 1 At Coca-Cola Florida Relays
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 | Men's Track and Field
University of Florida sophomore Kurt Lee (Spring Hill, Fla.) is fifth in the decathlon after the first day of competition at the 62nd annual Coca-Cola Florida Relays presented by GRU held Wednesday afternoon at James G. Pressly Stadium at Percy Beard Track.
The collegiate decathlon and heptathlon were the only events contested on the opening day of the Florida Relays, which will bring in more than 3,000 athletes from more than 300 high schools and universities throughout the four-day event.
Lee stands in fifth place after five events with 3,039 points with Matt Frith of Florida State leading the event with 3,373. Lee's best event of the day came in the 100m dash when he finished third in 11.45 to earn 763 points. He also finished fourth in the 400m with a time of 53.20 to earn 673 points.
The Florida women's track & field team will begin competition Thursday.
The Coca-Cola Florida Relays presented by GRU continues Thursday with the decathlon set to begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by the heptathlon at 10:30 a.m. The women's open hammer is slated for a noon start with the men's hammer at 4 p.m. The distance carnival for high school and collegiate athletes begins at 6 p.m. with the girls' high school 4x1,600m.
Live results of the meet can be found at www.GatorZone.com
Florida Relays 2005 - 3/23/2005 to 3/26/2005
Gainesville Florida
Heptathlon: #4 Women 200 Meter Dash Collegiate & Open Heptathlon
1, Lane, Deanna, Florida State, 25.28, w:2.6. 2, LeBlanc, Heather, Florida
State, 26.00, w:0.3. 3, Ingram, Bridgette, LeMans Track Clu, 26.10, w:0.3. 4,
McGaffagan, Alexis, South Florida, 26.18, w:2.6. 5, Melville, Cuquie, Delaware
State, 26.31, w:2.6. 6, Glasgow, Rachel, Western Carolina, 26.98, w:2.6. 7,
Wilkerson, Jessica, Western Carolina, 28.45, w:0.3. --, Valville, Darah,
Florida A&M, DNS, w:0.3.
Heptathlon: #1 Women 100 Meter Hurdles Collegiate & Open Heptathlon
1, Lane, Deanna, Florida State, 13.34, w:1.2. 2, LeBlanc, Heather, Florida
State, 14.17, w:0.8. 3, Melville, Cuquie, Delaware State, 14.28, w:0.8. 3,
McGaffagan, Alexis, South Florida, 14.28, w:1.2. 5, Ingram, Bridgette, LeMans
Track Clu, 14.96, w:1.3. 6, Valville, Darah, Florida A&M, 15.38, w:1.3. 7,
Glasgow, Rachel, Western Carolina, 15.74, w:1.3. 8, Wilkerson, Jessica,
Western Carolina, 17.49, w:0.8. --, townsend, reanna, South Carolina, DNS,
w:1.2. --, Hammond, Chelsea, South Carolina, DNS, w:1.2. --, Gerald, Quanisha,
Unattached, DNS, w:1.3. --, kaczmarek, chelsea, South Carolina, DNS, w:0.8.
Heptathlon: #2 Women High Jump Collegiate & Open Heptathlon
1, Ingram, Bridgette, LeMans Track Clu, 1.70m, (5-07). 1, McGaffagan, Alexis,
South Florida, 1.70m, (5-07). 3, Lane, Deanna, Florida State, 1.67m,
(5-05.75). 4, LeBlanc, Heather, Florida State, 1.61m, (5-03.25). 5, Melville,
Cuquie, Delaware State, 1.55m, (5-01). 6, Valville, Darah, Florida A&M, 1.49m,
(4-10.50). 7, Glasgow, Rachel, Western Carolina, 1.46m, (4-09.50). 8,
Wilkerson, Jessica, Western Carolina, 1.43m, (4-08.25). --, kaczmarek,
chelsea, South Carolina, DNS. --, townsend, reanna, South Carolina, DNS. --,
Hammond, Chelsea, South Carolina, DNS. --, Gerald, Quanisha, Unattached, DNS.
Heptathlon: #3 Women Shot Put Collegiate & Open Heptathlon
1, Lane, Deanna, Florida State, 11.54m, (37-10.50). 2, Ingram, Bridgette,
LeMans Track Clu, 10.69m, (35-01). 3, Melville, Cuquie, Delaware State, 9.44m,
(30-11.75). 4, LeBlanc, Heather, Florida State, 9.25m, (30-04.25). 5, Glasgow,
Rachel, Western Carolina, 9.10m, (29-10.25). 6, Wilkerson, Jessica, Western
Carolina, 8.49m, (27-10.25). 7, McGaffagan, Alexis, South Florida, 8.37m,
(27-05.50). --, Valville, Darah, Florida A&M, DNS. --, Gerald, Quanisha,
Unattached, DNS. --, kaczmarek, chelsea, South Carolina, DNS. --, Hammond,
Chelsea, South Carolina, DNS. --, townsend, reanna, South Carolina, DNS.
Decathlon: #1 Men 100 Meter Dash Collegiate & Open Decathlon
1, Frith, Matt, Florida State, 11.18, w:1.0. 2, boyles, chris, Unattached,
11.23, w:1.0. 3, Lee, Kurt, Florida, 11.45, w:1.0. 4, Hohn, Christopher,
Michigan State, 11.58, w:1.0. 5, Harlfinger, Matt, Western Carolina, 11.69,
w:1.0. 6, Robinson, Bobby, Western Carolina, 12.26, w:1.0. --, Taylor, Blake,
Florida, DNF, w:1.0. --, Douglas, Radonye, Albany State, DNS, w:1.0. --,
Rhoulac, Brandon, Albany State, DNS, w:1.0. --, Patton, Alex, Western
Carolina, DNS, w:1.0. --, Brown, Teddrick, Albany State, DNS, w:1.0.
Decathlon: #5 Men 400 Meter Dash Collegiate & Open Decathlon
1, Frith, Matt, Florida State, 52.21. 2, Harlfinger, Matt, Western Carolina,
52.35. 3, Hohn, Christopher, Michigan State, 52.70. 4, Lee, Kurt, Florida,
53.20. 5, Robinson, Bobby, Western Carolina, 56.10. --, boyles, chris,
Unattached, DNF.
Decathlon: #4 Men High Jump Collegiate & Open Decathlon
1, boyles, chris, Unattached, 2.09m, (6-10.25). 2, Hohn, Christopher, Michigan
State, 1.85m, (6-00.75). 3, Harlfinger, Matt, Western Carolina, 1.82m,
(5-11.50). 4, Frith, Matt, Florida State, 1.79m, (5-10.50). 5, Robinson,
Bobby, Western Carolina, 1.76m, (5-09.25). 6, Lee, Kurt, Florida, 1.67m,
(5-05.75). --, Brown, Teddrick, Albany State, DNS. --, Taylor, Blake, Florida,
DNS. --, Patton, Alex, Western Carolina, DNS. --, Rhoulac, Brandon, Albany
State, DNS. --, Douglas, Radonye, Albany State, DNS.
Decathlon: #2 Men Long Jump Collegiate & Open Decathlon
1, boyles, chris, Unattached, 6.87m, w:0.2 (22-06.50). 2, Frith, Matt, Florida
State, 6.23m, w:2.9 (20-05.25). 3, Hohn, Christopher, Michigan State, 6.04m,
w:3.7 (19-09.75). 4, Robinson, Bobby, Western Carolina, 6.01m, w:3.2
(19-08.75). 5, Harlfinger, Matt, Western Carolina, 5.90m, w:-0.2 (19-04.25).
6, Lee, Kurt, Florida, 5.85m, w:4.3 (19-02.50). --, Patton, Alex, Western
Carolina, DNS, w:NWI. --, Douglas, Radonye, Albany State, DNS, w:NWI. --,
Rhoulac, Brandon, Albany State, DNS, w:NWI. --, Taylor, Blake, Florida, DNS,
w:NWI. --, Brown, Teddrick, Albany State, DNS, w:NWI.
Decathlon: #3 Men Shot Put Collegiate & Open Decathlon
1, boyles, chris, Unattached, 12.71m, (41-08.50). 2, Hohn, Christopher,
Michigan State, 12.26m, (40-02.75). 3, Robinson, Bobby, Western Carolina,
11.68m, (38-04). 4, Frith, Matt, Florida State, 11.57m, (37-11.50). 5, Lee,
Kurt, Florida, 10.72m, (35-02). 6, Harlfinger, Matt, Western Carolina, 8.83m,
(28-11.75). --, Rhoulac, Brandon, Albany State, DNS. --, Patton, Alex, Western
Carolina, DNS. --, Douglas, Radonye, Albany State, DNS. --, Taylor, Blake,
Florida, DNS. --, Brown, Teddrick, Albany State, DNS.