No. 4/13 T&F To Host Lone Home Meet Of 2008 Indoor Season
Friday, January 25, 2008 | Track and Field
For a list of accepted entries into the 2008 Tom Jones Memorial Classic, please click here.
The No. 4/13 University of Florida track & field team will continue its 2008 indoor season on Saturday when it hosts the Tom Jones Memorial Classic at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. The field action is slated to commence at 11 a.m. ET, with the first running event scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.
Fellow Southeastern Conference schools Auburn, Georgia and South Carolina will be among the teams venturing to Gainesville for the event, as will in-state rivals Florida State and Miami.
The meet is named in honor of former Florida women's head coach Tom Jones, who passed away in March of 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer. In December, Jones received posthumous induction into the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
The Gators are coming off of a strong season-opening performance at the Big Ten/SEC Challenge in Bloomington, Ind., winning nine events and posting a half dozen NCAA provisional marks. Junior Beau Burroughs (Tampa, Fla.) and freshman Terrell Wilks (New Haven, Conn.) swept the SEC men's Athlete of the Week honors following a season debut in which they combined for a trio of wins and each posted NCAA-provisional marks that moved them into the UF all-time top-10 in their respective events.
Live results from the Tom Jones Memorial Classic will be done through Half Mile Timing and can be accessed via www.GatorZone.com.
Tom Jones Memorial Classic Schedule of Events
11 a.m. – Weight Throw (M/W)
Noon – Long Jump (M/W), Pole Vault (M/W), High Jump (W&M)
2 p.m. – 55m Hurdles Trials (W)
2:15 p.m. – 55m Hurdles Trials (M)
2:30 p.m. – 55m Trials (W)
2:45 p.m. – 55m Trials (M)
3 p.m. – Mile (M)
3:20 p.m. – Mile (W)
3:30 p.m. – Shot Put (M/W)
3:45 – 55m Hurdles Finals (M)
3:55 p.m. – 55m Hurdles Finals (W)
4:05 p.m. – 55m Finals (M)
4:10 p.m. – 55m Finals (W)
4:20 p.m. – 400m (M)
4:30 p.m. – Triple Jump (M/W)
4:45 p.m. – 400m (W)
5:05 p.m. – 3,000m (M)
5:30 p.m. – 800m (M)
5:45 p.m. – 800m (W)
6 p.m. – 200m (M)
6:25 p.m. – 200m (W)
6:50 p.m. – 3,000m (W)
7:15 p.m. – DMR (M)
7:30 p.m. – DMR (W)
7:50 p.m. – 4x400m (M)
8:10 p.m. – 4x400m (W)
8:30 p.m. – High School Mile (Boys)
8:40 p.m. – High School Mile (Girls)
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