Gators Embark on FSU Relays
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 | Track and Field
The University of Florida track and field squads head to Tallahassee, Fla., this weekend to participate in the 30th-annual Florida State Relays at Mike Long Track.
The three-day meet, which begins Thursday at 11 a.m., will be the first competition of the outdoor season for many of the Gators, after a small contingent of athletes from the women's team participated at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge last weekend. Participating teams at the FSU Relays include: Florida A&M, host Florida State, Jacksonville, Nicholls State, North Florida, South Florida, Syracuse and Troy. Live results will be available at www.halfmiletiming.com.
“We're excited about getting the full team outdoors this weekend as we open up at the FSU Relays,” Florida head coach Mike Holloway said. “We have been training pretty well the last couple of weeks, so this will give us a good opportunity to see where we are as we move forward into the outdoor season. We're just looking for people to work hard and perform well.”
This will be the first appearance outdoors for members of the Florida's men's team, which finished second in the nation at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships two weeks ago in College Station, Texas. In total - between the men's and women's squads, the Gators notched 15 All-America honors at this year's NCAA Indoor Championships.
Last weekend at the Black and Gold Challenge, the Gators recorded four NCAA regional-qualifying marks, including Fidela James (shot put), Madison McNary (200m), Keely Medeiros (shot put) and Natalie Moser (pole vault).
Mike Long Track has served as home of the FSU track and field team for 53 years. The site of last year's NCAA East Regional, Mike Long Track was named after Florida State's first track and field head coach.
The University of Florida is home of the 2009 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships. For all of the latest information on Gator Track and Field, log on to www.GatorZone.com.
FSU Relays – March 26-28, 2009 (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Men's Decathlon – 11 a.m. EST (AUTO: 7,500; PROV: 6,900) 100m, LJ, SP, HJ, 400m
- Ryan Troy
Women's Hammer Throw – 4:30 p.m. EST (RQS: 54.15m)
- Fidela James
Friday, March 27, 2009
Men's Decathlon – 10 a.m. EST (AUTO: 7,500; PROV: 6,900) 110mH, Discus, PV, Javelin, 1,500m
- Ryan Troy
Men's Shuttle Hurdle Relay – 12:15 p.m. EST
- William Wynne, Jarius Cooper, Kallinka Pitt, Dennis Martin
Women's 4x200m Relay – 1:15 p.m. EST
- Madison McNary, Ije Iheoma, Danielle Williams, Daniela Griffin
Men's 4x200m Relay – 1:30 p.m. EST
- Jeremy Hall, Calvin Smith, Terrell Wilks, R.J. Anderson
Women's 400m – 3:25 p.m. EST (RQS: 54.61)
- Ije Iheoma
- Danielle Williams
Women's Pole Vault – 3:30 p.m. EST (RQS: 3.85m)
- Alex Black
- Daisy Glasser
- Lauren Menke
- Natalie Moser
- Claire Spurling
Men's 400m – 3:55 p.m. EST (RQS: 47.20)
- Jamaal Johnson
- William Wynne
Men's Javelin – 4:30 p.m. EST (RQS: 61.60m)
- Mario Ariet
- Ben Davies
- Gray Horn
- Doug Nelson
Women's Shot Put – 5 p.m. EST (RQS: 14.30m)
- Fidela James
- Keely Medeiros
Women's 400m Hurdles – 5:15 p.m. EST (RQS: 1:00.82)
- Cierra Cummings
- Paige Morton
- Ashley Usery
Men's 400m Hurdles – 5:40 p.m. EST (RQS: 52.51)
- Jamaal Johnson
- William Wynne
Women's Javelin – 7 p.m. EST (RQS: 43.45m)
- Star Sansone
Women's Steeplechase – 7:10 p.m. EST (RQS: 10:50.25)
- Genevieve LaCaze
- Leeann Nawrocki
- Julie Northrup
Men's Steeplechase – 7:30 p.m. EST (RQS: 9:07.00)
- Sean Blaney
Men's 5,000m – 8:05 p.m. EST (RQS: 14:12.00)
- Aaron Kindt
- Alex Wills
Men's 1,500m – 8:25 p.m. EST (RQS: 3:47.80)
- Justin Taylor
Men's 10,000m – 9:10 p.m. EST (AUTO: 28:45.00; PROV: 29:30.00)
- Matt Hensley
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Men's Discus – 10 a.m. EST (RQS: 51.70m)
- Beau Burroughs
- Scott Clayman
- Gray Horn
Women's 100m Hurdles – 11:20 a.m. EST (RQS: 13.92)
- Paige Morton
Men's 110m Hurdles – 11:50 a.m. EST (RQS: 14.30)
- Jarius Cooper
- Dennis Martin
- Kallinka Pitt
- William Wynne
Men's Pole Vault – 12 p.m. EST (RQS: 5.05m)
- Eric Foran
- Gray Horn
- Justin Semeyn
Men's 800m – 12:45 p.m. EST (RQS: 1:50.40)
- Lamarr Davis
- Ethan Philpot
Women's 4x100m Relay – 1:20 p.m. EST (RQS: 45.70)
- Madison McNary, Ije Iheoma, Danielle Williams, Daniela Griffin
Men's 4x100m Relay – 1:35 p.m. EST (RQS: 40.66)
- Jeremy Hall, Jeff Demps, Terrell Wilks, Calvin Smith
Women's 1,500m – 2:50 p.m. EST (RQS: 4:27.80)
- Genevieve LaCaze
- Julie Northrup
- Kaitlin Shiver
Women's Discus – 4 p.m. EST (RQS: 47.30)
- Keely Medeiros
Women's 100m – 4:15 p.m. EST (RQS: 11.75)
- Daniela Griffin
- Madison McNary
Men's 100m – 4:45 p.m. EST (RQS: 10.55)
- Jeff Demps
- Jeremy Hall
- Terrell Wilks
Women's 4x400m Relay – 5:40 p.m. EST (RQS: 3:42.00)
- Ije Iheoma, Alishea Usery, Danielle Williams, Paige Morton
Men's 4x400m Relay – 6 p.m. EST (RQS: 3:10.00)
- R.J. Anderson, Calvin Smith, William Wynne, Carlos Phillips
- Preston Wilson, Ethan Philpot, Terrell Wilks, Jeremy Hall
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