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Horn in Third Place After Day One of SEC Championships
Saturday, February 27, 2010 | Track and Field
Complete Day One Results in PDF Format
Sophomore Florida multi-event athlete Gray Horn (Waynesfield, Ohio), seeking the first Southeastern Conference heptathlon title in school history, currently is in third place with a total of 3,060 points after the opening four events Friday at the SEC Indoor Championships hosted by the University of Arkansas at its Randal Tyson Track Center.
Horn is one point out of second place and 220 points off the leader Cory Holman of Georgia (3,280) with three events remaining.
“Gray had a very solid day today,” Florida head coach Mike Holloway said. “With the exception of the long jump, he was strong in all of his events and it really sets him up for a good day tomorrow. The big thing for him is just to forget about long jump and come out and perform well in the final three events tomorrow. They're all events that he is very adept in.
“I am also pleased with the performance of our freshmen Amani Bryant and Ugonna Ndu in their first pentathlon,” Holloway continued. “They both gave their best effort in all five events today and that's what we ask of each of our athletes.”
Horn, the winner of the 2009 SEC Outdoor decathlon championship, opened the day by winning his heat in the 60-meter dash in a personal-record time of 6.99. That topped his previous personal-best of 7.06 recorded at the Texas A&M Challenge this past January.
Horn struggled in the long jump with a seventh-place finish (6.74m/22-1.50) before rebounding with a third-place showing in the shot put with a season-best toss of 12.19m/40-0. Horn capped off the night with a second-place finish in the high jump with a leap of 2.00m/6-6.75 – just shy of his personal-best in the event.
The final three events of the heptathlon continue at 2:10 p.m. ET Saturday.
Florida freshmen Amani Bryant (Tampa, Fla.) and Ugonna Ndu (Newark, N.J.) each competed in their first career pentathlons, performing admirably on the conference stage. Bryant finished 12th with 3,398 points, while Ndu was 13th with 3,281 total points.
The duo was especially impressive in the 60-meter hurdles, the first event of the day. Each shattered her collegiate personal record in the event, as Ndu finished sixth in 8.69 (her previous PR was 8.82) and Bryant was eighth in 8.73 (her previous PR was 8.88). Bryant and Ndu competed in the remaining four events for the first time in their collegiate careers.
The second day of the Southeastern Conference Championships commence at 11 a.m. ET from the Randal Tyson Track Center.
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SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (FAYETTEVILLE , ARK. – Feb. 26, 2010)
Men's Heptathlon – 2 p.m. ET (AUTO: 5,676; PROV: 5,325)
Heptathlon 60m Dash (AUTO: 6.60; PROV: 6.71)
2. Gray Horn – 6.99 (886 points)
Heptathlon Long Jump (AUTO: 7.85m; PROV: 7.50m)
7. Gray Horn – 6.74m/22-1.50 (753 points)
Heptathlon Shot Put (AUTO: 19.30m; PROV: 17.75m)
3. Gray Horn – 12.19m/40-0 (618 points)
Heptathlon High Jump (AUTO: 2.24m; PROV: 2.14m)
T2. Gray Horn – 2.00m/6-6.75 (803 points)
Men's Heptathlon Standings (Through Four Events)
1. Cory Holman, Georgia – 3,280
2. Terry Prentice, Arkansas – 3,061
3. Gray Horn, Florida – 3,060
4. Tommy Barrineau, Georgia – 3,035
5. Scott Pierce , South Carolina – 2,951
6. Matt Kirbos, Arkansas – 2,753
7. David Silverstein, Georgia – 2,730
8. Michael Hughes, Alabama – 2,667
9. Jerry Thompson, South Carolina – 2,634
10. Jager Livingston, Auburn – 2,538
11. Eddie Stoudemire, South Carolina – 2,437
12. Justin Brady , Alabama – 2,422
13. Michael Humphrey, South Carolina – 1,732
Women's Pentathlon – 2:30 p.m. ET (AUTO: 4,075; PROV: 3,725)
12. Amani Bryant – 3,398
13. Ugonna Ndu – 3,281
Women's 60m Hurdles (AUTO: 8.14; PROV: 8.43)
6. Ugonna Ndu – 8.69 (976 points)
8. Amani Bryant – 8.73 (967 points)
Women's High Jump (AUTO: 1.85m; PROV: 1.78m)
13. Ugonna Ndu – 1.48m/4-10.25 (599 points)
14. Amani Bryant – 1.48m/4-10.25 (599 points)
Women's Shot Put (AUTO: 16.90m; PROV: 15.20m)
15. Ugonna Ndu – 8.36m/27-5.25 (423 points)
16. Amani Bryant – 8.11m/26-7.25 (406 points)
Women's Long Jump (AUTO: 6.38m; PROV: 6.13m)
8. Amani Bryant – 5.47m/17-11.50 (691 points)
14. Ugonna Ndu – 5.12m/16-9.75 (592 points)
Women's 800m (AUTO: 2:05.00; PROV: 2:09.00)
9. Amani Bryant – 2:26.68 (735 points)
10. Ugonna Ndu – 2:30.18 (691 points)
Women's Pentathlon Standings (Final)
1. Kettiany Clarke, South Carolina – 4,064
2. Chealsea Taylor, Alabama – 4,019
3. Precious Nwokey, Kentucky – 3,967
4. Ellen Wortham, Tennessee – 3,863
5. Laquinta Aaron, Mississippi State – 3,841
6. Amelia Anderson, Auburn – 3,755
7. Leah Orley, Arkansas – 3,699
8. Ashley Newby , Kentucky – 3,600
9. Rachel Robbs , Alabama – 3,590
10. Lucie Ondraschkova, Georgia – 3,583
11. Brittany Bozeman, Ole Miss – 3,407
12. Amani Bryant , Florida – 3,398
13. Ugonna Ndu, Florida – 3,281
14. Racquel Farquharson, Mississippi State – 3,178
15. Mallory Hitt, Vanderbilt – 3,161
16. Cheslie Kryst, South Carolina – 2,868
END OF REPORT
