Gators Host Tom Jones Memorial Classic Saturday
Friday, April 16, 2010 | Track and Field
In honor of late University of Florida women's head track and field coach Tom Jones, the Gator men's and women's track and field teams play host to the third-annual Tom Jones Memorial Classic at 1 p.m. ET Saturday at James G. Pressly Stadium at Percy Beard Track.
The meet begins at 1 p.m. ET and admission is free and open to the public.
“The Tom Jones Memorial Classic is in memory of our former women's head coach Tom Jones,” Florida head coach Mike Holloway said. “Tom holds a very special place in my heart and in the hearts of anybody who was involved with the track and field programs while he was here. We definitely want to make sure we put on a good show and have a great meet in Tom's memory.”
Participating teams include Brown, host Florida, Florida Atlantic, Jacksonville, Kentucky, Princeton, South Florida, UCF and UCLA (women). It marks UF's final home meet of the 2010 campaign and is the first time the Tom Jones Memorial Classic has been held outdoors. The first two editions of that meet were held indoors at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
Florida enters the meet with each of its programs ranked in the top-five nationally, according to the latest poll from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The Gator men, the 2010 NCAA Indoor Champion, are ranked No. 1 in the country for the third consecutive week, while the UF women check in at No. 5 nationally for the second week in a row.
The Gators have had a week off from competition since concluding one of the most successful Pepsi Florida Relays on April 3. Florida turned in three nation-leading marks in the men's relay events at the Florida Relays and the Gators enter the meet with nation-leading times in the men's 4x100m relay (38.93) and 4x400m relay (3:00.31). Senior thrower Mariam Kevkhishvili, the Southeastern Conference Female Field Athlete of the Week for April 6, also holds a nation-leading mark in the women's shot put at 17.94m/58-10.25.
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TOM JONES MEMORIAL CLASSIC (APRIL 17, 2010 – GAINESVILLE, FLA.)
Men's Hammer Throw – 1 p.m. ET
- Jeremy Postin
- David Triassi
Men's Javelin Throw – 3 p.m. ET
- Mario Ariet
- Doug Nelson
Women's Javelin Throw – 3 p.m. ET
- Evelien Dekkers
Men's Pole Vault – 4 p.m. ET
- Eric Foran
- Max Lang
Men's 4x100m Relay – 5 p.m. ET
- Florida “A” (J. Rankin, J. Hall, T. Wilks, J. Demps)
- Florida “B” (C. Rainey, C. Smith, J. Toppin, T. McQuay)
Women's 4x100m Relay – 5:05 p.m. ET
- Florida (M. McNary, Al. Usery, A. Bryant, U. Ndu)
Men's Steeplechase – 5:10 p.m. ET
- Michael Anderson
Men's Long Jump – 5:15 p.m. ET
- Omar Craddock
- Christian Taylor
Women's Long Jump – 5:15 p.m. ET
- Jenicia McFadden
Women's Discus – 5:30 p.m. ET
- Kaitlin Davis
- Keely Medeiros
- Ashley Miller
Men's Shot Put – 5:30 p.m. ET
- Kemal Mesic
Men's 110m Hurdles Prelims – 5:40 p.m. ET
- Jarius Cooper
- William Wynne
Women's 100m Hurdles Prelims – 5:50 p.m. ET
- Ugonna Ndu
Men's 100m Dash Prelims – 6 p.m. ET
- Jeff Demps
- Jeremy Hall
- Chris Rainey
- Jeremy Rankin
- Terrell Wilks
Men's High Jump – 6 p.m. ET
- Frankie Hammond
- Bryan Turner
Women's High Jump – 6 p.m. ET
- Rebecca Goldring
- Alexis Muniz
Women's 100m Dash Prelims – 6:10 p.m. ET
- Madison McNary
- Alishea Usery
Men's 1,500m Run – 6:20 p.m. ET
- Geoffrey Anderson
- Jeremy Criscione
- Josh Izewski
- Anthony Morales
- Tim O'Loughlin
- James Uthmeier
Women's 1,500m Run – 6:30 p.m. ET
- Julie Northrup
- Kaitlin Shiver
Men's 110m Hurdles Finals – 6:40 p.m. ET
- Jarius Cooper
- William Wynne
Women's 100m Hurdles Finals – 6:50 p.m. ET
- Ugonna Ndu
Men's 400m Dash – 7 p.m. ET
- R.J. Anderson
- Tony McQuay
- Calvin Smith
- Jovon Toppin
Women's Pole Vault – 7 p.m. ET
- Daisy Glasser
- Claire Spurling
Women's 400m Dash – 7:05 p.m. ET
- Ije Iheoma
- Michelle Stegall
- Lanie Whittaker
Men's 100m Dash Finals – 7:10 p.m. ET
- Jeff Demps
- Jeremy Hall
- Chris Rainey
- Jeremy Rankin
- Terrell Wilks
Women's 100m Dash Finals – 7:15 p.m. ET
- Madison McNary
- Alishea Usery
Men's 800m Run – 7:20 p.m. ET
- John Mitchell
- Sean Obinwa
- Carlos Phillips
- Ethan Philpot
- Justin Taylor
- Derek Wehunt
Women's 800m Run – 7:25 p.m. ET
- Stacey Johnson
Men's Discus – 7:30 p.m. ET
- Kemal Mesic
Women's Shot Put – 7:30 p.m. ET
- Fidela James
- Mariam Kevkhishvili
- Keely Medeiros
Men's Triple Jump – 7:30 p.m. ET
- Omar Craddock
Men's 400m Hurdles – 7:35 p.m. ET
- Jamaal Johnson
Women's 400m Hurdles – 7:40 p.m. ET
- Paige Morton
- Ugonna Ndu
- Ashley Usery
Men's 200m Dash – 7:50 p.m. ET
- Jeff Demps
- Jeremy Hall
- Tony McQuay
- Jeremy Rankin
- Calvin Smith
- Christian Taylor
- Jovon Toppin
Women's 200m Dash – 7:55 p.m. ET
- Madison McNary
- Alishea Usery
- Lanie Whittaker
- Danielle Williams
Men's 3,000m Run – 8 p.m. ET
- Jeremy Criscione
- Matt Hensley
- Josh Izewski
- Tim O'Loughlin
Women's 3,000m Run – 8:15 p.m. ET
- Sydney Devore
- Callie Cooper
- Ali Crabb
Men's 4x400m Relay – 8:35 p.m. ET
- Florida
Women's 4x400m Relay – 8:45 p.m. ET
- Florida
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