Gator Track and Field Readies for 2012 SEC Indoor Championships
Thursday, February 23, 2012 | Track and Field
The indoor season reaches a crucial stage this weekend, as the No. 2 Florida men and No. 6 Florida women descend on Lexington, Ky. for the 2012 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by the University of Kentucky at the E.J. Nutter Fieldhouse. The three-day event begins Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET.
The Gator men are seeking their second consecutive SEC Indoor Championship, while the Gator women are looking for their second SEC Indoor Championship in three years.
All events throughout the three-day SEC Championships will be streamed live on UKAthletics.com except for Saturday, February 25 from 2:05-7:30 p.m. and Sunday, February 26 from 1:25-5 p.m., both of which will be streamed live on ESPN3.com.
The Gators return seven SEC Indoor Champions from a year ago, including junior sprinter Jeff Demps (Winter Garden, Fla.) (60m), senior multi-event athlete Gray Horn (Waynesfield, Ohio) (heptathlon), sophomore hurdler Eddie Lovett (West Palm Beach, Fla.) (60mH), junior sprinter Tony McQuay (Riviera Beach, Fla.) (200m), senior thrower Kemal Mesic (Sarajevo, Bosnia) (shot put), senior thrower Fidela James (Jacksonville, Fla.) (weight throw) and sophomore distance runner Cory McGee (Pass Christian, Miss.) (mile).
All meet information, including live results, heat sheets, scheduling and parking instructions can be found here at the 2012 SEC Indoor Championships Central on UKAthletics.com.
A full recap with the results of each day of the 2012 SEC Indoor Championships will be available on GatorZone.com.
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2012 SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (FEBRUARY 24-26, 2012: LEXINGTON, KY)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012
MULTI-EVENTS
Men's Heptathlon (AUTO: 5,750)
· Gray Horn
Women's Pentathlon (AUTO: 4,150)
· Brittany Harrell
Women's Pentathlon 60m Hurdles – 2:30 p.m. ET (AUTO: 8.14)
· Brittany Harrell
Men's Heptathlon 60m – 3:15 p.m. ET (AUTO: 6.60)
· Gray Horn
Women's Pentathlon High Jump – 3:25 p.m. ET (AUTO: 1.85m/6-0.75)
· Brittany Harrell
Men's Heptathlon Long Jump – 3:55 p.m. ET (AUTO: 8.00m/26-3)
· Gray Horn
Women's Pentathlon Shot Put – 5:30 p.m. ET (AUTO: 17.20m/56-5.25)
· Brittany Harrell
Men's Heptathlon Shot Put (AUTO: 19.35m/63-6)
· Gray Horn
Women's Pentathlon Long Jump – 6:30 p.m. ET (AUTO: 6.45m/21-2)
· Brittany Harrell
Men's Heptathlon High Jump – 7:05 p.m. ET (AUTO: 2.24m/7-4.25)
· Gray Horn
Women's Pentathlon 800m – 8:05 p.m. ET (AUTO: 2:04.50)
· Brittany Harrell
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012
MULTI-EVENTS
Men's Heptathlon (AUTO: 5,750)
· Gray Horn
Men's Heptathlon 60m Hurdles – 2:50 p.m. ET (AUTO: 7.70)
· Gray Horn
Men's Heptathlon Pole Vault – 3:40 p.m. ET (AUTO: 5.50m/18-0.50)
· Gray Horn
Men's Heptathlon 1,000m (AUTO: Not an NCAA Championship Event)
· Gray Horn
FIELD EVENTS
Men's High Jump – 11 a.m. ET (AUTO: 2.24m/7-4.25)
· Dwight Barbiasz
· Frankie Hammond
Men's Weight Throw (AUTO: 21.50m/70-6)
· David Levin
· Jeremy Postin
· David Triassi
Women's Long Jump – 1 p.m. ET (AUTO: 6.45m/21-2)
· Ciarra Brewer
· Lorraine Graham
Women's Shot Put – 3 p.m. ET (AUTO: 17.20m/56-5.25)
· Fidela James
· Keely Medeiros
Men's Long Jump – 4:45 p.m. ET (AUTO: 8.00m/26-3)
· Omar Craddock
· Marquis Dendy
RUNNING EVENTS
Women's 60m Hurdles Prelims – 2:10 p.m. ET (AUTO: 8.10)
· Amani Bryant
· Ashley Favors
· Paige Morton
· Ugonna Ndu
Men's 60m Hurdles Prelims – 2:30 p.m. ET (AUTO: 7.70)
· Gray Horn
· Eddie Lovett
· William Wynne
Women's 60m Prelims – 3:10 p.m. ET (AUTO: 7.23)
· Darshay Davis
· Bria Goodson
· Alishea Usery
Men's 60m Prelims – 3:30 p.m. ET (AUTO: 6.60)
· Jeff Demps
· Hugh Graham, Jr.
· Leonardo Seymore
Women's Mile Prelims – 3:50 p.m. ET (AUTO: 4:37.00)
· Sarah Davis
· Shelby Hayes
· Cory McGee
· Mandy Perkins
· Stephanie Strasser
· Agata Strausa
Men's Mile Prelims – 4:10 p.m. ET (AUTO: 3:57.90)
· Tyler Cardillo
· Matt Mizereck
· Harsha Torke
Women's 400m Prelims – 4:30 p.m. ET (AUTO: 52.60)
· Ebony Eutsey
· Lanie Whittaker
Men's 400m Prelims – 4:50 p.m. ET (AUTO: 46.00)
· Hugh Graham, Jr.
· Tony McQuay
· Jovon Toppin
Women's 800m Prelims – 5:10 p.m. ET (AUTO: 2:05.80)
· Ashley Usery
Men's 800m Prelims – 5:35 p.m. ET (AUTO: 1:47.30)
· John Mitchell
· Sean Obinwa
· Daniel Wehunt
Women's 200m Prelims – 6:00 p.m. ET (AUTO: 23.12)
· Darshay Davis
· Bria Goodson
· Ugonna Ndu
· Alishea Usery
Men's 200m Prelims – 6:25 p.m. ET (AUTO: 20.73)
· Dedric Dukes
· Leonardo Seymore
Women's 3,000m – 6:55 p.m. ET (AUTO: 9:10.00)
· Callie Cooper
· Genevieve LaCaze
· Cory McGee
· Florence Ngetich
· Agata Strausa
Men's 3,000m – 7:15 p.m. ET (AUTO: 7:52.30)
· Jimmy Clark
· Josh Izewski
· Matt Mizereck
· Harsha Torke
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012
FIELD EVENTS
Men's Pole Vault – 11 a.m. ET (AUTO: 5.50m/18-0.50)
· Max Lang
Women's High Jump (AUTO: 1.85m/6-0.75)
· Taylor Burke
· Brittany Harrell
· Alexis Muniz
Women's Triple Jump (AUTO: 13.30m/43-7.75)
· Ciarra Brewer
Women's Weight Throw (AUTO: 21.00m/68-10)
· Jayla Bostic
· Fidela James
Men's Triple Jump – 2:30 p.m. ET (AUTO: 16.30m/53-5.75)
· Omar Craddock
· Marquis Dendy
Men's Shot Put – 3 p.m. ET (AUTO: 19.35m/63-6)
· Kemal Mesic
· Stipe Zunic
RUNNING EVENTS
Women's 60m Hurdles Finals – 1:30 p.m. ET (AUTO: 8.10) – Contingent Upon Advancing
· Amani Bryant
· Ashley Favors
· Paige Morton
· Ugonna Ndu
Men's 60m Hurdles Finals – 1:40 p.m. ET (AUTO: 7.70) – Contingent Upon Advancing
· Gray Horn
· Eddie Lovett
· William Wynne
Women's 60m Finals – 1:50 p.m. ET (AUTO: 7.23) – Contingent Upon Advancing
· Darshay Davis
· Bria Goodson
· Alishea Usery
Men's 60m Finals – 1:55 p.m. ET (AUTO: 6.60) – Contingent Upon Advancing
· Jeff Demps
· Hugh Graham, Jr.
· Leonardo Seymore
Women's Mile Finals – 2:05 p.m. ET (AUTO: 4:37.00) – Contingent Upon Advancing
· Sarah Davis
· Shelby Hayes
· Cory McGee
· Mandy Perkins
· Stephanie Strasser
· Agata Strausa
Men's Mile Finals – 2:15 p.m. ET (AUTO: 3:57.90) – Contingent Upon Advancing
· Tyler Cardillo
· Matt Mizereck
· Harsha Torke
Women's 400m Finals – 2:25 p.m. ET (AUTO: 52.60) – Contingent Upon Advancing
· Ebony Eutsey
· Lanie Whittaker
Men's 400m Finals – 2:35 p.m. ET (AUTO: 46.00) – Contingent Upon Advancing
· Hugh Graham, Jr.
· Tony McQuay
· Jovon Toppin
Women's 5,000m – 2:45 p.m. ET (AUTO: 15:57.00)
· Callie Cooper
· Genevieve LaCaze
· Florence Ngetich
Women's 800m Finals – 3:10 p.m. ET (AUTO: 2:05.80) – Contingent Upon Advancing
· Ashley Usery
Men's 800m Finals– 3:20 p.m. ET (AUTO: 1:47.30) – Contingent Upon Advancing
· John Mitchell
· Sean Obinwa
· Daniel Wehunt
Women's 200m Finals – 3:30 p.m. ET (AUTO: 23.12) – Contingent Upon Advancing
· Darshay Davis
· Bria Goodson
· Ugonna Ndu
· Alishea Usery
Men's 200m Finals– 3:40 p.m. ET (AUTO: 20.73) – Contingent Upon Advancing
· Dedric Dukes
· Leonardo Seymore
Men's 5,000m – 3:50 p.m. ET (AUTO: 13:44.60)
· Jimmy Clark
· Josh Izewski
Women's Distance Relay – 4:10 p.m. ET (AUTO: 11:03.50)
· Florida
Men's Distance Relay – 4:25 p.m. ET (AUTO: 9:31.00)
· Florida
Women's 1,600m Relay – 4:40 p.m. ET (AUTO: 3:34.00)
· Florida
Men's 1,600m Relay – 4:55 p.m. ET (AUTO: 3:06.50)
· Florida
