Florida's Jeremy Postin Claims Gold at NACAC U-23 Championships
Sunday, July 8, 2012 | Track and Field
Florida junior Jeremy Postin (Auburndale, Fla.) won the men's hammer throw at the 2012 North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Track & Field Championships in Guanajuato, Mexico on Saturday evening.
Postin won his 10th title of the 2012 season, as he is the reigning SEC Champion in both the men's weight throw (indoors) and hammer throw (outdoors). The Gator All-American threw 68.32m/224-1 to claim the first NACAC U-23 throws title in Florida school history.
Postin was one of five collegians in the men's hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic Trials and was the highest-finishing collegian at 14th. Postin is the Florida school record holder in the weight throw (21.60m/70-10.50) and the hammer throw (70.73m/232-1).
Sophomore hurdler Eddie Lovett (West Palm Beach, Fla.) advanced to the finals of the men's 110-meter hurdles on Saturday evening, finishing fourth in 13.58. Lovett closes out a phenomenal sophomore campaign, having competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials as the youngest competitor in the men's 110-meter hurdles.
Lovett is an All-American in the 110-meter hurdles, having finished fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in a personal best 13.49 to move into second all-time at UF and set the men's 4x400-meter relay up to clinch the NCAA title.
Next up for the Orange and Blue is the 2012 IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships in Barcelona, Spain. The six-day championship takes place Tuesday-Sunday, July 10-15.
The Gators are sending five representatives for Team USA, including Gator All-Americans Ciarra Brewer (Union City, Calif.) and Taylor Burke (Medina, Ohio). Brewer (triple jump) and Burke (high jump) both claimed SEC Outdoor titles this spring and are All-Americans in their events.
Incoming freshmen Arman Hall (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Robin Reynolds (Miami, Fla.) and Shayla Sanders (Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.) are also on Team USA for the trip to Spain, as Hall will compete in the men's 400 meters and as a member of the men's 4x400-meter relay. Reynolds advanced to Barcelona in the women's long jump, while Sanders is a member of the women's 4x100-meter relay and an alternate in the women's 100 and 200 meters.
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| GATOR NACAC U-23 CHAMPIONS | |||
| YEAR | FLORIDA ATHLETE | EVENT | NATION REPRESENTED |
| 2012 | Marquis Dendy | Long Jump | USA |
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| Jeremy Postin | Hammer Throw | USA |
| 2010 | Gray Horn | Decathlon | USA |
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| Shara Proctor | Long Jump | Anguilla |
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| Christian Taylor | Long Jump | USA |
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| Christian Taylor | Triple Jump | USA |
| 2008 | Jeremy Hall | 4x1 | USA |
| 2004 | Nadine Palmer | 100m | Jamaica |
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| Nadine Palmer | 4x1 | Jamaica |
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| Tiandra Ponteen | 400m | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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| Josh Walker | 110H | USA |
