Florida Track & Field Prepares for Exceptional Field at Razorback Invitational
Friday, January 25, 2013 | Track and Field
The University of Florida track & field teams travel to Fayetteville this weekend for the Razorback Invitational, a meet that pits some of the nation's top programs against one another at the site for this year's SEC and NCAA Indoor Championships, the University of Arkansas.
The ranked teams joining the No. 3 Florida men in this weekend's action are No. 1 Arkansas, No. 6 LSU, No. 11 Texas, No. 13 Arizona and No. 21 Florida State. For the women, No. 5 Arkansas, No. 6 LSU, No. 12 Arizona, No. 13 Texas, No. 16 Georgia, No. 17 Baylor and No. 23 Nebraska will compete alongside the No. 7 Gator women.
The Gators are looking to build upon the success of Florida's first two meets of 2013, the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener and the Gator Invitational. In Birmingham, the Orange and Blue turned in 17 top-three finishes and six event titles. Junior Cory McGee (Pass Christian, Miss.) was selected as the SEC Co-Women's Runner of the Week, recovering from a stumble to win the women's 800 meters in 2:09.01 to rank fourth in the NCAA thus far.
In Gainesville last week, junior hurdler Eddie Lovett (West Palm Beach, Fla.) broke a 23-year-old school record in the men's 55-meter hurdles, racing to a personal-best time of 7.10. The time is tops in the NCAA this year and converts to 7.64 in the 60-meter hurdles, putting him at second in NCAA qualifying.
The Gator throwers have been impressive in the opening meets of the season, as sophomore thrower Jayla Bostic (Wellington, Fla.) has improved upon her personal best in the women's weight throw with marks of 18.85m/61-10.25 and 19.78m/64-10.75 in the first two weeks of the season.
Live results for the two-day Razorback Invitational can be found here and a schedule of Friday's and Saturday's events is available on ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Live streaming of the weekend is available for a fee on RazorVision.
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RAZORBACK INVITATIONAL :: JANUARY 25-26, 2013 :: FAYETTEVILLE, AR
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013
MULTI EVENTS
Women's Indoor Pentathlon
Lorraine Graham
60-meter hurdles
High Jump
Shot Put
Long Jump
800 Meters
FIELD EVENTS
Women's High Jump
Taylor Burke
Alexis Muniz
Men's Pole Vault
Max Lang
Women's Long Jump
Robin Reynolds
Men's Long Jump
Marquis Dendy
Men's Shot Put
Luka Mustafic
Kyle Strawn
RUNNING EVENTS
Women's 60 Meters – Prelims
Darshay Davis
Shayla Sanders
Women's 200 Meters
Ebony Eutsey
Destinee Gause
Bria Goodson
Kyra Jefferson
Men's 200 Meters
Dedric Dukes
Leonardo Seymore
Women's 5,000 Meters
Grace VanDeGrift
Men's 5,000 Meters
Phil Duncan
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles – Prelims
Katrina Dekrey
Ashley Favors
Paige Morton
Ugonna Ndu
Men's 60-Meter Hurdles – Prelims
Eddie Lovett
Moriel Pitt
Women's Distance Medley Relay
Florida
Men's Distance Medley Relay
Florida
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2013
FIELD EVENTS
Women's Triple Jump
Ciarra Brewer
Men's Triple Jump
Omar Craddock
Women's Weight Throw
Jayla Bostic
Men's Weight Throw
David Levin
Kyle Strawn
David Triassi
RUNNING EVENTS
Women's 60 Meters – Semifinals (Contingent Upon Advancing)
Darshay Davis
Shayla Sanders
Women's 60 Meters – Finals (Contingent Upon Advancing)
Darshay Davis
Shayla Sanders
Women's 400 Meters
Amani Bryant
Ebony Eutsey
Robin Reynolds
Lanie Whittaker
Men's 400 Meters
Michael Burris
Najee Glass
Hugh Graham, Jr.
Arman Hall
Tyler Osorio
Jovon Toppin
Men's 800 Meters
Ryan Schnulle
Daniel Wehunt
Men's 800 Meters – INVITE
Sean Obinwa
Women's Mile
Mandy Perkins
Stephanie Strasser
Women's 3,000 Meters – INVITE
Callie Cooper
Cory McGee
Florence Ngetich
Agata Strausa
Men's 3,000 Meters
Jimmy Clark
Eddie Garcia
JL Hines
Josh Izewski
Matt Mizereck
Men's 3,000 Meters – INVITE
Mark Parrish
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles – Semifinals (Contingent Upon Advancing)
Katrina Dekrey
Ashley Favors
Paige Morton
Ugonna Ndu
Men's 60-Meter Hurdles – Semifinals (Contingent Upon Advancing)
Eddie Lovett
Moriel Pitt
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles – Finals (Contingent Upon Advancing)
Katrina Dekrey
Ashley Favors
Paige Morton
Ugonna Ndu
Men's 60-Meter Hurdles – Finals (Contingent Upon Advancing)
Eddie Lovett
Moriel Pitt
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
Florida A
Florida B
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
Florida A
Florida B
