Florida Prepares for Challenging Weekend at Arkansas and Stanford
Friday, April 26, 2013 | Track and Field
The No. 1 Florida men and No. 6 Gator women travel to Fayetteville to compete in the Arkansas Spring Invitational at John McDonnell Field on the campus of the University of Arkansas. The meet spans two days but the Gators will participate on the main day of competition on Saturday, April 27. A small corps of distance athletes will also travel to the Payton Jordan Invitational, hosted by Stanford University on Sunday, April 28.
Based on the USTFCCCA rankings, this weekend's Arkansas Invitational in Fayetteville will feature four ranked teams on both the men's and women's sides. For the men, No. 3 Arkansas hosts top-ranked Florida, No. 22 Oklahoma, No. 23 Ohio State, Oklahoma State and Tulsa. Along with the No. 5 Razorback women, Saturday's meet will include No. 6 Florida, No. 12 UCF, No. 22 Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Tulsa.
The meet gets started at 11 a.m. CT Saturday morning with the men's hammer throw. The Florida foursome of David Levin (Altamonte Springs, Fla.), Jeremy Postin (Andover, Kan.), Kyle Strawn (Temecula, Calif.) and David Triassi (Jacksonville, Fla.) will look to score and get things started for the Gators.
Running events begin at 4 p.m. CT and the first race for the Orange and Blue will be the men's 4x100-meter relay, featuring Hugh Graham, Jr. (Miami, Fla.), Arman Hall (Pembroke Pines, Fla.), Leonardo Seymore (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) and Dedric Dukes (Miami, Fla.).
The meet will air tape-delayed Thursday, May 2 at 8 p.m. ET. Live results can be found on flashresults.com with a full recap and results on GatorZone after the meet is complete.
Seven members of the distance crew will travel to Stanford for the Payton Jordan Invitational. Action begins for the Gators at 3:50 p.m. PT Sunday with senior Stephanie Strasser (Fernandina Beach, Fla.) in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase. Live results for the meet are being provided by Record Timing.
This weekend is the last of the regular season for the Orange and Blue, as Florida will turn its attention to the 2013 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The four-day meet is hosted by the University of Missouri at Audrey J. Walton Stadium, Thursday-Sunday, May 9-12.
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ARKANSAS SPRING INVITATIONAL :: APRIL 27, 2013 :: FAYETTEVILLE, AR (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)
FIELD EVENTS
| 11:00 a.m. | Hammer Throw Men Prelim/Final | David Levin, Jeremy Postin, Kyle Strawn, David Triassi |
| Hammer Throw Women Prelim/Final | Jayla Bostic | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Pole Vault Women Final | Caitlin Schuessler |
| 3:00 p.m. | Discus Women Final (follows Men's) | Kaitlin Davis, Ashley Miller |
| 4:30 p.m. | Pole Vault Men Final | Jared Watkins |
| 4:30 p.m. | Long Jump Women Prelim/Final | Ciarra Brewer, Lorraine Graham |
| 4:30 p.m. | Long Jump Men Prelim/Final | Marquis Dendy |
| 6:00 p.m. | High Jump Women Final | Taylor Burke |
| 6:00 p.m. | Triple Jump Women Prelim/Final | Ciarra Brewer, Gissell Warner |
| 6:00 p.m. | Triple Jump Men Prelim/Final | Omar Craddock, Marquis Dendy |
RUNNING EVENTS
| 4:05 p.m. | 4x100m Relay Men Final | Hugh Graham, Jr., Arman Hall, Leonardo Seymore, Dedric Dukes |
| 4:45 p.m. | 110H Men Final | Eddie Lovett |
| 4:55 p.m. | 100m Women Final | Darshay Davis, Destinee Gause |
| 5:00 p.m. | 100m Men Final | Leonardo Seymore, Antwan Wright |
| 5:05 p.m. | 400m Women Heats Against Time | Ebony Eutsey, Robin Reynolds, Lanie Whittaker |
| 5:10 p.m. | 400m Men Heats Against Time | Najee Glass, Hugh Graham, Jr., Arman Hall, Jovon Toppin |
| 5:45 p.m. | 400H Women Heats Against Time | Amani Bryant, Paige Morton, Ugonna Ndu |
| 5:55 p.m. | 400H Men Heats Against Time | Gabe Aird, Kadesh Roberts |
| 6:05 p.m. | 200m Women Heats Against Time | Darshay Davis, Ebony Eutsey, Destinee Gause, Lorraine Graham, Robin Reynolds |
| 6:10 p.m. | 200m Men Heats Against Time | Hugh Graham, Jr., Arman Hall, Leonardo Seymore |
| 6:20 p.m. | 800m Men Heats Against Time | Sean Obinwa, Ryan Schnulle |
| 7:00 p.m. | 4x400m Relay Men Final | Sean Obinwa, Ryan Schnulle, Jovon Toppin, Gabe Aird |
PAYTON JORDAN INVITATIONAL :: APRIL 28, 2013 :: PALO ALTO, CA (ALL TIMES PACIFIC)
RUNNING EVENTS
| 3:50 p.m. | Women's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase – Section 3 | Stephanie Strasser |
| 4:35 p.m. | Women's 1500 Meters – Section 3 | Shelby Hayes, Mandy Perkins |
| 5:56 p.m. | Women's 5000 Meters – Section 3 | Callie Cooper |
| 7:15 p.m. | Men's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase – Section 1 | Mark Parrish |
| 7:27 p.m. | Women's 1500 Meters – Section 2 | Agata Strausa |
| 7:34 p.m. | Women's 1500 Meters – Section 1 | Cory McGee |
