
Brittany Harrell Sets New Pentathlon School Record on Day One of SEC Indoors
Friday, February 28, 2014 | Track and Field
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Florida junior Brittany Harrell crushed a career-best 800m run to close out the opening day of SEC indoor competition with a new school record in the pentathlon (4,137), racking up five points for the Gators and positioning the women's team in third place following the initial day of competition at Gilliam Indoor Track and Field Stadium in College Station.
Harrell dashed out to a significant lead in the final event (800m) of the pentathlon and held on for a PR and first-place finish (2:16.23) en route to a fourth-place overall finish in the pentathlon to cap of a successful first day of competition for the Orange and Blue. Harrell additionally notched a career-best performance in the long jump (6.04m/19-9.75), taking second place in the event.
Senior Lorraine Graham additionally joined Harrell in the pentathlon, turning in a 13th-place overall finish (3,695), highlighted by a career-tying performance in the high jump (1.60m/5-3). Graham started the day with a third-place race in the 60mH (8.53) for a quick 1,010 points.
Action resumes Friday in College Station at 2 p.m. ET with prelims of the men's 60mH and the men's weight throw. The Orange and Blue own six SEC indoor titles on the men's side ('75, '76, '87, '88, '04, '11) and seven on the women's side ('90,'92, '97, '02, '04, '10, '12) and will look to add to the Florida athletics program's three so far through the 2013-14 season (soccer, men's swimming, men's basketball).
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Holloway's Take
“We're extremely proud of Brittany (Harrell). She came out and displayed a whole lot of pride and passion finishing fourth and breaking a school record today. Coming off of knee surgery last year, she is progressing well and as we work towards the national championships in a couple of weeks, we're on the right path. I think the rest of the team can use Brittany as an example; when you trust your training and your coaches and compete with pride and passion, the Gators are going to be ok.”
Gator Bytes
· Junior Brittany Harrell bettered her own school record in the pentathlon Thursday, topping her 4,118 set at 2012 NCAA Indoors with her 4,137 to open SECs
· Harrell turned in a second-place finish in the long jump (6.04m/19-9.75) portion of the pentathlon, a new PR for her
· Harrell's winning 800m mark was additionally a new PR (2:16.23) and her 10th-place finish in the shot put was a season-best mark (10.90m/35-9.25)
· Harrell has now finished fourth in the pentathlon twice in her Gator career at SEC indoors, last in 2012
· Gators' senior Lorraine Graham matched a career-high with her 1.60m/5-3 in the high jump portion of the pentathlon in Thursday's SEC-opening action at Gilliam Indoor
· Graham cruised to a third-place finish in the 60mH with a 8.53, the third-fastest of the season for the Gators
· Thursday marked Graham's first meet-day competition of the season in the 60mH, high jump, shot put & 800m. It was also the senior's first pentathlon competition of the year
Women's Team Scores (Through Day One)
1. Georgia, 15
2. Mississippi State, 10
3. FLORIDA, 5
4. Arkansas, 4
5. South Carolina, 3
6. Texas A&M, 2
2014 SEC Indoor Championships Broadcast Information
Live Stream – ESPN3.com
· ESPN3 will stream the meet live during the following times: Friday, February 28 (1:55 p.m. CT –6:35 p.m. CT) and Saturday, March 1 (12:50 p.m. CT – 5:30 p.m. CT)
· The broadcast talent includes: Dwight Stones (play-by-play), Larry Rawson (analyst) and Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)
Live Stream – Texas A&M Video Feed (Friday & Saturday prior to ESPN3.com coverage)
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Florida 2014 SEC Indoor Championships | Schedule of Events & Participants
Thursday, February 27 | |||
1:30 p.m. | Pentathlon | 4. Brittany Harrell (4,137), 13. Lorraine Graham (3,695) | |
60mH | 3. Graham (8.53), 1,010; 10. Harrell (8.72), 969 | |||
HJ | T9. Harrell (1.69m/5-6.5), 842; T13. Graham (1.60m/5-3), 736 | |||
SP | 7. Graham (11.88m/38-11.75), 653; 10. Harrell (10.90m/35-9.25), 589 | |||
LJ | 2. Harrell (6.04m/19-9.75), 862; 5. Graham (5.95m/19-6.25), 834 | |||
800m | 1. Harrell (2:16.23), 875; 14. Graham (2:50.15), 462 | |||
Friday, February 28 | |||
FIELD EVENTS | |||
1 p.m. | Men's Weight Throw | David Levin, Kyle Strawn | |
2:30 p.m. | Men's Long Jump | Marquis Dendy | |
2:30 p.m. | Women's Long Jump | Ciarra Brewer, Lorraine Graham, Brittany Harrell | |
RUNNING EVENTS | |||
1 p.m. | Men's 60mH (pre) | Yanick Hart, Eddie Lovett, Moriel Pitt | |
1: 20 p.m. | Women's 60mH (pre) | Skylar Ross-Ransom | |
2 p.m. | Men's 60m (pre) | Dedric Dukes, Hugh Graham, Jr., Antwan Wright | |
2:20 p.m. | Women's 60m (pre) | Darshay Davis, Destinee Gause, Kyra Jefferson, Shayla Sanders | |
3 p.m. | Women's Mile (pre) | Becky Greene, Cory McGee, Agata Strausa | |
3:20 p.m. | Men's 400m (pre) | Najee Glass, Hugh Graham, Jr., Arman Hall, Nick Uruburu | |
3:40 p.m. | Women's 400m (pre) | Loreal Curtis, Ebony Eutsey, Robin Reynolds | |
4 p.m. | Men's 800m (pre) | Andres Arroyo, Donnie Lee, Jr., Sean Obinwa, Ryan Schnulle | |
4:50 p.m. | Men's 200m (pre) | Dedric Dukes, Arman Hall | |
5:15 p.m. | Women's 200m (pre) | Darshay Davis, Ebony Eutsey, Destinee Gause, Kyra Jefferson, Robin Reynolds, Shayla Sanders | |
5:45 p.m. | Men's 3000m | Mark Parrish | |
6:25 p.m. | Women's 3000m | Becky Greene, Cory McGee, Agata Strausa, Taylor Tubbs | |
Saturday, March 1 |
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FIELD EVENTS | |||
1 p.m. | Women's Weight Throw | Jayla Bostic | |
1 p.m. | Men's Triple Jump | Marquis Dendy | |
1 p.m. | Women's Triple Jump | Ciarra Brewer, Gissell Warner | |
1 p.m. | Men's Pole Vault | Anthony Amodio, Jared Watkins | |
1:45 p.m. | Men's Shot Put | Stipe Zunic | |
1:45 p.m. | Women's High Jump | Taylor Burke | |
RUNNING EVENTS | |||
1 p.m. | Men's 60mH (finals) | ||
1:10 p.m. | Women's 60mH (finals) | ||
1:20 p.m. | Men's 60m (finals) | ||
1:30 p.m. | Women's 60m (finals) | ||
1:50 p.m. | Women's Mile (finals) | ||
2 p.m. | Men's 400m (finals) | ||
2:10 p.m. | Women's 400m (finals) | ||
2:20 p.m. | Men's 5000m | Mark Parrish | |
3 p.m. | Men's 800m (finals) | ||
3:20 p.m. | Men's 200m (finals) | ||
3:30 p.m. | Women's 200m (finals) | ||
3:40 p.m. | Women's 5000m | Julie Macedo, Taylor Tubbs | |
4:20 p.m. | Men's DMR | Ryan Schnulle, Nick Uruburu, Sean Obinwa, Andres Arroyo | |
4:35 p.m. | Women's DMR | Rebekah Greene, Loreal Curtis, Agata Strausa, Cory McGee | |
4:50 p.m. | Men's 4x400m | Najee Glass, Hugh Graham, Jr., Dedric Dukes, Arman Hall | |
5:05 p.m. | Women's 4x400m | Robin Reynolds, Destinee Gause, Kyra Jefferson, Ebony Eutsey | |