Florida Gators
Texas Relays
No. 2 Florida Wraps Up Weekend Competition in Austin, Orlando
Sunday, March 29, 2015 | Track and Field
AUSTIN, Texas. -- The Florida women's 4x4 relay capped off No. 2 Florida track and field's weekend in Austin with a second-place 3:31.05 showing in the final event of the 88th Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays at Mike A. Myers Stadium, while a contingent of Gators competed in the Sunshine State at the UCF Invitational ahead of UF's Pepsi Florida Relays next weekend.
Destinee Gause, Kyra Jefferson, Destiny Washington and Claudia Francis ran the 10th-fastest 4x400-meter relay in Florida history to wrap up competition at the Texas Relays, while senior jumper Marquis Dendy (7.98m/26-2.25) and fellow jump crew freshman KeAndre Bates (7.62m/25-0) debuted the 2015 outdoor season in the long jump with second and fifth-place finishes, respectively. Juniors Shayla Sanders and Antwan Wright represented the Orange and Blue in finals of the 100m dash. Sanders ran a wind-aided 11.13, good for sixth place, while Wright went 10.39 (+3.3) for seventh in the men's 100m final.
In the women's discus throw at Myers Stadium, freshman Lloydricia Cameron stood out with a third-place finish with a personal-best 51.48m/168-11 effort Saturday afternoon. Cameron's toss was second-best among freshmen in the country so far this season.
At the UCF Invitational, freshman thrower Jontavia Dykes tossed a PR for the second week in a row with a runner-up finish in the discus throw (46.80m/153-6), while freshman Nikki Vandervelde also secured a second-place finish in the pole vault for the Gators with a 3.65m/11-11.75 showing.
On the distance front, freshman Lauren Brasure finished ninth in the 10k at the Raleigh Relays in 34:55.05, the No. 6 performance in Florida outdoor history, while sophomore Taylor Tubbs made a leap into the Gators top 10 as well with a 16:27.66 showing in the 5K in Raleigh Friday morning, the ninth-fastest mark for UF.
ON THE HORIZON: Pepsi Florida Relays
Florida will next be in action when the Gators play host to the 2015 Pepsi Florida Relays April 2-4 at Percy Beard Track on the UF Campus. For all Florida Relays information, visit meet central.
2015 PEPSI FLORIDA RELAYS INFORMATION
· College Accepted Entries: Running | Field
· High School Accepted Entries: Running | Field
HEARING OUT HOLLOWAY
“We had a really good day today in both Texas and Orlando. Very proud of the way the team finished off the weekend at Texas Relays. Both Shayla (Sanders) and Antwan (Wright) in finals of the 100, and of course Marquis (Dendy) and KeAndre (Bates) in the long jump, doing what they do best. As they always are, the relays were exciting and our ladies finished off the last event of the meet with a great 4x4, 10th best in school history. It was also really good to get some of our younger athletes down to Orlando to open the outdoor season and get some experience in before we get back home next weekend. Proud of Jontavia (Dykes) for a new PR for the second week in a row in the discus and saw some good progress on the track as well.
We are thrilled to get back home next weekend for the Pepsi Florida Relays and be in front of a home crowd at Percy Beard Track. It's such a fun meet for our athletes and everyone associated with the Florida program. It just keeps getting better and better each year with the number of quality athletes competing, from high school to college and of course the professionals and Olympians that come down to Gainesville for the weekend. We expect great weather, top-notch competition and hope to pack the stands again this year.”
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FLORIDA TEXAS RELAYS SCHEDULE & RESULTS
| Field Events | ||
| W Shot Put | 14. Lloydricia Cameron, 14.32m/46-11.75 | |
| W Discus | 3. Lloydricia Cameron, 51.48m/168-11 | |
| W High Jump | 6. Taylor Burke, 1.76m/5-9.25 | |
| W Long Jump | 13. Darrielle McQueen, 5.56m/18-3 | |
| M Long Jump | 2. Marquis Dendy, 7.98m/26-2.25 | |
| 5. KeAndre Bates, 7.62m/25-0 | ||
| Running Events | ||
| 4 x 200 Meter Relay | 2. Najee Glass, Antwan Wright, Nick Uruburu, Dedric Dukes, 1:23.12 | |
| W 100 Finals | 6. Shayla Sanders, 11.13 (+5.1) | |
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| M 100 Finals | 7. Antwan Wright, 10.39 (+3.3) | |
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| W 4 x 400 Relay | 2. Destinee Gause, Kyra Jefferson, Destiny Washington, Claudia Francis, 3:31.05 | No. 10 in UF history | |
| M 4 x 400 Relay | 4. Dedric Dukes, Nick Uruburu, Eric Futch, Najee Glass, 3:05.26 | |
FLORIDA UCF INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE & RESULTS
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| M Pole Vault | 5. Anthony Amodio, 4.80m/15-9 |
| 6. Jared Watkins, 4.65m/15-3 | |
| W Pole Vault | 2. Nikki Vandervelde, 3.65m/11-11.75 |
| 11. Haley Dierkes, 3.05m/10-0 | |
| W Discus | 2. Jontavia Dykes, 46.80m/153-6 | PR |
| Running Events |
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| M 110 Hurdles | 10. Caleb Chambliss, 14.73 (-1.5) |
| W 100 Hurdles | 5. Ryann McEnany, 14.14 (+1.5) | PR |
| 5. Ashley Favors, 14.93 (+1.5) | |
| M 100 Finals | 3. Damien Daniels, 11.14 (NW) |
| W 100 Finals | 3. Zakiya Tyson, 12.12 (+0.2) |
| W 400 Finals | 5. Julie Nunn, 56.06 |
| M 400 Finals | 8. Jabari Hill, 49.57 |
| M 400 Hurdles | 3. Maurice Dix, 56.00 |
FLORIDA IN THE POLLS
Men: No. 2
Women: No. 2
