No. 2 Gators Host Tom Jones Memorial April 24 in 2015 Home Finale
Thursday, April 23, 2015 | Track and Field
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Gator track and field faithful have one more opportunity Friday to see the No. 2 Florida teams in action at home as the Orange and Blue play host to the Tom Jones Memorial at James G. Pressly Stadium in Gainesville. Admission is free to the meet, which honors former longtime University of Florida women's track and field coach Tom Jones, who passed away on March 21, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer.
The one-day invitational will feature 12 universities, along with a number of international and professional competitors. In addition to the Gators, Bethune-Cookman, East Carolina, FAU, FSU, Jacksonville, Kentucky, Miami, North Carolina, TCU, UCF, UNF and USF are all scheduled to compete at Percy Beard Track Friday.
Action kicks off at 11 a.m. with four field events, the men's hammer and women's discus, pole vault and long jump, while athletes hit the track for running competition at 1 p.m. for the 4x1 relays. Florida track and field fans can follow the Gators on twitter @GZTrackField for pictures, video and live updates on all the competition.
THE GATORS HEADING INTO THE TOM JONES
After nearly a three-week training block following the 2015 Pepsi Florida Relays, the Gators will swing back into action this week with the Tom Jones Memorial at Percy Beard Track in Gainesville Friday. Both Florida's men's and women's teams checked in at No. 2 in this week's USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings and senior men's jumper Marquis Dendy represented UF on the first outdoor The Bowerman Award Watch List last week. The Orange and Blue still own the top marks in the SEC in six events -- Dedric Dukes: 200 (20.31), Kyra Jefferson: 400 (51.50), Claudia Francis: 800 (2:03.72), Bridgette Owens: 100H (12.75w) and both the men's and women's 4x4 relays -- while the men's 4x4 mark of 3:01.78 from the 2015 Pepsi Florida Relays is still tops in the world so far through the outdoor season.
TOM JONES MEMORIAL INFORMATION
· Meet Schedule and Information
· Participating Teams: Bethune-Cookman, East Carolina, FAU, FSU, Jacksonville, Kentucky, Miami, North Carolina, TCU, UCF, UNF, USF
ABOUT TOM JONES
The Tom Jones Memorial honors former longtime University of Florida women's track and field coach Tom Jones, who passed away on March 21, 2007, at the age of 62 after a courageous battle with cancer and 15 years as a Gator. One of the most successful teachers of his generation, Jones followed his passion for track for more than 35 years with head coaching stops at Florida (1992-07), Arizona State (1988-92), Texas-El Paso (1984-88) and North Carolina State (1978-84). In his head coaching career, Jones tutored his athletes to the tune of 335 All-America honors and led his teams to 12 conference titles and two national championships, while Jones was honored as the NCAA Coach of the Year three times and was a conference coach of the year on nine occasions, including seven times in the Southeastern Conference.
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TOM JONES MEMORIAL GATORS SCHEDULE
Field Events
| 11:00a M Hammer | Kyle Strawn |
| 11:00a W Long Jump | Darrielle McQueen |
| 11:00a W Pole Vault | Haley Dierkes |
| 11:00a W Discus | Lloydricia Cameron, Jontavia Dykes |
| 12:00p M High Jump | Jhonny Victor |
| 12:30p W Hammer | Jayla Bostic, Lloydricia Cameron, Jontavia Dykes |
| 2:00p W Triple Jump | Darrielle McQueen |
| 2:30p W High Jump | Taylor Burke |
| 2:30p W Shot Put | Lloydricia Cameron |
| 3:30p W Javelin | Kike Oniwinde |
| 4:00p M Pole Vault | Anthony Amodio, Harry Glasser, Jared Watkins |
| 4:30p M Shot Put | Stipe Zunic |
| 4:30p M Triple Jump | KeAndre Bates |
Running Events
| 1:00p W 4x1 | Reynolds, Sanders, Gause, Jefferson |
| 1:10p M 4x1 | Wright, Hall, Futch, Dukes |
| 1:50p W 100 Hurdles | Ashley Favors, Tyjah Eady, Ryann McEnany, Bridgette Owens |
| 2:10p M 110 Hurdles | Caleb Chambliss, Yanick Hart, Moriel Pitt |
| 2:20p W 100 | Zakiya Tyson |
| 2:35p M 100 | Damien Daniels, Antwan Wright |
| 2:50p W 400 | Claudia Francis, Destinee Gause, Julie Nunn, Robin Reynolds |
| 3:05p M 400 | Dedric Dukes, Najee Glass, Arman Hall, Nick Uruburu |
| 3:30p W 800 | Taylor Tubbs |
| 4:05p M 400 Hurdles | Gabriel Aird, Maurice Dix, Eric Futch |
| 4:50p W 200 | Zakiya Tyson, Destiney Washington |
| 5:15p M 200 | Damien Daniels |
| 5:40p W 1500 | Becky Greene, Shelby Hayes, Macy Huskey, Devin McDermott, Lauren Perry, Taylor Tubbs |
| 6:00p M 1500 | Andres Arroyo, Charles Chambers, Jimmy Clark, Eddie Garcia, Mac Reynolds, Eddie Romero, Mark Parrish |
| 6:15p W 4x4 | Reynolds, Jefferson, Washington, Francis |
| 6:30p M 4x4 | Uruburu, Futch, Aird, Glass |
FLORIDA IN THE POLLS
Men: No. 2
Women: No. 2
