Florida Track & Field Starts Road to Eugene in Jacksonville at NCAA East Preliminary
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 | Track and Field
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Championship season is here and the No. 1/6 Florida men's and women's track and field squads will start the road to Eugene at the NCAA East Preliminary at Hodges Stadium on the University of North Florida campus in Jacksonville May 28-30.
A contingent of 36 Gators, 19 men and 17 women, will be vying for top-12 finishes in their respective events in Jacksonville to advance to the 2015 NCAA Championship finals site at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., June 10-13. Twelve athletes and 12 relays from both the East and West (Austin, Texas) Preliminaries will advance to Eugene.
The two Gator squads have a combined 47 entries, 25 for the men and 22 on the women's side. Action kicks off in Jacksonville at noon Thursday with senior Kyle Strawn in the men's hammer throw and Fawn Miller and Kike Oniwinde in the women's javelin throw. Field and running events continue through Saturday evening in the Sunshine State as the national championship field is set.
NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
· NCAA East Preliminary Schedule
· NCAA East Preliminary Central
NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY NOTABLES
· Last season, Florida qualified 25 on to Eugene, including a team of 13 men and 12 women
· The Gators own six national titles, including five on the men's side. Two of those crowns are outdoor national titles as the No. 1 UF men's squad struck with back-to-back outdoor titles in 2012 and 2013.
· Florida's women's national title came in 1992 indoors, while the men won three consecutive indoor titles from 2010-12
· A total of 48 individual qualifiers and 24 relay teams from each region will compete at the East and West Preliminary Rounds
· The 12 individuals and 12 teams from each relay event that advance out of both the East and West regions (Austin, Texas) will compete in the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships held June 10-13 in Eugene, Ore.
· The official list of student-athletes, by event, who qualify from the preliminary championships competition will be announced Sunday, May 31. Start lists for the finals site in Eugene will be available Monday, June 8
FLORIDA MEN NCAA OUTDOOR PRELIMINARY QUALIFIERS (19 athletes, 25 entries)
· Andres Arroyo | 800 (1:46.49)
· KeAndre Bates | LJ (7.97m/26-1.75), TJ (15.80m/51-10)
· Jimmy Clark | 10K (29:33.40)
· Marquis Dendy | LJ (8.19m/26-10.5), TJ (17.35m/56-11.25)
· Dedric Dukes | 100 (10.17), 200 (19.99)
· Eric Futch | 400H (49.45)
· Eddie Garcia | 10K (29:36.26)
· Najee Glass | 400 (44.79)
· Gino Hall | 400 (46.02)
· Yanick Hart | 110H (13.91)
· TJ Holmes | 400H (51.49)
· Mark Parrish | 3K Steeple (8:46.22)
· Moriel Pitt | 110H (14.10)
· Ryan Schnulle | 800 (1:46.89)
· Kyle Strawn | HT (67.79m/222-5)
· Nick Uruburu | 400 (46.66)
· Jhonny Victor | HJ (2.09m/6-10.25)
· Antwan Wright | 100 (10.37)
· Stipe Zunic | SP (20.38m/66-10.5), DT (59.09m/193-10)
· Florida 4x1 | Wright, Hall, Futch, Dukes (39.08)
· Florida 4x4 | Uruburu, Dukes, Hall, Glass (3:01.60)
FLORIDA WOMEN NCAA OUTDOOR PRELIMINARY QUALIFIERS (17 athletes, 22 entries)
· Jayla Bostic | HT (57.27m/187-10)
· Lauren Brasure | 10K (34:55.05)
· Ciarra Brewer | TJ (13.49m/44-3.25)
· Taylor Burke | HJ (1.85m/6-0.75)
· Lloydricia Cameron | SP (14.87m/48-9.5), DT (51.48m/168-10)
· Claudia Francis | 800 (2:03.72)
· Destinee Gause | 200 (22.97)
· Kyra Jefferson | 200 (22.39)
· Darrielle McQueen | LJ (6.26m/20-6.5), TJ (12.92m/42-4.75)
· Fawn Miller | JT (56.01m/183-9)
· Kike Oniwinde | JT (48.78m/160-0)
· Bridgette Owens | 100H (12.73)
· Robin Reynolds | 400 (51.93)
· Shayla Sanders | 100 (11.46)
· Taylor Tubbs | 1500 (4:21.90), 5000 (16:27.66)
· Gissell Warner | TJ (12.90m/42-4)
· Destiny Washington | 400 (53.88)
· Florida 4x1 Relay | Reynolds, Sanders, Gause, Jefferson (42.72)
· Florida 4x4 Relay | Reynolds, Jefferson, Gause, Francis (3:27.84)
FLORIDA THURSDAY SCHEDULE
| Field Events |
|
| 12:00pm | M Hammer – Strawn |
| W Javelin – Miller / Oniwinde | |
| 3:30pm | W Shot Put – Cameron |
| 7:00pm | M Long Jump – Dendy / Bates |
| Running Events |
|
| 5:00pm | M 400 Hurdles (1st) – Futch / Holmes |
| 5:30pm | W 1500m (1st) – Tubbs |
| 6:30pm | W 100m (1st) – Sanders |
| 6:55pm | M 100m (1st) – Wright |
| 7:20pm | W 400m (1st) – Reynolds / Washington |
| 7:45pm | M 400m (1st) – Hall / Glass / Uruburu |
| 8:10pm | W 800m (1st) – Francis |
| 8:35pm | M 800m (1st) – Schnulle / Arroyo |
| 9:00pm | W 10,000m (Semi) – Garcia / Clark |
| 9:40pm | M 10,000m (Semi) – Brasure |
FLORIDA FRIDAY SCHEDULE
Field Events | |
12:00pm | W Discus – Cameron |
4:00pm | M Discus – Zunic |
5:00pm | M High Jump – Victor |
| 7:00pm | W Long Jump – McQueen |
Running Events | |
5:00pm | W 110m Hurdles (1st) – Owens |
5:30pm | M 100m Hurdles (1st) – Pitt / Hart |
6:00pm | W 400m (Quarter) – Hall / Glass / Uruburu |
6:15pm | M 400m (Quarter) – Reynolds / Washington |
6:30pm | W 100m (Quarter) – Sanders |
6:45pm | M 100m (Quarter) – Wright |
7:00pm | W 800m (Quarter) – Francis |
7:15pm | M 800m (Quarter) – Schnulle / Arroyo |
7:45pm | M 400m Hurdles (Quarter) – Futch / Holmes |
8:00pm | W 200m (1st) – Jefferson / Gause |
8:25pm | M 200m (1st) – Dukes |
| 9:30pm | M Steeple – Parrish |
FLORIDA SATURDAY SCHEDULE
| Field Events |
|
| 1:30pm | W Hammer – Bostic |
| 4:00pm | W Triple Jump – Brewer / Warner / McQueen |
| 5:00pm | M Shot Put – Zunic |
| 6:00pm | W High Jump – Burke |
| 7:00pm | M Triple Jump – Dendy / Bates |
| Running Events |
|
6:00pm | W 4x100 (Quarter) – Reynolds-Sanders-Gause-Jefferson |
6:15pm | M 4x100 (Quarter) – Wright-Dukes |
6:30pm | W 1500m (Quarter) – Tubbs |
6:45pm | M 1500m (Quarter) |
7:05pm | W 110m Hurdles (Quarter) – Owens |
7:20pm | M 100m Hurdles (Quarter) – Hart / Pitt |
7:35pm | W 200m (Quarter) – Jefferson / Gause |
7:50pm | M 200m (Quarter) – Dukes |
8:05pm | W 5000m (Semi) – Tubbs |
| 9:25pm | W 4x400 (Quarter) – Reynolds-Jefferson-Gause-Francis-Washington |
| 9:45pm | M 4x400 (Quarter) – Uruburu-Dukes-Hall-Glass-Futch |
