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NCAA East Preliminary
Dendy, Miller Punch Tickets to Eugene; Day One at NCAA East Preliminary in the Books
Friday, May 29, 2015 | Track and Field
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A pair of veteran national champions in seniors Marquis Dendy and Fawn Miller punched their tickets to the NCAA Track and Field Championship finals site on the first day of the East Preliminary at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Dendy with a new long jump facility record at 8.02m/26-5 and Miller with a 48.80m/160-1 javelin heave as the duo will aim to go back-to-back in Eugene in their respective events.
While Dendy and Miller highlighted the day by advancing to Eugene and Historic Hayward Field, 12 of the Gators' 14 first-round runners advanced to quarterfinals of their respective events in Jacksonville with the chance to add to UF's NCAA Championships roster through the next two days.
Junior Gino Hall (45.94, 400m) and sophomore T.J. Holmes (51.48, 400H) both notched season-best marks Thursday, while junior Najee Glass will enter quarterfinals of the 400m seeded first following his 45.38 first-round performance.
Freshman thrower Lloydricia Cameron had a stellar career-best outing in the shot put prelim earlier in the afternoon, finishing 14th with her 15.72m/51-7 PR, just short of the top-12 finish she needed to advance to Eugene, ensuring a bright future ahead for the first-year Gator.
Friday's competition kicks off at noon for the Gators when Cameron swings back into action in the discus, her second event at the East Preliminary. Running events get started at 5 p.m. with the first round of the 100 and 110 hurdles.
A contingent of 36 Gators, 19 men and 17 women, are representing the Orange and Blue and vying for top-12 finishes in their respective events this weekend, aiming to advance to the 2015 NCAA Championship finals site in Eugene June 10-13. Twelve athletes and 12 relays from both the East and West (Austin, Texas) Preliminaries will advance to Eugene.
HEARING OUT HOLLOWAY
“I thought we had a solid day. Obviously we had a couple things go wrong today, but that's part of athletics. These things happen, but we have great people and a great team. This is a situation where we have to pick each other up and that was my message to the team. We have two more days of competition to focus in on. This is the first round of the NCAA Championships and we can't take anything for granted.”
NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
· NCAA East Preliminary Schedule
· NCAA East Preliminary Central
FLORIDA MEN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
· Marquis Dendy | LJ (SB: 8.19m/26-10.5, qualifying mark: 8.02m/26-5)
FLORIDA WOMEN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
· Fawn Miller | JT (SB: 56.01m/183-9, qualifying mark: 48.80m/160-1)
FLORIDA THURSDAY RESULTS
| Field Events |
|
| M Hammer | 23. Kyle Strawn, 61.92m/203-2 |
| W Javelin | 9. Fawn Miller, 48.80m/160-1 | advances to Eugene |
| 20. Kike Oniwinde, 45.95m/150-9 | |
| W Shot Put | 14. Lloydricia Cameron, 15.72m/51-7 | PR |
| M Long Jump | 1. Marquis Dendy, 8.05m/26-5 (+0.6) | Hodges Stadium facility record, advances to Eugene |
| 20. KeAndre Bates, 7.35m/24-1.5 (+1.2) | |
| Running Events |
|
| M 400H (1st) | 6. Eric Futch, 50.90 | advances to quarterfinals |
| 12. T.J. Holmes, 51.48 | advances to quarterfinals, season-best mark | |
| W 1500m (1st) | 36. Taylor Tubbs, 4:27.33 |
| W 100m (1st) | 10. Shayla Sanders 11.46 (-1.4) | advances to quarterfinals |
| M 100m (1st) | 4. Dedric Dukes, 10.27 (+1.9) | advances to quarterfinals |
| 18. Antwan Wright, 10.47 (+0.1) | advances to quarterfinals | |
| W 400m (1st) | 5. Robin Reynolds, 52.16 | advances to quarterfinals |
| 33. Destiny Washington, 53.92 | |
| M 400m (1st) | 1. Najee Glass, 45.38 | advances to quarterfinals |
| 2. Gino Hall, 45.94 | advances to quarterfinals, season-best mark. | |
| 19. Nick Uruburu, 46.84 | advances to quarterfinals | |
| W 800m (1st) | 11. Claudia Francis, 2:05.97 | advances to quarterfinals |
| M 800m (1st) | 6. Ryan Schnulle, 1:48.27 | advances to quarterfinals |
| 11. Andres Arroyo, 1:48.51 | advances to quarterfinals | |
| W 10K (Semi) | 45. Lauren Brasure, 37.49.91 |
| M 10K (Semi) | 24. Eddie Garcia, 30:48.61 |
| Jimmy Clark, DNF |
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 |
6:30pm | W 100m (Quarter) – Sanders |
6:45pm | M 100m (Quarter) – Dukes / 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 |
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
