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NCAA East Preliminary
Gators Push NCAA Championships Roster to 12 After Day Two at East Preliminary
Saturday, May 30, 2015 | Track and Field
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Florida's track and field teams pushed the Gator NCAA Championships roster to 12 athletes following the second day of competition at the NCAA East Preliminary in Jacksonville Friday, with seven men qualified, five ladies headed for the finals site in Eugene June 10-13 and a day of competition still remaining at Hodges Stadium.
Ten Gators joined seniors Marquis Dendy and Fawn Miller with entries in Eugene Friday, including fellow veteran Mark Parrish, who capped off a stellar day of action for Florida at Hodges Stadium in the steeplechase by breaking a 13-year-old school record (8:37.64) to advance to Eugene his final campaign donning the Orange and Blue.
Florida added three 800m runners in Andres Arroyo (1:47.33), Ryan Schnulle (1:47.60) and Claudia Francis (2:02.92), Francis in PR fashion to improve her fourth-place standing in school history in the event.
The Gators' sprint crew also got it done, advancing a pair of 100m athletes in Dedric Dukes (10.29, 0.6w) and Shayla Sanders (11.51, 0.7) and a duo of quartermilers in Najee Glass (45.51) and Robin Reynolds (51.97). Sophomore Eric Futch and freshman Darrielle McQueen also stamped their tickets to the Pacific Coast in the 400 hurdles (49.91) and long jump (6.10m/20-0.25), respectively.
In first-round track events Friday, a combined five Gator hurdlers and 200m sprinters advanced to Saturday quarterfinals, including sophomore Yanick Hart, who ran a speedy 13.68 in the 110 hurdles to jump onto UF's all-time top-10 list at No. 8 in school history.
Saturday's finale gets started for Florida at 1:30 p.m. with senior Jayla Bostic in the women's hammer throw, while the men's and women's 4x1s will kick off the last day of the East Preliminary on the track at 6 p.m. Twelve athletes and 12 relays from each event at both the East and West (Austin, Texas) Preliminaries advance to the NCAA Championships finals site in Eugene.
HEARING OUT HOLLOWAY
“I thought we had another solid day. I still think in some places we have to be reminded that this is the NCAA Championship -- we need to match the passion and intensity of the teams around us. Very proud of a lot of our athletes today, Najee (Glass) and Robin (Reynolds) in the 400, our 100 sprinters too. I was impressed with Bridgette (Owens) in the hurdles and Mark (Parrish) in the steeplechase; to qualify and break a school record, he was great. For Darrielle (McQueen) to get through as a freshman in the long jump against a tough field was impressive. Our 800 runners also battled a very tough field. We had great qualifying today in the 200 and Yanick (Hart) was great in the hurdles, his mark was top-10 all-time in school history. Yanick and Coach Tucker have been working really hard. We have one more day, we'll get back to the hotel, get rested and focused to come out here and do what the Gators do.”
NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
· NCAA East Preliminary Schedule
· NCAA East Preliminary Central
FLORIDA MEN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
· Andres Arroyo | 800 (SB: 1:46.49, qualifying mark: 1:47.33)
· Marquis Dendy | LJ (SB: 8.19m/26-10.5, qualifying mark: 8.02m/26-5)
· Dedric Dukes | 100 (SB: 10.17, qualifying mark: 10.29)
· Eric Futch | 400H (SB: 49.45, qualifying mark: 49.91)
· Najee Glass | 400 (SB: 44.79, qualifying mark: 45.51)
· Mark Parrish | 3K Steeple (SB & qualifying mark: 8:37.64)
· Ryan Schnulle | 800 (SB: 1:46.89, qualifying mark: 1:47.60)
FLORIDA WOMEN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
· Claudia Francis | 800 (SB & qualifying mark: 2:02.92)
· Darrielle McQueen | LJ (SB: 6.26m/20-6.5, qualifying mark: 6.10m/20-0.25)
· Fawn Miller | JT (SB: 56.01m/183-9, qualifying mark: 48.80m/160-1)
· Robin Reynolds | 400 (SB: 51.93, qualifying mark: 51.97)
· Shayla Sanders | 100 (SB: 11.46, qualifying mark: 11.51)
FLORIDA FRIDAY RESULTS
Field Events | |
W Discus | 16. Lloydricia Cameron, 50.34m/165-2 |
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M Discus | 13. Stipe Zunic, 57.13m/187-5 |
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M High Jump | 16. Jhonny Victor, 2.09m/6-10.25 | ties season-best mark |
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| W Long Jump | 9. Darrielle McQueen, 6.10m/20-0.25 (+0.5w) | advances to Eugene |
Running Events | |
W 100mH (1st) | 2. Bridgette Owens, 12.83 (+2.8w) | advances to Saturday quarterfinals |
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M 110mH (1st) | 3. Yanick Hart, 13.68 (+0.5w) | PR, No. 8 all-time at UF, advances to Saturday quarterfinals |
| | 26. Moriel Pitt, 14.08 (+1.8w) |
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W 400m (Quarter) | 7. Robin Reynolds, 51.97 | advances to Eugene |
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M 400m (Quarter) | 2. Najee Glass, 45.51 | advances to Eugene |
| | 14. Gino Hall, 46.22 |
| | 15. Nick Uruburu, 46.38 | outdoor PR |
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W 100m (Quarter) | 7. Shayla Sanders, 11.51 (+0.7w) | advances to Eugene |
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M 100m (Quarter) | 5. Dedric Dukes, 10.29 (+0.6w) | advances to Eugene |
| | 15. Antwan Wright, 10.48 (+0.9w) |
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W 800m (Quarter) | 2. Claudia Francis, 2:02.92 | PR, improves No. 4 mark in UF history, advances to Eugene |
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M 800m (Quarter) | 8. Andres Arroyo, 1:47.33| advances to Eugene |
| | 11. Ryan Schnulle, 1:47.60 | advances to Eugene |
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M 400H (Quarter) | 2. Eric Futch, 49.91 | advances to Eugene |
| | 14. T.J. Holmes, 51.61 |
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W 200m (1st) | 2. Kyra Jefferson, 22.72 | advances to quarterfinals |
| | 5. Destinee Gause, 22.98 | advances to quarterfinals |
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M 200m (1st) | 2. Dedric Dukes, 20.51 (+0.6w) | advances to quarterfinals |
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| M Steeple | 5. Mark Parrish, 8:37.64 | PR, new school record, advances to Eugene |
FLORIDA SATURDAY SCHEDULE
| Field Events |
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| 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 |
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6:00pm | W 4x100 (Quarter) |
6:15pm | M 4x100 (Quarter) |
6:30pm | W 1500m (Quarter) – Tubbs |
7:05pm | W 110m Hurdles (Quarter) – Owens |
7:20pm | M 100m Hurdles (Quarter) – Hart |
7:35pm | W 200m (Quarter) – Jefferson / Gause |
7:50pm | M 200m (Quarter) – Dukes |
8:05pm | W 5000m (Semi) – Tubbs |
| 9:25pm | W 4x400 (Quarter) |
| 9:45pm | M 4x400 (Quarter) |
NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY NOTABLES
· Senior Mark Parrish broke a 13-year-old school record in the steeplechase Friday, downing Chris Duncan's 8:38.59 from April 25, 2002
· 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
