Gators Combine for 24 All-America, 17 All-SEC Honors
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 | Track and Field
Florida's eight first-team All-Americans on the men's side were tied for the second-most in the country this year
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida track and field program totaled 24 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-America honors for the 2016 indoor season. The Gators also tallied 19 All-Southeastern Conference accolades.
Kyra Jefferson led the group of UF All-Americans with three first-team honors. The Detroit native joined Oregon's Edward Cheserek and Tennessee's Christian Coleman as the only other athletes to accomplish that feat this past season.
Florida's eight first-team honors on the men's side were tied with SEC rivals LSU, Tennessee, and Texas A&M for the second-most among all programs this year, while is 11 total All-America honors were the fourth-most in the country. UF's women tallied 13 All-America honors, making it one of six programs with more than 10 for the 2016 campaign.
First-team honors are awarded to all eight finalists of each event at the NCAA Indoor Championships, and second-team honors are awarded to the eight competitors who did not qualify for the finals.
A full listing of the USTFCCCA All-America teams can be found here.
Men's First-Team All-Americans
KeAndre Bates – Long jump (fourth place)
Kunle Fasasi – 4x400-meter relay (second place)
Eric Futch – 4x400-meter relay (second place)
Najee Glass – 4x400-meter relay (second place), 400 meters (sixth place)
Arman Hall – 400 meters (fourth place), 200 meters (finalist)
Nick Uruburu – 4x400-meter relay (second place)
Men's Second-Team All-Americans
Andres Arroyo – 800 meters
Ryan Clark – 60 meters
Yanick Hart – 60-meter hurdles
Women's First-Team All-Americans
Sharrika Barnett – 4x400-meter relay (seventh place)
Claudia Francis – 4x400-meter relay (seventh place), 400 meters (eighth place)
Kyra Jefferson – 200 meters (second place), 400 meters (seventh place), 4x400-meter relay (seventh place)
Robin Reynolds – 4x400-meter relay (seventh place)
Shayla Sanders – 60 meters (seventh place)
Women's Second-Team All-Americans
Yanis David – Triple jump
Darrielle McQueen – Long jump, triple jump
Robin Reynolds – 400 meters
Skylar Ross-Ransom – 60-meter hurdles
The Southeastern Conference awards first-team All-SEC honors to the winner of each event, while second-team accolades are awarded to second- and third-place finishers in each event at the SEC Indoor Championships. All-SEC Freshman Team laurels are awarded to the top freshman finishers in each event at the conference meet.
A complete listing of the 2016 SEC Indoor Track and Field Awards can be found here.
Men's First-Team All-SEC
Kunle Fasasi – 4x400-meter relay
Eric Futch – 4x400-meter relay
Najee Glass – 4x400-meter relay
Arman Hall – 4x400-meter relay
Men's Second-Team All-SEC
Andres Arroyo – 800 meters (second place)
Jimmy Clark – 5,000 meters (third place)
Arman Hall -- 200 meters (third place); 400 meters (second place)
Yanick Hart – 60-meter hurdles (second place)
Men's All-SEC Freshman Team
Ryan Clark – 60 meters, 200 meters
Women's Second-Team All-SEC
Yanis David – Triple jump (third place)
Kyra Jefferson – 200 meters (second place)
Darrielle McQueen – Triple jump (second place)
Shayla Sanders – 60 meters (second place)
Women's All-SEC Freshman Team
Elisabeth Bergh – Mile
Yanis David – Long jump, triple jump
Jontavia Dykes – Weight throw
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Kyra Jefferson led the group of UF All-Americans with three first-team honors. The Detroit native joined Oregon's Edward Cheserek and Tennessee's Christian Coleman as the only other athletes to accomplish that feat this past season.
Florida's eight first-team honors on the men's side were tied with SEC rivals LSU, Tennessee, and Texas A&M for the second-most among all programs this year, while is 11 total All-America honors were the fourth-most in the country. UF's women tallied 13 All-America honors, making it one of six programs with more than 10 for the 2016 campaign.
First-team honors are awarded to all eight finalists of each event at the NCAA Indoor Championships, and second-team honors are awarded to the eight competitors who did not qualify for the finals.
A full listing of the USTFCCCA All-America teams can be found here.
Men's First-Team All-Americans
KeAndre Bates – Long jump (fourth place)
Kunle Fasasi – 4x400-meter relay (second place)
Eric Futch – 4x400-meter relay (second place)
Najee Glass – 4x400-meter relay (second place), 400 meters (sixth place)
Arman Hall – 400 meters (fourth place), 200 meters (finalist)
Nick Uruburu – 4x400-meter relay (second place)
Men's Second-Team All-Americans
Andres Arroyo – 800 meters
Ryan Clark – 60 meters
Yanick Hart – 60-meter hurdles
Women's First-Team All-Americans
Sharrika Barnett – 4x400-meter relay (seventh place)
Claudia Francis – 4x400-meter relay (seventh place), 400 meters (eighth place)
Kyra Jefferson – 200 meters (second place), 400 meters (seventh place), 4x400-meter relay (seventh place)
Robin Reynolds – 4x400-meter relay (seventh place)
Shayla Sanders – 60 meters (seventh place)
Women's Second-Team All-Americans
Yanis David – Triple jump
Darrielle McQueen – Long jump, triple jump
Robin Reynolds – 400 meters
Skylar Ross-Ransom – 60-meter hurdles
The Southeastern Conference awards first-team All-SEC honors to the winner of each event, while second-team accolades are awarded to second- and third-place finishers in each event at the SEC Indoor Championships. All-SEC Freshman Team laurels are awarded to the top freshman finishers in each event at the conference meet.
A complete listing of the 2016 SEC Indoor Track and Field Awards can be found here.
Men's First-Team All-SEC
Kunle Fasasi – 4x400-meter relay
Eric Futch – 4x400-meter relay
Najee Glass – 4x400-meter relay
Arman Hall – 4x400-meter relay
Men's Second-Team All-SEC
Andres Arroyo – 800 meters (second place)
Jimmy Clark – 5,000 meters (third place)
Arman Hall -- 200 meters (third place); 400 meters (second place)
Yanick Hart – 60-meter hurdles (second place)
Men's All-SEC Freshman Team
Ryan Clark – 60 meters, 200 meters
Women's Second-Team All-SEC
Yanis David – Triple jump (third place)
Kyra Jefferson – 200 meters (second place)
Darrielle McQueen – Triple jump (second place)
Shayla Sanders – 60 meters (second place)
Women's All-SEC Freshman Team
Elisabeth Bergh – Mile
Yanis David – Long jump, triple jump
Jontavia Dykes – Weight throw
FOLLOW THE GATORS
To watch the top performances from the 2016 indoor season, subscribe to the Florida Gators Track and Field YouTube page, follow us on Twitter (@GatorsTF), or like us on Facebook.
SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS: Twitter | Facebook | YouTube
JOIN THE CONVERSATION: #GoGators; #PushTheButton; #LastOneBestOne
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