Bostic, Eriksson Go Big at Cardinal & Gold Challenge, Gators Run 10k at Raleigh Relays

Friday, March 25

Los Angeles, CA

Florida Gators

Power Conference Cardinal & Gold Challenge

Jayla Bostic moved up two spots on UF's all-time outdoor top 10 with her first throw of the 2016 season.

Bostic, Eriksson Go Big at Cardinal & Gold Challenge, Gators Run 10k at Raleigh Relays

Saturday, March 26, 2016 | Track and Field

Anders Eriksson is just the third SEC underclassman hammer thrower since 2002 to eclipse 70.45 meters

By: Zach Dirlam

LOS ANGELES – The University of Florida track and field program opened the Power Conference Cardinal & Gold Challenge on Friday (March 25) afternoon with impressive performances from two of its hammer throwers.

For a second consecutive week, freshman Anders Eriksson made a serious run at the school record. The Swede topped the eight-man field with a mark of 70.46 meters, leaving him just 27 centimeters off Jeremy Postin's school record. Eriksson's improvement also allowed him to maintain his No. 2 national ranking.

Moreover, Eriksson is just the fifth Division I hammer thrower since 2002 to throw farther than 70.45 meters as a freshman. Among SEC throwers, he is the eighth man to eclipse that mark since 2002, and one of only three underclassmen (Walter Henning, LSU, 2009; Elias Hakansson, Alabama, 2014) to record such a throw during that timeframe.

In her first throw of the season, redshirt senior Jayla Bostic moved up to No. 7 on Florida's all-time outdoor top 10 with a winning throw of 61.06 meters, nearly two meters better than her previous personal record. Bostic's mark ranks fifth in the East Region this season.

Sophomore Lloydricia Cameron took third in the discus throw, posting a top mark of 51.64 meters. The Miami, Fla. native is now the No. 8-ranked discus thrower in the East Region.

Late Friday night at the Raleigh Relays, redshirt senior Eddie Garcia notched a top-20 finish in the men's 10,000 meters race, crossing in 29:41.09. Fellow redshirt senior Jimmy Clark took 21st place with a time of 29:49.06.
Florida continues action at the Cardinal & Gold Challenge at 5:30 p.m. ET this evening. Live television coverage will be provided by Pac-12 Los Angeles from 6:30 p.m. ET through the meet's conclusion.

CARDINAL & GOLD CHALLENGE MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern and subject to change)

Television Broadcast: Saturday, March 26th, 6:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Los Angeles)
Live Results (Royal Results)
Complete Meet Schedule
Competing Teams: Ohio State (No. 13 men; No. 16 women), Southern California (No. 16 men; No. 4 women), Texas (No. 7 men; No. 7 women)
Venue: Loker Stadium (Los Angeles)

Day One – Friday, March 25th
Event	Place, Athlete – Mark \| Notes
HT (W)	1. Jayla Bostic – 61.06 meters (200-4) \| No. 7-ranked mark on UF's all-time top 10; No. 5 mark in East Region; No. 11 mark in Division I
	4. Jontavia Dykes – 53.06 meters (174-1)
HT (M)	1. Anders Eriksson – 70.46 meters (231-2) \| No. 1 mark in East Region; No. 2 mark in Division I; improved No. 2-ranked mark on UF's all-time top 10 by 2 feet, 1 inch
	3. AJ McFarland – 60.50 meters (198-6)
DT (W)	3. Lloydricia Cameron – 51.64 meters (169-5) \| No. 8 mark in East Region; No. 18 mark in Division I
	4. Jontavia Dykes – 49.75 meters (163-3)

Day Two – Saturday, March 26th
Time	Athlete -- Event
5:30 p.m.	KeAndre Bates – Men's Long Jump
	Darrielle McQueen; Kimani Rushing – Women's Long Jump
	Marija Vucenovic; Kike Oniwinde – Women's Javelin Throw
6:30 p.m.	Claudia Francis-Shayla Sanders-Skylar-Ross Ransom-Kyra Jefferson – Women's 4x100-Meter Relay
6:34 p.m.	Shayne Rodney-Hugh Graham Jr.-Michael Timpson Jr.-Ryan Clark – Men's 4x100-Meter Relay
6:55 p.m.	Ryann McEnany; Ross-Ransom; Rushing – Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
7:00 p.m.	Jared Watkins – Men's Pole Vault
	Jhonny Victor – Men's High Jump
	Lloydricia Cameron – Women's Shot Put
7:01 p.m.	Marques Burgman; Caleb Chambliss; Yanick Hart – Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
7:07 p.m.	Sharrika Barnett; Taylor Sharpe – Women's 400 Meters
7:11 p.m.	Kunle Fasasi; Nick Uruburu – Men's 400 Meters
7:16 p.m.	Shayla Sanders – Women's 100 Meters
7:21 p.m.	Michael Timpson Jr. – Men's 100 Meters
7:38 p.m.	Francis; Shamaria Lovett – Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
7:43 p.m.	Gabriel Aird; Maurice Dix; Eric Futch; TJ Holmes – Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
7:49 p.m.	Sanders – Women's 200 Meters
7:53 p.m.	Clark; Rodney – Men's 200 Meters
8:12 p.m.	Robin Reynolds-Jefferson-Barnett-Francis (Sharpe) – Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
8:18 p.m.	Graham Jr.-Uruburu-Fasasi-Hall (Najee Glass) – Men's 4x400-Meter Relay

Note: All NCAA Division I and East Region rankings are based on results through March 24 and Cardinal & Gold Challenge results through March 25.

RALEIGH RELAYS MEET INFORMATION

Results (Flash Results)
Venue: Paul Derr Track (Raleigh, N.C.)

Friday, March 25th
Event	Place, Athlete – Time \| Notes
10,000m (M)	16. Eddie Garcia – 29:41.09
	21. Jimmy Clark – 29:49.06
	48. Carlos Miranda – 30:52.95 \| First collegiate 10,000 meters race