Arroyo Hits Olympic Standard to Highlight Wildly Successful Day Two of Pepsi Florida Relays

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Arroyo Hits Olympic Standard to Highlight Wildly Successful Day Two of Pepsi Florida Relays

Friday, April 1, 2016 | Track and Field

Florida totaled 10 top-10 NCAA Division I times on Friday (April 1)

By: Zach Dirlam

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida track and field program's wildly successful Friday (April 1) at the Pepsi Florida Relays made Thursday's (March 31) outstanding opening act look like a preliminary round, as the Gators posted two NCAA-leading times, an additional eight times and marks that rank in the top five among Division I athletes, and three UF all-time top 10 times and marks.

Junior Andres Arroyo had the day's top performance, finishing the 800 meters in an NCAA-leading time of 1:45.78, also breaking the Olympic standard. The time ranks third on UF's all-time outdoor top 10.

Freshman sprinter Kunle Fasasi had the day two's other NCAA-leading time. The Nigerian covered 400 meters in 45.43 seconds to win the event.

For the women, sprinters Robin Reynolds and Kyra Jefferson posted a 1-2 finish in the 400 meters, recording the No. 2- and No. 3-ranked times in Division I. Reynolds' time of 52.09 is also the fastest by an East Region runner this year.

In the field, Marija Vucenovic had a top mark of 55.79 meters in the javelin throw, moving her up to the No. 3 spot on the Division I outdoor descending order list. Fellow thrower Lloydricia Cameron came through with a massive personal record in the discus, notching the No. 6-ranked throw in program history (54.41 meters).

Other top-10 Division I times came from freshman Ryan Clark (100, 200 meters), junior TJ Holmes (400-meter hurdles), Skylar Ross-Ransom (100-meter hurdles), and Taylor Tubbs (1,500 meters). Devin McDermott was the third Gator to record a UF all-time top 10 time, ascending to seventh in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:44.40).

SEC Network + will provide live streaming for Saturday's (April 2) third and final day of the Pepsi Florida Relays. Coverage will begin at 2:30 p.m. ET. Spectator information can be found in this release.

PEPSI FLORIDA RELAYS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern and subject to change)

Day Three Live Streaming: Saturday, April 2nd, 2:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (SEC Network +, via Watch ESPN)
Live Results (Delta Timing)
Saturday Heat Sheets
Complete Meet Schedule
Pepsi Florida Relays Central
Nationally-Ranked Competing Teams: Alabama (No. 6 men; No. 23 women), Florida State (No. 14 women), Georgia (No. 11 men; No. 6 women), Kentucky (No. 9 women), Louisville (No. 24 men), Miami (Fla.) (No. 21 women), Michigan State (No. 20 women), Mississippi State (No. 11 women), Penn State (No. 19 men), South Carolina (No. 10 men), Virginia (No. 8 men), Virginia Tech (No. 14 men; No. 18 women)

Day Two – Friday, April 1st
Event	Place, Athlete – Mark/Time [Wind] \| Notes
HT (W)	21. Jontavia Dykes – 52.51 meters (172-3)
	24. Dykes – 41.48 meters (136-1)
100mH (W)	7. Skylar Ross-Ransom – 13.18 [+2.1] \| Tied No. 5 time in Division I; third-place finisher among collegians; all-conditions personal record
	22. Kimani Rushing – 13.53 [+2.5] \| 14th place among collegians; all-conditions PR
	25. Ryann McEnany – 13.65 [+3.9] \| 17th place among collegians; all-conditions PR
	57. Tyjah Eady – 14.15 [+1.5] \| 48th place among collegians
100m (M)	7. Ryan Clark – 10.26 [+1.7] \| No. 3-ranked time in Div. I; second-place finisher among collegians; first collegiate 100 meters race
	20. Michael Timpson Jr. – 10.40 [+2.0] \| PR; 13th place among collegians
	49. Damien Daniels – 10.69 [+2.6] \| All-conditions PR
110mH (M)	37. Caleb Chambliss – 14.38 [+2.7] \| All-conditions PR
	44. Marques Burgman – 14.56 [+2.7] \| All-conditions PR
100m (W)	1. Shayla Sanders – 11.15 [+2.7]
400m (W)	1. Robin Reynolds – 52.09 \| No. 2-ranked time in Div. I; East Region-leading time
	2. Kyra Jefferson – 52.11 \| No. 3-ranked time in Division I
	14. Sharrika Barnett – 53.65 \| Season-best time
	28. Taylor Sharpe – 55.05
400m (M)	1. Kunle Fasasi – 45.43 \| NCAA-leading time
	22. Nick Uruburu – 47.63
800m (M)	2. Andres Arroyo – 1:45.78 \| NCAA-leading time; Olympic Standard time; No. 3-ranked time on UF's all-time outdoor top 10
HT (W) #	9. Jayla Bostic – 59.81 meters (196-3)
DT (M)	6. Christopher Olson – 51.10 meters (167-8) \| Topped PR by 4.23 meters
400mH (W)	18. Mikayla Barber – 1:00.92
	32. Gina Louis – 1:02.36
400mH (M)	4. TJ Holmes – 50.56 \| No. 8-ranked time in Division I
	23. Gabriel Aird – 53.00
200m (M) #	2. Ryan Clark – 20.59 [+2.0] \| No. 3-ranked time in Division I
LJ (W)	Rushing – FOUL
HT (M) #	8. Anders Eriksson – 67.92 meters (222-10)
4x400 (M)*	1. Najee Glass-Hugh Graham Jr.-Nick Uruburu-Kunle Fasasi – 3:06.61 \| Advanced to final (time)
DT (W) #	5. Lloydricia Cameron – 54.41 meters (178-6) \| No. 6-ranked mark on UF's all-time top 10; No. 5-ranked mark in East Region; third-place finisher among collegians
JT (W)	3. Marija Vucenovic – 55.79 meters (183-0) \| No. 3-ranked mark in Division I
	9. Kike Oniwinde – 46.88 meters (153-10)
	15. Megan Reed -- 42.03 meters (137-11)
1,500m (W)	8. Taylor Tubbs – 4:21.42 \| No. 9-ranked time in Division I; third place among collegians; PR
	10. Becky Greene – 4:22.09 \| No. 13-ranked time in Division I; fourth place among collegians
	14. Eliasbeth Bergh – 4:25.73 \| Eighth place among collegians
	27. Amber Johnson – 4:31.10 \| Topped PR by 9.18 seconds
	29. Macy Huskey – 4:32.14
1,500 (M)	14. Jack Guyton – 3:45.61 \| No. 15-ranked time in East Region
	16. Jack Beitter – 3:45.71 \| No. 17-ranked time in East Region
	17. Jimmy Clark – 3:46.11 \| No. 18-ranked time in East Region
	20. Magnus Pettersen – 3:47.82 \| PR
	49. Jack Rogers – 3:59.71
	51. Carlos Miranda – 4:00.14
	52. Trey LaNasa – 4:00.85
	Mac Reynolds -- DNF
3kSC (W)	9. Devin McDermott – 10:44.40 \| No. 7-ranked time on UF's all-time top 10
3kSC (M)	14. Mark Mutz – 9:11.24 \| Topped PR by 13.09 seconds
	27. Bryce Statham – 9:49.01

Day Three – Saturday, April 2nd
Time	Athlete -- Event
12:00 p.m.	Skylar Ross-Ransom-Kimani Rushing-Ryann McEnany-Tyjah Eady – Women's Shuttle Hurdle Relay
1:00 p.m.	Jordan Mansour; Jared Watkins – Men's Pole Vault
	Lloydricia Cameron – Women's Shot Put (Invite)
1:05 p.m.	Michael Timpson Jr.-Ryan Clark-Kunle Fasasi-Andres Arroyo – Men's Sprint Medley Relay
1:30 p.m.	KeAndre Bates – Men's Triple Jump
2:40 p.m.	Robin Reynolds-Shayla Sanders-Skylar Ross-Ransom-Kyra Jefferson – Women's 4x100 Relay
4:00 p.m.	Yanis David; Darrielle McQueen – Women's Triple Jump
4:05 p.m.	Taylor Tubbs-Becky Greene-Elisabeth Bergh-Macy Huskey (Amber Johnson) – Women's 4x800 Relay
4:20 p.m.	Magnus Pettersen-Jack Beitter-Jack Guyton-Jack Rogers – Men's 4x800 Relay
6:35 p.m.	Nick Uruburu-Clark-TJ Holmes-Fasasi – Men's 4x400 Relay (Final)
7:05 p.m.	Reynolds-Jefferson-Sharrika Barnett-Claudia Francis (Taylor Sharpe) – Women's Tom Jones Invite 4x400 Relay
7:15 p.m.	Hugh Graham Jr.-Arman Hall-Eric Futch-Najee Glass – Men's Jimmy Carnes Invite 4x400 Relay

Notes: # - denotes invitational race; * - denotes preliminary race; all NCAA and East Region rankings are based on results through March 30th and Pepsi Florida Relays results through April 1st

HEARING OUT (COACH) HOLLOWAY
On his overall thoughts of Friday's competition…
"I thought everybody did a wonderful job. From the first event this morning with Skylar Ross-Ransom and Ryann McEnany, all the way to the end (of the afternoon) with the 4x400s. I thought Marija (Vucenovic) tonight with the javelin was wonderful. It was a wonderful job by everybody tonight."

On taking the chance to showcase the javelin with a night start…
"It's cool because there's not much else going on, so they get the spotlight and everybody can see what's going on. Coach (Steve) Lemke being a former javelin thrower, it's nice to get them in the spotlight a little bit."

On what he's seen out of the sprinters the first two days…
"We've really been challenging everybody to be a lot more focused and driven. And I saw that today. I just challenged them to come out here and perform like the team that we know we are. They did that. I thought Ryan Clark had a phenomenal day. Kunle Fasasi was amazing. The home-stretch battle between Robin (Reynolds) and Kyra (Jefferson) was nice. Watching Andres Arroyo go 1:45 was amazing. And probably one of the most exciting moments of the day for me was watching TJ Holmes run 50.5 in the 400 hurdles. Just a great day overall."

On Andres Arroyo hitting the Olympic standard…
"More than anything else, Andres has been working very hard. He's a patient guy, I'm a patient guy. We knew it was coming. It was just a matter of time."

On the men's 1,500 meters performance…
"I was extremely proud of the 1,500 group tonight with Jack Guyton, Jack Beitter, and Jimmy Clark coming back from the big 10,000 meters last week. Magnus Pettersen also with a PR. That's a group we know is going to be important to us, and I'm very proud of the work Coach (Paul) Spangler and that group are putting in right now."

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