Gators Distance Corps Opens Season at Commodore Invitational

Friday, January 13

Nashville, TN

9:30 PM

Florida Gators

Commodore Invitational

Taylor Tubbs (left) and Elisabeth Bergh (right) both scored in the mile at last year's SEC Indoor Championships.

Gators Distance Corps Opens Season at Commodore Invitational

Thursday, January 12, 2017 | Track and Field

Florida's contingent is headlined by a pair of SEC scorers and an Olympic semifinalist

By: Zach Dirlam

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Seventeen University of Florida middle-distance and distance runners will open their 2017 campaigns Friday (Jan. 13) and Saturday (Jan. 14) at the Commodore Invitational, hosted by Vanderbilt University.

This weekend's travel squad is headlined by 2016 Olympics semifinalist Andres Arroyo, 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier Taylor Tubbs, SEC Indoor Championships scorer Elisabeth Bergh, and sophomore Jack Guyton, who missed qualifying for the IAAF World Junior Championships team in the 1,500 meters by less than two seconds this past summer.

Arroyo is the only one of the four who will not open in his premier event, as he is set to run the mile rather than the 800 meters. The five-time All-American typically ran at least one mile race early in his previous three seasons.

Bergh and Tubbs both scored in the mile at SEC Indoors a year ago, taking eighth and fourth place, respectively. The pair are also on the program's all-time top 10 list in the event, with Tubbs' personal record (4:41.43) ranking sixth and Bergh's PR (4:42.26) checking in at No. 10.

Guyton did not compete in any indoor meets last season, but is coming off a strong fifth-place showing at the USATF Outdoor Junior Championships last July.

For a more detailed preview of UF's distance runners, in addition to the rest of the Gators' 2017 squad, check out the photo-based season preview story embedded below.

COMMODORE INVITATIONAL MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results
Heat Sheets
Venue: Vanderbilt University Multipurpose Facility
Complete Meet Schedule

*Day 1 – Friday, January 13 (unless noted otherwise all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
9:30 p.m.	Jessica Pascoe; Maddox Patterson – Women's 5,000 meters
9:50 p.m.	Nick Diaz; Mac Macoy – Men's 5,000 meters

*Day 2 – Saturday, January 14 (unless noted otherwise all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
3:20 p.m.	Hannah Brookover; Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell; Lauren Perry; Taylor Tubbs – Women's Mile
3:35 p.m.	Andres Arroyo; Jack Beitter; Jack Guyton; Carlos Miranda; Mac Reynolds; Jack Rogers – Men's Mile
5:10 p.m.	Sam Ahrenholz; Kyren Hollis; Justin Pacifico – Men's 800 meters
6:20 p.m.	Arroyo-Hollis-Pacifico-Ahrenholz – Men's 4x400 Relay