Gators Set to Build on Strong Start at Hokie Invitational

Friday, January 20

Blacksburg, VA

5 PM

Florida Gators

Hokie Invitational

Yanis David and UF's women jumpers will all triple jump this weekend after long jumping in the season-opening meet earlier this month.

Gators Set to Build on Strong Start at Hokie Invitational

Thursday, January 19, 2017 | Track and Field

Florida's potential dual-scorers will either double or look to post a top mark in a second event this weekend

By: Zach Dirlam

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The University of Florida, ranked No. 1 and No. 6, respectively, in the men's and women's USTFCCCA Preseason National Team Rankings, head to this weekend's (Jan. 20-21) Hokie Invitational with seven men's top-16 times and marks and another five on the women's side.

All but two of those 12 top 16-ranked student-athletes will be in action this weekend, though some of them will be looking to post fast times and big marks in other events.

Freshmen Clayton Brown (high jump) and Grant Holloway (60-meter hurdles) lead the nation in their respective primary events, but will open in the triple jump and long jump, respectively, this weekend. Second-ranked long jumper KeAndre Bates will hit the runway for the triple jump Friday. And roughly two weeks after setting a personal record and logging a national top 10 time in the 60 meters, sophomore Michael Timpson Jr. opens up in the 200 meters.

Top-10 performers Darrielle McQueen (long jump) and Lloydricia Cameron (shot put) will build on their openers with triple jump and weight throw competitions.

Today was a GOOD day. But they don't hand out championships in January.#TheMissionContinues #GoGators https://t.co/lcYktva0O5
— Gators T & F and XC (@GatorsTF) January 8, 2017

A full meet schedule for Friday and Saturday is below.

HOKIE INVITATIONAL MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results (Flash Results)
Heat Sheets
Venue: Rector Field House (Virginia Tech)

*Day 1 – Friday, January 20 (unless noted otherwise all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
5:00 p.m.	KeAndre Bates; Clayton Brown – Men's Triple Jump
	Yanis David; Asa Garcia; Ebony Luster; Darrielle McQueen – Women's Triple Jump
	AJ McFarland – Men's Weight Throw
5:40 p.m.	Brandee' Johnson; Ryann McEnany; Timetria Mitchell; Skylar Ross-Ransom – Women's 60-meter Hurdles (prelims)
5:55 p.m.	Marques Burgman; Caleb Chambliss; Grant Holloway – Men's 60-meter Hurdles (prelims)
6:10 p.m.	Mitchell – Women's 60 meters (prelims)
6:20 p.m.	Ryan Clark; Damien Daniels; Shane Rodney; Michael Timpson Jr. – Men's 60 meters (prelims)
6:55 p.m.	Burgman; Chambliss; Holloway – Men's 60-meter Hurdles
7:00 p.m.	Lloydricia Cameron; Jontavia Dykes; Amara Wiggan – Women's Weight Throw
	B. Johnson; McEnany; Mitchell; Ross-Ransom – Women's 60-meter Hurdles
7:05 p.m.	Clark; Daniels; Rodney; Timpson Jr. – Men's 60 meters
7:10 p.m.	Mitchell – Women's 60 meters
7:15 p.m.	Mikayla Barber – Women's 600 meters
7:30 p.m.	Michael Harris – Men's Pole Vault (unseeded)
	TJ Holmes – Men's 600 meters
8:15 p.m.	Destinee Gause; B. Johnson – Women's 300 meters

*Day 2 – Saturday, January 21 (unless noted otherwise all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
12:00 p.m.	Connor Bandel – Men's Shot Put
	Grant Holloway – Men's Long Jump
1:00 p.m.	Sharrika Barnett; Taylor Sharpe – Women's 400 meters
1:15 p.m.	Kunle Fasasi; Eric Futch; Jabari Hill; Nick Uruburu – Men's 400 meters
1:30 p.m.	Lloydricia Cameron – Women's Shot Put
	Aaron Owens – Men's Pole Vault (seeded)
2:15 p.m.	Ryan Clark; Damien Daniels; Shayne Rodney; Michael Timpson Jr. – Men's 200 meters
3:45 p.m.	Brandee' Johnson-Destinee Gause-Sharpe-Barnett – Women's 4x400 Relay
4:05 p.m.	Futch-Hill-Uruburu-Fasasi (Clark) – Men's 4x400 Relay [A]
	Clark-Timpson Jr.-TJ Holmes-Rodney (Daniels) – Men's 4x400 Relay [B]