Friday, January 20
Blacksburg, VA
5 PM
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Hokie Invitational
Clayton Brown now ranks in the top five nationally in both the high jump and triple jump.
Gators Log Handful of Top 10s to Open Hokie Invitational
Friday, January 20, 2017 | Track and Field
Florida turned in five all-time top 10 times/marks, and four Gators climbed into the top 10 nationally in their events
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Florida jumpers and throwers turned in all-around impressive performances, while its sprinters and hurdlers posted solid qualifying efforts but, for the most part, fizzled in the finals.
Redshirt sophomore weight thrower AJ McFarland headlined the strong outings with a second consecutive personal record in the weight throw. With an opening throw of 21.20 meters (69 feet, 6.75 inches), McFarland passed Antonio Emperator (2004) for the No. 3-ranked mark on the program's all-time top 10. It also ranks as the sixth-best throw nationally.
Triple jumpers Clayton Brown and Asa Garcia also cracked UF's all-time indoor top 10.
Brown, the national leader in the high jump, hopped, skipped and jumped 16.34 meters (53 feet, 7.5 inches), the No. 6-ranked mark on the list. The St. Andrew, Jamaica native finished as runner-up to KeAndre Bates (16.37 meters / 53 feet, 8.5 inches), who was a mere five centimeters off his indoor PR. Entering this weekend, only two Division I men boasted marks better than 15.92 meters.
Garcia was part of a 1-2-3-4 finish for the women, taking second with a top jump of 12.81 meters (42 feet, 0.5 inches), the No. 8-ranked mark on the top 10. Only Yanis David finished ahead of her, and the sophomore took the title with a nation-leading 13.49-meter (44 feet, 3.75 inches) jump.
UF's other two all-time top 10 times came in the women's 60-meter hurdles prelims, as freshmen Timetria Mitchell (8.34 seconds) and Brandee' Johnson (8.40) logged the No. 5- and No. 6-ranked times, respectively. Mitchell already held the No. 5 spot from the team's season-opening meet, but her time Friday (Jan. 20) topped that one by 0.04 seconds.
Florida also posted a slew of additional PRs, including those from each of its three women's weight throwers—Lloydricia Cameron, Jontavia Dykes, Amara Wiggan—and Marques Burgman in the 60 hurdles.
All of Friday's and a full schedule for Saturday (Jan. 21) are listed below.
HEARING OUT (COACH) HOLLOWAY
Head coach Mike Holloway on the day's top performances…
"Thought we did a great job in the triple jumps. Clayton (Brown) opening up a little further than he jumped in high school, KeAndre (Bates) jumping a lot further than he did last year indoors. On the women's side, I thought Yanis (David) did a great job, and the other three young ladies were solid.
"On the track tonight, we did a good job of qualifying, and something was just amiss in the finals and the hurdles. I can't tell you what it was, but I'm in charge of that, so I've got a way to make it better. But we took a step back in the women's hurdles. The men's hurdles I thought we were solid. In the men's dash, we've got to get some things figured out. We're practicing better than we're racing right now.
"But overall I thought it was a solid night. Very, very pleased with the women's weight throw. They did a great job. And another big PR for AJ (McFarland). A lot of positives to take away from what we did tonight. We've got some work to do tomorrow and we've got to stay focused."
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Redshirt sophomore weight thrower AJ McFarland headlined the strong outings with a second consecutive personal record in the weight throw. With an opening throw of 21.20 meters (69 feet, 6.75 inches), McFarland passed Antonio Emperator (2004) for the No. 3-ranked mark on the program's all-time top 10. It also ranks as the sixth-best throw nationally.
.@AJ_UF77's 21.20-meter ?? that moved him to #3?? on the ???? all-time list ????????#GoGators pic.twitter.com/1nNT4vmdYH
— Gators T & F and XC (@GatorsTF) January 21, 2017
Triple jumpers Clayton Brown and Asa Garcia also cracked UF's all-time indoor top 10.
????GATORS TOP 10 JUMP????@originaljumpa goes 16.34m (53-7.5)--#6?? on the ???? All-Time Top 10!
— Gators T & F and XC (@GatorsTF) January 20, 2017
He's also your national HJ leader #GoGators pic.twitter.com/3brMbnn6p7
Brown, the national leader in the high jump, hopped, skipped and jumped 16.34 meters (53 feet, 7.5 inches), the No. 6-ranked mark on the list. The St. Andrew, Jamaica native finished as runner-up to KeAndre Bates (16.37 meters / 53 feet, 8.5 inches), who was a mere five centimeters off his indoor PR. Entering this weekend, only two Division I men boasted marks better than 15.92 meters.
Garcia was part of a 1-2-3-4 finish for the women, taking second with a top jump of 12.81 meters (42 feet, 0.5 inches), the No. 8-ranked mark on the top 10. Only Yanis David finished ahead of her, and the sophomore took the title with a nation-leading 13.49-meter (44 feet, 3.75 inches) jump.
UF's other two all-time top 10 times came in the women's 60-meter hurdles prelims, as freshmen Timetria Mitchell (8.34 seconds) and Brandee' Johnson (8.40) logged the No. 5- and No. 6-ranked times, respectively. Mitchell already held the No. 5 spot from the team's season-opening meet, but her time Friday (Jan. 20) topped that one by 0.04 seconds.
Florida also posted a slew of additional PRs, including those from each of its three women's weight throwers—Lloydricia Cameron, Jontavia Dykes, Amara Wiggan—and Marques Burgman in the 60 hurdles.
All of Friday's and a full schedule for Saturday (Jan. 21) are listed below.
HEARING OUT (COACH) HOLLOWAY
Head coach Mike Holloway on the day's top performances…
"Thought we did a great job in the triple jumps. Clayton (Brown) opening up a little further than he jumped in high school, KeAndre (Bates) jumping a lot further than he did last year indoors. On the women's side, I thought Yanis (David) did a great job, and the other three young ladies were solid.
"On the track tonight, we did a good job of qualifying, and something was just amiss in the finals and the hurdles. I can't tell you what it was, but I'm in charge of that, so I've got a way to make it better. But we took a step back in the women's hurdles. The men's hurdles I thought we were solid. In the men's dash, we've got to get some things figured out. We're practicing better than we're racing right now.
"But overall I thought it was a solid night. Very, very pleased with the women's weight throw. They did a great job. And another big PR for AJ (McFarland). A lot of positives to take away from what we did tonight. We've got some work to do tomorrow and we've got to stay focused."
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 denoted with an * all events are finals) | |
| Event | Place, Gator – Time/Mark | Notes |
| 60m (M)* | 2. Michael Timpson Jr. – 6.77 | Advanced to final |
| 4. Ryan Clark – 6.79 | Advanced to final | |
| 14. Damien Daniels – 6.90 | |
| 25. Shayne Rodney – 7.06 | |
| 60m (M) | 3. Clark – 6.79 |
| 4. Timpson Jr. – 6.79 | |
| 60m (W)* | 7. Timetria Mitchell – 7.63 | Advanced to final |
| 60m (W) | 5. Mitchell – 7.60 | Personal record |
| 60mH (M)* | 1. Grant Holloway – 7.86 | Advanced to final |
| 3. Marques Burgman – 8.10 | Advanced to final | |
| 4. Caleb Chambliss – 8.18 | Advanced to final | |
| 60mH (M) | 1. Holloway – 7.77 |
| 3. Burgman – 8.06 | Personal record | |
| 8. Chambliss – 8.57 | |
| 60mH (W)* | 1. Skylar Ross-Ransom – 8.32 | Advanced to final |
| 2. Mitchell – 8.34 | Personal record; improved No. 5-ranked time on UF's all-time top 10; advanced to final | |
| 3. Brandee' Johnson – 8.40 | No. 6-ranked time on UF's all-time top 10; advanced to final | |
| 5. Ryann McEnany – 8.52 | Advanced to final | |
| 60mH (W) | 1. Mitchell – 8.38 |
| 3. B. Johnson – 8.50 | |
| 4. McEnany – 8.50 | |
| 8. Ross-Ransom – 19.92 | |
| 300m (W) | 3. Destinee Gause – 38.66 |
| 8. B. Johnson – 39.67 | |
| 600m (M) | 4. TJ Holmes – 1:19.91 |
| 600m (W) | 9. Mikayla Barber – 1:38.65 |
| TJ (M) | 1. KeAndre Bates – 16.37 meters (53-8.5) | 5 centimeters off indoor PR—which is No. 5-ranked mark on UF's all-time top 10 |
| 2. Clayton Brown – 16.34 meters (53-7.5) | No. 6-ranked mark on UF's all-time indoor top 10 | |
| TJ (W) | 1. Yanis David – 13.49 meters (44-3.75) | 1 centimeter off indoor PR—which is No. 4-ranked mark on UF's all-time indoor top 10 |
| 2. Asa Garcia – 12.81 meters (42-0.5) | No. 8-ranked mark on UF's all-time indoor top 10 | |
| 3. Ebony Luster – 12.72 meters (41-8.75) | Topped personal record by 15 centimeters | |
| 4. Darrielle McQueen – 12.62 meters (41-5) | |
| WT (M) | 2. AJ McFarland – 21.20 meters (69-6.75) | No 3-ranked mark on UF's all-time top 10 |
| WT (W) | 1. Lloydricia Cameron – 19.69 meters (64-7.25) | Topped personal record by 2.35 meters (7 feet, 8.5 inches) |
| 2. Jontavia Dykes – 19.41 meters (63-8.25) | Topped personal record by 14 centimeters | |
| 5. Amara Wiggan – 17.98 meters (59-0) | Topped previous personal record by 1.45 meters (4 feet, 9.25 inches) | |
| 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 |
| Michael Harris; 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] | |
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