Gators Challenged to “Join The Party” at SEC Indoor Championships

Friday, February 24

Nashville, TN

5:25 PM

Florida Gators

SEC Indoor Championships

Florida's men are seeking a second title in three years, and the women are chasing their fourth since 2010.

Gators Challenged to “Join The Party” at SEC Indoor Championships

Thursday, February 23, 2017 | Track and Field

Florida and Arkansas appear destined for an intense showdown in the men's title race

By: Zach Dirlam

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The mission continues, Florida track and field's saying goes, and there is one clear objective for this weekend's SEC Indoor Championships: compete with intensity, enthusiasm, passion, and, above all else, pride.

"Any time you go into a championship situation, it's big for the University of Florida because that's who we are," head coach Mike Holloway said. "That's what we live for around here."

Florida's men, ranked No. 1 all season long, enter this weekend as one of the favorites. Boasting a Division I-leading seven times and marks ranked in the top five nationally, the Gators, on paper, have enough top-end talent to topple teams more reliant on depth.

KeAndre Bates – triple jump (2^nd)
Clayton Brown – high jump (1^st); triple jump (t-5^th)
Kunle Fasasi – 400 meters (5^th)
Grant Holloway – 60 hurdles (1^st); long jump (2^nd)
4x400 relay – fifth-ranked team

Since 1991, Florida and Arkansas have won every SEC Indoor title. The Gators took home victories in 2004, 2011, and 2015. It is likely the competition will once again come down to a tug of war between these heavyweights.

While it will take more than a few surprises for the women to nab a fourth indoor title in eight years, breakout performances from the likes of Sharrika Barnett (400 meters), Lloydricia Cameron (shot put), and Yanis David (triple jump) give the Gators plenty to be excited about.

"The SEC Indoor Championships is one of the most intense competitions you'll ever be in," Holloway said. "And the great thing about it is, everybody in the building, whether you've got a great team or great individual, everybody comes here with an attitude, everybody wants to win.

"I just challenge my team to join the party. Let's match their intensity, let's match their enthusiasm, and we'll be fine."

Friday's and Saturday's action will be streamed live on SEC Network +, via Watch ESPN. A two-hour television broadcast of the championship will air on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET Sunday. A full schedule for this weekend is below.

SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results (Prime Time Timing)
Friday Stream – 5:25-10:30 p.m. (SEC Network + / Watch ESPN)
Saturday Stream – 2:55-7:45 p.m. (SEC Network + / Watch ESPN)
Television Replay: Sunday (Feb. 26), 8 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Meet Notes (PDF)
Venue: Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility

*Friday, February 24 (unless denoted otherwise all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
2:30 p.m.	Clayton Brown – Men's High Jump
5:00 p.m.	Anders Eriksson; AJ McFarland – Men's Weight Throw
5:30 p.m.	Brandee' Johnson; Ryann McEnany; Skylar Ross-Ransom – Women's 60-meter Hurdles (prelim)
5:50 p.m.	Marques Burgman; Caleb Chambliss; Grant Holloway – Men's 60-meter Hurdles (prelim)
6:30 p.m.	KeAndre Bates; Holloway – Men's Long Jump
	Yanis David; Darrielle McQueen – Women's Long Jump
	Ryan Clark; Michael Timpson Jr. – Men's 60 meters (prelim)
7:00 p.m.	Hannah Brookover; Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell; Lauren Perry – Women's Mile (prelim)
7:20 p.m.	Jack Beitter; Jack Guyton; Carlos Miranda – Men's Mile (prelim)
7:30 p.m.	Lloydricia Cameron – Women's Shot Put
7:40 p.m.	Sharrika Barnett; Taylor Sharpe – Women's 400 meters (prelim)
8:05 p.m.	Kunle Fasasi; Eric Futch; Jabari Hill; TJ Holmes; Shayne Rodney; Nick Uruburu – Men's 400 meters (prelim)
8:50 p.m.	Sam Ahrenholz; Andres Arroyo; Kyren Hollis; Justin Pacifico – Men's 800 meters (prelim)
9:10 p.m.	Destinee Gause – Women's 200 meters (prelim)
9:30 p.m.	Clark; Timpson Jr. – Men's 200 meters (prelim)
9:50 p.m.	Taylor Tubbs; Becky Greene – Women's 3,000 meters

*Saturday, February 25 (all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
1:00 p.m.	Lloydricia Cameron; Jontavia Dykes; Amara Wiggan – Women's Weight Throw
3:00 p.m.	KeAndre Bates; Clayton Brown – Men's Triple Jump
	Yanis David; Asa Garcia; Ebony Luster; Darrielle McQueen – Women's Triple Jump
	Brandee' Johnson; Ryann McEnany; Skylar Ross-Ransom – Women's 60-meter Hurdles
3:10 p.m.	Marques Burgman; Caleb Chambliss; Grant Holloway – Men's 60-meter Hurdles
3:30 p.m.	Ryan Clark; Michael Timpson Jr. – Men's 60 meters
3:50 p.m.	Hannah Brookover; Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell; Lauren Perry – Women's Mile
4:00 p.m.	Connor Bandel – Men's Shot Put
	Jack Beitter; Jack Guyton; Carlos Miranda – Men's Mile
4:10 p.m.	Sharrika Barnett; Taylor Sharpe – Women's 400 meters
4:20 p.m.	Kunle Fasasi; Eric Futch; Jabari Hill; TJ Holmes; Shayne Rodney; Nick Uruburu – Men's 400 meters
4:30 p.m.	Taylor Tubbs – Women's 5,000 meters
	Michael Harris; Aaron Owens – Men's Pole Vault
5:05 p.m.	Sam Ahrenholz; Andres Arroyo; Kyren Hollis; Justin Pacifico – Men's 800 meters
5:15 p.m.	Destinee Gause – Women's 200 meters
5:25 p.m.	Clark; Timpson Jr. – Men's 200 meters
6:00 p.m.	Brookover-Mikayla Barber-Becky Greene-Perry – Women's DMR
6:15 p.m.	Arroyo-Uruburu-Pacifico-Guyton (Ahrenholz) – Men's DMR
6:30 p.m.	Barnett-Gause-Sharpe-Johnson – Women's 4x400 Relay
6:50 p.m.	Fasasi-Holloway-Futch-Holmes (Clark/Uruburu/Rodney) – Men's 4x400 Relay