Friday, May 12
Columbia, SC
2:30 PM
Florida Gators
at
SEC Outdoor Championships
Cameron won the shot put title in decisive fashion, topping the second-place finisher by 11.75 inches.
Cameron Wins First SEC Title, Nine Gators Advance to Finals
Friday, May 12, 2017 | Track and Field
Lloydricia Cameron won Florida's 30th throws title since 2006, a figure that leads all SEC programs by six
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Florida junior Lloydricia Cameron won the ninth shot put title in school history, while nine Gators advanced to Saturday (May 13) finals on Friday's (May 12) second day of competition at SEC Outdoor Championships.
Cameron's title, which she won by 11.75 inches, is UF's first in the event since 2010, when Mariam Kevkhishvili capped her run of three outdoor titles in four years. Cameron's win also marked Florida's 30th throws title (men's and women's indoor and outdoor) since 2006, associate head coach Steve Lemke's first year with the program. The Gators lead all other SEC programs by six titles during that stretch, and only Georgia (24) boasts more than 15.
Florida's men scored 22.5 points in the field Friday, with a 2-3 finish from junior KeAndre Bates and freshman Grant Holloway in the long jump, along with a runner-up finish by freshman Clayton Brown and junior Jhonny Victor's tie for eighth in the high jump.
Brown, the top freshman finisher, cleared 2.19 meters (7 feet, 2.25 inches) on his third and final attempt, lifting himself from fifth place to second, a difference of four points. Victor topped out at 2.10 meters (6 feet, 10.75 inches) and halved a point with Auburn's Jaron Brooks.
Sophomore Yanis David added three points for the women in one of the deepest long jump competitions in history. The Lamentin, Guadeloupe native took sixth with a top jump of 6.40 meters (21 feet), which would have won or been less than four inches from winning 16 titles since the first SEC women's outdoor long jump competition in 1981.
Florida's final qualifiers via preliminary races were: Sharrika Barnett (400 meters), Ryan Clark (100 meters), Kunle Fasasi (400 meters), Becky Greene (1,500 meters), Jack Guyton (1,500 meters), Holloway (110 hurdles), Amber Johnson (1,500 meters), Brandee' Johnson (100 hurdles), and Skylar Ross-Ransom (100 hurdles).
SEC Network +, via Watch ESPN, will provide live streaming Saturday (May 13). Coverage begins at 3:10 p.m. ET.
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NOTES & NUMBERS
HEARING OUT (COACH) HOLLOWAY
Head coach Mike Holloway on Lloydricia Cameron's SEC title in the shot put…
"Incredibly proud of Lloydricia. She's had an up-and-down year with injuries … a lot of things going on. For her to come out here and get it done, on the biggest stage, great job by her. Her and Coach Lemke have been putting a lot of work in, and I know they feel there's a lot more there, but she's the SEC champion. Can't discount that at all."
Holloway on the jumpers scoring points Friday…
"Grant (Holloway) and KeAndre (Bates) did a wonderful job in the long jump, just got beat by a better guy today. They put up 14 big points for the team. Clayton (Brown), he's a freshman. Sometimes as a freshman you come in here and don't understand the magnitude of the meet. Him and Grant both, all of a sudden you get halfway through the competition and it's like, wow, this is really something special. Think they both had a little bit of deer in the headlights, but Clayton woke up about halfway through the high jump and fought his way to a second-place finish. Very proud.
"And in arguably the greatest (women's) long jump competition in SEC history, for Yanis (David) to finish sixth, jumping right at 21 feet, phenomenal job by her."
Holloway on some of the day's top performances in qualifying…
"Grant did a good job in the hurdles, just lost his focus and got beat by a guy who's running really well. We better be ready tomorrow, or he'll get beat again. Very proud of the lady hurdlers, Ryan Clark showing up. We've been waiting on that one for a while. Very proud of him showing up and showing us what kind of sprinter he really is. Kunle Fasasi and Sharrika Barnett did a wonderful job as well.
"At the end of the day, we had a great meet. Did a good job today, got a lot of qualifying done. We've got to compete our faces off tomorrow."
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Cameron's title, which she won by 11.75 inches, is UF's first in the event since 2010, when Mariam Kevkhishvili capped her run of three outdoor titles in four years. Cameron's win also marked Florida's 30th throws title (men's and women's indoor and outdoor) since 2006, associate head coach Steve Lemke's first year with the program. The Gators lead all other SEC programs by six titles during that stretch, and only Georgia (24) boasts more than 15.
Florida's men scored 22.5 points in the field Friday, with a 2-3 finish from junior KeAndre Bates and freshman Grant Holloway in the long jump, along with a runner-up finish by freshman Clayton Brown and junior Jhonny Victor's tie for eighth in the high jump.
.@ijump_524 TAKES THE LEAD from @Flaamingoo_ !!!
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Bates (8.03 meters / 26 feet, 4.25 inches) and Holloway (7.97 meters / 26 feet, 1.75 inches) held the top two spots until Missouri freshman Ja'Mari Ward stole the title with a final jump of 8.13 meters..@Flaamingoo_ takes the LEAD with a big one!
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Brown, the top freshman finisher, cleared 2.19 meters (7 feet, 2.25 inches) on his third and final attempt, lifting himself from fifth place to second, a difference of four points. Victor topped out at 2.10 meters (6 feet, 10.75 inches) and halved a point with Auburn's Jaron Brooks.
Sophomore Yanis David added three points for the women in one of the deepest long jump competitions in history. The Lamentin, Guadeloupe native took sixth with a top jump of 6.40 meters (21 feet), which would have won or been less than four inches from winning 16 titles since the first SEC women's outdoor long jump competition in 1981.
Florida's final qualifiers via preliminary races were: Sharrika Barnett (400 meters), Ryan Clark (100 meters), Kunle Fasasi (400 meters), Becky Greene (1,500 meters), Jack Guyton (1,500 meters), Holloway (110 hurdles), Amber Johnson (1,500 meters), Brandee' Johnson (100 hurdles), and Skylar Ross-Ransom (100 hurdles).
SEC Network +, via Watch ESPN, will provide live streaming Saturday (May 13). Coverage begins at 3:10 p.m. ET.
Follow @GatorsTF on Twitter for live updates.
NOTES & NUMBERS
- Bates and Holloway are just the fourth pair of teammates to eclipse 7.95 meters at SEC Outdoors since 2005
- Two of the other duos were the Gator tandems of Will Claye (8.29 meters) and Christian Taylor (8.00 meters in 2011, and Marquis Dendy (8.19 meters) and Bates (7.97 meters) in 2015
- Bates and Holloway were also just the sixth pair of teammates to finish in the top three at SEC Outdoors since 2005, with Dendy and Bates (1st and 3rd, respectively, in 2015) being the only other Gator duo
- Brown is the ninth freshman since 2005 to finish in the top two at SEC Outdoors, and he is one of four men in that group to clear at least 2.19 meters
- Other such clearances from freshmen at SEC Outdoors since 2005: Ricky Robertson, Ole Miss, 2010 (2.20 meters), Michael Mason, Kentucky, 2005 (2.20 meters), Justin Fondren, Alabama, 2013 (2.19 meters)
- Holloway tied Bates for the highest finish by a freshman Gator since 2005—Bates also finished third and jumped 7.97 meters as a freshman at SEC Outdoors in 2015
- Holloway is the eighth freshman since 2005 to finish in the top three of the long jump, and his mark of 7.97 meters is tied for the third-farthest of the group, trailing only this year's champion Ja'Mari Ward (8.13 meters) and Arkansas' Raymond Higgs in 2011 (8.15 meters)
HEARING OUT (COACH) HOLLOWAY
Head coach Mike Holloway on Lloydricia Cameron's SEC title in the shot put…
"Incredibly proud of Lloydricia. She's had an up-and-down year with injuries … a lot of things going on. For her to come out here and get it done, on the biggest stage, great job by her. Her and Coach Lemke have been putting a lot of work in, and I know they feel there's a lot more there, but she's the SEC champion. Can't discount that at all."
Holloway on the jumpers scoring points Friday…
"Grant (Holloway) and KeAndre (Bates) did a wonderful job in the long jump, just got beat by a better guy today. They put up 14 big points for the team. Clayton (Brown), he's a freshman. Sometimes as a freshman you come in here and don't understand the magnitude of the meet. Him and Grant both, all of a sudden you get halfway through the competition and it's like, wow, this is really something special. Think they both had a little bit of deer in the headlights, but Clayton woke up about halfway through the high jump and fought his way to a second-place finish. Very proud.
"And in arguably the greatest (women's) long jump competition in SEC history, for Yanis (David) to finish sixth, jumping right at 21 feet, phenomenal job by her."
Holloway on some of the day's top performances in qualifying…
"Grant did a good job in the hurdles, just lost his focus and got beat by a guy who's running really well. We better be ready tomorrow, or he'll get beat again. Very proud of the lady hurdlers, Ryan Clark showing up. We've been waiting on that one for a while. Very proud of him showing up and showing us what kind of sprinter he really is. Kunle Fasasi and Sharrika Barnett did a wonderful job as well.
"At the end of the day, we had a great meet. Did a good job today, got a lot of qualifying done. We've got to compete our faces off tomorrow."
SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
- Live Results (Prime Time Timing)
- Saturday Stream – 3:10 p.m. (SEC Network + / Watch ESPN)
- Television Replay – Wednesday, May 17; 8:00 p.m. (ESPNU)
- Day One Recap
- Meet Notes (PDF)
- SEC Outdoor Championships Central
- Venue: Sheila & Morris Cregger Track (University of South Carolina)
| Thursday, May 11 (only finals shown; see Day One recap for complete results) | |
| Event | Place (Points), Gator – Time/Mark | Notes |
| 10,000m (M) | 14. Jonathan Hulzebos – 32:01.90 |
| HT (M) | 8 (1). AJ McFarland – 65.29 meters (214-2) |
| 9. Anders Eriksson – 65.02 meters (213-14) | No. 39-ranked mark in Division I; No. 26-ranked mark in East Region | |
| Friday, May 12 (unless denoted with *, all events are finals) | |
| Event | Place (Points), Gator – Time/Mark [Wind] | Notes |
| 100m (M)* | 4. Ryan Clark – 10.22 [+1.8] | Advanced to final (automatic); collegiate personal record; tied No. 29-ranked time in Division I |
| 19. Michael Timpson Jr. – 10.52 [+0.4] | |
| 22. Damien Daniels – 10.66 [+1.8] | |
| 100m (W)* | 15. Shayla Sanders – 11.42 [+1.4] |
| 400m (M)* | 7. Kunle Fasasi – 45.95 | Advanced to final (time); season-best time |
| 23. Nick Uruburu – 47.48 | |
| 24. Jabari Hill – 47.56 | Personal record | |
| 400m (W)* | 2. Sharrika Barnett – 52.29 | Advanced to final (automatic) |
| 12. Destinee Gause – 53.52 | Season-best time | |
| 16. Taylor Sharpe – 54.08 | |
| 1,500m (M)* | 6. Jack Guyton – 3:47.64 | Advanced to final (time) |
| 19. Mac Reynolds – 3:51.63 | |
| 1,500m (W)* | 11. Amber Johnson – 4:29.57 | Advanced to final (time) |
| 12. Becky Greene – 4:30.15 | Advanced to final (automatic) | |
| 110mH (M)* | 3. Grant Holloway – 13.65 [+0.7] | Advanced to final (automatic) |
| 12. Caleb Chambliss – 14.35 [-0.5] | |
| 15. Marques Burgman – 14.48 [+0.7] | |
| 100mH (W)* | 6. Skylar Ross-Ransom – 13.23 [+0.2] | Advanced to final (automatic); tied No. 7-ranked time on UF's All-Time Outdoor Top 10; tied No 25-ranked time in Division I |
| 9. Brandee' Johnson – 13.39 [+1.9] | Advanced to final (automatic) | |
| 12. Ryann McEnany – 13.65 [+0.2] | |
| 3kSC (M) | 13. Marshall Dillon – 9:35.14 |
| 3kSC (W) | 9. Hannah Brookover – 10:37.18 |
| HJ (M) | 2 (8). Clayton Brown – 2.19 meters (7-2.25) | SEC All-Freshman |
| t-8 (0.5). Jhonny Victor – 2.10 meters (6-10.75) | |
| LJ (M) | 2 (8). KeAndre Bates – 8.03 meters (26-4.25) [+1.0] |
| 3 (6). Holloway – 7.97 meters (26-1.75) [+0.3] | |
| LJ (W) | 6 (3). Yanis David – 6.40 meters (21-0) [-0.6] |
| 10. Darrielle McQueen – 6.21 meters (20-4.5) [+0.7] | |
| SP (W) | 1 (10). Lloydricia Cameron – 16.92 meters (55-6.25) | Ninth title in school history, first since 2010 |
| DT (M) | 13. Christopher Olson – 48.70 meters (159-9) | Season-best mark |
| 15. AJ McFarland – 48.63 meters (159-6) | |
| Saturday, May 13 (all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 11:00 a.m. | Megan Reed; Marija Vucenovic – Women's Javelin Throw |
| 1:00 p.m. | KeAndre Bates; Clayton Brown – Men's Triple Jump |
| 1:30 p.m. | Lloydricia Cameron; Jontavia Dykes – Women's Discus Throw |
| 2:30 p.m. | Michael Harris; Aaron Owens – Men's Pole Vault |
| 3:15 p.m. | Michael Timpson Jr.-Grant Holloway-Eric Futch-Ryan Clark – Men's 4x100 Relay |
| 3:25 p.m. | Skylar Ross-Ransom-Shayla Sanders-Destinee Gause-Kyra Jefferson – Women's 4x100 Relay |
| 3:35 p.m. | Jack Guyton – Men's 1,500 meters |
| 3:45 p.m. | Becky Greene; Amber Johnson – Women's 1,500 meters |
| 3:55 p.m. | Holloway – Men's 110-meter Hurdles |
| 4:05 p.m. | Brandee' Johnson; Ross-Ransom – Women's 100-meter Hurdles |
| 4:10 p.m. | Yanis David; Asa Garcia; Darrielle McQueen – Women's Triple Jump |
| 4:15 p.m. | Kunle Fasasi – Men's 400 meters |
| 4:25 p.m. | Sharrika Barnett – Women's 400 meters |
| 4:35 p.m. | Clark – Men's 100 meters |
| 4:55 p.m. | Andres Arroyo – Men's 800 meters |
| 5:15 p.m. | Futch; TJ Holmes – Men's 400-meter Hurdles |
| 5:25 p.m. | B. Johnson – Women's 400-meter Hurdles |
| 5:45 p.m. | Jefferson – Women's 200 meters |
| 5:55 p.m. | Guyton; Carlos Miranda; Mac Reynolds – Men's 5,000 meters |
| 6:15 p.m. | Taylor Tubbs – Women's 5,000 meters |
| 6:40 p.m. | Fasasi-Futch-Holmes-Holloway – Men's 4x400 Relay |
| 6:50 p.m. | Sharpe-Jefferson-Barnett-Gause – Women's 4x400 Relay |
| Top 5 Men's Teams | |
| Place | Team – Points |
| 1. | No. 5 Alabama – 54 |
| 2. | No. 1 Texas A&M – 38 |
| 3. | No. 4 Georgia – 35 |
| 4. | No. 9 Arkansas – 31 |
| No. 12 Ole Miss – 31 | |
| 7. | No. 2 Florida – 23.5 |
| Top 5 Women's Teams | |
| Place | Team – Points |
| 1. | No. 5 Arkansas – 73 |
| 2. | No. 10 Alabama – 30 |
| 3. | No. 16 Ole Miss – 27.5 |
| 4. | No. 6 Kentucky – 27 |
| No. 7 Georgia – 27 | |
| t-7. | No. 8 Florida – 13 |
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