Gators Open 2018 Campaign at Clemson

Saturday, January 6

Clemson, SC

Florida Gators

Orange & Purple Classic

All-American quarter-miler Kunle Fasasi opens his season with a run in the 300 meters.

Gators Open 2018 Campaign at Clemson

Friday, January 5, 2018 | Track and Field

Florida's men are the reigning outdoor national champions and finished second at last year's NCAA Indoor Championships

By: Zach Dirlam

CLEMSON, S.C. – University of Florida track and field—which is expected to boast highly-ranked men's and women's teams when the preseason rankings are released Wednesday—opens the 2018 campaign Saturday at Clemson's Orange & Purple Classic.

The Gators are not wasting any time chasing qualifying times and marks for the NCAA Indoor Championships, where the men's squad finished second by a half-point last season.

Three-time national champion horizontal jumper KeAndre Bates, two-time national champion hurdler Grant Holloway, two-time indoor All-American jumper Clayton Brown, two-time indoor All-American sprinter Ryan Clark, and 2017 indoor All-American weight thrower AJ McFarland all open their seasons in primary events. Junior quarter-miler Kunle Fasasi, a finalist at last year's NCAA Indoor Championships, also begins his season in the 300 meters.

On the women's side, 2017 indoor All-American and outdoor SEC champion shot putter Lloydricia Cameron, two-time indoor All-American horizontal jumper Yanis David, and five-time indoor All-American horizontal jumper Darrielle McQueen open in their primary events. Junior quarter-miler Sharrika Barnett, a two-time indoor All-American last season, begins her season in the 300 meters.

Saturday also marks the debut of several freshmen from the Gators' star-studded 2017 recruiting classes, which were ranked in the top seven nationally by Track & Field News.

ORANGE & PURPLE CLASSIC MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results (Adkins Trak Timing)
Heat Sheets (PDF)
Venue: Clemson University Indoor Complex
Competing Teams: Bethune-Cookman; Campbell; Charleston Southern; Clemson; FIU; Florida State; Georgia; Georgia Tech; J.C. Smith; North Carolina A&T; Tennessee Tech

*Saturday, January 6 (unless denoted otherwise all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
10 a.m.	Amanda Froeynes; Nikki Stephens – Women's High Jump
	Yanis David; Darrielle McQueen – Women's Long Jump
	Anders Eriksson; Thomas Mardal; AJ McFarland – Men's Weight Throw
12 p.m.	KeAndre Bates; Enzo Hodebar – Men's Long Jump
	Jontavia Dykes; Amara Wiggan – Women's Weight Throw
12:30 p.m.	Froeynes; Brandee' Johnson; Timetria Mitchell; Stephens – Women's 60-meter Hurdles (prelims)
1:15 p.m.	Grant Holloway; Cory Poole – Men's 60-meter Hurdles (prelims)
2 p.m.	Bria Mack – Women's 60 meters (prelims)
2:45 p.m.	Ryan Clark; Michael Timpson Jr. – Men's 60 meters (prelims)
3 p.m.	Harry Glasser; Michael Harris – Men's Pole Vault
3:35 p.m.	Froeynes; Johnson; Mitchell; Stephens – Women's 60-meter Hurdles
3:40 p.m.	Holloway; Poole – Men's 60-meter Hurdles
3:45 p.m.	Mack – Women's 60 meters
3:50 p.m.	Clark; Timpson Jr. – Men's 60 meters
3:55 p.m.	Taylor Sharpe; Destiny Ward – Women's 400 meters
4:10 p.m.	Dawson Guillory; Jabari Hill; Cole Johnson; Poole – Men's 400 meters
4:50 p.m.	Sharrika Barnett; Froeynes; Lauryn Ghee; Johnson; Taylor Manson; Stephens – Women's 300 meters
5 p.m.	Trevin Chambers; Clark; Kunle Fasasi; Holloway; Chantz Sawyers; Benjamin Lobo Vedel – Men's 300 meters
	Clayton Brown; Jhonny Victor – Men's High Jump
	Lloydricia Cameron – Women's Shot Put
5:15 p.m.	Mack – Women's 200 meters
5:30 p.m.	Damien Daniels; Timpson Jr. – Men's 200 meters