Gators Log Three NCAA Leads as Pepsi Florida Relays Continue

Friday, March 30

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Cory Poole posted an NCAA lead in the 400 hurdles.

Gators Log Three NCAA Leads as Pepsi Florida Relays Continue

Friday, March 30, 2018 | Track and Field

Florida had a total of 12 times and marks that cracked the national top 10 Friday

By: Zach Dirlam

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 74th Pepsi Florida Relays kicked into high gear Friday, with the Gators posting three NCAA leads (there were 10 others by non-Florida student-athletes), as well as nine more times and marks ranked in the top 10 nationally—six of which rank fifth or higher. Florida also saw five times and marks posted to its All-Time Top 10 lists, including a school record by junior Anders Eriksson in the men's hammer throw.

Florida's NCAA leads came from Eriksson, sophomore Grant Holloway (110-meter hurdles), and freshman Cory Poole (400-meter hurdles).

1?3?.4?5? from @Flaamingoo_!

That's an @NCAATrackField lead and it's No. 2 in the ??

Watch more #FLRelays18: https://t.co/KBVVzXYKPB pic.twitter.com/FuszwfEp9j
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 30, 2018

That's another @NCAATrackField lead for the #Gators!

This one comes from @CoryP_Jr, who drops 50.35 in his collegiate 400 hurdles debut ??????????

Watch more #FLRelays18: https://t.co/KBVVzXYKPB pic.twitter.com/dPoOtCD9r4
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 30, 2018

Eriksson's top mark of 73.31 meters (240 feet, 6 inches) broke his previous school record by 1.55 meters (5 feet, 1 inch). It also made the Swede the national leader by a gaping margin--two feet, to be exact. Also in the men's hammer throw, freshman Thomas Mardal eclipsed the school record Eriksson entered Friday's competition with, tossing a 2.50-meter season best of 71.88 meters (235 feet, 10 inches). Mardal's mark ranks fourth nationally and No. 2 on Florida's All-Time Top 10 list.

Those ?????? men are getting AFTER IT this year ??????

Anders Eriksson - 73.31 meters | SCHOOL RECORD / No. 4? in SEC since 2002@m97_thomas - 71.88 meters | No. 2? in school history / No. 4?Division I freshman since 2002@AJ_UF77 - 67.31 meters | No. 5? in school history pic.twitter.com/ELI3gJTCqh
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 31, 2018

Holloway dominated the 110 hurdles field, winning in 13.45 seconds, which was 0.25 seconds clear of the runner-up finisher. His time is tops in the country by six hundredths of a second.

Poole is one of two freshmen leading the nation in an event. His time of 50.35 seconds barely missed the school's All-Time Top 10, but topped the previous NCAA lead of 50.42.

The men's and women's 400 meters competitions both featured the four fastest times in the nation this season. The Gators put two in each of the national top fives, and a third in the men's national top 10.

Junior Sharrika Barnett led the quarter-milers with a time of 50.93 seconds, leaving her just one tenth shy of Tiandra Ponteen's 13-year-old school record. Barnett now ranks second on the school's All-Time Top 10. Not far behind was freshman Taylor Manson, whose time of 52.43 seconds was good for fourth nationally. The men's 400 meters trio of junior Kunle Fasasi (45.83 – No. 3) and freshmen Chantz Sawyers (45.88 – No. 4) and Benjamin Lobo Vedel (46.20– No. 9) all cracked the national top 10.

She didn't get the dub, but Sharrika Barnett became the No. 2 quarter-miler in SCHOOL HISTORY!

5?0?.9?3? - just ONE TENTH off the school record set by Tiandra Ponteen in 2005.

Watch more #FLRelays18: https://t.co/KBVVzXYKPB pic.twitter.com/WMv0QFkBSI
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 30, 2018

?????? finishes for @ChantzSawyers and @BenjaminVedel97 in the #FLRelays18 400 meters!@kunle_fasasi went 45.83 in the previous heat -- good for No. 3 in #NCAATF! Sawyers (45.88) ranks No. 4 in #NCAATF, Lobo Vedel checks in at (46.20) No. 9 ??????

Watch: https://t.co/Mx1f4toPh6 pic.twitter.com/nk2uodpV5Q
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 30, 2018

Florida's other national top 10s came from redshirt sophomore Elisabeth Bergh (1,500 meters), junior Jack Guyton (1,500 meters), and junior Kyren Hollis (800 meters). Guyton's time ranks second nationally and improves his standing as the No. 7-ranked runner on the school's All-Time Top 10 by six hundredths, while Bergh's time of 4:19.71 made her the No. 10-ranked 1,500 meters runner on the school's All-Time Top 10 by one hundredth of a second.

Parking, ticketing, and other spectator information for Saturday is available at this link.

Saturday Promotions

Rowdy Reptile check-in (8 points) is scheduled for all day
Autographs (weather dependent – signing will take place near main entry gate)
- Saturday (4:30 p.m.) – KeAndre Bates, Clayton Brown, Lloydricia Cameron, Grant Holloway, AJ McFarland, Darrielle McQueen
2017 men's NCAA Outdoor champions, 2018 men's NCAA Indoor champions, 2018 NCAA Indoors women's fourth-place team finish recognitions (5:50 p.m.)
Senior Day – 3:50-4:15 p.m.

Saturday's action will be streamed live on SEC Network +, via Watch ESPN. Results are provided by Delta Timing. Links to follow Pepsi Florida Relays via those mediums are listed below.

PEPSI FLORIDA RELAYS INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results (Delta Timing)
Saturday Streaming – 2:40-3:29 p.m.; 4:15-5:59 p.m.; 6:40-7:35 p.m. (SEC Network +)
Pepsi Florida Relays Central (for meet entries / heat sheets)
Parking / Spectator Information
Meet Preview
Nationally-Ranked Teams Competing: Florida State (No. 19 women), Kentucky (No. 12 women; No. 22 men), Mississippi State (No. 14 men), Nebraska (No. 9 men; No. 16 women), Penn State (No. 16 men), Purdue (No. 13 women), South Carolina (No. 13 men), Tennessee (No. 24 women), Virginia Tech (No. 12 men; No. 20 women)
Venue: Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium

*Friday, March 30 (unless denoted by * (prelim) all events are finals; ^ denotes invitational)*
Event	Place, Gator – Time / Mark [Wind] \| Notes
100m (M)	9. Hakim Sani Brown – 10.46 [+1.4] \| Outdoor collegiate debut
	14. Ryan Clark – 10.49 [-0.1]
	16. Marquis Dendy (2012-15) – 10.54 [+0.2]
	19. Michael Timpson Jr. – 10.55 [-2.4]
	53. Damien Daniels – 11.06 [0.0] \| Season-best time
100m (W)	6. Robin Reynolds (2013-16) – 11.62 [+1.1]
	35. Bria Mack – 12.15 [+0.4]
200m (M) ^	9. Clark – 21.04 [+0.7]
	11. Timpson Jr. – 21.07 [+0.7]
200m (W) ^	9. Lauryn Ghee – 24.40 [+0.6]
400m (M)	3. Kunle Fasasi – 45.83 \| No. 3-ranked time in Division I; third-fastest time of outdoor career
	4. Chantz Sawyers – 45.88 \| No. 4-ranked time in Division I
	5. Benjamin Lobo Vedel – 46.20 \| No. 9-ranked time in Division I
	41. Jabari Hill – 48.72
	43. Cole Johnson – 48.89
	50. Dawson Guillory – 50.17
400m (W)	2. Sharrika Barnett – 50.93 \| No. 2 time in Division I; No. 2-ranked time on UF's All-Time Top 10
	4. Taylor Manson – 52.43 \| No. 4 time in Division I
	13. Taylor Sharpe – 53.68 \| Season-best time
800m (M)	8. Kyren Hollis – 1:49.00 \| No. 9-ranked time in Division I; topped personal record (set indoors) by 1.76 seconds
	19. Justin Pacifico – 1:49.66 \| Tied personal record
800m (W)	14. Cory McGee (2011-14) – 2:06.47
	36. Abbie Harrelson – 2:10.41
1,500m (M)	4. Jack Guyton – 3:43.57 \| No. 2 time in Division I; topped own No. 7-ranked time on UF's All-Time Top 10 by 0.06 seconds
	13. Sam Ahrenholz – 3:47.23 \| First collegiate 1,500 meters race
	21. Jack Beitter – 3:49.40
	40. Jack Rogers – 3:57.33
	43. Dominic Williams – 4:01.33 \| Topped personal record by 0.86 seconds
	48. Austin Decker – 4:12.65
1,500m (W)	5. Elisabeth Bergh – 4:19.71 \| No. 7 time in Division I; No. 10-ranked time on UF's All-Time Outdoor Top 10; topped personal record by 2.29 seconds
	35. Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell – 4:38.30
	41. Madison Morse – 4:41.24 \| Topped personal record by 18.32 seconds
	52. Sophie Ebihara – 4:52.89 \| Topped personal record by 6.12 seconds
	54. Autumn Bartlett – 5:11.93 \| Collegiate debut
110mH (M)	1. Grant Holloway – 13.45 [+0.7] \| Division I-leading time
	13. Yanick Hart (2014-17) – 14.08 [+0.7]
	22. Cory Poole – 14.25 [-0.2]
	28. William Wynne (2009-12) – 14.43 [-0.2]
100mH (W)	11. Brandee' Johnson – 13.53 [-0.5] \| Season-best time
	34. Timetria Mitchell – 14.14 [+0.4]
400mH (M)	1. Cory Poole – 50.35 \| Division I-leading time
400mH (W)	5. Johnson – 59.48
	29. Destiny Ward – 1:02.59
3kSC (M)	1. Mark Parrish (2011-15) – 8:55.37
	16. Bryce Statham – 9:23.18 \| Topped personal record by 12.20 seconds
	23. Jesse Millson – 9:43.07
3kSC (W)	29. Emily Chapman – 11:36.09
4x400 (M)*	4. Hill-Poole-Clark-Hollis – 3:10.41 \| Advanced to final (time)
LJ (M) ^	1. KeAndre Bates – 7.69 meters (25-2.75) [+0.9]
	8. Enzo Hodebar – 7.33 meters (24-0.75) [+0.9]
LJ (W) ^	1. Darrielle McQueen – 6.39 meters (20-11.75) [0.0]
DT (M)	4. Christopher Olson – 49.64 meters (162-10) \| Season-best mark
DT (W) ^	5. Lloydricia Cameron – 52.78 meters (173-2)
DT (W)	4. Jontavia Dykes – 47.81 meters (156-10) \| Season-best mark
HT (M) ^	2. Anders Eriksson – 73.31 meters (240-6) \| Division I-leading mark; broke own school record by 1.55 meters (5 feet, 1 inch)
	3. Thomas Mardal – 71.88 meters (235-10) \| No. 4-ranked mark in Division I; No. 2-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Top 10
	7. AJ McFarland – 66.87 meters (219-5)
HT (W)	21. Amara Wiggan – 48.78 meters (160-0)
JT (W)	1. Avione Allgood – 52.77 meters (173-1)
	4. Megan Reed – 47.69 meters (156-5) \| Season-best mark

*Saturday, March 31 (all events are finals)*
Time	Gator – Event
11 a.m.	Connor Bandel – Men's Discus Throw (invitational)
12 p.m.	Brandee' Johnson-Timetria Mitchell-Nikki Stephens-Amanda Froeynes – Women's Shuttle Hurdle Relay
	Clayton Brown; Jhonny Victor – Men's High Jump (invitational)
1 p.m.	Harry Glasser; Mike Harris – Men's Pole Vault
	Lloydricia Cameron – Women's Shot Put (invitational)
1:30 p.m.	KeAndre Bates; Enzo Hodebar – Men's Triple Jump
3:05 p.m.	Michael Timpson Jr.-Chantz Sawyers-Grant Holloway-Ryan Clark – Men's 4x100 relay
3:30 p.m.	Bandel – Men's Shot Put (invitational)
4 p.m.	Yanis David; Asa Garcia – Women's Triple Jump
4:30 p.m.	Sam Ahrenholz-Justin Pacifico-Kyren Hollis-Jack Guyton – Men's 4x800 relay
4:45 p.m.	Sharrika Barnett-Lauryn Ghee-Johnson-Taylor Manson – Women's 4x200 relay
5 p.m.	Kunle Fasasi-Benjamin Lobo Vedel-Timpson Jr.-Clark – Men's 4x200 relay
5:25 p.m.	Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell-Taylor Sharpe-Abbie Harrelson-Elisabeth Bergh – Women's Distance Medley Relay
5:40 p.m.	Ahrenholz-Hollis-Pacifico-Guyton – Men's Distance Medley Relay
6:50 p.m.	Jabari Hill-Cory Poole-Clark-Hollis – Men's 4x400 relay
7:20 p.m.	Florida 'A' – Tom Jones Women's 4x400 relay (invitational)
7:30 p.m.	Florida 'A' – Jimmy Carnes Men's 4x400 relay (invitational)