Holloway Hurdles to No. 2 in Collegiate History; Gators Rack up NCAA Top 10s

Friday, April 13

Gainesville, FL

11 AM

Florida Gators

Tom Jones Memorial

Holloway Hurdles to No. 2 in Collegiate History; Gators Rack up NCAA Top 10s

Friday, April 13, 2018 | Track and Field

By: Zach Dirlam

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Sophomore Grant Holloway tied the second-fastest 110-meter hurdles time in collegiate history, and that was just one of the nine national top-10 times and marks Florida posted at its final home meet, the Tom Jones Memorial, Friday.

Holloway's time of 13.16 seconds tied Maryland's Renaldo Nehemiah (1979)—who also holds the collegiate record of 13.00—and Oregon's Devon Allen (2014) for the second-fastest time on the collegiate all-time top 10. It also dethroned Josh Walker's school record of 13.32 seconds from the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Entering the day, Holloway's personal record was 13.39 seconds, tied with Eddie Lovett (2013) for No. 2 on the program's All-Time Top 10.

THAT 1??3??.1??6?? FEELING!@Flaamingoo_ ties Renaldo Nehemiah and @DevonAllen13 for the 2nd-fastest time in @NCAATrackField HISTORY! pic.twitter.com/Sv2v96MQhx
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) April 13, 2018

*checks @USTFCCCA Collegiate Top 10*

1. Renaldo NEHEMIAH - 13.00 (1979)
2. NEHEMIAH - 13.16 (1979)@DevonAllen13 - 13.16 (2014)
Grant HOLLOWAY (@Flaamingoo_) - 13.16 (2018)

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Watch more Tom Jones Memorial action: https://t.co/B4Pi6qeUMg pic.twitter.com/N9ggcoiA58
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) April 13, 2018

For a second consecutive meet, the men's hammer throw school record fell, with Anders Eriksson topping his own record and improving his standing as the No. 3-ranked thrower in the nation by 27 centimeters (73.58 meters / 241 feet, 5 inches). Also in the hammer throw, redshirt junior AJ McFarland's personal record of 67.99 meters (223 feet, 1 inch) improved his standing as the No. 5-ranked hammer thrower on the school's All-Time Top 10, in addition to moving him to No. 14 on the national descending order list.

Anders Eriksson's series today ????

73.21m (almost school record)
FOUL
72.26 (??)
71.20 (still ??)
FOUL
73.58 (broke own school record by 11 inches / 27 centimeter)

Here's the new No. 3?? mark in #NCAATF this season ?? pic.twitter.com/WhrkTqF8DP
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) April 13, 2018

Also in the field, sophomore Clayton Brown cleared 2.24 meters (7 feet, 4.25 inches) to tie the No. 4 high jump mark in the nation and on the school's All-Time Top 10 list. While Brown took the win, teammate Jhonny Victor finished third and tied the No. 12 mark in the country, topping out at 2.18 meters (7 feet, 1.75 inches). That mark broke a five-way tie for 10th on the school's All-Time Top 10 as well.

On the women's side of the field events, Lloydricia Cameron (shot put) and Yanis David (long jump) both logged the No. 3 marks in the nation in their respective competitions. Cameron's top throw of 17.66 meters (57 feet, 11.25 inches) strengthened her grip on the No. 4 ranking on the school's All-Time Top 10, while David's top jump of 6.69 meters (21 feet, 11.5 inches) was slightly wind-aided and could not count as the No. 2 mark on the school's All-Time Top 10.

The Gators also posted three of the nation's top 16 times in the men's 100 meters, with junior Ryan Clark leading the way at a barely-wind-aided 10.16 seconds, good enough for ninth in the country. Freshman Hakim Sani Brown (10.19) and junior Michael Timpson Jr. (10.25) both ran collegiate personal bests, checking in at 11th and 16th on the collegiate rankings.

Men's ?? Summary:

"The #Gators are on ?????? today!"

That puts @clarknation14 9th, @Hakimsanib tied for 11th, and @mtimpsonjr (10.25) tied for 15th in #NCAATF this year! (Wind was +2.1)

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— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) April 13, 2018

Florida also saw national top 10s from senior KeAndre Bates (triple jump), freshman Chantz Sawyers (400 meters), and the 4x100 relay team of Timpson Jr., Sawyers, Holloway, and Clark.

.@mtimpsonjr ?? @ChantzSawyers ?? @Flaamingoo_ ?? @clarknation14 = 38.96

That makes us the No. 4? team in @NCAATrackField this season!

Watch more Tom Jones Memorial action: https://t.co/B4Pi6qeUMg pic.twitter.com/NDepKVLaDi
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) April 13, 2018

The Gators return to action in two weeks at the National Relay Championships, held in Fayetteville, Ark.

HEARING OUT (COACH) HOLLOWAY
Head coach Mike Holloway on where both teams are at as they approach the postseason meets…
"The big thing for me is understanding this is Tom Jones (Memorial) … we need to be a little bit more ready in two weeks when we go to Arkansas, then a little bit more ready at conference, a little more, and a little more. We have to keep training, but we also have to keep working on the technical aspects to get better in those as well."

Coach Holloway on Grant Holloway's 13.16 in the 110 hurdles…
"We've seen that in practice and knew it was coming. I didn't know it was coming today. But I knew it was coming. Grant has the ability to rise up to the occasion. He knew there were some good hurdlers here, and I warned him and said, 'Look, this is your home turf. You need to defend it.' He defended it well."

Coach Holloway on some of the day's other notable performances…
"I was really proud of Ryan Clark. Michael Timpson (Jr.) had a monstrous day. It was good to see Hakim (Sani Brown) start to look like Hakim. Chantz Sawyers in the 400. It just goes on and on and on. Yanis David jumping 21-11(.5), wow. Anders Eriksson with 241 feet in the hammer."

ADDITIONAL QUOTES (GRANT HOLLOWAY)
Sophomore Grant Holloway on tying the second-fastest time in collegiate history…
"I never really go out here and chase a time. Coach Holloway's been ramping on me (about) being the best executor we can be. Today, we just came out and executed on all cylinders. It was a great day. I was glad I did it, because I knew I had the capability. I just didn't know when it was going to happen, and I didn't want to wait until towards the end of the season. I'm glad it came now so we've got more building blocks going toward SECs, nationals, USAs."

Holloway on if he felt more polished than two weeks ago and whether or not it was a perfect race…
"Nothing's ever perfect. I would say that was one of my best races. I let the time speak for itself. In that race I executed all 10 hurdles. At USAs (last year), I only executed seven, and that caused me not to make the team. Today, I executed all 10, good finish. I knew it when I crossed the line."

Holloway on joining the likes of Devon Allen and Renaldo Nehamiah on the all-time collegiate list…
"Devon Allen is definitely one of my role models. Renaldo Nehamiah is the last one we've got to capture. I don't know what it's going to take. I don't know when it's going to happen. I'm going to keep working my butt off here at practice and make sure I execute."

TOM JONES MEMORIAL INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Results (Half-Mile Timing)
Division I Teams Competing: Alabama (No. 8 men; No. 22 women), Bethune-Cookman, Coastal Carolina, Florida State (No. 19 women), Jacksonville, N.C. State, North Florida, South Florida, Syracuse, TCU (No. 20 men), UCF (women)

*Friday, April 13 (unless denoted by , all events are finals)**
Event	Place, Gator – Time / Mark [Wind] \| Notes
100m (M)	9. Ryan Clark – 10.16 [+2.1] \| No. 9-ranked time in Division I; all-conditions personal record
	11. Hakim Sani Brown – 10.19 [+2.1] \| Tied No. 11-ranked time in Division I
	14. Michael Timpson Jr. – 10.25 [+2.1] \| No. 16-ranked time in Division I
	35. Damien Daniels – 10.86 [+0.9]
100m (W)	15. Bria Mack – 11.62 [+2.4] \| Season-best time
	23. Lauryn Ghee – 11.91 [+2.4] \| First collegiate 100m race
200m (M)	13. Timpson Jr. – 20.66 [+3.1] \| Tied No. 18-ranked time in Division I
	34. Daniels – 22.02 [-0.5] \| Season-best time
200m (W)	13. Taylor Manson – 23.71 [-0.7]
	21. Ghee – 24.16 [+0.7] \| Collegiate personal record
	32. Mack – 24.83 [+1.6]
400m (M)	3. Chantz Sawyers – 45.71 \| Tied No. 5-ranked time in Division I
	5. Kunle Fasasi – 45.93
	8. Benjamin Lobo Vedel – 46.41
	18. Cole Johnson – 48.07 \| Season-best time
	20. Kyren Hollis – 48.26 \| First collegiate 400m race
	21. Jabari Hill – 48.29
	23. Dawson Guillory – 48.98 \| Topped collegiate personal record by 0.37 seconds
400m (W)	7. Taylor Sharpe – 53.66 \| Season-best time
800m (M)	4. Jack Guyton – 1:49.36 \| Topped personal record by 0.96 seconds
	19. Jack Beitter – 1:57.23
	25. Bryce Statham – 1:58.50 \| First collegiate 800m race
	27. Dominic Williams – 1:59.04
	28. Jack Rogers – 2:00.39
	30. Austin Decker – 2:05.04
800m (W)	3. Elisabeth Bergh – 2:10.60
	14. Lauren Perry – 2:20.71 \| Topped personal record by 2.12 seconds
	19. Madison Morse – 2:24.20
	21. Sophie Ebihara – 2:25.42 \| First collegiate 800m race
	26. Autumn Bartlett – 2:36.19 \| First collegiate 800m race
1,500m (M)	2. Sam Ahrenholz – 3:45.52 \| Topped personal record by 1.71 seconds
	3. Beitter – 3:47.26 \| Season-best time
	4. Magnus Pettersen – 3:47.80 \| Topped personal record by 0.02 seconds
	9. Nick Deal – 3:54.44 \| Topped personal record by 0.66 seconds
	15. Williams – 4:00.14 \| Topped personal record by 1.19 seconds
	19. Jack Rogers – 4:07.67
	21. Statham – 4:10.93 \| First collegiate 1,500m race
	23. Jesse Millson – 4:12.34 \| First collegiate 1,500m race
	24. Austin Decker – 4:14.76
1,500m (W)	4. Morgan Hull – 4:33.53 \| Topped personal record by 1.84 seconds
	5. Perry – 4:35.43
	15. Abbie Harrelson – 4:47.99
	18. Morse – 4:50.68
	21. Ebihara – 4:51.71 \| Topped personal record by 1.18 seconds
	25. Emily Chapman – 5:00.52 \| First collegiate 1,500m race
	27. Bartlett – 5:08.58 \| Topped personal record by 3.35 seconds
3,000m (M)	1. Pettersen – 8:41.55
	2. Guyton – 8:41.57
	3. Deal – 8:41.58 \| First collegiate 3,000m race
	5. Zach Purvis – 8:59.28 \| First collegiate 3,000m race
3,000m (W)	12. Laura Jones – 10:46.81 \| Collegiate debut
110mH (M)	1. Grant Holloway – 13.16 [+1.9] \| Tied second-fastest time in collegiate history; school record
110mH (M)*	3. Holloway – 13.63 [+1.8] \| Advanced to final (automatic)
	14. Cory Poole – 14.14 [+0.4]
100mH (W)	2. Brandee' Johnson – 13.21 [+1.8] Improved No. 8-ranked time on UF's All-Time Top 10; tied No. 19-ranked time in Division I
	8. Timetria Mitchell – 13.90 [+1.8]
100mH (W)*	3. Johnson – 13.33 [+1.1] \| Advanced to final (automatic)
	7. Mitchell – 13.68 [+1.4] \| Advanced to final (time); collegiate personal record
	24. Froeynes – 14.67 [+1.1]
400mH (M)	9. Poole – 56.69
400mH (W)	2. Johnson – 57.94 \| No. 12-ranked time in Division I
	5. Nikki Stephens – 58.82 \| First-ever 400mH race
	10. Destiny Ward – 1:02.33
	17. Mitchell – 1:10.95 \| First collegiate 400mH race
3kSC (M)	8. Millson – 9:55.34
3kSC (W)	6. Chapman – 11:44.24
4x100 (M)	2. Timpson Jr.-Sawyers-Holloway-Clark – 38.96 \| No. 5-ranked time in Division I
4x100 (W)	6. Mack-Ghee-Johnson-Manson – 45.15
4x400 (M)	1. Fasasi-Holloway-Sawyers-Lobo Vedel – 3:03.07
	3. Hill-Hollis-Pacifico-Guillory – 3:12.99
4x400 (W)	2. Manson-Johnson-Ghee-Stephens – 3:33.71
	5. Sharpe-Ward-Froeynes-Harrelson – 3:45.32
HJ (M)	1. Clayton Brown – 2.24 meters (7-4.25) \| Tied No. 4-ranked mark in Division I; tied No. 4-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Top 10
	3. Jhonny Victor – 2.18 meters (7-1.75) \| Tied No. 12-ranked mark in Division I; broke tie for No. 10-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Top 10
HJ (W)	t-3. Froeynes – 1.68 meters (5-6)
PV (M)	4. Mike Harris – 5.15 meters (16-10.75) \| Topped personal record by 19 centimeters (7.5 inches)
LJ (W)	1. Yanis David – 6.69 meters (21-11.5) [+2.3] \| No. 3-ranked mark in Division I; all-conditions personal record
	2. Darrielle McQueen – 6.41 meters (21-0.5) [+2.3] \| Two centimeters off season best
	11. Stephens – 5.73 meters (18-9.75) [+3.0]
TJ (M)	2. KeAndre Bates – 16.22 meters (53-2.75) [+2.8] \| No. 4-ranked mark in Division I
	4. Enzo Hodebar – 15.35 meters (50-4.5) [0.0] \| Season-best mark
TJ (W)	4. Asa Garcia – 12.17 meters (39-11.25) [+2.3]
SP (M)	1. Connor Bandel – 18.11 meters (59-5)
SP (W)	2. Lloydricia Cameron – 17.66 meters (57-11.25) \| No. 3-ranked mark in Division I; improved No. 4-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Top 10 by 27 centimeters (10.5 inches)
DT (M)	4. Thomas Mardal – 52.94 meters (173-8) \| Season-best mark
	5. AJ McFarland – 52.70 meters (172-11) \| Season-best mark
	6. Bandel – 51.69 meters (169-7)
	7. Christopher Olson – 50.15 meters (164-6) \| Season-best mark
DT (W)	3. Cameron – 53.04 meters (174-0) \| Season-best mark
	5. Jontavia Dykes – 45.68 meters (149-10)
HT (M)	1. Anders Eriksson – 73.58 meters (241-5) \| Broke school record by 27 centimeters (11 inches); improved No. 3-ranked mark in Division I
	2. Mardal – 69.19 meters (227-0)
	3. McFarland – 67.99 meters (223-1) \| No. 14-ranked mark in Division I; improved No. 5-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Top 10 by 68 centimeters (2 feet, 3 inches)
HT (W)	8. Amara Wiggan – 47.56 meters (156-0)
JT (W)	2. Avione Allgood – 52.83 meters (173-4)
	3. Megan Reed – 46.11 meters (151-3)
	5. Froeynes – 41.46 meters (136-0) \| Personal record