Friday, April 27
Fayetteville, AR
4 PM
Florida Gators
at
National Relay Championships
Darrielle McQueen tied the fifth-best long jump mark in Division I this season.
Gators Open Strong at National Relay Championships
Friday, April 27, 2018 | Track and Field
Florida recorded four national top 25s and two of the top five relays in program history
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Florida opened the National Relay Championships with a number of strong performances Friday evening, the highlight of which being a national top five from senior jumper Darrielle McQueen. The Gators complete their two-day trip to Arkansas tomorrow evening, and SEC Network will televise the relay races.
SATURDAY'S BROADCAST INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
McQueen tied the No. 5-ranked long jump mark in Division I this season, leaping 6.54 meters (21 feet, 5.5 inches), only a centimeter off her personal record and the No. 4-ranked mark on the program's All-Time Top 10. On the men's side of the long jump, reigning outdoor national champion KeAndre Bates was the top collegian, posting a season-best mark of 7.87 meters (25 feet, 10 inches). Bates' jump moved him to 14th in the national rankings.
Although junior quarter-miler Sharrika Barnett took the win in a smooth 51.50 seconds, freshman Taylor Manson lowered her personal record to 52.26 seconds and rose to 11th on the national descending order list. Manson ranks fourth nationally among freshmen this season.
The Gators also got a national top 25 from freshman sprinter Hakim Sani Brown, who clocked a wind-legal time of 20.64 seconds in his first collegiate 200 meters. Sani Brown, a native of Tokyo, Japan, tied the No. 24-ranked time in Division I this season.
Florida capped the night with a trio of relays, two of which ran one of the five fastest times in school history.
The men's 4x1,500-meter relay quartet of Sam Ahrenholz, Jack Beitter, Magnus Pettersen, and Jack Guyton logged the second-fastest time in program history (15:33.30). The men's sprint medley relay team of Michael Timpson Jr., Ryan Clark, Benjamin Lobo Vedel, and Kyren Hollis combined for a time of 3:16.94, the fourth-fastest time in Florida history, and took the title in a photo finish.
HEARING OUT (COACH) HOLLOWAY
Head coach Mike Holloway on Darrielle McQueen's long jump series…
"Thought Darrielle did a wonderful job today. She's really focused and dialed in. She knows she's coming to the end of her career here, and she's determined to finish on a high note. Very proud of her."
Coach Holloway on KeAndre Bates' season-best mark and Grant Holloway's performance…
"Thought KeAndre did a great job. He's starting to show that spark, that energy he brings to the runway. He just had a little timing issue at the end of his jumps. Grant's series won't reflect it, because of the fouls, but he actually did some good things today. Him and Coach (Nic) Petersen have been working on a lot of things in practice, so we were pretty pleased with him."
Coach Holloway on Taylor Manson's personal record in the 400 meters…
"We knew when we got Taylor she was special. The great thing about her is, she came to me after the race and said, 'Coach, I know what I did wrong, and I'll do better next time.' When a freshman can realize her mistakes before I talk to her, that's a big thing. Even beyond the PR today was the fact she now feels what she does wrong. Looking for big things out of her as we move along."
Coach Holloway on Hakim Sani Brown's 200 meters race…
"Hakim is doing a good job. We have a plan. We're going to come along slowly. The goal wasn't to come out and run 19 seconds today. The goal was to come out, get a good mark, and we can get back to Gainesville and get a couple good weeks of training in before we start our next cycle of championships. For him to run 20.64, thought he did a good job. He did exactly what we asked him to do. It was a very controlled effort. We talked a little bit after the race, we both saw and he felt things we know he can do better. We'll get back to Gainesville and get to work on them."
Coach Holloway on other standouts in Friday's events…
"The women, especially, did a great job. Amanda Froeynes did a great job in both the long jump and hurdles. Brandee' Johnson had a solid day. Really thought the guys in the 100 (meters) executed well; we're just a little flat. That's on me. I've got to figure that out. The women's quarter-milers did a phenomenal job. Sharrika with a very controlled 51.5. Really felt like Connor (Bandel) did a good job in the later rounds. It was a weird wind, but he came around pretty good at the end. Proud of Justin Pacifico fighting for the last 200 meters to finish with a PR. With the relays … the 4x1,500 came back and fought and got sixth. The women's sprint medley fought to get third. And the great battle in the men's sprint medley.
"Just want to say thank you to Coach Bucknam and Coach Harter and their staffs for putting this meet on. They're doing a phenomenal job. Really excited about coming out tomorrow and enjoying some more of it."
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- Streaming – 8 p.m. (SEC Network + / Watch ESPN)
McQueen tied the No. 5-ranked long jump mark in Division I this season, leaping 6.54 meters (21 feet, 5.5 inches), only a centimeter off her personal record and the No. 4-ranked mark on the program's All-Time Top 10. On the men's side of the long jump, reigning outdoor national champion KeAndre Bates was the top collegian, posting a season-best mark of 7.87 meters (25 feet, 10 inches). Bates' jump moved him to 14th in the national rankings.
.@FlightSchool_7 with her second SB of the day!
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) April 28, 2018
This one is 6.54 meters (21 feet, 5.5 inches) and moves her into a tie for No. 5?? in #NCAATF ???????? pic.twitter.com/E5z62b8FHb
.@ijump_524 leaps to a season-best of 7.87 meters (25 feet, 10 inches) ????
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) April 28, 2018
That puts him No. 1??4?? in #NCAATF this year pic.twitter.com/WRm4Wk3TNq
Although junior quarter-miler Sharrika Barnett took the win in a smooth 51.50 seconds, freshman Taylor Manson lowered her personal record to 52.26 seconds and rose to 11th on the national descending order list. Manson ranks fourth nationally among freshmen this season.
The Gators also got a national top 25 from freshman sprinter Hakim Sani Brown, who clocked a wind-legal time of 20.64 seconds in his first collegiate 200 meters. Sani Brown, a native of Tokyo, Japan, tied the No. 24-ranked time in Division I this season.
.@Hakimsanib (20.64, +1.4 wind) ties the No. 24 time in #NCAATF this season to take #NationalRelayChamps ??
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) April 27, 2018
Watch Live: https://t.co/ja6Un6jI93 pic.twitter.com/mmBuU2kBRL
Florida capped the night with a trio of relays, two of which ran one of the five fastest times in school history.
The men's 4x1,500-meter relay quartet of Sam Ahrenholz, Jack Beitter, Magnus Pettersen, and Jack Guyton logged the second-fastest time in program history (15:33.30). The men's sprint medley relay team of Michael Timpson Jr., Ryan Clark, Benjamin Lobo Vedel, and Kyren Hollis combined for a time of 3:16.94, the fourth-fastest time in Florida history, and took the title in a photo finish.
.@KyrenHollis5 holds on in a ?? finish to give the ????a win in the SMR!
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) April 28, 2018
THAT'S how you finish the day on a high note ?? pic.twitter.com/XbSNgf8jFr
HEARING OUT (COACH) HOLLOWAY
Head coach Mike Holloway on Darrielle McQueen's long jump series…
"Thought Darrielle did a wonderful job today. She's really focused and dialed in. She knows she's coming to the end of her career here, and she's determined to finish on a high note. Very proud of her."
Coach Holloway on KeAndre Bates' season-best mark and Grant Holloway's performance…
"Thought KeAndre did a great job. He's starting to show that spark, that energy he brings to the runway. He just had a little timing issue at the end of his jumps. Grant's series won't reflect it, because of the fouls, but he actually did some good things today. Him and Coach (Nic) Petersen have been working on a lot of things in practice, so we were pretty pleased with him."
Coach Holloway on Taylor Manson's personal record in the 400 meters…
"We knew when we got Taylor she was special. The great thing about her is, she came to me after the race and said, 'Coach, I know what I did wrong, and I'll do better next time.' When a freshman can realize her mistakes before I talk to her, that's a big thing. Even beyond the PR today was the fact she now feels what she does wrong. Looking for big things out of her as we move along."
Coach Holloway on Hakim Sani Brown's 200 meters race…
"Hakim is doing a good job. We have a plan. We're going to come along slowly. The goal wasn't to come out and run 19 seconds today. The goal was to come out, get a good mark, and we can get back to Gainesville and get a couple good weeks of training in before we start our next cycle of championships. For him to run 20.64, thought he did a good job. He did exactly what we asked him to do. It was a very controlled effort. We talked a little bit after the race, we both saw and he felt things we know he can do better. We'll get back to Gainesville and get to work on them."
Coach Holloway on other standouts in Friday's events…
"The women, especially, did a great job. Amanda Froeynes did a great job in both the long jump and hurdles. Brandee' Johnson had a solid day. Really thought the guys in the 100 (meters) executed well; we're just a little flat. That's on me. I've got to figure that out. The women's quarter-milers did a phenomenal job. Sharrika with a very controlled 51.5. Really felt like Connor (Bandel) did a good job in the later rounds. It was a weird wind, but he came around pretty good at the end. Proud of Justin Pacifico fighting for the last 200 meters to finish with a PR. With the relays … the 4x1,500 came back and fought and got sixth. The women's sprint medley fought to get third. And the great battle in the men's sprint medley.
"Just want to say thank you to Coach Bucknam and Coach Harter and their staffs for putting this meet on. They're doing a phenomenal job. Really excited about coming out tomorrow and enjoying some more of it."
NATIONAL RELAYS INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
- Live Results (Flash Results)
- Streaming / Television – see information above
- Venue: John McDonnell Field (University of Arkansas)
- Nationally-Ranked Teams Competing: Arkansas (No. 5 women; No. 11 men), Baylor (No. 21 men; No. 22 women), Florida State (No. 7 men; No. 20 women), Kansas (No. 13 men; No. 18 women), Kentucky (No. 6 women; No. 22 men), Miami (No. 15 women), Stanford (No. 7 women; No. 20 men), TCU (No. 14 men), Tennessee (No. 16 women), Texas (No. 12 women; No. 15 men), Virginia Tech (No. 21 women)
| Friday, April 27 (all events are finals; ^ - denotes invitational competition) | |
| Event | Place, Gator – Time / Mark [Wind] | Notes |
| 100m (M) | 3. Ryan Clark – 10.30 [+1.7] |
| 5. Michael Timpson Jr. – 10.33 [+1.7] | |
| 100m (W) | 17. Bria Mack – 11.76 [+1.1] | Wind-legal season best |
| 200m (M) | 1. Hakim Sani Brown – 20.64 [+1.4] | Tied No. 24-ranked time in Division I |
| 200m (W) | 24. Lauryn Ghee – 24.38 [+1.7] |
| 400m (M) | 5. Kunle Fasasi – 46.31 |
| 7. Benjamin Lobo Vedel – 46.42 | |
| 9. Chantz Sawyers – 46.75 | |
| 26. Jabari Hill – 48.26 | |
| 27. Cole Johnson – 48.55 | |
| 400m (W) | 1. Sharrika Barnett – 51.50 |
| 3. Taylor Manson – 52.26 | No. 11-ranked time in Division I; topped personal record by 0.17 seconds | |
| 9. Taylor Sharpe – 53.76 | |
| 800m (M) | 2. Justin Pacifico – 1:49.39 | Topped personal record by 0.27 seconds |
| 800m (W) | 11. Abbie Harrelson – 2:11.09 |
| 1,500m (M) | 25. Nick Deal – 3:58.69 |
| 1,500m (W) | 20. Lauren Perry – 4:36.14 |
| 110mH (M) | 6. Cory Poole – 14.00 [+1.4] |
| 100mH (W) | 8. Brandee' Johnson – 13.23 [+2.1] |
| 13. Timetria Mitchell – 13.74 [+2.1] | |
| 24. Amanda Froeynes – 14.26 [+1.8] | Topped personal record by 0.12 seconds | |
| 400mH (M) | 4. Poole – 50.68 |
| 400mH (W) | 5. Johnson – 58.73 |
| 3kSC (M) | 8. Bryce Statham – 9:23.04 | Topped personal record by 0.14 seconds |
| 4x1,500 (M) | 6. Sam Ahrenholz-Jack Beitter-Magnus Pettersen-Jack Guyton – 15:33.30 | Second-fastest time in school history; 23rd-fastest time in collegiate history |
| SMR (M) | 1. Timpson Jr.-Clark-Lobo Vedel-Kyren Hollis – 3:16.94 | Fourth-fastest time in school history; 21st-fastest time in collegiate history |
| SMR (W) | 3. Barnett-Manson-Sharpe-Elisabeth Bergh – 3:47.48 |
| LJ (M) ^ | 2. KeAndre Bates – 7.87 meters (25-10) [+1.8] | No. 14-ranked mark in Division I |
| 6. Grant Holloway – 7.72 meters (25-4) [+1.1] | |
| 11. Enzo Hodebar – 7.35 meters (24-1.5) [+3.6] | |
| LJ (W) ^ | 2. Darrielle McQueen – 6.54 meters (21-5.5) [+0.3] | Tied No. 5-ranked mark in Division I; one centimeter shy of personal record |
| 3. Yanis David – 6.33 meters (20-9.25) [+1.1] | |
| 9. Froeynes – 5.91 meters (19-4.75) [0.0] | |
| DT (M) | 4. Connor Bandel – 54.00 meters (177-2) |
| DT (W) | 5. Lloydricia Cameron – 50.53 meters (165-9) |
| JT (M) | 10. Jacob Stanko – 55.74 meters (182-10) | Topped personal record by 1.46 meters (4 feet, 9 inches); University of Florida debut |
| Saturday, April 28 (all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gator – Event |
| 11:45 a.m. | Anders Eriksson; Thomas Mardal; AJ McFarland – Men's Hammer Throw |
| 2:20 p.m. | Avione Allgood; Amanda Froeynes; Megan Reed – Women's Javelin Throw |
| 4 p.m. | Enzo Hodebar – Men's Triple Jump |
| Asa Garcia – Women's Triple Jump | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Connor Bandel – Men's Shot Put |
| Lloydricia Cameron; Froeynes – Women's Shot Put | |
| 5:30 p.m. | KeAndre Bates; Clayton Brown – Men's Triple Jump (invite) |
| Yanis David; Darrielle McQueen – Women's Triple Jump (invite) | |
| 6 p.m. | Mike Harris – Men's Pole Vault (invite) |
| 8:02 p.m. | Bria Mack-Lauryn Ghee-Brandee' Johnson-Taylor Manson – Women's 4x100 Relay |
| 8:12 p.m. | Hakim Sani Brown-Grant Holloway-Michael Timpson Jr.-Ryan Clark – Men's 4x100 Relay |
| 8:35 p.m. | Jack Beitter-Justin Pacifico-Jack Rogers-Magnus Pettersen – Men's 4x800 Relay |
| 8:51 p.m. | Sani Brown-Timpson Jr.-Cory Poole-Clark – Men's 4x200 Relay |
| 8:58 p.m. | Elisabeth Bergh-Taylor Sharpe-Abbie Harrelson-Lauren Perry – Women's Distance Medley Relay |
| 9:14 p.m. | Sam Ahrenholz-Jabari Hill-Kyren Hollis-Jack Guyton – Men's Distance Medley Relay |
| 9:28 p.m. | Manson-Ghee-Barnett-Nikki Stephens (Johnson) – Women's 4x400 Relay |
| 9:43 p.m. | Benjamin Lobo Vedel-Chantz Sawyers-Kunle Fasasi-Holloway – Men's 4x400 Relay |
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