Gators Chasing Eugene Qualifiers at NCAA East Preliminary

Thursday, May 24

Tampa, FL

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NCAA East Preliminary

Gators Chasing Eugene Qualifiers at NCAA East Preliminary

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 | Track and Field

The top 12 individuals and 12 relays from each regional competition advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore.

By: Zach Dirlam

TAMPA, Fla. – Florida track and field, ranked No. 1 on the men's side and No. 8 on the women's side of the USTFCCCA National Team Rankings, will carry its momentum from sweeping the SEC Outdoor Championships into this week's NCAA East Preliminary, hosted by University of South Florida.

The top 48 individual and top 24 relay declarations within the East and West Regions earned berths to their respective preliminary meet.

The top 12 individuals and 12 relays from each regional competition will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., slated for June 6-9.

Twelve of Florida's 27 men's entries are top-10 seeds, including regional leaders senior KeAndre Bates (triple jump) and sophomore Grant Holloway (110-meter hurdles; long jump). Bates is the defending outdoor national champion in both the long jump and triple jump, while Holloway is the defending champion in the 110 hurdles.

Florida's 4x400 relay team—comprised of junior Kunle Fasasi, Holloway, and freshmen Chantz Sawyers and Benjamin Lobo Vedel—is the top seed regionally and nationally. The Gators also boast top-3 entrants in junior Anders Eriksson (hammer throw), sophomore Clayton Brown (high jump; triple jump), and freshman Cory Poole (400-meter hurdles).

Florida's 20 women's entries feature 11 top-10 seeds, headlined by regional leader and SEC champion junior Sharrika Barnett (400 meters). Of those 11 top 10s, seven are in the top three: sixth-year senior Avione Allgood (javelin throw), Barnett, senior Lloydricia Cameron (shot put), junior Yanis David (long jump; triple jump), senior Darrielle McQueen (long jump), and the Gators' 4x400 relay.

FloTrack will provide live streaming for all three days of competition, though it requires a paid subscription. Links to the streaming information, as well as ticketing and additional meet information are below.

NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results (Flash Results)
Meet Information Page
Streaming Information
Streaming Access – FloTrack ($$ Subscription Required)
Ticket Information
Venue: USF Track & Field Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)

*Thursday, May 24 (unless denoted otherwise all events are finals)*
Time	Gator (East Region Seed) – Event
8:45 a.m.	Anders Eriksson (2); Thomas Mardal (8); AJ McFarland (14) – Men's Hammer Throw
12:30 p.m.	Cory Poole (3) – Men's 400-meter Hurdles (prelim)
1 p.m.	Brandee' Johnson (6); Nikki Stephens (19) – Women's 400-meter Hurdles (prelim)
1:30 p.m.	Jack Guyton (15); Sam Ahrenholz (45) – Men's 1,500 meters (prelim)
	Avione Allgood (2); Megan Reed (26) – Women's Javelin Throw
2 p.m.	Elisabeth Bergh (15) – Women's 1,500 meters (prelim)
2:30 p.m.	Ryan Clark (13); Michael Timpson Jr. (t-24) – Men's 100 meters (prelim)
2:55 p.m.	Bria Mack (45) – Women's 100 meters (prelim)
3:20 p.m.	Chantz Sawyers (9); Kunle Fasasi (12); Benjamin Lobo Vedel (18) – Men's 400 meters (prelim)
3:30 p.m.	Grant Holloway (1); KeAndre Bates (6); Enzo Hodebar (t-20) – Men's Long Jump
3:45 p.m.	Sharrika Barnett (1); Taylor Manson (10); Taylor Sharpe (28) – Women's 400 meters (prelim)
4:10 p.m.	Kyren Hollis (14); Justin Pacifico (33) – Men's 800 meters (prelim)
5:30 p.m.	Lloydricia Cameron (2) – Women's Shot Put
6:30 p.m.	Yanis David (2); Darrielle McQueen (3); Amanda Froeynes (45) – Women's Long Jump

*Friday, May 25 (unless denoted otherwise, all events are finals)*
Time	Gator (East Region Seed) – Event
12:30 p.m.	Grant Holloway (1); Cory Poole (12) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles (prelim)
1 p.m.	Brandee' Johnson (22); Timetria Mitchell (43) – Women's 100-meter Hurdles (prelim)
1:15 p.m.	Lloydricia Cameron (9) – Women's Discus Throw
1:30 p.m.	Chantz Sawyers (9); Kunle Fasasi (12); Benjamin Lobo Vedel (18) – Men's 400 meters
1:45 p.m.	Sharrika Barnett (1); Taylor Manson (10); Taylor Sharpe (28) – Women's 400 meters
2 p.m.	Ryan Clark (13); Michael Timpson Jr. (t-24) – Men's 100 meters
2:15 p.m.	Bria Mack (45) – Women's 100 meters
2:30 p.m.	Kyren Hollis (14); Justin Pacifico (33) – Men's 800 meters
3 p.m.	Poole (3) – Men's 400-meter Hurdles
3:15 p.m.	Johnson (6); Nikki Stephens (19) – Women's 400-meter Hurdles
3:30 p.m.	Clark (t-29) – Men's 200 meters (prelim)

*Saturday, May 26 (all events are finals)*
Time	Gator (East Region Seed) – Event
12:30 p.m.	Michael Timpson Jr.-Chantz Sawyers-Grant Holloway-Ryan Clark (4) – Men's 4x100 relay
	Yanis David (2); Darrielle McQueen (7); Asa Garcia (24) – Women's Triple Jump
1 p.m.	Jack Guyton (15); Sam Ahrenholz (45) – Men's 1,500 meters
1:15 p.m.	Elisabeth Bergh (15) – Women's 1,500 meters
1:35 p.m.	Holloway (1); Cory Poole (12) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles
1:50 p.m.	Brandee' Johnson (22); Timetria Mitchell (43) – Women's 100-meter Hurdles
2 p.m.	Clayton Brown (t-2); Jhonny Victor (t-12) – Men's High Jump
2:05 p.m.	Clark (t-29) – Men's 200 meters
3:30 p.m.	KeAndre Bates (1); Brown (2); Enzo Hodebar (25) – Men's Triple Jump
3:55 p.m.	Kunle Fasasi-Holloway-Sawyers-Benjamin Lobo Vedel (1) – Men's 4x400 relay
4:15 p.m.	Taylor Manson-Sharrika Barnett-Nikki Stephens-Taylor Sharpe (2) – Women's 4x400 relay
5:30 p.m.	Connor Bandel (12) – Men's Shot Put