Jumpers Lead Gators to 17-Point Night at NCAA Outdoors

Thursday, June 7

Eugene, OR

7 PM

Florida Gators

NCAA Outdoor Championships

Yanis David (left) and Darrielle McQueen (right) together prior to the award ceremony.

Jumpers Lead Gators to 17-Point Night at NCAA Outdoors

Thursday, June 7, 2018 | Track and Field

Florida also qualified for Saturday finals in three events

By: Zach Dirlam

EUGENE, Ore. – Florida's women tallied 17 points, highlighted by senior Darrielle McQueen's runner-up finish in the long jump, and ended their first day of the NCAA Outdoor Championships in second place.

McQueen entered her third attempt in 14th place, needing a big jump to make the final. She got herself to fourth with the third attempt, then leapt all the way to 6.61 meters (21 feet, 8.25 inches) and took the lead in the fourth round. The Tallahassee, Fla., native slipped to second after eventual winner Keturah Orji passed her by seven centimeters to end the same round.

Junior Yanis David collected five points in the long jump, finishing fourth. Her top mark of 6.51 meters (21 feet, 4.25 inches) came in the second round and briefly put her in second place.

McQueen's silver medal matches Dionne Rose (1992) for the best finish in school history. David and McQueen remain the only Florida duo to score at NCAA Outdoors in the same year, a feat they achieved in 2016 as well.

Sixth-year senior javelin thrower Avione Allgood took sixth, while senior Lloydricia Cameron settled for eighth place in the shot put. The two combined for four points.

On the track, junior quarter-miler Sharrika Barnett became the first Gator since Tiandra Ponteen (2004-05), and the fourth woman in school history to qualify for consecutive 400 meters finals. Ebony Robinson (1995-96) and Tasha Downing (1990-91) are the other two Gators who accomplished the feat. Barnett finished fifth in last year's final.

Georgia's Freshman Lynna Irby runs an easy 50.11 in the 400m to make it to the #ncaaTF Finals. pic.twitter.com/rLal3ZZOjh
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 8, 2018

Freshman Nikki Stephens, who transitioned from the multis to the 400-meter hurdles midway through the outdoor season, took second in her heat and nabbed an automatic qualifying spot for Saturday's final.

Barnett and Stephens both came back and teamed with freshman Taylor Manson and senior Taylor Sharpe to get Florida's 4x400 relay squad back to the final. The Gators advanced automatically with their second-place finish in Heat 2.

ESPN will continue to provide live television and streaming coverage for the remaining two days of competition, including standalone streams dedicated to field events. A full listing of live broadcast windows, field event streams, and the Gators' competition schedule are all below.

NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results (Flash Results)
Day 1 Recap
Friday TV Broadcast / Streams – 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
- Women's Heptathlon 100-meter Hurdles, High Jump – Flight 2: 3:20 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Women's Heptathlon Shot Put – Flight 2: 6:20 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Men's High Jump stream: 7:50 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Men's Triple Jump stream: 8:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Men's Trophy Presentation: 11 p.m. (ESPN3)
Saturday TV Broadcast / Streams – 7 p.m. (ESPN)
- Women's Heptathlon Long Jump – Flight 1: 2:20 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw: 2:20 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Women's Discus Throw stream: 5:55 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Women's Triple Jump stream: 6:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
Meet Notes (PDF)
Venue: Hayward Field (University of Oregon)

*Wednesday, June 6 (only finals listed – see Day 1 Recap for full results)*
Event	Place (Score), Gator – Time / Mark [Wind] \| Notes
LJ (M)	7 (2). KeAndre Bates – 7.86 meters (25-9.5) [+0.1]
	9. Grant Holloway – 7.83 meters (25-8.25) [+0.1]
HT (M)	2 (8). Anders Eriksson – 73.36 meters (242-0) \| Ties best finish in school history (Jeremy Postin, 2012)
	7 (2). Thomas Mardal – 72.20 meters (236-10) \| Topped own No. 2-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Top 10 by 32 centimeters (1 foot)
	8 (1). AJ McFarland – 71.29 meters (233-10) \| No. 3-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Top 10; topped previous personal record by 3.15 meters (10 feet, 4 inches)

Top 5 Men's Teams
Place	Team – Points
1.	No. 3 Georgia – 34
2.	No. 16 Mississippi State – 18
t-3.	Akron – 16
	No. 14 Kentucky – 16
5.	No. 4 Alabama – 14
6.	No. 1 Florida – 13

*Thursday, June 7 (unless denoted by , all events are finals)**
Event	Place (Score), Gator – Time / Mark [Wind] \| Notes
400m (W)*	5. Sharrika Barnett – 51.68 \| Advanced to final (automatic)
	9. Taylor Manson – 52.28 \| Missed final by 0.22 seconds
400mH (W)*	8. Brandee' Johnson – 57.65 \| Missed final by 0.11 seconds
	9. Nikki Stephens – 57.77 \| Advanced to final (automatic)
4x400 (W)*	7. Manson-Barnett-Stephens-Taylor Sharpe – 3:30.64 \| Advanced to final (automatic)
LJ (W)	2 (8). Darrielle McQueen – 6.61 meters (21-8.25) [+1.5]
	4 (5). Yanis David – 6.51 meters (21-4.25) [-0.4]
SP (W)	8 (1). Lloydricia Cameron – 17.07 meters (56-0)
JT (W)	6 (3). Avione Allgood – 53.93 meters (176-11)

Top 5 Women's Teams
Place	Team – Points
1.	No. 8 Stanford – 25
2.	No. 5 Florida – 17
t-3.	No. 1 Georgia – 14
	No. 25 Ole Miss – 14
5.	No. 16 Virginia Tech – 13.5

*Friday, June 8 (all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
3:30 p.m.	Amanda Froeynes – Women's 100-meter Hurdles [Heptathlon]
4:30 p.m.	Froeynes – Women's High Jump [Heptathlon]
6:30 p.m.	Froeynes – Women's Shot Put [Heptathlon]
8:00 p.m.	Clayton Brown; Jhonny Victor – Men's High Jump
8:32 p.m.	Michael Timpson Jr.-Chantz Sawyers-Grant Holloway-Ryan Clark – Men's 4x100 Relay
8:40 p.m.	KeAndre Bates; Clayton Brown – Men's Triple Jump
9:12 p.m.	Grant Holloway – Men's 110-meter Hurdles
10:13 p.m.	Froeynes – Women's 200 meters [Heptathlon]
10:51 p.m.	Kunle Fasasi-Chantz Sawyers-Benjamin Lobo Vedel-Grant Holloway – Men's 4x400 Relay

*Saturday, June 9 (all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
2:30 p.m.	Amanda Froeynes – Women's Long Jump [Heptathlon]
3:45 p.m.	Froeynes – Women's Javelin Throw [Heptathlon]
6:05 p.m.	Lloydricia Cameron – Women's Discus Throw
6:40 p.m.	Yanis David; Darrielle McQueen – Women's Triple Jump
7:32 p.m.	Sharrika Barnett – Women's 400 meters
7:57 p.m.	Nikki Stephens – Women's 400-meter Hurdles
8:13 p.m.	Froeynes – Women's 800 meters [Heptathlon]
8:51 p.m.	Taylor Manson-Sharrika Barnett-Nikki Stephens-Taylor Sharpe – Women's 4x400 Relay