Gators 5th at NCAA Outdoors for Second Straight Year

Saturday, June 9

Eugene, OR

7 PM

Florida Gators

NCAA Outdoor Championships

Jumpers Darrielle McQueen (left) and Yanis David (right) combined for nine more points Saturday.

Gators 5th at NCAA Outdoors for Second Straight Year

Saturday, June 9, 2018 | Track and Field

Florida posted consecutive top-five finishes at NCAA Outdoors for the second time in program history

By: Zach Dirlam

EUGENE, Ore. – Behind four top-five performances Saturday, including a runner-up finish by junior Yanis David in the triple jump, Florida's women finished fifth in the team standings at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for a second consecutive season.

Gators' Team Notables

Florida finished in the top five at NCAA Outdoors for the third time in the last five seasons
The Gators posted consecutive top-five finishes at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the second time in school history (2003-04)

For the first time in school history, two Gators scored in the triple jump, with David garnering runner-up honors and senior Darrielle McQueen finishing eighth. David's silver medal marks the second-highest finish in school history, only ranking behind Leah Kirklin's national title in 1992. McQueen scored in triple jump at NCAA Outdoors for the first time in her four-year career.

Junior quarter-miler Sharrika Barnett took fourth in the 400 meters, marking the highest finish by a Gator in the event since Tiandra Ponteen's silver medal in 2005. Barnett improved her standing from a year ago by one place.

The biggest surprises of the weekend came in the form of freshman Amanda Froeynes in the heptathlon and freshman Nikki Stephens in the 400-meter hurdles.

Froeynes entered the day in 17th place, but strong performances in the javelin throw and 800 meters enabled her to finish fifth overall, matching Heidi Mann (1987) for the third-highest finish in school history. Mann holds the second-best finish in school history (fourth in 1986), while school record holder Brittany Harrell had the highest finish with a bronze medal in 2013. Froeynes joined Kansas State's Nina Schultz (2017) and Georgia's Kendell Williams (2014) as the only other freshman in the last five NCAA Outdoor Championships to score in the heptathlon.

Moreover, Froeynes' score of 5,794 points ranks second in the program's All-Time Top 10.

Stephens, who converted from the multis to the 400-meter hurdles midway through the outdoor season, finished sixth in Saturday's final. Ugonna Ndu (fifth in 2013) was the last Gator to finish higher.

Stephens came back with Barnett, freshman Taylor Manson and senior Taylor Sharpe in the 4x400 relay. The Gators finished fifth in that race, securing the team's fifth-place finish with those four points.

As a program this year, the men captured the NCAA Indoor Championships team title, and the men's and women's teams combined to sweep the SEC Outdoor Championships for the first time in program history.

Sharrika Barnett discusses her season, today's 4x4, and our bright future on the women's side pic.twitter.com/HZ6x6BG1qP
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) June 10, 2018

NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Results (Flash Results)
Day 1 Recap
Day 2 Recap
Day 3 Recap
Venue: Hayward Field (University of Oregon)

*Thursday, June 7 (only finals listed – see Day 2 Recap for full results)*
Event	Place (Score), Gator – Time / Mark [Wind] \| Notes
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)

*Saturday, June 9 (all events are finals)*
Event	Place (Score), Gator – Time / Mark [Wind] \| Notes
400m (W)	4 (5). Sharrika Barnett – 51.16
400mH (W)	6 (3). Nikki Stephens – 57.80
4x400 (W)	5 (4). Taylor Manson-Sharrika Barnett-Nikki Stephens-Taylor Sharpe – 3:30.73
TJ (W)	2 (8). Yanis David – 13.95 meters (45-9.25) [+2.8] \| Second-highest finish in school history
	8 (1). Darrielle McQueen – 13.31 meters (43-8) [+3.4]
DT (W)	17. Lloydricia Cameron – 47.90 meters (157-2)
Hep (W)	5 (4). Amanda Froeynes – 5,794 points \| No. 2-ranked score on UF's All-Time Top 10

	*Heptathlon Event-by-Event Scoring (Day 2)*
LJ	11. Froeynes – 5.77 meters (18-11.25) [-1.7] \| 780 points
JT	2. Froeynes – 44.63 meters (146-5) \| 756 points; topped personal record by 28 centimeters; topped season best by 2.39 meters (7 feet, 10 inches)
800m	3. Froeynes – 2:14.98 \| 893 points; topped personal record by 0.81 seconds

	*Heptathlon Event-by-Event Scoring (Day 1 – Friday)*
100mH	23. Froeynes – 14.27 [+0.9] \| 941 points
HJ	2. Froeynes – 1.75 meters (5-8.75) \| 916 points; tied No. 8-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Outdoor Top 10
SP	12. Froeynes – 12.21 meters (40-0.75) \| 675 points; topped personal record by 35 centimeters (1 foot, 1.75 inches)
200m	20. Froeynes – 25.60 [+0.8] \| 833 points

Top 5 Women's Teams
Place	Team – Points
1.	No. 2 Southern California – 53
2.	No. 1 Georgia – 52
3.	No. 8 Stanford – 51
4.	No. 4 Kentucky – 46
5.	No. 5 Florida – 42

*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)

*Friday, June 8 (only finals listed – see Day 3 recap for full results)*
Event	Place (Score), Gator – Time / Mark [Wind] \| Notes
110mH (M)	1 (10). Grant Holloway – 13.42 [-1.1] \| NCAA Champion; second consecutive national title; fourth title in school history
4x100m (M)	3 (6). Michael Timpson Jr.-Chantz Sawyers-Grant Holloway-Ryan Clark – 38.89 \| Highest finish since 2013
4x400 (M)	4 (5). Kunle Fasasi-Chantz Sawyers-Benjamin Lobo Vedel-Grant Holloway – 3:01.83
HJ (M)	8 (1). Jhonny Victor – 2.18 meters (7-1.75)
	t-10. Clayton Brown – 2.13 meters (6-11.75)
TJ (M)	3 (6). KeAndre Bates – 16.63 meters (54-6.75) [0.0]
	8 (1). Clayton Brown – 16.10 meters (52-10) [-0.5]

Top 5 Men's Teams
Place	Team – Points
1.	No. 3 Georgia – 52
2.	No. 1 Florida – 42
3.	No. 9 Houston – 35
4.	No. 11 Southern California – 34
t-5.	No. 4 Alabama – 33
	No. 2 Texas Tech – 33