Friday, January 18
Clemson, SC
2:30 PM
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Clemson Invitational
Ryan Clark (center left) and Hakim Sani Brown (center right) raced to a virtual tie Friday night.
Gators Open with Seven NCAA Top 10s
Friday, January 18, 2019 | Track and Field
CLEMSON, S.C. – Florida opened its 2019 indoor season with seven times and marks that rank in the top 10 nationally, including an NCAA-leading time from junior Grant Holloway, along with a school record from redshirt senior AJ McFarland.
Holloway, the 60-meter hurdles collegiate record holder, opened his season at the Clemson Invitational with two runs of 7.49 seconds—which tied the fifth-fastest time in collegiate history. Of the 10 sub-7.50 performances in collegiate history, Holloway is now responsible for five of them.
Also in the 60 hurdles, sophomore Cory Poole beat his personal record by six hundredths, clocking a time of 7.76 seconds. Poole's time ties him for fifth on the program's All-Time Indoor Top 10, and it ranks tied for seventh nationally.
The other event of note at Clemson was the men's 60 meters, which saw sophomore Hakim Sani Brown and senior Ryan Clark both post times of 6.62 seconds. The duo ascended into a tie for fifth on the program's All-Time Indoor Top 10, and their times rank tied for fourth nationally. They are also the fastest 60 times by Gators since the 2015 SEC Indoor Championships. Sani Brown edged Clark by four thousandths to take the win.
At the Hokie Invitational, hosted by Virginia Tech, McFarland broke his weight throw school record by 12 centimeters on his final toss of the evening. McFarland's new career-best mark of 22.32 meters (73 feet, 2.75 inches) ranks third nationally.
McFarland's teammate, sophomore Thomas Mardal, came through on his last throw as well, posing the nation's No. 10-ranked mark (21 meters / 68 feet, 10.75 inches).
Senior triple jumper Asa Garcia had a breakthrough performance, beating her indoor personal record by 17 centimeters and posting the nation's No. 3-ranked mark. Her best jump of 13.18 meters (43 feet, 3 inches) took her to sixth on the school's All-Time Indoor Top 10 as well.
The Gators conclude both their season-opening meets Saturday afternoon.
CLEMSON INVITATIONAL INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
HOKIE INVITATIONAL INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
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Holloway, the 60-meter hurdles collegiate record holder, opened his season at the Clemson Invitational with two runs of 7.49 seconds—which tied the fifth-fastest time in collegiate history. Of the 10 sub-7.50 performances in collegiate history, Holloway is now responsible for five of them.
- Grant Holloway – 7.42 (Feb. 2, 2018)
- Omar McLeod, Arkansas – 7.45 (2015 NCAA Indoors)
- Holloway – 7.47 (2018 NCAA Indoors)
- Reggie Torian, Wisconsin – 7.47 (Feb. 7, 1997)
- Holloway – 7.49 (Jan. 19, 2018; Jan. 18, 2019 – twice)
- McLeod - 7.49 (2015 SEC Indoors)
- Jarret Eaton, Syracuse – 7.49 (Jan. 27, 2012)
- Torian – 7.49 (Feb. 28, 1997)
Also in the 60 hurdles, sophomore Cory Poole beat his personal record by six hundredths, clocking a time of 7.76 seconds. Poole's time ties him for fifth on the program's All-Time Indoor Top 10, and it ranks tied for seventh nationally.
.@Flaamingoo_ - 7⃣.4⃣9⃣ (t-No.5 in @NCAATrackField history)@CoryP_Jr - 7.76 (t-No. 5 on #Gators All-Time Top 10)
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) January 18, 2019
*checks sheet again* *confirms it was a prelim race* 😱😱 pic.twitter.com/4p7kC6cxL5
The other event of note at Clemson was the men's 60 meters, which saw sophomore Hakim Sani Brown and senior Ryan Clark both post times of 6.62 seconds. The duo ascended into a tie for fifth on the program's All-Time Indoor Top 10, and their times rank tied for fourth nationally. They are also the fastest 60 times by Gators since the 2015 SEC Indoor Championships. Sani Brown edged Clark by four thousandths to take the win.
.@Hakimsanib and @clarknation14 both go 6⃣.6⃣2⃣
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) January 18, 2019
Sani Brown takes the win by 4 thousandths of a second.
Both are tied for No. 4 in #NCAATF 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/eOTcL6mvUf
At the Hokie Invitational, hosted by Virginia Tech, McFarland broke his weight throw school record by 12 centimeters on his final toss of the evening. McFarland's new career-best mark of 22.32 meters (73 feet, 2.75 inches) ranks third nationally.
🚨🚨SCHOOL RECORD🚨🚨@AJ_UF77 breaks his own UF record by 12 centimeters!
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) January 19, 2019
His last throw measured 22.32 meters—No. 3️⃣ in #NCAATF 💪💪 pic.twitter.com/RLbPjL7lRn
McFarland's teammate, sophomore Thomas Mardal, came through on his last throw as well, posing the nation's No. 10-ranked mark (21 meters / 68 feet, 10.75 inches).
Senior triple jumper Asa Garcia had a breakthrough performance, beating her indoor personal record by 17 centimeters and posting the nation's No. 3-ranked mark. Her best jump of 13.18 meters (43 feet, 3 inches) took her to sixth on the school's All-Time Indoor Top 10 as well.
The Gators conclude both their season-opening meets Saturday afternoon.
CLEMSON INVITATIONAL INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
- Live Results (AdkinsTrak Timing)
- Teams Competing: Clemson; Duke; Georgia (No. 5 men; No. 8 women); Georgia Tech (No. 22 women); Harvard; Kentucky (No. 10 women); Texas (No. 4 men; No. 12 women); UCF
- Venue: Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex (Clemson University)
| Friday, January 18 (* - denotes preliminary race; all other events are finals) | |
| Event | Place, Gators – Time | Notes |
| 60m (M) | 1. Hakim Sani Brown – 6.62 | Tied No. 4-ranked time in Division I; tied No. 5-ranked time on UF's All-Time Indoor Top 10 |
| 2. Ryan Clark – 6.62 | Tied No. 4-ranked time in Division I; tied No. 5-ranked time on UF's All-Time Indoor Top 10 | |
| 1. Sani Brown – 6.63 | advanced to final | |
| 2. Clark – 6.67 | advanced to final | |
| 400m (M) | 12. Dawson Guillory – 49.74 | Topped personal record by 1.02 seconds |
| Mile (M) | 10. Sam Ahrenholz – 4:16.49 |
| Mile (W) | 12. Madison Morse – 5:06.38 | Indoor collegiate debut |
| 13. Pamela O'Brien – 5:06.83 | Collegiate debut | |
| 60mH (M) | 1. Grant Holloway – 7.49 | Tied fifth-fastest time in collegiate history; NCAA leader |
| Cory Poole – DNF | |
| 60mH (M)* | 1. Holloway – 7.49 | Tied fifth-fastest time in collegiate history; advanced to final |
| 4. Poole – 7.76 | Tied No. 7-ranked time in Division I; Tied No. 5 time on UF's All-Time Indoor Top 10; advanced to final | |
| 60mH (W)* | 11. Timetria Mitchell – 8.66 |
| 12. Kristine Akervold – 8.80 | Collegiate debut | |
| 13. Amanda Froeynes – 8.89 | |
| Saturday, January 19 (all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 11 a.m. | Kristine Akervold; Amanda Froeynes – Women's High Jump |
| 12 p.m. | Abbie Harrelson; Gabrielle Wilkinson – Women's 600 meters |
| 12:10 p.m. | Kyren Hollis; Justin Pacifico – Men's 600 meters |
| 1 p.m. | Clayton Brown; Jhonny Victor – Men's High Jump |
| 12:40 p.m. | Sharrika Barnett; Shakira Dancy; Lauryn Ghee; Brandee' Johnson; Taylor Manson; Nikki Stephens – Women's 200 meters |
| 1:05 p.m. | Ryan Clark; Raymond Ekevwo; Grant Holloway; Benjamin Lobo Vedel; Cory Poole; Chantz Sawyers – Men's 200 meters |
| 1:45 p.m. | Madison Morse; Pamela O'Brien – Women's 3,000 meters |
| 2:35 p.m. | Barnett-Ghee-Stephens-Manson [A]; TBD [B] – Women's 4x400 relay |
| 3 p.m. | Sawyers-Holloway-Clark-Lobo Vedel [A]; Poole-Kyren Hollis-Ekevwo-Dawson Guillory (Justin Pacifico) – Men's 4x400 relay |
HOKIE INVITATIONAL INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
- Live Results (FlashResults)
- Venue: Rector Field House (Virginia Tech)
| Friday, January 18 (all events are finals) | |
| Event | Place, Gators – Mark | Notes |
| PV (M) | 6. Davis Ott – 4.60 meters (15 feet, 1 inch) | Collegiate debut |
| TJ (W) | 2. Asa Garcia – 13.18 meters (43 feet, 3 inches) | No. 3-ranked mark in Division I; No. 6-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Indoor Top 10 |
| WT (M) | 1. AJ McFarland – 22.32 meters (73 feet, 2.75 inches) | School record; No. 3-ranked mark in Division I |
| 2. Thomas Mardal – 21.00 meters (68 feet, 10.75 inches) | No. 10-ranked mark in Division I | |
| WT (W) | 4. Amara Wiggan – 18.49 meters (60 feet, 8 inches) | Topped personal record by 14 centimeters |
| Saturday, January 19 (all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 12 p.m. | Connor Bandel – Men's Shot Put |
| Yanis David; Kala Penn – Women's Long Jump | |
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