David Ties NCAA Lead, Gators Add Five NCAA Top 10s

Saturday, January 19

Clemson, SC

11 AM

Florida Gators

Clemson Invitational

Yanis David entered the year as the top returning long jumper, and she opened with the nation's No. 1 mark.

David Ties NCAA Lead, Gators Add Five NCAA Top 10s

Saturday, January 19, 2019 | Track and Field

By: Zach Dirlam

CLEMSON, S.C. – Florida concluded its season-opening weekend with five more national top 10 times (to go with seven from Friday), with the day's top performance coming from senior Yanis David, who tied the NCAA long jump lead at Virginia Tech's Hokie Invitational.

David strung together a consistent series of jumps and popped off a 6.45-meter jump on her fifth attempt. The mark was just four centimeters off her indoor personal record.

Also in the long jump, junior college transfer Kala Penn tied ninth-ranked mark in the nation and tied the No. 10-ranked mark on Florida's All-Time Indoor Top 10. Penn, a junior who hails from the British Virgin Islands, recorded a top mark of 6.22 meters.

Redshirt sophomore Connor Bandel logged a solid shot put opener at the Hokie Inivtational as well, posting the No. 10-ranked mark on the school's All-Time Indoor Top 10 (18.30 meters / 60 feet, 0.5 inches)

At the Clemson Invitational, junior Grant Holloway dazzled in the 200 meters, clocking the No. 2-ranked time in the country (20.69 seconds). Holloway, the 60-meter hurdles collegiate record holder, typically saves his sprinting for Florida's relays, making this a rare but impressive outing nevertheless. Holloway's time ranks ninth on the program's All-Time Indoor Top 10.

Holloway came back later in the afternoon and had Florida's top relay split (45.62), as the Gators' quartet of sophomore Benjamin Lobo Vedel, Holloway, senior Ryan Clark, and sophomore Chantz Sawyers posted the nation's second-fastest 4x400 relay time (3:04.74).

Florida's women logged the nation's No. 6-ranked 4x400 relay time (3:35.57), courtesy of senior Sharrika Barnett, and sophomores Nikki Stephens, Lauryn Ghee and Taylor Manson. Barnett had the group's top split (52.98 seconds) from the leadoff leg.

Junior Clayton Brown opened his season in the high jump, finishing with a top clearance of 2.18 meters (7 feet, 1.75 inches) and tying the No. 11-ranked mark in the nation.

Florida continues its season next Friday and Saturday at the Razorback Invitational. For a comprehensive, discipline-by-discipline season preview of the Gators' program, follow this link.

CLEMSON INVITATIONAL INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Results (AdkinsTrak Timing)
Day One Recap
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)

*Saturday, January 19 (all events are finals)*
Event	Place, Gators – Time / Mark \| Notes
200m (M)	1. Grant Holloway – 20.69 \| No. 2-ranked time in Division I; No. 9-ranked time on UF's All-Time Indoor Top 10
	2. Ryan Clark – 21.13 \| No. 14-ranked time in Division I
	3. Benjamin Lobo Vedel – 21.16 \| No. 15-ranked time in Division I
	11. Chantz Sawyers – 21.58 \| Indoor personal record
	20. Cory Poole – 22.26 \| First indoor 200m run of collegiate career
200m (W)	14. Sharrika Barnett – 24.40
	15. Nikki Stephens – 24.59 \| First indoor 200m run of collegiate career
	23. Lauryn Ghee – 25.14 \| Indoor personal record
	26. Brandee' Johnson – 25.22 \| First 200m run of collegiate career
	28. Shakira Dancy – 25.32 \| Collegiate debut
600m (M)	3. Kyren Hollis – 1:20.21
	6. Justin Pacifico – 1:20.75
600m (W)	8. Gabrielle Wilkinson – 1:34.37 \| Collegiate debut
	12. Abbie Harrelson – 1:36.81
3,000m (W)	13. Madison Morse – 10:24.98 \| First 3,000m run of collegiate career
4x400 (M)	1. Lobo Vedel-Holloway-Clark-Sawyers – 3:04.74 \| No. 2-ranked time in Division I
	6. Poole-Hollis-Dawson Guillory-Pacifico – 3:15.48
4x400 (W)	4. Barnett-Stephens-Ghee-Taylor Manson – 3:35.57 \| No. 6-ranked time in Division I
	5. Johnson-Doneisha Anderson-Froeyes-Dancy – 3:45.23
	10. Wilkinson-Harrelson-Kristine Akervold-Timetria Mitchell – 3:51.82
HJ (M)	2. Clayton Brown – 2.18 meters (7 feet, 1.75 inches) \| Tied No. 11-ranked mark in Division I
	4. Jhonny Victor – 2.13 meters (6 feet, 11.75 inches) \| Tied No. 22-ranked mark in Division I
HJ (W)	6. Amanda Froeynes – 1.73 meters (5 feet, 8 inches)
	Kristine Akervold – NH

HOKIE INVITATIONAL INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Results (FlashResults)
Venue: Rector Field House (Virginia Tech)

*Saturday, January 19 (all events are finals)*
Event	Place, Gators – Mark \| Notes
LJ (W)	1. Yanis David – 6.45 meters (21 feet, 2 inches) \| Tied NCAA lead
	3. Kala Penn – 6.22 meters (20 feet, 5 inches) \| Tied No. 10-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Indoor Top 10; tied No. 9-ranked mark in Division I
SP (M)	2. Connor Bandel – 18.30 meters (60 feet, 0.5 inches) \| No. 10-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Indoor Top 10; No. 19-ranked mark in Division I

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