Gators Chase SEC Titles in Arkansas

Friday, February 22

Fayetteville, AR

4:30 PM

Florida Gators

SEC Indoor Championships

Yanis David is the nation's top returner in both the long jump and triple jump.

Gators Chase SEC Titles in Arkansas

Thursday, February 21, 2019 | Track and Field

By: Zach Dirlam

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Gators are headed back to Arkansas, this time for the SEC Indoor Championships. The men's competition features three top-10 teams, and another three top-20 squads. On the women's side, four teams enter in the top 10, while four more are in the top 25.

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— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) February 21, 2019

Florida's men, who sit at No. 3 in the latest national rankings, finished third at this meet a season ago, just 7.5 points behind champion Alabama. UF's women, who are No. 7 in the national rankings, placed sixth last year at SEC Indoors.

The program boasts a pair of returning champions, as well as a handful of medalists back for another run at an SEC Indoors title.

SEC Indoor Championships Broadcast Information (all times Eastern)

Live Results (FlashResults)
Friday Live Streaming – 4:30-8:30 p.m. (SEC Network +)
Saturday Live Streaming – 3:55-7:30 p.m. (SEC Network +)
Sunday Television Broadcast [Tape Delay] – 8 p.m. (SEC Network)

Reigning SEC Indoor Champions

Clayton Brown – Triple Jump
Grant Holloway – 60-meter Hurdles (2017, 2018)

Returning 2018 SEC Indoor Medalists

Yanis David – Triple Jump (silver)
Benjamin Lobo Vedel, Kunle Fasasi, Chantz Sawyers, Holloway – Men's 4x400 relay (silver)
Sharrkia Barnett – 400 meters (bronze)
Amanda Froeynes – Pentathlon (bronze)
AJ McFarland – Weight Throw (bronze)

Florida also has three student-athletes leading the SEC in the events they will compete in Friday and Saturday: Yanis David (long jump), Grant Holloway (60 meters, 60-meter Hurdles), and Jessica Pascoe (5,000 meters). Another five individuals—Sharrika Barnett (400 meters), Clayton Brown (triple jump), David (triple jump), Holloway (long jump), AJ McFarland (weight throw)—are ranked second among SEC competitors.

SEC Indoor Championships Meet Information (all times Eastern)

Meet Website
Meet Notes (PDF)
Ranked Teams: Alabama (No. 13 men; No. 14 women), Arkansas (No. 1 women), Georgia (No. 6 men; No. 23 women), Kentucky (No. 6 women), LSU (No. 4 women; No. 5 men), Ole Miss (No. 19 men), South Carolina (No. 17 women; No. 18 men), Tennessee (No. 24 women)
Venue: Randal Tyson Indoor Track Center (University of Arkansas)

*Friday, February 22 (unless denoted otherwise, all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
12 p.m.	Kristine Akervold; Amanda Froeynes – Women's 60-meter Hurdles [Pentathlon]
1 p.m.	Akervold; Froeynes – Women's High Jump [Pentathlon]
3:45 p.m.	Akervold; Froeynes – Women's Shot Put [Pentathlon]
4:30 p.m.	Imogen Barrett; Grace Blair; Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell – Women's Mile (prelim)
4:45 p.m.	Sam Ahrenholz; Jack Guyton; Justin Pacifico; Magnus Pettersen – Men's Mile (prelim)
	Akervold; Froeynes – Women's Long Jump [Pentathlon]
5 p.m.	Mike Harris – Men's Pole Vault
	Connor Bandel – Men's Shot Put
5:15 p.m.	Ryan Clark; Raymond Ekevwo; Grant Holloway; Hakim Sani Brown – Men's 60 meters (prelims)
5:30 p.m.	Doneisha Anderson; Sharrika Barnett; Taylor Manson; Nikki Stephens – Women's 400 meters (prelims)
5:55 p.m.	Kunle Fasasi; Jabari Hill; Benjamin Lobo Vedel; Chantz Sawyers – Men's 400 meters (prelims)
6:20 p.m.	Brandee' Johnson – Women's 60-meter Hurdles (prelims)
6:30 p.m.	Holloway; Cory Poole – Men's 60-meter Hurdles (prelims)
	Holloway – Men's Long Jump
	Yanis David; Kala Penn – Women's Long Jump
6:40 p.m.	Abbie Harrelson; Gabrielle Wilkinson – Women's 800 meters (prelims)
6:55 p.m.	Kyren Hollis – Men's 800 meters (prelims)
7:10 p.m.	Akervold; Froeynes – Women's 800 meters [Pentathlon]
7:15 p.m.	Shakira Dancy; Lauryn Ghee – Women's 200 meters (prelims)
7:20 p.m.	Clayton Brown; Jhonny Victor – Men's High Jump
7:40 p.m.	Clark; Lobo Vedel; Sawyers – Men's 200 meters (prelims)
8:05 p.m.	Morgan Hull; Jessica Pascoe – Women's 5,000 meters
8:30 p.m.	Nick Deal; Trevor Foley; Colin Schaefer – Men's 5,000 meters
8:50 p.m.	Women's Distance Medley Relay
9:05 p.m.	Men's Distance Medley Relay

*Saturday, February 23 (all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
2 p.m.	Thomas Mardal; AJ McFarland – Men's Weight Throw
2:15 p.m.	Amanda Froeynes – Women's High Jump
4 p.m.	Imogen Barrett; Grace Blair; Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell – Women's Mile
4:10 p.m.	Sam Ahrenholz; Jack Guyton; Justin Pacifico; Magnus Pettersen – Men's Mile
4:25 p.m.	Ryan Clark; Raymond Ekevwo; Grant Holloway; Hakim Sani Brown – Men's 60 meters
4:30 p.m.	Doneisha Anderson; Sharrika Barnett; Taylor Manson; Nikki Stephens – Women's 400 meters
	Clayton Brown – Men's Triple Jump
	Yanis David; Asa Garcia; Natricia Hooper; Kala Penn – Women's Triple Jump
	Amara Wiggan – Women's Weight Throw
4:40 p.m.	Kunle Fasasi; Jabari Hill; Benjamin Lobo Vedel; Chantz Sawyers – Men's 400 meters
4:50 p.m.	Brandee' Johnson – Women's 60-meter Hurdles
4:57 p.m.	Holloway; Cory Poole – Men's 60-meter Hurdles
5:15 p.m.	Abbie Harrelson; Gabrielle Wilkinson – Women's 800 meters
5:22 p.m.	Kyren Hollis – Men's 800 meters
5:30 p.m.	Shakira Dancy; Lauryn Ghee – Women's 200 meters
5:40 p.m.	Clark; Lobo Vedel; Sawyers – Men's 200 meters
5:50 p.m.	Grace Blair; Morgan Hull; Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell; Jessica Pascoe – Women's 3,000 meters
6:15 p.m.	Nick Deal; Trevor Foley; Pettersen; Colin Schaefer – Men's 3,000 meters
6:40 p.m.	Women's 4x400 Relay
6:50 p.m.	Men's 4x400 Relay