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Gators Boast 18 NCAA Indoor Championships Entrants
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 | Track and Field
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida earned 18 NCAA Indoor Championships entries, including 13 on the men's side (second-most in the nation), as announced by the NCAA late Tuesday night.
The Gators' 18 combined entries are tied with Southern California for the fourth-highest total in the nation, behind only Arkansas and LSU (20 apiece), and Texas Tech (19).
Three Gators entries are the top seed in their respective events—senior Yanis David (triple jump) and junior Grant Holloway (60 meters; 60-meter Hurdles).
Florida's men, the defending indoor national champions, are ranked No. 2 nationally. The Gators have finished third or higher at 19 of the last 20 NCAA Championships, including nine of the last 10 indoors. Florida also boasts eight national titles and top-two finishes at 21 of the 32 NCAA Championships for which Mike Holloway has been head coach.
Florida's women check in at No. 4 nationally. The Gators finished fourth last year, their first top-four finish since 2015. Florida will attempt to podium for a second consecutive year for the first time since 2014 (third) and 2015 (fourth).
ESPN3 will provide live streaming next Friday (March 8) at 6:30 p.m. ET and Saturday (March 9) at 5 p.m. A condensed television replay will air Sunday, March 10 at 7 p.m. on ESPN, and the same version will re-air Monday, March 11 at 9 p.m. on ESPNU.
NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
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The Gators' 18 combined entries are tied with Southern California for the fourth-highest total in the nation, behind only Arkansas and LSU (20 apiece), and Texas Tech (19).
Three Gators entries are the top seed in their respective events—senior Yanis David (triple jump) and junior Grant Holloway (60 meters; 60-meter Hurdles).
Florida's men, the defending indoor national champions, are ranked No. 2 nationally. The Gators have finished third or higher at 19 of the last 20 NCAA Championships, including nine of the last 10 indoors. Florida also boasts eight national titles and top-two finishes at 21 of the 32 NCAA Championships for which Mike Holloway has been head coach.
Florida's women check in at No. 4 nationally. The Gators finished fourth last year, their first top-four finish since 2015. Florida will attempt to podium for a second consecutive year for the first time since 2014 (third) and 2015 (fourth).
ESPN3 will provide live streaming next Friday (March 8) at 6:30 p.m. ET and Saturday (March 9) at 5 p.m. A condensed television replay will air Sunday, March 10 at 7 p.m. on ESPN, and the same version will re-air Monday, March 11 at 9 p.m. on ESPNU.
NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
- Friday Stream – 6:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Saturday Stream – 5 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Television Replays: Sunday, March 10 – 7 p.m. (ESPN); Monday, March 11 – 9 p.m. (ESPNU)
- Complete Men's Entries List
- Complete Women's Entries List
- Meet Schedule
- Venue: Birmingham CrossPlex (Birmingham, Ala.)
| Florida's 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships Entries | |
| Event | Seed, Gator – Qualifying Time/Mark | Notes |
| 60m (M) | 1. Grant Holloway – 6.51 | No. 2 time in the world; Tied for No. 9 performer in collegiate history; first NCAA Indoors berth; SEC champion |
| t-8. Hakim Sani Brown – 6.60 | First NCAA Indoors berth; SEC Indoors silver medalist | |
| t-15. Ryan Clark – 6.62 | Second career NCAA Indoors berth (2016) | |
| 200m (M) | t-11. Clark – 20.69 | First NCAA Indoors berth; SEC Indoors bronze medalist |
| 400m (M) | 12. Benjamin Lobo Vedel – 46.11 | First NCAA Indoors berth; SEC Indoors silver medalist |
| 400m (W) | 8. Sharrika Barnett – 51.64 | Third consecutive NCAA Indoors berth (finished fourth in 2018); SEC Indoors bronze medalist |
| 5,000m (W) | 12. Jessica Pascoe – 15:34.76 | First Gators qualifier since Rebecca Lowe (2010) |
| 60mH (M) | 1. Holloway – 7.43 | Two-time defending national champion; collegiate record holder |
| t-8. Cory Poole – 7.73 | First NCAA Indoors berth | |
| 4x400 (M) | 3. Lobo Vedel-Holloway-Poole-Chantz Sawyers – 3:03.17 | 19th time qualifying since 1996 (finished top three each of last three years) |
| 4x400 (W) | 3. Taylor Manson-Nikki Stephens-Barnett-Doneisha Anderson – 3:29.57 | Ninth consecutive qualification (finished third in 2018); SEC Indoors bronze medalists |
| HJ (M) | t-13. Jhonny Victor – 2.22 meters (7-3.25) | First NCAA Indoors berth |
| LJ (M) | 2. Holloway – 8.02 meters (26-3.75) | Third consecutive NCAA Indoors berth (silver medalist in 2018); SEC Indoors silver medalist |
| LJ (W) | 2. Yanis David – 6.46 meters (21-2.5) | Second consecutive NCAA Indoors berth (finished fourth in 2018) |
| TJ (M) | 10. Clayton Brown – 16.29 meters (53-5.5) | Third consecutive NCAA Indoors berth; two-time NCAA scorer (2018 – 4th; 2017 – 7th); SEC Indoors silver medalist |
| TJ (W) | 1. David – 13.84 meters (45-5) | 2017 and 2018 NCAA Indoors silver medalist; No. 7-ranked triple jumper in collegiate history; four-time NCAA Indoors qualifier; SEC champion |
| WT (M) | 4. AJ McFarland – 23.35 meters (76-7.25) | Third consecutive NCAA Indoors berth; SEC champion; school record holder |
| 6. Thomas Mardal – 22.59 meters (74-1.5) | Second consecutive NCAA Indoors berth; SEC Indoors bronze medalist | |
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