Gators Split for Arkansas, Iowa State Meets

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Chantz Sawyers is ranked 15th nationally in the 400 meters, but should improve this weekend.

Gators Split for Arkansas, Iowa State Meets

Thursday, February 7, 2019 | Track and Field

By: Zach Dirlam

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida's highly-ranked track and field teams will compete at two different meets, for what is expected to be a prime weekend to collect qualifying marks for the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Most of the Gators, No. 3 on the men's side and No. 4 on the women's side of the national rankings, are off to Arkansas for the Tyson Invitational, while the distance corps heads to the Iowa State Classic to partake in some of the season's fastest distance races.

Florida's headliners for the Tyson Invitational are Yanis David and Grant Holloway. David, who is tied for the NCAA lead in the long jump, will compete in both horizontal jumps. She is the top-ranked returner and two-time NCAA Indoors silver medalist in the triple jump, which she will compete in for the first time this season. Holloway, the world leader in both the 60 meters and 60-meter hurdles, returns to his signature event Friday. During this week last season, Holloway set the 60 hurdles collegiate record of 7.42 seconds.

Other Gators ranked in the top 10 nationally scheduled to compete in Arkansas are: Sharrika Barnett (No. 6 – 400 meters), Clayton Brown (No. 7 – triple jump), Ryan Clark (t-No. 9 – 60 meters), Asa Garcia (No. 8 – triple jump), Natricia Hooper (No. 5 – triple jump), Thomas Mardal (No. 7 – weight throw), AJ McFarland (No. 5 – weight throw), Cory Poole (t-No. 8 – 60-meter Hurdles), Hakim Sani Brown (t-No. 9 – 60 meters).

Florida's 4x400 relay squads, which are No. 3 and No. 9 in the men's and women's rankings, respectively, will be in action as well.

The top Gators runner headed to Iowa State is redshirt junior Jessica Pascoe, who broke the indoor 5,000 meters school record by 24-plus seconds in December. Pascoe ranks 12th nationally in the 5k and will vie for a 3,000 meters qualifying time Friday.

SEC Network + will provide live streaming for the Tyson Invitational, while FloTrack will stream the Iowa State Classic, though, a paid subscription is required.

TYSON INVITATIONAL INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results (FlashResults)
Friday Live Streaming – 6 p.m. (SEC Network +)
Saturday Live Streaming – 2 p.m. (SEC Network +)
Ranked Teams Competing: Akron (No. 23 men), Alabama (No. 9 men; No. 14 women), Arkansas (No. 1 women; No. 22 men), Baylor (No. 21 men), Colorado (No. 14 men; No. 25 women), Florida State (No. 2 men; No. 5 women), Georgia (No. 6 men; No. 9 women), Indiana (No. 12 men), Iowa (No. 15 women), Kansas (No. 16 men; No. 22 women), LSU (No. 5 men; No. 12 women), North Carolina A&T (No. 25 men), Southern California (No. 2 women; No. 11 men)
Venue: Randal Tyson Indoor Track Center (University of Arkansas)

IOWA STATE CLASSIC INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results (Prime Time Timing)
Friday Live Streaming (FloPro – subscription required)
Saturday Live Streaming (FloPro – subscription required)
Venue: Randal Lied Recreation Athletic Center (Iowa State University)

*Tyson Invitational – Friday, February 8 (unless denoted otherwise, all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
2 p.m.	Mike Harris – Men's Pole Vault
3 p.m.	Kristine Akervold; Amanda Froeynes – Women's Long Jump
3:30 p.m.	Brandee' Johnson; Timetria Mitchell – Women's 60-meter Hurdles (prelims)
4 p.m.	Amara Wiggan – Women's Weight Throw
4:50 p.m.	Nikki Stephens – Women's 400 meters
6:05 p.m.	Johnson; Mitchell – Women's 60-meter Hurdles (semifinals)
6:15 p.m.	Grant Holloway; Cory Poole – Men's 60-meter Hurdles (semifinals)
6:30 p.m.	Yanis David; Kala Penn – Women's Long Jump (invitational)
	Thomas Mardal; AJ McFarland – Men's Weight Throw
6:50 p.m.	Ryan Clark; Hakim Sani Brown – Men's 60 meters (semifinals)
7:20 p.m.	Johnson; Mitchell – Women's 60-meter Hurdles
7:25 p.m.	Holloway; Poole – Men's 60-meter Hurdles
7:35 p.m.	Clark; Sani Brown – Men's 60 meters
8:30 p.m.	Doneisha Anderson; Sharrika Barnett; Taylor Manson – Women's 400 meters (invitational)
8:40 p.m.	Benjamin Lobo Vedel; Chantz Sawyers – Men's 400 meters (invitational)

*Iowa State Classic – Friday, February 8 (all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
1:50 p.m.	Blake Lowery; Colin Schaefer – Men's 5,000 meters (Section 1)
2:15 p.m.	Sophie Ebihara – Women's 3,000 meters (Section 1)
6 p.m.	Trevor Foley – Men's 5,000 meters (Section 2)
6:25 p.m.	Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell – Women's 5,000 meters (Section 2)
7:05 p.m.	Morgan Hull – Women's 5,000 meters (invitational)
8:20 p.m.	Jessica Pascoe – Women's 3,000 meters (invitational)

*Tyson Invitational – Saturday, February 9 (unless denoted otherwise, all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
1 p.m.	Kala Penn – Women's Triple Jump
2 p.m.	Shakira Dancy; Lauryn Ghee – Women's 200 meters
2:30 p.m.	Chantz Sawyers – Men's 200 meters
3:05 p.m.	Ryan Clark; Benjamin Lobo Vedel – Men's 200 meters (invitational)
3:30 p.m.	Jhonny Victor – Men's High Jump (invitational)
	Amanda Froeynes – Women's High Jump (invitational)
4 p.m.	Clayton Brown – Men's Triple Jump (invitational)
	Yanis David; Asa Garcia; Natricia Hooper – Women's Triple Jump (invitational)
	Connor Bandel – Men's Shot Put
4:30 p.m.	Taylor Manson-Doneisha Anderson-Nikki Stephens-Sharrika Barnett [A]; Brandee' Johnson-Ghee-Dancy-Froeynes [B] – Women's 4x400 relay
5 p.m.	Lobo Vedel-Grant Holloway-Cory Poole-Sawyers – Men's 4x400 relay

*Iowa State Classic – Saturday, February 9 (all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
1:25 p.m.	Grace Blair – Women's Mile (Sections 1-2)
1:45 p.m.	Imogen Barrett – Women's Mile (Section 4)
1:55 p.m.	Marshall Dillon; Magnus Pettersen – Men's Mile (Sections 1-2)
2:05 p.m.	Jack Guyton – Men's Mile (Section 3)
2:10 p.m.	Sam Ahrenholz – Men's Mile (Section 4)
2:15 p.m.	Justin Pacifico – Men's Mile (Section 5)
3:40 p.m.	Abbie Harrelson – Women's 800 meters (Sections 1-4)
4:05 p.m.	Gabrielle Wilkinson – Women's 800 meters (Section 6)
4:45 p.m.	Kyren Hollis – Men's 800 meters (Section 7)