Grant Holloway, Chantz Sawyers, Cory Poole, and Benjamin Lobo Vedel now comprise the third-fastest relay team in the NCAA.
Photo By: Zach Dirlam
Florida's 4x400 relay teams both sit in the national top five heading into the championship portion of the indoor season.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Florida's 4x400 relay teams answered a charge from their head coach, as both squads closed the Tyson Invitational with two of the nation's fastest times.
The men's team of sophomore
Benjamin Lobo Vedel, junior
Grant Holloway, sophomore
Cory Poole, and sophomore
Chantz Sawyers ran by themselves nearly the entire race, eventually clocking 3:03.17 in a runaway victory. The quartet's time ranks third nationally, third on the program's All-Time Top 10 list, and is the 14th-fastest time in collegiate history.
On the women's side, sophomore
Taylor Manson, freshman
Doneisha Anderson, sophomore
Nikki Stephens, and senior
Sharrika Barnett posted the nation's fifth-fastest time, crossing in 3:31.64. The time also makes them the No. 8-ranked team on the school's All-Time Top 10.
Senior
Yanis David, the two-time NCAA Indoor Championships silver medalist, opened her triple jump season with the nation's No. 4-ranked mark. David also remains tied for the NCAA leader, and she entered the season as the leading returner in both horizontal jumps.
Fellow senior
Ryan Clark cracked the national top 20 in the 200 meters, clocking a time of 20.83 seconds. His new indoor personal record ranks 16th nationally—which would make him the last man in to NCAA Indoors if the season ended today and the rest of the top 16 all declared for the event (something unlikely to happen).
Next up for the Gators is indoor championship season, starting with SEC Indoor Championships in two weeks.
TYSON INVITATIONAL INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
- Results (FlashResults)
- 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)
- Results (Prime Time Timing)
- Venue: Randal Lied Recreation Athletic Center (Iowa State University)
| Tyson Invitational – Saturday, February 9 (^ - denotes invitational; all events are finals) |
| Event |
Place, Gators – Time / Mark | Notes |
| 200m (M) ^ |
4. Ryan Clark – 20.83 | No. 16-ranked time in Division I; topped indoor personal record by 0.09 seconds |
|
6. Benjamin Lobo Vedel – 20.98 | Topped personal record by 0.04 seconds |
| 200m (M) |
18. Chantz Sawyers – 21.60 |
| 200m (W) |
43. Shakira Dancy – 25.30 | Season-best time |
|
Lauryn Ghee – False Start |
| 4x400 (M) |
1. Lobo Vedel-Grant Holloway-Cory Poole-Sawyers – 3:03.17 | No. 3-ranked time in Division I; improve to No. 3-ranked time on UF's All-Time Top 10; 14th-fastest time in collegiate history |
| 4x400 (W) |
3. Taylor Manson-Doneisha Anderson-Stephens-Sharrika Barnett – 3:31.64 | No. 5-ranked time in Division I; No. 8-ranked time on UF's All-Time Top 10 |
|
15. Brandee' Johnson-Ghee-Dancy-Amanda Froeynes – 3:45.53 |
| HJ (W) ^ |
3. Froeynes – 1.77 meters (5 feet, 9.75 inches) | Season-best mark |
| TJ (M) ^ |
3. Clayton Brown – 16.21 meters (53 feet, 2.25 inches) |
| TJ (W) ^ |
1. Yanis David – 13.33 meters (43 feet, 8.75 inches) | No. 4-ranked mark in Division I |
|
3. Natricia Hooper – 13.06 meters (42 feet, 10.25 inches) |
|
8. Asa Garcia – 12.92 meters (42 feet, 4.75 inches) |
| TJ (W) |
11. Kala Penn – 11.74 meters (38 feet, 6.25 inches) |
| SP (M) |
4. Connor Bandel – 18.34 meters (60 feet, 2 inches) |
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