David finished her indoor season as an NCAA champion and two-time SEC champion.
Gators’ Trio Earns USTFCCCA National Awards
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | Track and Field
NEW ORLEANS – Florida jumper Yanis David, all-around sensation Grant Holloway and head coach Mike Holloway earned national awards from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, and the Gators' 21 first-team All-America honors were the second-highest men's and women's total in the country, as announced by the organization Tuesday.
Coach Holloway is the USTFCCCA National Men's Indoor Coach of the Year for a second consecutive season and fifth time in his career, with his previous awards coming in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2018—all of Florida's NCAA title-winning seasons. The Gators' indoor track and field team is one of eight Division I programs (FBS for football) to win at least five national titles since the start of the 2009-10 athletics season.
Florida's five indoor NCAA titles since 2010 lead all of Division I by two titles in that span. Factoring in the Gators' four outdoor NCAA titles, the Gators' nine overall national crowns since 2010 lead all Division I programs by four.
In addition to capturing the program's fifth indoor national title, now the third-highest total in NCAA Indoor Championships history, Coach Holloway led Florida's men to the nation's highest total of first-team All-America laurels (14).
David was named USTFCCCA National Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year, joining Candice Scott as the only other Gator in history to garner national recognition from the USTFCCCA. Scott was the USTFCCCA National Indoor Athlete of the Year in 2005, after which the award split into separate "Track Athlete" and "Field Athlete" honors.
The Lamentin, Guadeloupe native won the triple jump title with a nation-leading mark of 14.03 meters (46 feet, 0.5 inches) and took third in the long jump, amassing 16 points for the second-highest individual total at this year's NCAA Indoor Championships.
Two weeks prior, David became the fourth woman in history to sweep the long jump and triple jump titles at SEC Indoor Championships, leading to her earning SEC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year honors as well.
Holloway earned the USTFCCCA National Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year award, joining Kerron Clement (2005), Marquis Dendy (2015), and KeAndre Bates (2017) as the only other Gator to garner national recognition from the USTFCCCA. Bates and Dendy were both USTFCCCA National Indoor Field Athlete of the Year, while Clement was the final USTFCCCA National Indoor Athlete of the Year.
Holloway turned in one of the most impressive seasons in indoor track and field history, capping the incredible season with 27.5 individual points at NCAA Indoor Championships, just a half-point behind the meet record of 28, scored by Oregon's Edward Cheserek in 2017.
The Chesapeake, Va., native became the third man in Division I history to complete the straightaway sweep (60 meters, 60-meter hurdles) at NCAA Indoors, and he did it with the fastest single-day combined time in the sport's history (13.85 seconds).
Holloway became the first man in history to win three 60 hurdles national titles, having won each of the last three and securing his latest victory in record-breaking fashion. His winning time of 7.35 seconds broke the American and collegiate records, in addition to being the fourth-fastest time in history and making him the No. 3 performer on the world all-time list.
Fastest 60-meter Hurdles Times in Indoor Track and Field History
Holloway became the fifth man in the sport's history—Jackson (1994-95), Johnson (1995), Anthony Jarrett (1995), Robles (2008)—to break 7.45 seconds at least four times in a season, doing so in four of his final five 60 hurdles races. The junior also finished the season holding 10 of the 17 fastest times in collegiate history, seven of which he ran this year.
Fastest 60-meter Hurdles Times in Collegiate History
Roughly 40 minutes after that record-setting performance, Holloway tied the 10th-fastest 60 meters time in collegiate history to win another national title. The time was also the third-fastest in the world this season, broke his own school record of 6.51 he set earlier this season, and tied the No. 8-ranked performer on the collegiate all-time top 10.
Fastest 60 meters Times in the World (2019 season)
Holloway also took third place in the long jump the night prior, finishing just two centimeters behind the national champion despite only taking three of a possible six jumps (he led until late in the fifth round of attempts). And to top it all off, he ran second for Florida's 4x400 relay team, which finished third overall.
Additional Notes and Achievements from Holloway's 2019 Season
Florida's 21 combined first-team All-America honors were the second-highest total in the nation, only trailing Arkansas' 27. The next-closest team to the Gators was Southern California, which tallied such 17 accolades.
All-America First Team
Doneisha Anderson – 4x400 relay (fifth)
Sharrika Barnett – 400 meters (eighth)
Barnett – 4x400 relay (fifth)
Clayton Brown – Triple Jump (fifth)
Ryan Clark – 60 meters (sixth)
Clark – 4x400 relay (third)
Yanis David – Long Jump (third)
David – Triple Jump (NCAA Champion)
Grant Holloway – 60 meters (NCAA Champion)
Holloway – 60-meter Hurdles (NCAA Champion)
Holloway – 4x400 relay (third)
Holloway – Long Jump (third)
Benjamin Lobo Vedel – 400 meters (seventh)
Lobo Vedel – 4x400 relay (third)
Taylor Manson – 4x400 relay (fifth)
Thomas Mardal – Weight Throw (seventh)
AJ McFarland – Weight Throw (fourth)
Hakim Sani Brown – 60 meters (third)
Chantz Sawyers – 4x400 relay (third)
Nikki Stephens – 4x400 relay (fifth)
Jhonny Victor – High Jump (eighth)
All-America Second Team
Clark – 200 meters (10th)
Cory Poole – 60-meter Hurdles (13th)
The Gators begin their 2019 outdoor season next Friday at the FSU Relays in Tallahassee.
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Coach Holloway is the USTFCCCA National Men's Indoor Coach of the Year for a second consecutive season and fifth time in his career, with his previous awards coming in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2018—all of Florida's NCAA title-winning seasons. The Gators' indoor track and field team is one of eight Division I programs (FBS for football) to win at least five national titles since the start of the 2009-10 athletics season.
- Penn State Wrestling - 7
- Oregon Women's Indoor Track & Field - 7
- Southern California Water Polo - 6
- Alabama Football - 5
- Connecticut Women's Basketball - 5
- Texas Men's Swimming & Diving - 5
- West Virginia Rifle - 5
Make room, @AlabamaFTBL.
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 10, 2019
There's now a second SEC program with 5️⃣ national titles since the start of the 2009-10 athletics season.
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆#TheMissionContinues #TheHolloWAY pic.twitter.com/5uJL7Ju20t
Florida's five indoor NCAA titles since 2010 lead all of Division I by two titles in that span. Factoring in the Gators' four outdoor NCAA titles, the Gators' nine overall national crowns since 2010 lead all Division I programs by four.
In addition to capturing the program's fifth indoor national title, now the third-highest total in NCAA Indoor Championships history, Coach Holloway led Florida's men to the nation's highest total of first-team All-America laurels (14).
David was named USTFCCCA National Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year, joining Candice Scott as the only other Gator in history to garner national recognition from the USTFCCCA. Scott was the USTFCCCA National Indoor Athlete of the Year in 2005, after which the award split into separate "Track Athlete" and "Field Athlete" honors.
"FINALLY!"@Yaniis_Dav got her #NCAATF title, and the emotion after her final jump was 😱😱😱😱#WeBelieve pic.twitter.com/pakAsH39n3
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 11, 2019
The Lamentin, Guadeloupe native won the triple jump title with a nation-leading mark of 14.03 meters (46 feet, 0.5 inches) and took third in the long jump, amassing 16 points for the second-highest individual total at this year's NCAA Indoor Championships.
Two weeks prior, David became the fourth woman in history to sweep the long jump and triple jump titles at SEC Indoor Championships, leading to her earning SEC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year honors as well.
Holloway earned the USTFCCCA National Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year award, joining Kerron Clement (2005), Marquis Dendy (2015), and KeAndre Bates (2017) as the only other Gator to garner national recognition from the USTFCCCA. Bates and Dendy were both USTFCCCA National Indoor Field Athlete of the Year, while Clement was the final USTFCCCA National Indoor Athlete of the Year.
Holloway turned in one of the most impressive seasons in indoor track and field history, capping the incredible season with 27.5 individual points at NCAA Indoor Championships, just a half-point behind the meet record of 28, scored by Oregon's Edward Cheserek in 2017.
7⃣.3⃣5⃣
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 9, 2019
AMERICAN RECORD, No. 3⃣ in 🌎HISTORY@Flaamingoo_ JUST WENT SUPER SAIYAN!pic.twitter.com/MavFylAlX2
The Chesapeake, Va., native became the third man in Division I history to complete the straightaway sweep (60 meters, 60-meter hurdles) at NCAA Indoors, and he did it with the fastest single-day combined time in the sport's history (13.85 seconds).
That completes the best ever one-day 60m/60mH double in history.
— Jon Mulkeen (@Statman_Jon) March 9, 2019
The top four:
13.85 (6.50 / 7.35)@Flaamingoo_, Birmingham '19
13.88 (6.46 / 7.42)
Terrence Trammell, Fayetteville '03
13.95 (6.49 / 7.46)
Mark McCoy, Karlsruhe '93
14.06 (6.62 / 7.44)
Allen Johnson, Madrid '98
Holloway became the first man in history to win three 60 hurdles national titles, having won each of the last three and securing his latest victory in record-breaking fashion. His winning time of 7.35 seconds broke the American and collegiate records, in addition to being the fourth-fastest time in history and making him the No. 3 performer on the world all-time list.
Fastest 60-meter Hurdles Times in Indoor Track and Field History
- Colin Jackson, Great Britain – 7.30 (March 6, 1994)
- Dayron Robles, Cuba – 7.33 (Feb. 8, 2008)
- Robles – 7.34 (2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships)
- Grant Holloway, Florida – 7.35 (2019 NCAA Indoor Championships)
- Greg Foster, United States – 7.36 (Jan. 16, 1987)
- Jackson – 7.36 (Feb. 12, 1994)
- Allen Johnson, United States – 7.36 (2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships)
- Robles – 7.36 (Feb. 2, 2008)
- Terrence Trammell, United States – 7.36 (2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships)
Holloway became the fifth man in the sport's history—Jackson (1994-95), Johnson (1995), Anthony Jarrett (1995), Robles (2008)—to break 7.45 seconds at least four times in a season, doing so in four of his final five 60 hurdles races. The junior also finished the season holding 10 of the 17 fastest times in collegiate history, seven of which he ran this year.
Fastest 60-meter Hurdles Times in Collegiate History
- Grant Holloway, Florida – 7.35 (2019 NCAA Indoor Championships)
- Daniel Roberts, Kentucky – 7.41 (2019 NCAA Indoor Championships
- Holloway – 7.42 (2018 Tiger Paw Invitational)
- Holloway – 7.43 (2019 Tyson Invitational)
- Holloway – 7.44 (2019 NCAA Indoor Championships)
- Holloway – 7.44 (2019 SEC Indoor Championships)
- Omar McLeod, Arkansas – 7.45 (2015 NCAA Indoor Championships)
Roughly 40 minutes after that record-setting performance, Holloway tied the 10th-fastest 60 meters time in collegiate history to win another national title. The time was also the third-fastest in the world this season, broke his own school record of 6.51 he set earlier this season, and tied the No. 8-ranked performer on the collegiate all-time top 10.
Fastest 60 meters Times in the World (2019 season)
- Bingtian Su, China – 6.47 (Feb. 16, 2019)
- Su – 6.49 (Feb. 20, 2019)
- Grant Holloway, Florida – 6.50 (2019 NCAA Indoor Championships)
- Holloway – 6.51 (2019 Razorback Invitational)
- Su – 6.52 (Feb. 13, 2019)
- Divine Oduduru, Texas Tech – 6.52 (2019 Big 12 Championships)
Holloway also took third place in the long jump the night prior, finishing just two centimeters behind the national champion despite only taking three of a possible six jumps (he led until late in the fifth round of attempts). And to top it all off, he ran second for Florida's 4x400 relay team, which finished third overall.
Additional Notes and Achievements from Holloway's 2019 Season
- Joined South Carolina's Terrence Trammell (2000) and Tennessee's Willie Gault (1983) as the only men to sweep the 60 hurdles and 60 meters titles at NCAA Indoors (Gault did it in the 55-meter hurdles and 55 meters, the distance run prior to 1999).
- Joined Trammell (1999-2000) as the only other man in history to sweep the 60 meters and 60 hurdles at the SEC Indoor Championships.
- Scored 28 individual points at SEC Indoor Championships, breaking the previous meet record of 22.5.
- SEC Men's Indoor Runner of the Year
- USTFCCCA Men's Indoor South Region Track Athlete of the Year
- SEC Indoor Championships long jump silver medalist
- Joined Trammell and Great Britain's Colin Jackson as the only other men in indoor track and field history to break 7.40 seconds in the 60 hurdles and run 6.50 or faster in the 60 meters.
- Joined Leroy Burrell and Dwight Phillips as the only men in indoor track and field history to break 6.51 seconds in the 60 and long jump at least 8.00 meters, a feat Holloway accomplished in less than 21 hours at January's Razorback Invitational.
Florida's 21 combined first-team All-America honors were the second-highest total in the nation, only trailing Arkansas' 27. The next-closest team to the Gators was Southern California, which tallied such 17 accolades.
All-America First Team
Doneisha Anderson – 4x400 relay (fifth)
Sharrika Barnett – 400 meters (eighth)
Barnett – 4x400 relay (fifth)
Clayton Brown – Triple Jump (fifth)
Ryan Clark – 60 meters (sixth)
Clark – 4x400 relay (third)
Yanis David – Long Jump (third)
David – Triple Jump (NCAA Champion)
Grant Holloway – 60 meters (NCAA Champion)
Holloway – 60-meter Hurdles (NCAA Champion)
Holloway – 4x400 relay (third)
Holloway – Long Jump (third)
Benjamin Lobo Vedel – 400 meters (seventh)
Lobo Vedel – 4x400 relay (third)
Taylor Manson – 4x400 relay (fifth)
Thomas Mardal – Weight Throw (seventh)
AJ McFarland – Weight Throw (fourth)
Hakim Sani Brown – 60 meters (third)
Chantz Sawyers – 4x400 relay (third)
Nikki Stephens – 4x400 relay (fifth)
Jhonny Victor – High Jump (eighth)
All-America Second Team
Clark – 200 meters (10th)
Cory Poole – 60-meter Hurdles (13th)
The Gators begin their 2019 outdoor season next Friday at the FSU Relays in Tallahassee.
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