Gators Notch Four NCAA Leads at FSU Relays

Friday, March 22

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Yanis David soared to a national lead in the long jump.

Gators Notch Four NCAA Leads at FSU Relays

Friday, March 22, 2019 | Track and Field

By: Zach Dirlam

TALAHASSEE, Fla. – It is certainly early in the outdoor season to say the least, but the Gators posted a number of impressive performances in their opener at FSU Relays. Florida totaled four NCAA leads and eight more times and marks that rank in the top 10 nationally.

The day's most impressive performance came, as expected, from the men's 4x100 relay. The team of junior transfer Raymond Ekevwo, sophomore Hakim Sani Brown, junior Grant Holloway, and senior Ryan Clark combined to run an NCAA-best 38.74 seconds—which kept them off the program's insanely-fast All-Time Top 10 list by just six hundredths of a second.

3️⃣8️⃣.7️⃣4️⃣ 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Ekevwo ➡️ @Hakimsanib ➡️ @Flaamingoo_ ➡️ @clarknation14

*cue @FloTrack looking for the fastest 4x1s before March 23* 😅😂 pic.twitter.com/616VVfei8b
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 22, 2019

The Gators put on a show in the long jump, as senior Yanis David and Holloway posted NCAA-leading marks. Junior transfer Kala Penn also posted an all-conditions personal record en route to the No. 2-ranked mark in Division I.

.@Flaamingoo_'s one and done 😯

Check out his @NCAATrackField-leading jump of 7.97m / 26-1.75 🛫#LessSaid pic.twitter.com/VQgaNpWP1a
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 22, 2019

Another @NCAATrackField leader!@Yaniis_Dav goes 6.48 meters / 21' 3.25" to get the W 🛫🛫#WeBelieve pic.twitter.com/3C0M2nQR33
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 22, 2019

Kala Penn throws down a 1️⃣9️⃣-centimeter PR!

6.43 meters / 21' 1.25" puts her No. 2 in #NCAATF 🛫🛫#WeBelieve pic.twitter.com/M84QsFUJd5
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 22, 2019

Fresh off scoring at his third national meet, redshirt senior Jhonny Victor tied the nation's top high jump mark, clearing 2.21 meters (7 feet, 3 inches). The Orlando native also climbed to No. 7 on the Gators' All-Time Top 10 list.

And the following Gators posted times or marks that rank in the top 10 nationally: redshirt sophomore Connor Bandel (men's shot put), freshman Imogen Barrett (women's 800 meters), senior Asa Garcia (women's triple jump), junior Brandee' Johnson (women's 100-meter hurdles), sophomore Nikki Stephens (women's 400-meter hurdles), junior transfer Denzel Villaman (men's 400-meter hurdles), and freshman Gabrielle Wilkinson (women's 1,500 meters).

The Gators continue their outdoor season next week, when they host the Pepsi Florida Relays, Thursday through Saturday.

FSU RELAYS INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Results (Prime Time Timing)
Teams Competing: Alabama (No. 3 men; No. 12 women), Auburn, Florida State (No. 6 women; No. 11 men), Georgia Tech (No. 25 women), Liberty, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech (No. 18 women)
Venue: Mike Long Track (Florida State University)

*Friday, March 22 (all events are finals)*
Event	Place, Gators – Time / Mark [Wind] \| Notes
200m (M)	2. Chantz Sawyers – 21.12 [0.0]
	15. Cameron Mahorn – 22.07 [+0.1] \| Collegiate debut
200m (W)	2. Sharrika Barnett – 23.63 [-0.2]
	4. Doneisha Anderson – 23.97 [-0.2] \| Topped personal record by 0.26 seconds; outdoor collegiate debut
	7. Taylor Manson – 24.24 [-0.2]
	9. Brandee' Johnson – 24.38 [+1.0] \| First collegiate outdoor 200m race
400m (M)	2. Cole Johnson – 47.42 \| Topped personal record by 0.42 seconds
	4. Jabari Hill – 47.63 \| Topped outdoor personal record by 0.02 seconds
	10. Dawson Guillory – 48.58 \| Topped personal record by 0.40 seconds
400m (W)	12. Lauryn Ghee – 57.05
800m (M)	4. Justin Pacifico – 1:51.90
	15. Magnus Pettersen – 1:56.61
	18. Dominic Williams – 1:58.99
	Sam Ahrenholz – DNF
800m (W)	2. Imogen Barrett – 2:07.15 \| No. 3-ranked time in Division I; topped personal record by 1.02 seconds; outdoor collegiate debut
	8. Elisabeth Bergh – 2:14.04
	10. Pamela O'Brien – 2:14.79 \| Outdoor collegiate debut
	13. Madison Morse – 2:16.33 \| Topped personal record by 2.38 seconds
	15. Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell – 2:17.32
	16. Grace Blair – 2:18.17 \| Outdoor collegiate debut
1,500m (M)	15. Trevor Foley – 3:59.90 \| Outdoor collegiate debut
	18. Colin Schaefer – 4:01.65 \| First career 1,500m race
	20. Nick Deal – 4:02.63
	21. Cavan Wilson – 4:05.40 \| Collegiate debut
	22. Blake Lowery – 4:05.86 \| First career 1,500m race
	Ahrenholz – DNF
	Pacifico – DNF
1,500m (W)	3. Gabrielle Wilkinson – 4:25.18 \| No. 5-ranked time in Division I; outdoor collegiate debut
	14. Abbie Harrelson – 4:34.68 \| Topped personal record by 3.05 seconds
	26. Sophie Ebihara – 4:46.80 \| Topped personal record by 4.91 seconds
	32. Sophia Piniella – 4:50.72 \| Collegiate debut
	Barrett – DNF
	Bergh – DNF
100mH (W)	2. Johnson – 13.46 [+1.9] \| No. 8-ranked time in Division I
400mH (M)	1. Denzel Villaman – 51.78 \| No. 8-ranked time in Division I
400mH (W)	1. Nikki Stephens – 58.86 \| No. 3-ranked time in Division I
2kSC (W)	1. McQuilkin-Bell – 7:07.31
	3. Blair – 7:15.30
4x100 (M)	1. Raymond Ekevwo-Hakim Sani Brown-Grant Holloway-Ryan Clark – 38.74 \| NCAA-leading time
4x400 (M)	2. Hill-Johnson-Villaman-Guillory – 3:10.40
4x400 (W)	8. Wilkinson-Harrelson-Barrett-Bergh – 3:52.87
HJ (M)	1. Jhonny Victor – 2.21 meters (7 feet, 3 inches) \| No. 7-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Top 10; tied NCAA-leading mark
PV (M)	1. Mike Harris – 4.90 meters (16 feet, 0.75 inches)
	4. Davis Ott – 4.60 meters (15 feet, 1 inch) \| Outdoor collegiate debut
LJ (M)	1. Holloway – 7.97 meters (26 feet, 1.75 inches) [+0.6] \| NCAA-leading mark
LJ (W)	1. Yanis David – 6.48 meters (21 feet, 3.25 inches) [+2.9] \| NCAA-leading mark
	2. Kala Penn – 6.43 meters (21 feet, 1.25 inches) [+2.1] \| No. 2-ranked mark in Division I
TJ (W)	1. Asa Garcia – 12.88 meters (42 feet, 3.25 inches) [+0.9] \| No. 5-ranked mark in Division I
SP (M)	1. Connor Bandel – 18.85 meters (61 feet, 10.25 inches) \| No. 4-ranked mark in Division I
DT (M)	2. Adam Shuler – 53.15 meters (174 feet, 4 inches) \| Collegiate debut
	4. Bandel – 51.15 meters (167 feet, 9 inches)
	8. Edward Shelikoff – 40.46 meters (132 feet, 9 inches) \| Collegiate debut
DT (W)	9. Kristina Moore – 45.23 meters (148 feet, 4 inches) \| Collegiate debut
HT (W)	6. Amara Wiggan – 48.91 meters (160 feet, 5 inches)
JT (M)	5. Jacob Stanko – 60.37 meters (198 feet) \| Topped personal record by 2.61 meters (8 feet, 6 inches)
JT (W)	4. Megan Reed – 47.78 meters (156 feet, 9 inches) \| Second-best throw of career