Friday, March 8
Birmingham, AL
6:30 PM
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NCAA Indoor Championships
Gators Set to Defend Title, Chase Trophies at NCAA Indoors
Thursday, March 7, 2019 | Track and Field
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Florida's men get the chance to defend their title, while the Gators' women will vie for a second consecutive top-four finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships Friday and Saturday. For information on Florida's 18 NCAA Indoors entries, follow this link.
NCAA Indoor Championships Broadcast Information (all times Eastern)
The Gators won the men's team title in dramatic fashion last year, pulling ahead of the field with a third-place finish in the fastest indoor 4x400 relay race in the sport's history. A second consecutive indoor national title would give Florida's men their fifth in program history, which would usurp Oregon for the third-highest total in NCAA Indoors history. It would also mark Florida's Division I-leading ninth indoor and outdoor national title since head coach Mike Holloway took over in 2003. No other program has won more than five within that span.
Florida's men, currently ranked No. 2 nationally, have finished third or higher at 21 of the 32 NCAA Championship meets, including nine of the last 10 indoors, with Holloway as head coach.
Two-time defending 60-meter hurdles champion Grant Holloway will attempt to become the first three-time winner in the event, in addition to being the top seed in the 60 meters and the No. 2 seed in the long jump. No man or woman has ever won three individual titles at NCAA Indoors. Holloway swept the 60 and 60 hurdles crowns, and took second in the long jump two weeks ago at SEC Indoors.
Junior Clayton Brown is another returning scorer for the Gators, as he took fourth in the triple jump last year.
For the No. 6-ranked women's team, senior Yanis David, fresh off a pair of SEC titles, is the top seed in the triple jump and No. 2 seed in the long jump.
David, along with fellow senior and last year's fourth-place finisher in the 400 meters, Sharrika Barnett, will lead the Gators' hunt for a second consecutive top-four finish.
Florida slingshot itself into fourth place last year with a third-place finish in the 4x400 relay, breaking its school record in the process. It marked the Gators' first top-four finish since 2015, and this year could mark the first time since 2014-15 they nabbed a top-four trophy at consecutive NCAA Indoors.
Reigning NCAA Indoor Champions
Returning 2018 NCAA Indoor Medalists
NCAA Indoor Championships Meet Information (all times Eastern)
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NCAA Indoor Championships Broadcast Information (all times Eastern)
- Live Results (FlashResults)
- 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 pm. (ESPNU)
The Gators won the men's team title in dramatic fashion last year, pulling ahead of the field with a third-place finish in the fastest indoor 4x400 relay race in the sport's history. A second consecutive indoor national title would give Florida's men their fifth in program history, which would usurp Oregon for the third-highest total in NCAA Indoors history. It would also mark Florida's Division I-leading ninth indoor and outdoor national title since head coach Mike Holloway took over in 2003. No other program has won more than five within that span.
Florida's men, currently ranked No. 2 nationally, have finished third or higher at 21 of the 32 NCAA Championship meets, including nine of the last 10 indoors, with Holloway as head coach.
Two-time defending 60-meter hurdles champion Grant Holloway will attempt to become the first three-time winner in the event, in addition to being the top seed in the 60 meters and the No. 2 seed in the long jump. No man or woman has ever won three individual titles at NCAA Indoors. Holloway swept the 60 and 60 hurdles crowns, and took second in the long jump two weeks ago at SEC Indoors.
Junior Clayton Brown is another returning scorer for the Gators, as he took fourth in the triple jump last year.
For the No. 6-ranked women's team, senior Yanis David, fresh off a pair of SEC titles, is the top seed in the triple jump and No. 2 seed in the long jump.
David, along with fellow senior and last year's fourth-place finisher in the 400 meters, Sharrika Barnett, will lead the Gators' hunt for a second consecutive top-four finish.
Florida slingshot itself into fourth place last year with a third-place finish in the 4x400 relay, breaking its school record in the process. It marked the Gators' first top-four finish since 2015, and this year could mark the first time since 2014-15 they nabbed a top-four trophy at consecutive NCAA Indoors.
Reigning NCAA Indoor Champions
- Grant Holloway – 60-meter Hurdles (2017, 2018)
Returning 2018 NCAA Indoor Medalists
- Yanis David – Triple Jump (silver)
- Holloway – Long Jump (silver)
- Benjamin Lobo Vedel, Kunle Fasasi, Chantz Sawyers, Holloway – Men's 4x400 relay (bronze)
- Brandee' Johnson, Taylor Manson, Lauryn Ghee, Sharrika Barnett – Women's 4x400 relay (bronze)
NCAA Indoor Championships Meet Information (all times Eastern)
- Meet Notes (PDF)
- Venue: Birmingham CrossPlex (Birmingham, Ala.)
| Friday, March 8 (unless denoted otherwise, all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 6:30 p.m. | Grant Holloway – Men's Long Jump |
| 7:17 p.m. | Holloway; Cory Poole – Men's 60-meter Hurdles (prelim) |
| 7:27 p.m. | Sharrika Barnett – Women's 400 meters (prelim) |
| 7:42 p.m. | Benjamin Lobo Vedel – Men's 400 meters (prelim) |
| 8:07 p.m. | Ryan Clark; Holloway; Hakim Sani Brown – Men's 60 meters (prelim) |
| 8:10 p.m. | Yanis David – Women's Long Jump |
| 8:52 p.m. | Clark – Men's 200 meters (prelim) |
| 9:07 p.m. | Jessica Pascoe – Women's 5,000 meters |
| Saturday, March 9 (all events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 2 p.m. | Jhonny Victor – Men's High Jump |
| 3 p.m. | Thomas Mardal; AJ McFarland – Men's Weight Throw |
| 4:30 p.m. | Yanis David – Women's Triple Jump |
| 5:40 p.m. | Grant Holloway; Cory Poole – Men's 60-meter Hurdles |
| 5:50 p.m. | Sharrika Barnett – Women's 400 meters |
| 6 p.m. | Benjamin Lobo Vedel – Men's 400 meters |
| Clayton Brown – Men's Triple Jump | |
| 6:20 p.m. | Ryan Clark; Holloway; Hakim Sani Brown – Men's 60 meters |
| 7 p.m. | Clark – Men's 200 meters |
| 7:40 p.m. | Women's 4x400 relay |
| 7:55 p.m. | Men's 4x400 relay |
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