Gators Return to Action at LSU Alumni Gold

Saturday, April 20

Baton Rouge, LA

10 AM

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LSU Alumni Gold

Amanda Froeynes opens her outdoor season this weekend.

Gators Return to Action at LSU Alumni Gold

Friday, April 19, 2019 | Track and Field

By: Zach Dirlam

BATON ROUGE, La. – Following a two-plus-week hiatus from competition, Florida's top-10 track and field teams return to action Saturday at the LSU Alumni Gold. The Gators last lined up against other schools at the end of March, when they hosted Pepsi Florida Relays.

Florida's men, ranked third in the latest U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's ratings index, are looking to add more NCAA East Preliminary qualifiers in the sprints and mid-distance. Those chasing qualifying times without a berth already likely in hand are seniors Sam Ahrenholz (1,500 meters) and Kyren Hollis (800 meters), as well as sophomores Benjamin Lobo Vedel (400 meters) and Cory Poole (400-meter hurdles).

The marquee event of the day for the men will be the 4x100 relay, which will pit the third-ranked Gators against nation-leading LSU. Florida's squad of junior Raymond Ekevwo, sophomore Hakim Sani Brown, junior Grant Holloway, and senior Ryan Clark clocked a 38.69-second time three weeks ago. That same weekend, LSU posted a time of 38.41 seconds at the Texas Relays.

3⃣8⃣.6⃣9⃣ 🔥🔥🔥🔥@RaymondEkevwo ➡️ @Hakimsanib ➡️ @Flaamingoo_ ➡️ @clarknation14

That's No. 3 in #NCAATF, and we can still get some things cleaned up 😎#LessSaid #TheHolloWAY pic.twitter.com/YQKrYXxGmn
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 30, 2019

For the Gators' women, currently ranked No. 7 nationally, do not have as many NCAA East Preliminary qualifiers to chase, but several will be looking to improve upon their season openers. That group is made up of senior Yanis David (long jump), sophomore Abbie Harrelson (800 meters), junior Brandee' Johnson (100-meter hurdles), sophomore Taylor Manson (400 meters), junior Kala Penn (long jump), redshirt senior Megan Reed (javelin throw), sophomore Nikki Stephens (400-meter hurdles), and freshman Gabrielle Wilkinson (800 meters).

The most notable openers for Florida's women will come from freshman Doneisha Anderson (400 meters) and Elisabeth Bergh (1,500 meters).

LSU ALUMNI GOLD INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results (Delta Timing)
Heat Sheets
Nationally-Ranked Teams Competing: Arkansas (No. 3 women), LSU (No. 4 men; No. 4 women), Mississippi State (No. 10 men), North Carolina A&T (No. 18 men)
Venue: Bernie Moore Track Stadium (Louisiana State University)

*Saturday, April 20 (all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
10 a.m.	Kristina Moore – Women's Discus Throw
11 a.m.	Amanda Froeynes – Women's Long Jump
11:30 a.m.	Connor Bandel; Adam Shuler; Edward Shelikoff – Men's Discus Throw
11:35 a.m.	Matt Clark; Colin Schaefer – Men's 1,500 meters (B Sections)
12:10 p.m.	Lauryn Ghee – Women's 400 meters (B Sections)
12:25 p.m.	Dawson Guillory; Jabari Hill – Men's 400 meters (B Sections)
12:40 p.m.	Shakira Dancy – Women's 200 meters (B Sections)
12:55 p.m.	Cameron Mahorn – Men's 200 meters (B Sections)
1 p.m.	Bandel – Men's Shot Put
1:10 p.m.	Froeynes – Women's 800 meters (B Sections)
1:30 p.m.	Amara Wiggan – Women's Hammer Throw
3 p.m.	Thomas Mardal; AJ McFarland – Men's Hammer Throw
	Mike Harris – Men's Pole Vault
3:10 p.m.	Raymond Ekevwo-Hakim Sani Brown-Grant Holloway-Ryan Clark – Men's 4x100 relay
3:27 p.m.	Elisabeth Bergh; Grace Blair; Jessica Pascoe – Women's 1,500 meters
3:30 p.m.	Grant Holloway – Men's Long Jump (invitational)
	Yanis David; Kala Penn – Women's Long Jump (invitational)
3:33 p.m.	Sam Ahrenholz; Nick Deal; Marshall Dillon; Trevor Foley – Men's 1,500 meters
3:40 p.m.	Brandee' Johnson; Timetria Mitchell – Women's 100-meter Hurdles
3:55 p.m.	Doneisha Anderson; Taylor Manson – Women's 400 meters
4 p.m.	Cole Johnson; Benjamin Lobo Vedel; Chantz Sawyers – Men's 400 meters
	Jhonny Victor – Men's High Jump
4:20 p.m.	Imogen Barrett; Abbie Harrelson; Gabrielle Wilkinson – Women's 800 meters
4:25 p.m.	Kyren Hollis; Justin Pacifico – Men's 800 meters
4:30 p.m.	Nikki Stephens – Women's 400-meter Hurdles
	Froeynes; Megan Reed – Women's Javelin Throw
	Jacob Stanko – Men's Javelin Throw
4:35 p.m.	Cory Poole; Denzel Villaman – Men's 400-meter Hurdles
4:40 p.m.	Sharrika Barnett – Women's 200 meters
4:50 p.m.	Ryan Clark; Raymond Ekevwo; Grant Holloway; Hakim Sani Brown – Men's 200 meters
5:20 p.m.	Women's 4x400 relay
5:40 p.m.	Men's 4x400 relay