Gators Chasing Austin Qualifiers at NCAA East Preliminary

Thursday, May 23

Jacksonville, FL

12 PM

Florida Gators

NCAA East Preliminary

Gators Chasing Austin Qualifiers at NCAA East Preliminary

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 | Track and Field

By: Zach Dirlam

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida boasts 44 entries – 26 on the men's side and 18 on the women's side – for this weekend's NCAA East Preliminary, which is the qualifying meet for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The top 48 individual and top 24 relay declarations within the East and West Regions earned berths to their respective preliminary meet.

Only 12 individuals and 12 relays from each regional competition advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin, Texas, slated for June 5-8. Sophomore Amanda Froeynes has already secured an NCAA Outdoors berth in the heptathlon – which is not contested at the preliminary meets.

"Coach Welty came over with a 📱, and she was talking to @HeadGatorTRK.

"I was just so happy, and I was like, 'You're on the phone with the SEC champ!'" @AFroeynes 🗣️🗣️#GoGators 🐊 #WeBelieve pic.twitter.com/KIxBdWwKhy
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 22, 2019

Both the men and women have a pair of No. 1 seeds.

Two-time defending 110-meter hurdles national champion Grant Holloway is tied for first in that event, while SEC champion Hakim Sani Brown leads the men's 100 meters entries, with teammate and SEC runner-up Raymond Ekevwo checking in right behind him. All three are key cogs in Florida's 4x100 relay team, which heads to Jacksonville as the No. 2 seed.

9⃣.9⃣9⃣ 🇯🇵 @Hakimsanib

🔟.0⃣2⃣ 🇳🇬 @RaymondEkevwo

A 🥇🥈 finish, and two 🌎 and Olympic standards 🔥🔥🔥#GoGators 🐊 #TheHolloWAY pic.twitter.com/5IKt8u6ixR
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 18, 2019

Four-time SEC champion and indoor triple jump national champion Yanis David is the top seed in the triple jump, and ranks second in the long jump. Sharrika Barnett enters as the top seed in the 400 meters, in addition to helping the Gators' 4x400 relay team secure the second seed.

"I trusted @TnFCoachP. He was really excited about it, because he knew I had it in me for a while."@Yaniis_Dav 🗣️🗣️ 14.35 meters#GoGators 🐊 #WeBelieve pic.twitter.com/0nS02iz5pA
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 21, 2019

FloTrack will provide live streaming for all three days of competition, though it requires a paid subscription. Links to the streaming information, as well as ticketing and additional meet information are below.

NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results / Start Lists (Flash Results)
Meet Information Page
Streaming Information – FloTrack ($$ Subscription Required)
Complete Meet Schedule
Ticket Information
Venue: Hodges Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla. – University of North Florida)

*Thursday, May 23 (unless denoted otherwise, events are finals)*
Time	Gator (East Region Seed) – Event
12 p.m.	Thomas Mardal (4); AJ McFarland (8); Anders Eriksson (11) – Men's Hammer Throw
	Megan Reed (30) – Women's Javelin Throw
3:30 p.m.	Grant Holloway (t-5) – Men's Long Jump
4:30 p.m.	Nikki Stephens (23) – Women's 400-meter Hurdles (prelim)
	Mike Harris (t-38) – Men's Pole Vault
5 p.m.	Cory Poole (4); Denzel Villaman (16) – Men's 400-meter Hurdles (prelim)
5:30 p.m.	Imogen Barrett (12) – Women's 1,500 meters (prelim)
6 p.m.	Justin Pacifico (30) – Men's 1,500 meters (prelim)
6:45 p.m.	Yanis David (2); Kala Penn (9) – Women's Long Jump
6:55 p.m.	Hakim Sani Brown (1); Raymond Ekevwo (2); Ryan Clark (t-30) – Men's 100 meters (prelim)
7:20 p.m.	Sharrika Barnett (1); Doneisha Anderson (5); Taylor Manson (9) – Women's 400 meters (prelim)
7:45 p.m.	Chantz Sawyers (20); Benjamin Lobo Vedel (35); Cole Johnson (41) – Men's 400 meters (prelim)
8:10 p.m.	Gabrielle Wilkinson (10); Abbie Harrelson (29) – Women's 800 meters (prelim)

*Friday, May 24 (unless denoted otherwise, events are finals)*
Time	Gator (East Region Seed) – Event
12 p.m.	Jacob Stanko (27) – Men's Javelin Throw
4 p.m.	Connor Bandel (25); Edward Shelikoff (45) – Men's Discus Throw
4:30 p.m.	Brandee' Johnson (t-22); Timetria Mitchell (43) – Women's 100-meter Hurdles (prelim)
5 p.m.	Grant Holloway (t-1) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles (prelim)
5:30 p.m.	Sharrika Barnett (1); Doneisha Anderson (5); Taylor Manson (9) – Women's 400 meters
5:45 p.m.	Chantz Sawyers (20); Benjamin Lobo Vedel (35); Cole Johnson (41) – Men's 400 meters
6:15 p.m.	Hakim Sani Brown (1); Raymond Ekevwo (2); Ryan Clark (t-30) – Men's 100 meters
6:30 p.m.	Gabrielle Wilkinson (10); Abbie Harrelson (29) – Women's 800 meters
7 p.m.	Nikki Stephens (23) – Women's 400-meter Hurdles
7:15 p.m.	Cory Poole (4); Denzel Villaman (16) – Men's 400-meter Hurdles
7:55 p.m.	Sani Brown (8); Ekevwo (27); Clark (t-39) – Men's 200 meters (prelim)

*Saturday, May 25 (all events are finals)*
Time	Gator (East Region Seed) – Event
2:45 p.m.	Connor Bandel (10) – Men's Shot Put
3 p.m.	Yanis David (1); Kala Penn (t-10); Asa Garcia (t-10) – Women's Triple Jump
4 p.m.	Jhonny Victor (t-4) – Men's High Jump
6:15 p.m.	Raymond Ekevwo-Hakim Sani Brown-Grant Holloway-Ryan Clark (2) – Men's 4x100 relay
6:30 p.m.	Imogen Barrett (12) – Women's 1,500 meters
	Clayton Brown (13) – Men's Triple Jump
6:45 p.m.	Justin Pacifico (30) – Men's 1,500 meters
7:05 p.m.	Brandee' Johnson (t-22); Timetria Mitchell (43) – Women's 100-meter Hurdles
7:20 p.m.	Holloway (t-1) – Men's 110-meter Hurdles
7:50 p.m.	Sani Brown (8); Ekevwo (27); Clark (t-39) – Men's 200 meters
8:05 p.m.	Jessica Pascoe (11) – Women's 5,000 meters
9:25 p.m.	Taylor Manson-Sharrika Barnett-Nikki Stephens-Doneisha Anderson (2) – Women's 4x400 relay
9:45 p.m.	Jabari Hill-Chantz Sawyers-Denzel Villaman-Holloway (3) – Men's 4x400 relay

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