David’s Incredible Series Wins NCAA Title

Thursday, June 6

Austin, TX

8 PM

Florida Gators

NCAA Outdoor Championships

Photo by: Zach Dirlam

Photo by: Alex de la Osa

Photo by: Zach Dirlam

Photo by: Alex de la Osa

David’s Incredible Series Wins NCAA Title

Friday, June 7, 2019 | Track and Field

By: Zach Dirlam

AUSTIN, Texas. – Florida senior Yanis David captured the program's first-ever long jump national title with the 10th-farthest mark in collegiate history Thursday night at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

After jumping a Personal Best 2️⃣2️⃣↔️5️⃣¼ Florida's Yanis David is the #ncaaTF Long Jump Champion! pic.twitter.com/t8ZXCPwfyp
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 7, 2019

David had far and away the best series of her career, as she topped her personal record three times, with the final of those efforts reaching 6.84 meters (22 feet, 5.25 inches). The jump tied the No. 7 performer on the collegiate all-time top 10, broke Shara Proctor's 10-year-old school record by 13 centimeters (5 inches), and topped her own personal record from last year's SEC Outdoor Championships by 17 centimeters (6.5 inches).

Only two jumps in NCAA Outdoors history remain farther than David's, and the women who hold them went on to win Olympic gold medals. LSU's Sheila Echols leapt 6.94 meters (22 feet, 9.25 inches) in 1987, and Ole Miss' Brittney Reese jumped 6.93 meters (22 feet, 9 inches) in 2008.

David also becomes the first woman in history to break into the collegiate all-time top 10 list in both horizontal jumps, as she ranks No. 2 on the triple jump list.

And David needed every bit of that massive jump to take the title. The Lamentin, Guadeloupe native took the lead with a 6.70-meter jump on her second attempt, but indoor national champion Jasmyn Steels of Northwestern State passed her by a centimeter in the fourth round. David's winning jump came in the fifth round.

Florida also advanced two of its track entries to Saturday finals.

Senior quarter-miler Sharrika Barnett easily advanced to the 400 meters final, as she won her heat and automatically qualified. It is the third consecutive year Barnett advanced to the NCAA Outdoors final. She finished fourth last year and fifth in 2017.

Barnett came back later in the evening and anchored Florida's 4x400 relay team to the final via a runner-up finish in their heat. Freshman Doneisha Anderson led off the relay, followed by sophomores Taylor Manson and Nikki Stephens.

Although neither Imogen Barrett, nor Gabrielle Wilkinson advanced to finals, they were the only freshmen competitors in their respective events. Wilkinson finished 15th overall in the 800 meters, while Barrett placed 19th in the 1,500 meters.

Florida's men return to action tomorrow, with team and individual national titles on the line.

Broadcast / Streaming Information

Friday TV – 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
- Women's Heptathlon 100-meter Hurdles – 3:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Women's Heptathlon High Jump [Flight 1] – 4:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Women's Heptathlon Shot Put [Flight 1] – 6:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Men's High Jump – 8 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Men's Triple Jump [Flight 1] – 8:40 p.m. (ESPN3)
Saturday TV – 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
- Women's Heptathlon Long Jump [Flight 1] – 2:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw – 3:45 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Women's Triple Jump [Flight 1] – 6:40 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Women's Triple Jump [Flight 2] – 6:40 p.m. (ESPN3)

NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results (Flash Results)
Day One Recap
Meet Notes (PDF)
Venue: Mike A. Meyers Stadium (University of Texas)

Wednesday, June 5 (only scorers listed; see Day One Recap for full results)
Event	Place (Points), Gators – Time / Mark [Wind] \| Notes
HT (M)	4 (5). Thomas Mardal – 73.10 meters (239 feet, 10 inches) \| Topped own No. 2-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Top 10 by 10 centimeters (4 inches)
	6 (3). AJ McFarland – 71.68 meters (235 feet, 2 inches) \| Topped own No. 3-ranked mark on UF's All-Time Top 10 by 39 centimeters (1 foot, 4 inches)

*Thursday, June 6 ( - dentotes preliminary event; all other events are finals)**
Event	Place (Points), Gators – Time / Mark [Wind] \| Notes
400m (W)*	4. Sharrika Barnett – 51.61 \| Advanced to final (automatic)
	20. Taylor Manson – 53.75
800m (W)*	15. Gabrielle Wilkinson – 2:05.04 \| Only freshman to qualify for NCAA Outdoors
1,500m (W)*	19. Imogen Barrett – 4:20.46 \| Only freshman to qualify for NCAA Outdoors
4x400 (W)*	3. Doneisha Anderson-Manson-Nikki Stephens-Barnett – 3:29.32 \| Advanced to final (automatic)
LJ (W)	1 (10). Yanis David – 6.84 meters (22 feet, 5.25 inches) [+1.5] \| Tied 10th-farthest mark in collegiate history; tied No. 7 performer in collegiate history; broke Shara Proctor's 10-year-old school record by 13 centimeters (5 inches); topped personal record by 17 centimeters (6.5 inches)

*Friday, June 7 (all events are finals, except women's heptathlon)*
Time	Gators – Event
3:30 p.m.	Amanda Froeynes – Women's 100-meter Hurdles [Heptathlon]
4:30 p.m.	Froeynes – Women's High Jump [Heptathlon]
6:30 p.m.	Froeynes – Women's Shot Put [Heptathlon]
8 p.m.	Jhonny Victor – Men's High Jump
8:32 p.m.	Raymond Ekevwo-Hakim Sani Brown-Grant Holloway-Ryan Clark – Men's 4x100 relay
8:40 p.m.	Clayton Brown – Men's Triple Jump
9:12 p.m.	Grant Holloway – Men's 110-meter Hurdles
9:22 p.m.	Hakim Sani Brown – Men's 100 meters
9:32 p.m.	Chantz Sawyers – Men's 400 meters
10:07 p.m.	Sani Brown – Men's 200 meters
10:13 p.m.	Froeynes – Women's 200 meters [Heptathlon]
10:51 p.m.	Benjamin Lobo Vedel-Holloway-Denzel Villaman-Sawyers – Men's 4x400 relay

*Saturday, June 8 (all events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
2:30 p.m.	Amanda Froeynes – Women's Long Jump [Heptathlon]
3:45 p.m.	Froeynes – Women's Javelin Throw [Heptathlon]
6:40 p.m.	Yanis David; Kala Penn – Women's Triple Jump
7:32 p.m.	Sharrika Barnett – Women's 400 meters
8:13 p.m.	Froeynes – Women's 800 meters [Heptathlon]
8:25 p.m.	Jessica Pascoe – Women's 5,000 meters
8:51 p.m.	Doneisha Anderson-Taylor Manson-Nikki Stephens-Barnett – Women's 4x400 relay

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