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.
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.
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NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
| 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) |
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