Gators Runners Post Impressive Times in Arkansas

Saturday, February 1

Fayetteville, AR

Florida Gators

Razorback Invitational

Gators Runners Post Impressive Times in Arkansas

Saturday, February 1, 2020 | Track and Field

By: Rick Hurtado

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Florida runners closed out the weekend at the two-day Razorback Invitational in Arkansas with times that rank high in both the Division I Indoor Qualifying list and in Gators history.

Senior sprinter Raymond Ekevwo dropped jaws after clocking an impressive, new personal-best time of 6.53 seconds in the men's 60 meters finals.

😮That is fast😮🏃‍♂️💨
6⃣.5⃣3⃣ in the 60 meters@RaymondEkevwo just became the @NCAATrackField leader and 3rd in🐊history

💻: https://t.co/uR2D25eK74 pic.twitter.com/p2lzx4YVkB
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) February 1, 2020

The Nigeria native established himself as the NCAA leader in that event while moving from the No. 7 to No. 3 spot in UF's All-Time Top 10 list.

On the women's side, Taylor Manson also shined Saturday afternoon. The junior sprinter crossed in 52.59 seconds during the women's 400 meters (invitational), landing at the No. 3 spot in Division I.

5⃣2⃣.5⃣9⃣🕘for @TaylorManson4 🏃‍♀️💨in the 400

Indoor PR ✅
No. 3 in @NCAA ✅

💻 https://t.co/uR2D25eK74 #GoGators pic.twitter.com/ZvAwnA0mkx
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) February 1, 2020

Manson's time, which is her new indoor personal best, also earned her a spot in the school's All-Time Top-10 list. Manson now ranks 10th in Gators history.

In the hurdles, newcomer Grace Stark logged an 8.16-seconds time to move from the No. 5 to the No. 2 spot in the Gators All-Time Top 10 list. Stark's time also ranks tied for eighth in the country.

Florida's women's 4x400 relay squad, headlined by Manson, junior Nikki Stephens, freshman Semira Killebrew and Anderson lit up the afternoon with a 3:33.31 time that ranks second in the NCAA.

The men's 4x400 relay also featured a nationally high-ranked performance by the Gators. Redshirt junior Denzel Villaman and Junior Cory Poole, alongside freshmen Joseph Fahnbulleh and Jacob Miley, formed the 4x400 squad that clocked a time of 3:08.07. The time ranks fifth in Division I.

Florida Track & Field will return to action Feb. 14 when the Gators travel to Clemson for this year's Tiger Paw Invitational.

RAZORBACK INVITATIONAL INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Results (Flash Results)
Venue: Randal Tyson Indoor Track Center (University of Arkansas)

*Saturday, February 1 (- denotes qualifying, #- denotes invitational, ^- denotes preliminary, all others are finals)**
Event	Place, Gators – Time / Mark \| Notes
60m (M)	1. Raymond Ekevwo – 6.53 \| NCAA leader; No. 3 in UF's Top 10 list
60m (M) ^	1. Ekevwo – 6.63 \| No. 6-ranked time in Division I; advanced to finals (automatic)
	14. Tyler Davis – 6.78 \| new personal record
	23. Joseph Fahnbulleh – 6.94
60m (M) *	7. Davis – 6.81 \| advanced to prelims (time)
	13. Fahnbulleh – 6.85 \| topped personal-best time by 0.01 seconds; advanced to prelims (time)
	29. Osaji Skyers – 7.11 \| first collegiate competition at 60 meters
	33. Cameron Miller – 7.97
60m (W)	3. Semira Killebrew – 7.29 \| tied season-best time
60m (W) ^	3. Killebrew – 7.31 \| advanced to finals (automatic)
	11. Grace Stark – 7.57
	14. Brandee' Johnson – 7.62
60m (W) *	2. Stark – 7.45 \| advanced to prelims (time)
	16. B. Johnson – 7.74 \| advanced to prelims (time)
400m (M)	7. Dawson Guillory – 48.31 \| topped indoor personal record by 0.05 seconds
	20. Cole Johnson – 49:59
	Denzel Villaman – DQ
400m (W) #	2. Taylor Manson – 52.59 \| No. 3-ranked time in Division I; No. 10 in UF's history; new indoor personal-best time
	4. Doneisha Anderson – 53.26
800m (M)	2. Justin Pacifico – 1:49.76
	12. Jacob Miley – 1:52.51
800m (W)	6. Imogen Barrett – 2:07.43
	11. Abbie Harrelson – 2:09.91
Mile (M)	11. Hugh Brittenham – 4:12.11
	23. Marshall Dillon – 4:24.84
Mile (W)	16. Pamela O'Brien – 5:01.28 \| new personal record
	27. Chloe Hyde – 5:10.51
	30. Madison Morse – 5:15.95
	33. Jackie Addy – 5:20.42
	Grace Blair – DNS
	Emily Culley – DNS
Mile (W) #	9. Jessica Pascoe – 4:43.18 \| new personal record
3000m (M)	4. Nick Deal – 8:20.47 \| new personal record
	16. Colin Schaefer – 8:29.76 \| new personal record
	21. Cavan Wilson – 8:33.29 \| new personal record
	23. Blake Lowery – 8:33.73 \| new personal record
	Matt Clark – DNF
3000m(W)	4. Emily Culley – 9:48.92 \| first collegiate appearance at the 3000 meters
	Grace Blair – DNS
60mH (M)	4. Cory Poole – 7.78
60mH (M) ^	5. Poole – 7.86 \| advanced to finals (time)
	12. Osaji Skyers – 8.10 \| topped season-best by 0.01 seconds
60mH (W)	Grace Stark – 8.16 \| tied for the No. 8 spot in Division I; No. 2-ranked time in school history
60mH (W) ^	6. Stark – 8.29 \| advance to finals (time)
	9. B. Johnson – 8.49
	11. Timetria Mitchell – 8.55
4x400 (M) #	2. Villaman-Poole-Fahnbulleh-Miley – 3:08.07 \| No. 5-ranked time in Division I; new season-best time
	12. Guillory-Davis-Pacifico-C. Johnson – 3:16.36
4x400(W) #	1. Manson-Stephens-Killebrew-Anderson – 3:33.31 \| No. 2-ranked time in Division I; new season-best time
	12. Froeynes-B. Johnson-Harrelson-Mitchell – 3:50.91
TJ (M)	2. Clayton Brown – 16.09 meters (52 feet, 9.25 inches)
	8. Jonathan Miller – 15.24 meters (50 feet)
	10. Jalen Chance – 14.39 meters (47 feet, 2.5 inches)
TJ (W)	3. Kala Penn – 13.38 meters (43 feet, 10.75 inches) \| No. 7 spot in UF's All-Time Indoor Top 10 list; new indoor personal-best mark
SP (M)	2. Connor Bandel – 18.97 meters (62 feet, 3 inches)
SP (W)	2. Thea Jensen – 15.75 meters (51 feet, 8.25 inches) \| new season-best mark

*Friday, January 31 (all events are finals)*
Event	Place, Gators – Time / Mark \| Notes
200m (M)	3. Cameron Miller – 20.79 \| season-best time; No. 6-ranked time in Division I
	7. Joseph Fahnbulleh – 21.07
	8. Tyler Davis – 21.10 \| season-best time
	27. Cameron Mahorn – 21.84 \| season-best time
200m(W)	5. Semira Killebrew – 23.65 \| season-best time
	7. Taylor Manson – 23.84
DMR (W)	3. Imogen Barrett-Doneisha Anderson-Abbie Harrelson-Jessica Pascoe – 11:04.00 \| No. 3-ranked time in Division I; third-fastest time in school history
DMR (M)	4. Justin Pacifico-Dawson Guillory-Jacob Miley-Marshall Dillon – 9:44.97 \| No. 6-ranked time in Division I
HJ (M)	1. Clayton Brown – 2.25 meters (7 feet, 4.5 inches) \| tied for No. 3 spot in Division I; tied his personal record
LJ (M)	14. Jalen Chance – 7.03 meters (23 feet, 0.75 inches)
	17. Michael Holloway II – 6.78 meters (22 feet, 3 inches)
LJ (W)	6. Kala Penn – 6.07 meters (19 feet, 11 inches)
WT (W)	4. Amara Wiggan – 20.09 meters (65 feet, 11 inches) \| new personal record
Pent (W)	4. Amanda Froeynes – 4,062 points \| No. 5-ranked score in Division I
	6. Nikki Stephens – 4,003 points \| No. 7-ranked score in Division I; No. 4 in UF history

	*Pentathlon Event-by-Event Scores*
60mH	5. Stephens – 8.60 [995 points]
	10. Froeynes – 8.92 [927 points]
HJ	10. Stephens – 1.66 meters (5 feet, 5.25 inches) [806 points] \| season-best mark
	12. Froeynes – 1.63 meters (5 feet, 4.25 inches) [771 points]
SP	7. Froeynes – 11.54 meters (37 feet, 10.5 inches) [631 points]
	14. Stephens – 9.68 meters (31 feet, 9.25 inches) [509 points]
LJ	4. Froeynes – 5.84 meters (19 feet, 2 inches) [801 points] \| season-best mark
	6. Stephens – 5.81 meters (19 feet, 0.75 inches) [792 points]
800m	1. Froeynes – 2:12.28 [932 points]
	3. Stephens – 2:14.43 [901 points]