UF Track and Field Set to Open Outdoor Season at FSU

Thursday, March 25

Tallahassee, Fla.

Florida Gators

FSU Relays

UF Track and Field Set to Open Outdoor Season at FSU

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 | Track and Field

By: Rick Hurtado

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida track and field teams are back in action this week as they head to Tallahassee to open this year's outdoor season at the FSU Relays Thursday and Friday. The meet will be the first outdoors event for the Gators since 2019.

The jumpers will get things started for the Gators Thursday evening.

Indoor school record holder Claire Bryant will headline the long jump as she opens her outdoor collegiate career. The freshman, who finished second at NCAA Indoors, will be joined by redshirt freshman Alexis Brown, fellow newcomer Alissa Braxton and redshirt senior Kala Penn.

The Gators will also be represented in the men's and women's shot put during day one as SEC indoors bronze medalists Thea Jensen and Connor Bandel will step into the circle Thursday.

On Friday, senior Clayton Brown will make his 2021 season debut as he will represent the Gators in the triple jump. The St. Andrew, Jamaica native was crowned SEC indoors champion in the triple jump in 2020, in addition to winning silver in the high jump.

Out on the track, SEC indoor champion Talitha Diggs will kick off her outdoors collegiate career with a run in the 100 meters. On the men's side, 200 meters SEC silver medalist Joseph Fahnbulleh will represent the Gators in that event alongside Dedrick Vanover and Chantz Sawyers.

On the distance side, the Gators will compete in the 800 and 1,500 meters. Freshman Vasileia Spyrou, who finished among the top 20 in the 6k race during the 2020 SEC Cross Country Championships, will see action in both in events. She will be joined by Emily Culley in the 800 meters and by Stephy Ormsby, Maria Fernandez and Emily Jones in the 1,500.

A complete list of Gators participating in this week's meet, along with the full schedule of events and entries, is below.

FSU RELAYS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

Live Results / Start Lists (Prime Time Results)
Venue: Mike Long Track
Coverage: Florida fans can follow the Gators on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for coverage and updates, and stay tuned to FloridaGators.com for a full recap of the meet.

*Thursday, March 25 (unless denoted otherwise, events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
5 p.m.	Caleb Foster; Michael Holloway II – Men's Long Jump
	Claire Bryant; Alissa Braxton; Alexis Brown; Kala Penn – Women's Long Jump
6 p.m.	Connor Bandel – Men's Shot Put
	Thea Jensen – Women's Shot Put
7 p.m.	Chantz Sawyers; Dedrick Vanover – Men's 200 meters
7:15 p.m.	Doneisha Anderson; Lauryn Ghee – Women's 200 meters

*Friday, March 26 (unless denoted otherwise, events are finals)*
Time	Gators – Event
11 a.m.	Joey Stravato – Men's 110-meter hurdles
11:10 a.m.	Brandee' Johnson – Women's 110-meter hurdles
11:25 a.m.	Deshay Fernandes; Caden Monk; Marshall Dillon; Dalton Brown – Men's 800 meters
11:40 a.m.	Vasileia Spyrou; Emily Culley – Women's 800 meters
12 p.m.	Clayton Brown – Men's Triple Jump
	Alissa Braxton; Natricia Hooper – Women's Triple Jump
	Jacob Miley; Cameron Miller; Ian Davis – Men's 400 meters
12:15 p.m.	Doneisha Anderson; Lauryn Ghee; Taylor Manson – Women's 400 meters
12:30 p.m.	Joseph Fahnbulleh; Dedrick Vanover; Chantz Sawyers – Men's 100 meters
12:45 p.m.	Semira Killebrew; Alexis Brown; Kala Penn; Talitha Diggs – Women's 100 meters
1 p.m.	Denzel Villaman – Men's 400-meter hurdles
1:10 p.m.	Marshall Dillon; Caden Monk; Nick Deal; Ethan Geiger; Cavan Wilson; Trevor Foley; Reed Legg; Jesse Millson – Men's 1,500 meters
1:20 p.m.	Stephy Ormsby; Vasileia Spyrou; Maria Fernandez; Emily Jones – Women's 1,500 meters

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