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Two NCAA Leads Highlight Gators’ Outdoors Opener
Friday, March 26, 2021 | Track and Field
TALLAHASEE, Fla. – The Gators finished day two of their outdoor season opener Friday at the Mike Long Track in Tallahassee with several Top-10 NCAA times and marks, including NCAA-leading performances in the men's 100 meters and women's triple jump.
Redshirt freshman Joseph Fahnbulleh got off to a strong start in his outdoor collegiate career, posting an NCAA-leading time of 10.08 seconds in the 100 meters. The Hopkins, Minnesota native ranks sixth in the world and is tied for seventh on UF's Outdoor All-Time Top 10 list.
Meanwhile, redshirt senior Natricia Hooper leads the nation in the triple after posting a mark of 13.63 meters (44 feet, 8.75 inches) Friday afternoon. A new personal best for Hooper, her mark also ranks fourth in school history.
On the men's side of the jumps, senior Clayton Brown made his 2021 season debut with the third-best triple jump mark in the nation. The St. Andrew, Jamaica native took a leap of 16.57 meters (54 feet, 4.25 inches) to improve his outdoor personal best and rank seventh in school history.
Back on the track, redshirt junior Taylor Manson clocked at a time of 52.02 seconds in the 400 meters to land on the No. 2 spot of this year's NCAA Division I Outdoor Qualifying list.
Meanwhile in the women's 100 meters, redshirt freshman Semira Killebrew crossed in 11.33, followed by newcomer Talitha Diggs with a time of 11.36 seconds. Killebrew ranks tied for fourth in the nation and eighth in school history, while Diggs ran the sixth-fastest time in the NCAA this year and ranks 10th on UF's Outdoor All-Time Top 10 list.
Redshirt senior Denzel Villaman represented the Gators in the 400-meter hurdles, while redshirt sophomore Trevor Foley headlined the Gators' distance corps. Villaman finished second in his event with a time of 50.85 seconds, while Foley posted a new personal-best time of 3:47.20 in the 1,500 meters. Both Gators rank fourth nationally in their respective events.
Dedrick Vanover also contributed to Florida's bundle of top-10 NCAA performances with a sixth-place time on the NCAA Division I Outdoor Qualifying list. The redshirt junior joined Fahnbulleh in the 100 meters early in the day to post a new personal-best time of 10.29 seconds.
Other notable performances included new personal records by Marshall Dillon (1:51.10) and Dalton Brown (1:51.90) in the 800 meters, Nick Deal (3:52.61), Maria Fernandez (4:42.78) and Emily Jones (4:48.58) in the 1,500 meters and Jacob Miley (48.21) and Alissa Braxton (12.20 meters / 40 feet, 0.50 inches) in the 400 meters and triple jump, respectively.
A complete list of results from this year's FSU Relays, sorted by events each Gators competed in, is below.
The Gators are back action next week when the host this year's Pepsi Florida Relays Friday and Saturday at Percy Beard Track, located inside James G. Pressly Stadium.
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Redshirt freshman Joseph Fahnbulleh got off to a strong start in his outdoor collegiate career, posting an NCAA-leading time of 10.08 seconds in the 100 meters. The Hopkins, Minnesota native ranks sixth in the world and is tied for seventh on UF's Outdoor All-Time Top 10 list.
Meanwhile, redshirt senior Natricia Hooper leads the nation in the triple after posting a mark of 13.63 meters (44 feet, 8.75 inches) Friday afternoon. A new personal best for Hooper, her mark also ranks fourth in school history.
On the men's side of the jumps, senior Clayton Brown made his 2021 season debut with the third-best triple jump mark in the nation. The St. Andrew, Jamaica native took a leap of 16.57 meters (54 feet, 4.25 inches) to improve his outdoor personal best and rank seventh in school history.
Back on the track, redshirt junior Taylor Manson clocked at a time of 52.02 seconds in the 400 meters to land on the No. 2 spot of this year's NCAA Division I Outdoor Qualifying list.
Meanwhile in the women's 100 meters, redshirt freshman Semira Killebrew crossed in 11.33, followed by newcomer Talitha Diggs with a time of 11.36 seconds. Killebrew ranks tied for fourth in the nation and eighth in school history, while Diggs ran the sixth-fastest time in the NCAA this year and ranks 10th on UF's Outdoor All-Time Top 10 list.
Redshirt senior Denzel Villaman represented the Gators in the 400-meter hurdles, while redshirt sophomore Trevor Foley headlined the Gators' distance corps. Villaman finished second in his event with a time of 50.85 seconds, while Foley posted a new personal-best time of 3:47.20 in the 1,500 meters. Both Gators rank fourth nationally in their respective events.
Dedrick Vanover also contributed to Florida's bundle of top-10 NCAA performances with a sixth-place time on the NCAA Division I Outdoor Qualifying list. The redshirt junior joined Fahnbulleh in the 100 meters early in the day to post a new personal-best time of 10.29 seconds.
Other notable performances included new personal records by Marshall Dillon (1:51.10) and Dalton Brown (1:51.90) in the 800 meters, Nick Deal (3:52.61), Maria Fernandez (4:42.78) and Emily Jones (4:48.58) in the 1,500 meters and Jacob Miley (48.21) and Alissa Braxton (12.20 meters / 40 feet, 0.50 inches) in the 400 meters and triple jump, respectively.
A complete list of results from this year's FSU Relays, sorted by events each Gators competed in, is below.
The Gators are back action next week when the host this year's Pepsi Florida Relays Friday and Saturday at Percy Beard Track, located inside James G. Pressly Stadium.
FSU RELAYS MEET INFORMATION
- Results (Prime Time Results)
- Venue: Mike Long Track
- Day 1 Recap
| Friday, March 26 (All events are finals) | |
| Time | Gators – Event |
| 100m (M) | 1. Joseph Fahnbulleh – 10.08 | NCAA leader, sixth-fastest in the world, tied for seventh-fastest in school history, new personal record |
| 4. Dedrick Vanover – 10.29 | Tied for sixth-fastest in the NCAA, new personal record | |
| 12. Chantz Sawyers – 10.79 | |
| 100m (W) | 4. Semira Killebrew – 11.33 | Tied for fourth-fastest in the NCAA, tied for eighth-fastest in school history, new personal best |
| 5. Talitha Diggs – 11.36 | Sixth-fastest in the NCAA, 10th-fastest in school history, new personal best | |
| 8. Alexis Brown – 11.76 | |
| Kala Penn – DNS | |
| 400m (M) | 7. Ian Davis – 47.61 |
| 11. Jacob Miley – 48.21 | New personal best | |
| 400m (W) | 1. Taylor Manson – 52.02 | Second-fastest time in the NCAA |
| 4. Doneisha Anderson – 54.95 | |
| 6. Lauryn Ghee – 55.47 | |
| 800m (M) | 8. Marshall Dillon – 1:51.10 | New personal best |
| 9. Caden Monk – 1:51.36 | |
| 12. Dalton Brown – 1:51.90 | New personal best | |
| 13. Deshay Fernandes – 1:52.97 | |
| 800m (W) | 3. Vasileia Spyrou – 2:09.94 | Track and field collegiate debut |
| 7. Emily Culley – 2:14.32 | |
| 1,500m (M) | 1. Trevor Foley – 3:47.20 | Fourth-fastest in the NCAA, new personal record |
| 2. Reed Legg – 3:48.47 | Track and field collegiate debut | |
| 3. Nick Deal – 3:52.61 | New personal best | |
| 19. Cavan Wilson – 4:08.03 | |
| 21. Jesse Millson – 4:16.80 | |
| Caden Monk - DNF | |
| Marshall Dillon - DNF | |
| Ethan Geiger - DNF | |
| 1,500m (W) | 3. Stephy Ormsby – 4:28.16 | Track and field collegiate debut |
| 9. Maria Fernandez – 4:42.78 | New personal best | |
| 14. Emily Jones – 4:48.58 | New personal best | |
| Vasileia Spyrou – DNF | |
| Emily Culley – DNF | |
| 100mH (W) | 4. Brandee' Johnson – 13.76 |
| 110mH (M) | 9. Joey Stravato – 14.97 |
| 400mH (M) | 2. Denzel Villaman – 50.85 | Fourth-fastest time in the nation |
| TJ (M) | 1. Clayton Brown – 16.57 meters (54 feet, 4.25 inches) | Third-best mark in the NCAA, No.7-ranked mark in school history, outdoor personal best |
| TJ (W) | 2. Natricia Hooper – 13.63 meters (44 feet, 8.75 inches) | NCAA leader, fourth-best in school history, new personal record |
| 3. Alissa Braxton – 12.20 meters (40 feet, 0.50 inches) | New personal best | |
| Thursday, March 25 (All events are finals) | |
| Event | Place, Gators – Time / Mark | Notes |
| 200m (M) | 2. Dedrick Vanover – 20.87 | Fifth-best time in the NCAA, new outdoor personal record |
| 7. Chantz Sawyers – 21.48 | |
| 200m (W) | 11. Doneisha Anderson – 24.58 |
| 18. Lauryn Ghee – 24.89 | |
| LJ (M) | 2. Caleb Foster – 7.44 meters (24 feet, 5 inches) | Collegiate debut |
| 9. Michael Holloway II – 6.81 meters (22 feet, 4.25 inches) | |
| LJ (W) | 1. Claire Bryant – 6.44 meters (21 feet, 1.50 inches) | Third-best mark in the NCAA, tied for ninth-best in school history |
| 3. Kala Penn – 6.12 meters (20 feet, 1 inch) | |
| 5. Alissa Braxton – 5.93 meters (19 feet, 5.50 inches) | Matched her personal-best mark | |
| 10. Alexis Brown – 5.74 meters (18 feet, 10 inches) | |
| SP (M) | 3. Connor Bandel – 19.50 meters (63 feet, 11.75 inches) | No. 6-ranked mark in the NCAA, new outdoor personal, No. 4 in school history |
| SP (W) | 3. Thea Jensen – 16.36 meters (53 feet, 8.25 inches) | Seventh-best mark in the NCAA, No. 9-ranked mark in school history. |
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