Malcolm Clemons Wins Long Jump, Men's Sprinters Shine on Opening Day of Tyson Invitational

Friday, February 11

Fayetteville, Ark.

ALL DAY

Florida Gators

Tyson Invitational

Malcolm Clemons Wins Long Jump, Men's Sprinters Shine on Opening Day of Tyson Invitational

Friday, February 11, 2022 | Track and Field

By: Jared Rigdon

Fayetteville, Ark. – With talented athletes in every event at the Tyson Invitational, the Florida Track and Field team received strong performances in a number of key areas to open the weekend's action.

Long Jumper Malcolm Clemons made his return to action for the first time in over a month by jumping a season best of 7.80m/25-7.25 and winning the Long Jump event on Friday afternoon. His mark also puts him at 12^th in the NCAA on the descending order list.

PJ Austin (7.65m/25-1.25) and Jalen Chance (7.60m/24-11.25) finished 4^th and 6^th respectively to begin a successful day for Florida jumpers.

Austin followed up his long jump performance by placing 4^th in the finals of the 60 meters. Fellow Gator Dedrick Vanover ran a 6.69 in the finals to take third place.

The Gators made a lot of noise on the men's side of the 400 meters. Ryan Willie (45.83) and Champion Allison (45.92) finished 2^nd and 3^rd respectively. Allison's race was his first 400-meter race of his Florida career.

Both of those marks are in the top-5 in the NCAA this season alongside teammate Jacory Patterson (45.98). The Gators have the top three 400 meters in the SEC this season as well.

Grace Stark tied a personal best of 7.86 in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles before running a 8.00 in the finals and finishing in second place. On the men's side, Kurt Powdar finished 6^th with a personal best of 7.80 in the finals.

Jasmine Moore closed out the day by jumping a 6.53m/21-5.25 to finish second behind former NCAA Champion Tara Davis in the Long Jump Invitational.

Quotable: Head Coach Mike Holloway:

On today's performance:
"I thought we had a good day. I felt in some circumstances we weren't very focused today. We had some mental lapses. It happens. We've had two great meets and it's not very uncommon to come into this meet a little flatter and unfocused. But the great thing is, it's not championship season yet. We've got two weeks to get that going. I'm excited about some things we did. We had some great quarter miles by Ryan Willie and Champion Allison. I thought they did a great job. Jasmine [Moore] did a great job. Grace Stark did a good job in the semifinals. In the final, it just wasn't her day. In the overall results, we got better in a lot of areas. But there's still work to do."

Music City Challenge Results:
Women's Mile:
9. Imogen Barrett: 4:43.30
16. Emily Culley: 4:47.66 (Personal Record)
49. Pamela O'Brien: 5:00.45

Men's Mile:
17. Angel Vicioso: 4:05.91 (Personal Record)
23. Caden Monk: 4:07.94 (Personal Record)

Women's 5000M:
23. Stephy Ormsby: 17:09.06 (Personal Record)

Men's 5000M:
14. Nick Deal: 14:24.22 (Personal Record)
20. Cavan Wilson: 14:35.84 (Personal Record)

A complete list of results for the Gators is below.

Friday, February 11th
Event	Place, Gators – Time / Mark \| Notes
Long Jump (W)	10. Anna Hall: 5.99m/19-8 \| Tied Personal Record 23. Asia Smith: 5.67m/18-7.25 \| New Florida Personal Record
Long Jump (M)	1. Malcolm Clemons: 7.80m/25-7.25 \| Season Best, 12^th in NCAA 4. PJ Austin: 7.65m/25-1.25 \| Season Best 6. Jalen Chance: 7.60m/24-11.25 \| Personal Record
60mH Qualifying (M)	1. Kurt Powdar: 7.82 \| Advanced to Prelims 20. Joey Stravato: 8.35
60mH Qualifying (W)	1. Sasha Wells: 8.30 \| Advanced to Prelims, Florida Personal Record, 6^th in Florida History 3. Anna Hall: 8.32 \| Advanced to Prelims 7. Asia Smith: 8.55 \| Advanced to Prelims, Tied Personal Record
60m Qualifying (M)	17. Zak Sedaros: 6.89 \| Personal Record 21. Cameron Mahorn: 6.93 22. Kemuel Santana: 6.93
60m Qualifying (W)	2. Alexis Brown: 7.47 \| Advanced to Prelims 10. Tymiah Montgomery: 7.71 \| Personal Best
400 Meters (M)	2. Ryan Willie: 45.83 \| Season Best, 3^rd in NCAA, SEC Leader 3. Champion Allison: 45.92 \| 4^th in NCAA 21. Jacory Patterson: 47.43 33. Anthony Brodie: 48.13 \| Florida Personal Record 46. Collin Sieffert: 49.01 \| Florida Personal Record 52. Miles Green: 49.46 DQ: Jacob Miley
400 Meters (W)	15. Cait Tate: 54.25 \| Florida Personal Record 30. Doneisha Anderson: 55.22 33. Vanessa Watson: 55.47 \| New Personal Record
60mH Prelims (M)	8. Kurt Powdar: 7.82 \| Advanced to Finals
60mH Prelims (W)	1. Grace Stark: 7.86 \| Advanced to Finals, Tied Personal Record 9. Anna Hall: 8.31 \| Personal Record, Tied 7^th in Florida History
60m Prelims (M)	3. Dedrick Vanover: 6.64 \| Advanced to Finals 4. PJ Austin: 6.64 \| Advanced to Finals 14. Tyler Davis: 6.85
60m Prelims (W)	11. Alexis Brown: 7.50
Long Jump Invitational (W)	2. Jasmine Moore: 6.53m/21-5.25 8. Claire Bryant: 6.23m/20-5.25
60mH Finals (M)	6. Kurt Powdar: 7.80 \| Personal Record
60mH Finals (W)	2. Grace Stark: 8.00
60m Finals (M)	3. Dedrick Vanover: 6.69 4. PJ Austin: 6.70