
SEC Indoor Championships Up Next for Florida Track and Field
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 | Track and Field
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Championship season is officially here in the 2022 Indoor Track and Field season. The No. 2 Florida's Women's Track and Field team and No. 10 Florida Men's Track and Field team will head to Texas A&M this weekend in search of a coveted SEC Indoor Championship.
The Gators have had a tremendous amount of success to begin the season so far. The Florida women have already broken five school records and one NCAA record after just three full weekends of competition.
Florida will travel 27 men and 21 women to the SEC Indoor Championships this weekend. The women will have entries in 15 of the 17 competitions and the Florida men will enter into 11 of the 17 events.
The 400 meters will feature a plethora of Gators. The men will enter five into the race while the women will enter four. On the women's side, Talitha Diggs and Taylor Manson have both run marks that rank in the top-16 in the NCAA this season.
Jacory Patterson, Ryan Willie and Champion Allison all rank within the top-8 in the NCAA this season. Those three were all NCAA finalists in the event a season ago.
Diggs (200m, 400m) and Anna Hall (Pentathlon, High Jump) will both enter into two individual events and
the 4x400 relay. Claire Bryant (High Jump and Long Jump) and Jasmine Moore (Long Jump and Triple Jump) are also double entered in this weekend's competition.
Seven of the individual men's events will feature three or more Gators (60m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 3000m, Long Jump, Triple Jump). Just two of the women's events will feature three or more (60m, 400m).
Joseph Fahnbulleh will feature in the 60 meters and 200 meters after making his season debut at the Jarvis Scott Open this past weekend. Cameron Miller also made his return to action by running one of the top times (20.67) in the SEC this season in the 200 meters.
The Florida women have never had an SEC Indoor Champion in the Pentathlon, 60 meters or 60-meter hurdles. The Gators currently have the SEC Leaders (Hall, Grace Stark) in the Pentathlon and 60 meters respectively. Stark is also second in the SEC in the 60-meter hurdles.
The Gator men haven't won a 4x400 relay at the SEC Indoor Championships since 2016. Florida's team this year currently leads the SEC, NCAA and World with a mark of 3:02.09.
No team has swept the 400 meters on both the men's and women's side since 2014 (Texas A&M). Florida's army of runners in the 400 meters will look to break that streak this year.
No woman has swept the Long Jump and Triple Jump since Florida's Shara Proctor in 2010. Moore is a two-time SEC Indoor Champion in the Triple Jump and a leading contender in the Long Jump.
Diggs is the only returning individual SEC Indoor Champion for Florida (400m) but Hall (Pentathlon) and Moore (Triple Jump) both won titles last year competing for Georgia.
Patterson was also the ACC Indoor Champion (200m and 400m) last year at Virginia Tech.
The Florida men have placed in the top-5 of the SEC Indoor Championships for 24 consecutive seasons and will look to make it 25 straight this year. The Florida women were the runner-up last year and will look to regain the crown for the first time since 2014.
Tyson Invitational (all times Central)
*Entries and events are subject to change leading up to the start of the meet on Friday
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The Gators have had a tremendous amount of success to begin the season so far. The Florida women have already broken five school records and one NCAA record after just three full weekends of competition.
Florida will travel 27 men and 21 women to the SEC Indoor Championships this weekend. The women will have entries in 15 of the 17 competitions and the Florida men will enter into 11 of the 17 events.
The 400 meters will feature a plethora of Gators. The men will enter five into the race while the women will enter four. On the women's side, Talitha Diggs and Taylor Manson have both run marks that rank in the top-16 in the NCAA this season.
Jacory Patterson, Ryan Willie and Champion Allison all rank within the top-8 in the NCAA this season. Those three were all NCAA finalists in the event a season ago.
Diggs (200m, 400m) and Anna Hall (Pentathlon, High Jump) will both enter into two individual events and
the 4x400 relay. Claire Bryant (High Jump and Long Jump) and Jasmine Moore (Long Jump and Triple Jump) are also double entered in this weekend's competition.
Seven of the individual men's events will feature three or more Gators (60m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 3000m, Long Jump, Triple Jump). Just two of the women's events will feature three or more (60m, 400m).
Joseph Fahnbulleh will feature in the 60 meters and 200 meters after making his season debut at the Jarvis Scott Open this past weekend. Cameron Miller also made his return to action by running one of the top times (20.67) in the SEC this season in the 200 meters.
The Florida women have never had an SEC Indoor Champion in the Pentathlon, 60 meters or 60-meter hurdles. The Gators currently have the SEC Leaders (Hall, Grace Stark) in the Pentathlon and 60 meters respectively. Stark is also second in the SEC in the 60-meter hurdles.
The Gator men haven't won a 4x400 relay at the SEC Indoor Championships since 2016. Florida's team this year currently leads the SEC, NCAA and World with a mark of 3:02.09.
No team has swept the 400 meters on both the men's and women's side since 2014 (Texas A&M). Florida's army of runners in the 400 meters will look to break that streak this year.
No woman has swept the Long Jump and Triple Jump since Florida's Shara Proctor in 2010. Moore is a two-time SEC Indoor Champion in the Triple Jump and a leading contender in the Long Jump.
Diggs is the only returning individual SEC Indoor Champion for Florida (400m) but Hall (Pentathlon) and Moore (Triple Jump) both won titles last year competing for Georgia.
Patterson was also the ACC Indoor Champion (200m and 400m) last year at Virginia Tech.
The Florida men have placed in the top-5 of the SEC Indoor Championships for 24 consecutive seasons and will look to make it 25 straight this year. The Florida women were the runner-up last year and will look to regain the crown for the first time since 2014.
Tyson Invitational (all times Central)
- Live Results / Start Lists (See Florida Website)
- Venue: Gilliam Indoor Stadium: College Station, Texas
- Watch: SEC Network+
- Coverage: Follow the Gators on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for coverage and updates. And stay tuned to FloridaGators.com for a full recap of this weekend's meet.
Friday, February 25th (all times CST) | |
Time | Gators: Event |
12:00 p.m. | Women's 60mH (Pentathlon): Anna Hall, Sterling Lester, Asia Smith |
12:45 p.m. | Women's High Jump (Pentathlon): Anna Hall, Sterling Lester, Asia Smith |
3:00 p.m. | Women's Shot Put (Pentathlon): Anna Hall, Sterling Lester, Asia Smith |
4:00 p.m. | Women's Long Jump (Pentathlon): Anna Hall, Sterling Lester, Asia Smith |
5:15 p.m. | Women's 800 Meters (Pentathlon): Anna Hall, Sterling Lester, Asia Smith |
Men's Long Jump (Prelims/Final): Malcolm Clemons, Jalen Chance, Caleb Foster | |
5:20 p.m. | Women' Mile (Prelims): Emily Culley |
5:48 p.m. | Women's 60 Meters (Prelims): Grace Stark, Semira Killebrew, Alexis Brown |
6:00 p.m. | Men's 60 Meters (Prelims): Dedrick Vanover, Tyler Davis, PJ Austin, Joseph Fahnbulleh |
6:14 p.m. | Women's 400 Meters (Prelims): Talitha Diggs, Taylor Manson, Vanessa Watson, Doneisha Anderson |
6:39 p.m. | Men's 400 Meters (Prelims): Jacory Patterson, Ryan Willie, Champion Allison, Anthony Brodie, Jacob Miley |
6:55 p.m. | Women's Long Jump (Prelims/Final): Claire Bryant, Jasmine Moore |
7:04 p.m. | Women's 800 Meters (Prelims): Gabrielle Wilkinson, Imogen Barrett |
7:12 p.m. | Men's 800 Meters (Prelims): Sam Austin, Chase Ruskin, Hugh Brittenham |
7:22 p.m. | Women's 60-Meter Hurdles (Prelims): Grace Stark, Sasha Wells |
7:34 p.m. | Men's 60-Meter Hurdles (Prelims): Caleb Foster, Kurt Powdar |
7:45 p.m. | Women's 5000 Meters (Final): Stephy Ormsby |
8:05 p.m. | Women's 200 Meters (Prelims): Talitha Diggs |
8:27 p.m. | Men's 5000 Meters (Final): Nick Deal, Cavan Wilson |
8:47 p.m. | Men's 200 Meters (Prelims): Tyler Davis, Kemuel Santana, Joseph Fahnbulleh, Cameron Miller |
9:07 p.m. | Women's DMR (Final): Florida |
9:22 p.m. | Men's DMR (Final): Florida |
Saturday, February 26th (all times CST) | |
Time | Gators – Event |
1:15 p.m. | Women's High Jump (Final): Claire Bryant, Anna Hall |
3:30 p.m. | Women's Triple Jump (Prelims/Final): Jasmine Moore, Natricia Hooper |
4:10 p.m. | Women's Mile (Final): 10 Qualifiers |
4:30 p.m. | Women's Shot Put (Final): Thea Jensen |
Men's Triple Jump (Final): Jonathan Miller, Malcolm Clemons, Michael Holloway II | |
4:35 p.m. | Women's 60 Meters (Final): 8 Qualifiers |
4:42 p.m. | Men's 60 Meters (Final): 8 Qualifiers |
4:50 p.m. | Women's 400 Meters (Final): 8 Qualifiers, 2 Sections |
5:00 p.m. | Men's 400 Meters (Final): 8 Qualifiers, 2 Sections |
5:10 p.m. | Women's 800 Meters (Final): 8 Qualifiers |
5:18 p.m. | Men's 800 Meters (Final): 8 Qualifiers |
5:25 p.m. | Women's 60-Meter Hurdles (Final): 8 Qualifiers |
5:33 p.m. | Men's 60-Meter Hurdles (Final): 8 Qualifiers |
5:40 p.m. | Women's 200 Meters (Final): 8 Qualifiers, 2 Sections |
5:50 p.m. | Men's 200 Meters (Final): 8 Qualifiers, 2 Sections |
6:00 p.m. | Women's 3000 Meters (Final): Vasileia Spyrou, Emily Culley, Stephy Ormsby |
6:25 p.m. | Men's 3000 Meters (Final): Reed Legg, Nick Deal, Angel Vicioso, Cavan Wilson, Caden Monk |
6:50 p.m. | Women's 4x400 Relay (Final): Florida |
7:10 p.m. | Men's 4x400 Relay (Final): Florida |
*Entries and events are subject to change leading up to the start of the meet on Friday
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