Friday, April 15
Gainesville, FL
ALL DAY
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Tom Jones Memorial
Huge Performances in the Throws, 1500 Meters Highlight Day 1 of Tom Jones Memorial
Friday, April 15, 2022 | Track and Field
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gators kicked off the Tom Jones Memorial on Friday with a number of personal bests and outstanding performances in the throws, distance and jumps events.
Of the six Gators to throw the Javelin or Discus on Friday afternoon, five of them recorded personal bests with Mark Porter moving into 5th in school history in the Javelin in the process.
Edward Shelikoff moved into the top-25 in the NCAA this season in the Discus with his personal-best throw of 57.43m/188-5 to open up competition at the Tom Jones Memorial.
Thea Jensen, in her just second collegiate meet throwing discus, tossed a new PB of 48.05/157-7. She will also throw the Shot Put tomorrow afternoon.
Zach Godbold continued his outstanding start to his collegiate career by posting a new personal best with a throw of 64.88m/212-10.
He finished seventh on the day in the men's javelin.
Mark Porter narrowly missed a personal best but moved into fifth in school history and 12th-collegiately this year when he threw 71.52m/234-7 on his second attempt of the day.
That mark is also good enough for fourth best in the SEC this season.
Marissa Rung made her collegiate debut in the Javelin with a throw of 40.97m/134-5 in her first Florida appearance.
After running an outstanding personal best and NCAA lead in the 800 meters at the Pepsi Florida Relays, Imogen Barrett came back and ran another personal best and the sixth-best time in the NCAA in the 1500 meters.
Her time of 4:14.55 is also No. 2 in the SEC this season.
Vasileia Spyrou lowered her personal best in the 1500 meters once again, following behind Barrett in 4:18.31. She moves into the top-30 in the NCAA this season in the event.
The Gators placed five in the top-10 of the men's 1500 meters, headlined by a personal best of 3:44.00 from Joe Wester.
Collin Sieffert lowered his personal best in the 400-hurdles to 51.28 to finish 13th in a completive field.
To close out the evening, Malcolm Clemons (7.73m/25-4.5) and Caleb Foster (7.70m/25-3.25) went fifth and sixth in a strong Long Jump field.
Clemons set a new personal best in the process while Foster matches his own best mark.
Florida returns to action tomorrow with a loaded day of action starting with Grace Stark in the 100-meter hurdles and wrapping up with the Gators' all-star quartet in the men's 4x400 relay.
A complete list of results for the Gators is below.
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Of the six Gators to throw the Javelin or Discus on Friday afternoon, five of them recorded personal bests with Mark Porter moving into 5th in school history in the Javelin in the process.
Edward Shelikoff moved into the top-25 in the NCAA this season in the Discus with his personal-best throw of 57.43m/188-5 to open up competition at the Tom Jones Memorial.
Thea Jensen, in her just second collegiate meet throwing discus, tossed a new PB of 48.05/157-7. She will also throw the Shot Put tomorrow afternoon.
Zach Godbold continued his outstanding start to his collegiate career by posting a new personal best with a throw of 64.88m/212-10.
He finished seventh on the day in the men's javelin.
Mark Porter narrowly missed a personal best but moved into fifth in school history and 12th-collegiately this year when he threw 71.52m/234-7 on his second attempt of the day.
That mark is also good enough for fourth best in the SEC this season.
Marissa Rung made her collegiate debut in the Javelin with a throw of 40.97m/134-5 in her first Florida appearance.
After running an outstanding personal best and NCAA lead in the 800 meters at the Pepsi Florida Relays, Imogen Barrett came back and ran another personal best and the sixth-best time in the NCAA in the 1500 meters.
Her time of 4:14.55 is also No. 2 in the SEC this season.
Vasileia Spyrou lowered her personal best in the 1500 meters once again, following behind Barrett in 4:18.31. She moves into the top-30 in the NCAA this season in the event.
The Gators placed five in the top-10 of the men's 1500 meters, headlined by a personal best of 3:44.00 from Joe Wester.
Collin Sieffert lowered his personal best in the 400-hurdles to 51.28 to finish 13th in a completive field.
To close out the evening, Malcolm Clemons (7.73m/25-4.5) and Caleb Foster (7.70m/25-3.25) went fifth and sixth in a strong Long Jump field.
Clemons set a new personal best in the process while Foster matches his own best mark.
Florida returns to action tomorrow with a loaded day of action starting with Grace Stark in the 100-meter hurdles and wrapping up with the Gators' all-star quartet in the men's 4x400 relay.
A complete list of results for the Gators is below.
| Friday, April 15 | |
| Event | Place, Gators – Time / Mark | Notes |
| Discus (M) | 3. Edward Shelikoff: 57.43m/188-5 | Personal Best |
| High Jump (M) | NH. Adam Bouchard |
| Discus (W) | 15. Thea Jensen: 48.05/157-7 | Personal Best |
| Long Jump (W) | 4. Alissa Braxton: 5.93m/19-5.5 (+2.7) 9. Sterling Lester: 5.80m/19-0.5 (+1.4) |
| Long Jump Invite (W) | 2. Claire Bryant: 6.46m/21-2.5 (+1.9) |
| Javelin (M) | 2. Mark Porter: 71.52m/234-7 | No. 12 NCAA 7. Zach Godbold: 64.88m/212-10 | Personal Best |
| Javelin (W) | 12. Marissa Rung: 40.97m/134-5 | Personal Best 18. Sterling Lester: 28.51m/93-6 | Personal Best |
| Long Jump (M) | 5. Malcolm Clemons: 7.73m/25-4.5 (+1.4) | Personal Best 6. Caleb Foster: 7.70m/25-3.25 (+1.8) | Tied Personal Best |
| 1500 Meters (W) | 1. Imogen Barrett: 4:14.55 | Personal Best, No. 6 NCAA 3. Vasileia Spyrou: 4:18.31 | Personal Best 12. Pamela O'Brien: 4:30.15 | Personal Best 16: Maria Fernandez: 4:35.57 23. Emily Jones: 4:53.97 24. Julia Lavrador: 4:54.37 30. Allison Drummond: 5:08.29 | Personal Best |
| 1500 Meters (M) | 2. Joe Wester: 3:44.00 | Personal Best 4. Caden Monk; 3:46.08 6. Matthew Mule': 3:46.40 | Personal Best 9. Javier Vento: 3:49.09 | Personal Best 10. Eoin McNally: 3:50.29 | Personal Best 11. Ryan Miller: 3:53.87 | Personal Best 14. Cavan Wilson: 3:56.15 | Personal Best 15. Aiden Villasuso: 3:56.71 | Personal Best DNF. Angel Vicioso |
| 200 Meters (W) | 30. Cait Tate: 23.82 (+0.2) |
| 200 Meters (M) | 17. Cameron Mahorn: 21.04 (+0.8) | Personal Best 20. Kemuel Santana: 21.11 (+0.8) 32. Anthony Brodie: 21.45 (+0.5) | Personal Best 35. Zak Sedaros: 21.59 (+0.5) |
| 400 Hurdles (W) | 4. Vanessa Watson: 57.86 |
| 400 Hurdles (M) | 13. Collin Sieffert: 51.28 | Personal Best 26. Miles Green: 1:07.03 |
| 3000 Steeplechase (M) | 4. Josh Stern: 9:34.52 | Personal Best 6. Mac Wright: 9:40.38 | Personal Best |
| 5000 Meters (W) | 4. Gianna Forte: 18:05.48 DNF. Maria Fernandez |
| 5000 Meters (M) | 3. Nick Deal: 14:21.63 | Personal Record 6. Ethan Geiger: 14:34.89 7. Orlando Ciclioni: 15:47.70 DNF: Cavan Wilson |
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