Thursday, May 26
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NCAA East Preliminaries
Florida Sends 11 to Quarterfinals, Punches Three Tickets to Oregon
Thursday, May 26, 2022 | Track and Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Florida's women handled business in their opening day at the NCAA East Prelims on Thursday afternoon.
The Gators sent 11 of 13 entries in the running events through to Saturday's quarterfinals and saw Claire Bryant, Jasmine Moore and Thea Jensen punch tickets to Eugene.
Florida's women now have five entries secured to next month's NCAA Outdoor Championships. Bryant (Long Jump), Jensen (Shot Put) and Moore (Long Jump) join Sterling Lester (Heptathlon) and Anna Hall (Heptathlon) with tickets secured to Oregon.
Moore was the top qualifier in the Long Jump on Thursday night with her mark of 6.57m/21-6.75. Her opening mark of 6.41m/21-0.5 would've been enough but she was able to better her mark on the second attempt of the day.
With her bid secured, she passed on her third attempt. She will have the chance to punch her ticket in the Triple Jump on Saturday where she will be the top-seeded athlete.
Bryant moved into the qualifying spots on her opening jump (6.21m/20-4.5) but used a third attempt of 6.32m/20-9 to solidify her trip to Oregon for the second-straight year.
Jensen saved the best for last as the final competitor of the evening in the Shot Put competition.
On her second attempt, she smashed her personal best and set a new Danish National Record in the Shot Put at 16.97m/55-8.25.
That mark pushed her all the way into the Top-12 and earned her a spot at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the first time.
The Gators were equally as successful in the running events after dominating in the field events all day.
Florida sent all three athletes through to the quarterfinals of the 100-meter hurdles.
Lester laid down a personal best of 13.30 (+0.5) to qualify on time while Hall (13.37) (-0.8) and Sasha Wells (13.45) (-0.6) advanced as top-three finishers in their respective heats.
The Gators secured four spots in the 400 meters for Friday's quarterfinals.
Between the men and women, eight Florida athletes will race in quarterfinals of the 400 meters.
Talitha Diggs (51.82) and Taylor Manson (52.53) went through automatically while Lester (53.23) and Cait Tate (52.84) advanced on time.
Gabrielle Wilkinson and Imogen Barrett cruised through the First Round of the 800 meters, winning their heats in 2:04.74 and 2:04.80 respectively.
The pair of SEC Medalists will line up on Saturday evening for a spot at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Hall continued her busy weekend by running the top-qualifying mark in the 400-meter hurdles (56.25).
She joins Vanessa Watson (57.79) in advancing to the quarterfinals where the pair will be among the favorites to advance to Eugene.
Florida's men return to the track tomorrow for the quarterfinals of the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters and 400-meter hurdles.
The Gators will also contest the First Round of the Discus and Triple Jump with the top-12 set to advance to Eugene.
Florida's NCAA-leading 4x100 and 4x400 relays will take to the track tomorrow afternoon, needing to be among the top-12 teams to punch their tickets to Eugene.
Qualified to Saturday's Quarterfinals:
- Sterling Lester (100mH)
- Anna Hall (100mH)
- Sasha Wells (100mH)
- Talitha Diggs (400m)
- Taylor Manson (400m)
- Cait Tate (400m)
- Sterling Lester (400m)
- Gabrielle Wilkinson (800m)
- Imogen Barrett (800m)
- Anna Hall (400mH)
- Vanessa Watson (400mH)
Qualified to NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Jasmine Moore (Long Jump)
- Claire Bryant (Long Jump)
- Thea Jensen (Shot Put)
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The Gators sent 11 of 13 entries in the running events through to Saturday's quarterfinals and saw Claire Bryant, Jasmine Moore and Thea Jensen punch tickets to Eugene.
Florida's women now have five entries secured to next month's NCAA Outdoor Championships. Bryant (Long Jump), Jensen (Shot Put) and Moore (Long Jump) join Sterling Lester (Heptathlon) and Anna Hall (Heptathlon) with tickets secured to Oregon.
Moore was the top qualifier in the Long Jump on Thursday night with her mark of 6.57m/21-6.75. Her opening mark of 6.41m/21-0.5 would've been enough but she was able to better her mark on the second attempt of the day.
With her bid secured, she passed on her third attempt. She will have the chance to punch her ticket in the Triple Jump on Saturday where she will be the top-seeded athlete.
Bryant moved into the qualifying spots on her opening jump (6.21m/20-4.5) but used a third attempt of 6.32m/20-9 to solidify her trip to Oregon for the second-straight year.
Jensen saved the best for last as the final competitor of the evening in the Shot Put competition.
On her second attempt, she smashed her personal best and set a new Danish National Record in the Shot Put at 16.97m/55-8.25.
That mark pushed her all the way into the Top-12 and earned her a spot at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the first time.
The Gators were equally as successful in the running events after dominating in the field events all day.
Florida sent all three athletes through to the quarterfinals of the 100-meter hurdles.
Lester laid down a personal best of 13.30 (+0.5) to qualify on time while Hall (13.37) (-0.8) and Sasha Wells (13.45) (-0.6) advanced as top-three finishers in their respective heats.
The Gators secured four spots in the 400 meters for Friday's quarterfinals.
Between the men and women, eight Florida athletes will race in quarterfinals of the 400 meters.
Talitha Diggs (51.82) and Taylor Manson (52.53) went through automatically while Lester (53.23) and Cait Tate (52.84) advanced on time.
Gabrielle Wilkinson and Imogen Barrett cruised through the First Round of the 800 meters, winning their heats in 2:04.74 and 2:04.80 respectively.
The pair of SEC Medalists will line up on Saturday evening for a spot at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Hall continued her busy weekend by running the top-qualifying mark in the 400-meter hurdles (56.25).
She joins Vanessa Watson (57.79) in advancing to the quarterfinals where the pair will be among the favorites to advance to Eugene.
Florida's men return to the track tomorrow for the quarterfinals of the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters and 400-meter hurdles.
The Gators will also contest the First Round of the Discus and Triple Jump with the top-12 set to advance to Eugene.
Florida's NCAA-leading 4x100 and 4x400 relays will take to the track tomorrow afternoon, needing to be among the top-12 teams to punch their tickets to Eugene.
Qualified to Saturday's Quarterfinals:
- Sterling Lester (100mH)
- Anna Hall (100mH)
- Sasha Wells (100mH)
- Talitha Diggs (400m)
- Taylor Manson (400m)
- Cait Tate (400m)
- Sterling Lester (400m)
- Gabrielle Wilkinson (800m)
- Imogen Barrett (800m)
- Anna Hall (400mH)
- Vanessa Watson (400mH)
Qualified to NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Jasmine Moore (Long Jump)
- Claire Bryant (Long Jump)
- Thea Jensen (Shot Put)
| Thursday, May 26th: NCAA East Prelims | |
| Event | Place, Gators – Time / Mark | Notes |
| Long Jump: Final (W) | 1. Jasmine Moore: 6.57m/21-6.75 (-1.4) | Qualified to NCAA Outdoor Championships 4. Claire Bryant: 6.32m/20-9 (-1.2) | Qualified to NCAA Outdoor Championships |
| 100 Hurdles: First Round (W) | 11. Sterling Lester: 13.30 (+0.5) | Personal Best, Qualified to Quarterfinals 12. Anna Hall: 13.37 (-0.8) | Qualified to Quarterfinals 15. Sasha Wells: 13.45 (-0.6) | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 1500 Meters: First Round (W) | 40. Vasileia Spyrou: 4:24.44 |
| 400 Meters: First Round (W) | 3. Talitha Diggs: 51.82 | Qualified to Quarterfinals 17. Taylor Manson: 52.53 | Qualified to Quarterfinals 19. Cait Tate: 52.84 | Personal Best, Qualified to Quarterfinals 22. Sterling Lester: 53.23 | Qualified to Quarterfinals 30. Doneisha Anderson: 53.68 |
| 800 Meters: First Round (W) | 7. Gabrielle Wilkinson: 2:04.74 | Qualified to Quarterfinals 8. Imogen Barrett: 2:04.80 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| 400 Hurdles: First Round (W) | 1. Anna Hall: 56.25 | Qualified to Quarterfinals 4. Vanessa Watson: 57.79 | Qualified to Quarterfinals |
| Shot Put: Final (W) | 7. Thea Jensen: 16.97m/55-8.25 | Qualified to NCAA Outdoor Championships, Personal Best, Danish National Record, No. 8 in School History |
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