Meet the Qualifiers: Florida Men’s Track and Field
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 | Track and Field
EUGENE, Ore. – The Florida Men's Track and Field team enters the NCAA Outdoor Championships ranked No. 6 in the nation.
The Gators have won the men's NCAA title during the outdoor season on four separate occasions and will look to make it five this weekend.
Florida brings nine entries to Eugene with a heavy emphasis on the sprints and relays including three athletes in the 400 meters.
Meet the entries for the Gators during this week's NCAA Outdoor Championships.
100 Meters | Semifinals: 6/8 (5:46 PM PST) | Final: 6/10 (6:52 PM PST)
Preview: The Gators have won two national titles in the 100 meters in the history of the program.
Bernard Williams won in 2000 while Jeff Demps captured the crown during the 2010 season.
Florida will have two entries in the field for the event with Joseph Fahnbulleh and Dedrick Vanover representing the Gators in the semifinals.
Fahnbulleh left the NCAA East Prelims with the top-qualifying mark of 10.04. He ran under 10.05 in both races in Bloomington to earn his spot at the national meet.
He was a finalist last year in the event.
Vanover was third in the same quarterfinal heat as Fahnbulleh at the NCAA East Prelims to book his ticket to Eugene.
The Gainesville-native was the SEC Outdoor Silver Medalist in the 100-meters just a couple weeks ago. He is making his debut trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
The 100 meters is always one of the most competitive races at Championship meets and this year is no different.
Any points in the 100 meters for Florida would be welcomed when it comes to the team-title race.
Competing Athletes (Qualifying Seed):
- Joseph Fahnbulleh (4th)
- Dedrick Vanover (15th)
200 Meters | Semifinals: 6/8 (6:44 PM PST) | Final: 6/10 (7:37 PM PST)
Preview: The 200 meters has historically been one of Florida's best events. The Gators have won the title four different times including last year when Joseph Fahnbulleh raced to the crown.
He will be back in the field this year with the chance to defend his title.
Fahnbulleh owns a wind-legal season best of 19.92 and a wind-aided 19.85 (+4.4). He heads into the week among the favorites in the event.
Four other Florida men have won back-to-back outdoor titles in individual running events (Josh Walker, Grant Holloway, Kerron Clement and Eric Futch).
The Gators need big points from Fahnbulleh in the 200 meters as they push for the team title.
Competing Athletes (Qualifying Seed):
- Joseph Fahnbulleh (1st)
400 Meters | Semifinals: 6/8 (6:00 PM PST) | Final: 6/10 (7:02 PM PST)
Preview: The 400 meters has been Florida's deepest event group all season long. The Florida trio of Champion Allison, Jacory Patterson and Ryan Willie has made the finals at every postseason meet so far this year.
Allison was the SEC Indoor and Outdoor Champion this year. He was unable to finish the final at the NCAA Indoor Championships and has hopes of turning his fortunes this weekend.
The field for the 400 meters is loaded in Eugene. NC A&T's Randolph Ross and Texas' Jonathan Jones are in fine form but the Florida trio will be poised to make some noise.
Florida will need big points from the 400-meter group in the team race.
Competing Athletes (Qualifying Seed):
- Champion Allison (4th)
- Ryan Willie (11th)
- Jacory Patterson (22nd)
4x100 Relay | Semifinals: 6/8 (4:32 PM PST) | Final: 6/10 (6:02 PM PST)
Preview: The 4x100 relay is a staple of Holloway's program. Florida has won the title seven times, six of those coming under Holloway.
The Gators have the top time in the nation (38.47) and have run under 39 seconds in every single completed race this year.
Dedrick Vanover, Tyler Davis, PJ Austin and Joseph Fahnbulleh makes up the NCAA-leading team that also won the SEC Outdoor Championship.
The Gators set the collegiate record at 37.97 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2019.
This field is loaded and will come down to executed handoffs and fast times.
This will be the first scored event on Friday, the final day of men's competition and could be a big boost to Florida.
Competing Athletes (Qualifying Seed):
- Florida (7th)
4x400 Relay | Semifinals: 6/8 (7:48 PM PST) | Final: 6/10 (8:21 PM PST)
Preview: The 4x400 relay closes out every championship event and this year's competition will surely come down to the wire.
Florida holds the collegiate record in the event that it set at this year's Tom Jones Memorial in 2:58.53.
The Gators also ran sub-3 minutes to win the SEC Outdoor Championships. The team of Jacory Patterson, Ryan Willie, Kemuel Santana and Champion Allison made up the qualifying team at the NCAA East Prelims.
Jacob Miley was on the collegiate-record team and will serve as an alternate alongside Collin Sieffert.
If Florida is in striking distance of a title, the 4x400 relay will play a crucial role in deciding the team title.
Competing Athletes (Qualifying Seed):
- Florida (2nd)
Javelin | Finals: 6/8 (5:45 PM PST)
Preview: Mark Porter is the lone athlete on the men's side to qualify through in the throws. He is making his third appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and first for Florida.
He is seeded outside the point-scoring spots but has the potential to sneak into the top-8 and put early points on the board for the Gators.
Competing Athletes (Qualifying Seed):
- Mark Porter (12th)
The Gators have won the men's NCAA title during the outdoor season on four separate occasions and will look to make it five this weekend.
Florida brings nine entries to Eugene with a heavy emphasis on the sprints and relays including three athletes in the 400 meters.
Meet the entries for the Gators during this week's NCAA Outdoor Championships.
100 Meters | Semifinals: 6/8 (5:46 PM PST) | Final: 6/10 (6:52 PM PST)
Preview: The Gators have won two national titles in the 100 meters in the history of the program.
Bernard Williams won in 2000 while Jeff Demps captured the crown during the 2010 season.
Florida will have two entries in the field for the event with Joseph Fahnbulleh and Dedrick Vanover representing the Gators in the semifinals.
Fahnbulleh left the NCAA East Prelims with the top-qualifying mark of 10.04. He ran under 10.05 in both races in Bloomington to earn his spot at the national meet.
He was a finalist last year in the event.
Vanover was third in the same quarterfinal heat as Fahnbulleh at the NCAA East Prelims to book his ticket to Eugene.
The Gainesville-native was the SEC Outdoor Silver Medalist in the 100-meters just a couple weeks ago. He is making his debut trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
The 100 meters is always one of the most competitive races at Championship meets and this year is no different.
Any points in the 100 meters for Florida would be welcomed when it comes to the team-title race.
Competing Athletes (Qualifying Seed):
- Joseph Fahnbulleh (4th)
- Dedrick Vanover (15th)
200 Meters | Semifinals: 6/8 (6:44 PM PST) | Final: 6/10 (7:37 PM PST)
Preview: The 200 meters has historically been one of Florida's best events. The Gators have won the title four different times including last year when Joseph Fahnbulleh raced to the crown.
He will be back in the field this year with the chance to defend his title.
Fahnbulleh owns a wind-legal season best of 19.92 and a wind-aided 19.85 (+4.4). He heads into the week among the favorites in the event.
Four other Florida men have won back-to-back outdoor titles in individual running events (Josh Walker, Grant Holloway, Kerron Clement and Eric Futch).
The Gators need big points from Fahnbulleh in the 200 meters as they push for the team title.
Competing Athletes (Qualifying Seed):
- Joseph Fahnbulleh (1st)
400 Meters | Semifinals: 6/8 (6:00 PM PST) | Final: 6/10 (7:02 PM PST)
Preview: The 400 meters has been Florida's deepest event group all season long. The Florida trio of Champion Allison, Jacory Patterson and Ryan Willie has made the finals at every postseason meet so far this year.
Allison was the SEC Indoor and Outdoor Champion this year. He was unable to finish the final at the NCAA Indoor Championships and has hopes of turning his fortunes this weekend.
The field for the 400 meters is loaded in Eugene. NC A&T's Randolph Ross and Texas' Jonathan Jones are in fine form but the Florida trio will be poised to make some noise.
Florida will need big points from the 400-meter group in the team race.
Competing Athletes (Qualifying Seed):
- Champion Allison (4th)
- Ryan Willie (11th)
- Jacory Patterson (22nd)
4x100 Relay | Semifinals: 6/8 (4:32 PM PST) | Final: 6/10 (6:02 PM PST)
Preview: The 4x100 relay is a staple of Holloway's program. Florida has won the title seven times, six of those coming under Holloway.
The Gators have the top time in the nation (38.47) and have run under 39 seconds in every single completed race this year.
Dedrick Vanover, Tyler Davis, PJ Austin and Joseph Fahnbulleh makes up the NCAA-leading team that also won the SEC Outdoor Championship.
The Gators set the collegiate record at 37.97 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2019.
This field is loaded and will come down to executed handoffs and fast times.
This will be the first scored event on Friday, the final day of men's competition and could be a big boost to Florida.
Competing Athletes (Qualifying Seed):
- Florida (7th)
4x400 Relay | Semifinals: 6/8 (7:48 PM PST) | Final: 6/10 (8:21 PM PST)
Preview: The 4x400 relay closes out every championship event and this year's competition will surely come down to the wire.
Florida holds the collegiate record in the event that it set at this year's Tom Jones Memorial in 2:58.53.
The Gators also ran sub-3 minutes to win the SEC Outdoor Championships. The team of Jacory Patterson, Ryan Willie, Kemuel Santana and Champion Allison made up the qualifying team at the NCAA East Prelims.
Jacob Miley was on the collegiate-record team and will serve as an alternate alongside Collin Sieffert.
If Florida is in striking distance of a title, the 4x400 relay will play a crucial role in deciding the team title.
Competing Athletes (Qualifying Seed):
- Florida (2nd)
Javelin | Finals: 6/8 (5:45 PM PST)
Preview: Mark Porter is the lone athlete on the men's side to qualify through in the throws. He is making his third appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and first for Florida.
He is seeded outside the point-scoring spots but has the potential to sneak into the top-8 and put early points on the board for the Gators.
Competing Athletes (Qualifying Seed):
- Mark Porter (12th)
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