Gators Set to Open Outdoor Season with Notable Debuts and Returns at FSU Relays

Thursday, March 27

Tallahassee, Fla.

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Gators Set to Open Outdoor Season with Notable Debuts and Returns at FSU Relays

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | Track and Field

Two All-Americans are slated for their first performances of 2025, while six athletes prepare for their first crack at NCAA competition.

By: Mac Fisher

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida Gators Track and Field will travel to Tallahassee, Fla. to compete in the FSU Relays on Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28. The meet is the first of the Outdoor Track and Field campaign for the Gators.

The men's program begins their title defense with the start of the outdoor slate, having won the NCAA Team Championship each of the last three outdoor seasons. On the women's side, the Gators will look to improve on their second-place finish from the 2024 season, in pursuit of their first NCAA team title since 2022.

The Athletes
The FSU Relays are set to feature two notable returns to action for the Gators. Three-time SEC Champion and seven-time USTFCCCA First-Team All-American Alida van Daalen is tabbed to compete in both the Shot Put and Discus events at FSU Relays, marking her first entries of the 2025 season. Her 2024 campaign featured an SEC title in the Discus, as well as third-place and sixth-place finishes in the Discus and Shot Put at the NCAA Outdoor meet.

The Gators will also regain the services of Reheem Hayles, who was thrice named a USTFCCCA First-Team All-American a year ago. His seventh-place finish in the 400m and lead leg of the Gators' third-place effort in the 4x400m relay at last season's NCAA Outdoor Championships lofted the Orange and Blue to their team title. He will compete in the 4x400m relay at FSU Relays.

Six athletes – Aidan Broussard (Javelin), Leikel Cabrera Gay (Javelin), Habibba Harris (100m H), Elaina Perkins (Javelin), Shakynah Tresvant (400m) and Evelyn van Zwieten (Javelin) – will make their NCAA debuts in Tallahassee. Justin Braun (4x400m Relay), Markevus Jackson (200m, 4x400m Relay) and Toby Makoyawo (100m) will don the Orange and Blue for the first time in their collegiate careers.

Live Results

FSU Relays – Florida Gators Entrants
Thursday, March 27

Time (ET)	Event	Athlete
4:30 p.m.	W Hammer Throw	Imani Washington
6:00 p.m.	W Long Jump	Alyssa Banales, Kendall Brown
6:00 p.m.	W Shot Put	Gracelyn Leiseth, Alida van Daalen
7:00 p.m.	M 400m Hurdles	Jarrell Jimenez

Friday, March 28

Time (ET)	Event	Athlete entries
10:00 a.m.	W Javelin	Elaina Perkins, Evelyn van Zwieten
11:15 a.m.	M Javelin	Aidan Broussard, Leikel Cabrera Gay
1:00 p.m.	M Shot Put	Logan Montgomery
1:15 p.m.	W Discus	Akari Isaac, Da'Moni Kelly, Gracelyn Leiseth, Alida van Daalen
2:00 p.m.	W 100m Hurdles	Habbiba Harris, Thalia Waters
2:05 p.m.	M 110m Hurdles	Regan Lawrence
2:30 p.m.	M 100m	Toby Makoyawo, Ryan McCloskey
2:50 p.m.	W 800m	Lindsey Kiehl, Ava Wyant
3:00 p.m.	M Discus	Jacob Lemmon
3:00 p.m.	M 800m	Eoin McNally, Johnathan Pitchford
3:10 p.m.	W 400m	Shakynah Tresvant
3:15 p.m.	M Triple Jump	Jaden Lippett
3:55 p.m.	M 200m	Garrett Fox, Trenton Howard, Markevus Jackson, Nicholas Spikes, Jaden Wiley
4:10 p.m.	W 1500m	Allison Drummond, Kate Drummond, Ashley Fitzgerald, Annie Loehle
4:25 p.m.	M 1500m	Orlando Cicilioni, Alec Miller, Alejandro Pena, Aiden Villasuso
4:50 p.m.	M 4x400m Relay	Reheem Hayles, Justin Braun, Markevus Jackson, Nicholas Spikes, Garrett Fox, Jarrell Jimenez, Trenton Howard

2025 Pepsi Florida Relays
Tickets are now on sale for the first of Florida's two Track and Field home meets, the 2025 Pepsi Florida Relays on Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5. Tickets can be purchased in advance here, or purchased at the Ticket Office on the days of the event. All tickets are general admission, and re-entry is allowed.