Gators Prep for First 2026 Showing in Arkansas

Friday, January 30

Fayetteville, Ark.

Florida Gators

Razorback Invitational

Gators Prep for First 2026 Showing in Arkansas

Thursday, January 29, 2026 | Track and Field

Florida heads to Fayetteville for the Razorback Invitational after strong showings in their opening meet.

By: Maleah Morales

GAINESVILLE, Fla.– The Men's and Women's Track and Field teams will head to Fayetteville, Ark. to continue the indoor season and compete at the Razorback Invitational from Jan. 30-31. The two day event will be the Gators fourth consecutive appearance at the annual meet and marks the first of three trips to the Natural State. Florida currently holds 37 top-10 meet specific marks across both men's and women's events.

LAST TIME OUT
The Gators opened the season with successful stints at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational, including 11 event victories, 22 total podium finishes, and six personal best performances across the men's and women's events.

The Gator men recorded 12 podium finishes across nine events, highlighted by a personal best triple jump mark by Jaden Lippett (15.91m / 52'2.5") and a first place debut from Luke Stradley in the long jump (7.56m / 24'9.75) and Jarno van Daalen in the shot put (18.50m / 60'8.5").

The women swept the 300m race, with Tyra Cox, Quincy Penn and Sydney Sutton on the podium. Claire Stegall found herself in the NCAA record books as the 18th fastest woman to run the 1000m. The freshman grasped a first place finish by nearly three seconds to make her mark in her indoor debut.

WHO IS COMPETING
The Gators will enter 55 athletes in 36 events at the Razorback Invitational. Meet information and Gator entries can be found below and are in time order.

MEET INFORMATION & DETAILS

Location/Venue	Fayetteville, Ark. / Randal Tyson Track Complex
Date/Times	Friday, January 30 · First Event: 11:45 a.m. · Estimated Finish: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, January 31 · First Event: 11:00 a.m. · Estimated Finish: 5:00 p.m.
Meet Schedule	2026 Razorback Invitational Meet Schedule
Live Stats	Razorback Invitational Live Stats Link
Streaming	SECN+

GATOR ENTRIES

Friday, January 30
Events / Time	Athletes Entered
Pentathlon 60m Hurdles (W) / noon	Pauline Bikembo Abigail Elmore
Pentathlon High Jump (W) / 12:40 p.m.	Pauline Bikembo Abigail Elmore
Pentathlon Shot Put (W) / 2:35 p.m.	Pauline Bikembo Abigail Elmore
Pentathlon Long Jump (W) / 3:30 p.m.	Pauline Bikembo Abigail Elmore
Weight Throw (W) / 3:45 p.m.	Imani Washington
Long Jump (M) / 4:30 p.m.	Nicolas Crosswhite Temoso Masikane Luke Stradley
Long Jump (W) / 4:45 p.m.	Asia Phillips
Pentathlon 800m (W) / 5:35 p.m.	Pauline Bikembo Abigail Elmore
Weight Throw (M) / 6:00 p.m.	John Luke Witte
800m (M) / 5:40 p.m.	Jonah Kirspel Gavin Nelson Miguel Pantojas
200m (M) / 6:45 p.m.	Garrett Fox Trenton Howard Jordaine Johnson Wanya McCoy Jesse Myers Almond Small
200m (W) / 7:20 p.m.	Sydney Sutton
DMR (W) / 8:10 p.m.	A. Stegall, Campbell, Haynes, Olemomoi B. Morley, Jones, Penn, J.Chepkoech

Saturday, January 31
Events / Time	Athletes Entered
3000m (M) / 9:55 a.m.	Kelvin Cheruiyot Jonathan Leon Riley Novack Josh Ruiz
3000m (W) / 10:20 a.m.	Desma Chepkoech Kate Drummond Ashley Fitzgerald Reagan Gilmore
60m Hurdles Prelims (W) / 11:25 a.m.	Aleesa Samuel
Mile (M) / 11:40 a.m.	Oussama Allaoui Gavin Nelson Riley Smith
60m Hurdles Semi (W) / 12:25 p.m.	-
Mile (W) / 12:40 p.m.	Judy Chepkoech Isobelle Jones Beth Morley Hilda Olemomoi Claire Stegall
Shot Put (M) / 12:45 p.m.	Jarno van Daalen
60m Hurdles Final (W) / 1:20 p.m.	-
800m Invitational (W) / 1:25 p.m.	Layla Haynes
60m Prelims (M) / 1:30 p.m.	Trenton Howard Temoso Masikane Wanya McCoy Almond Small
60m Prelims (W) / 1:50 p.m.	Jade Brown Gabrielle Matthews Payton Payne
400m (M) / 2:10 p.m.	Justin Braun Jaden Horton-Mims Nicholas Spikes
400m (W) / 2:40 p.m.	Malia Campbell Tyra Cox Quincy Penn
Triple Jump (W) / 2:00 p.m.	Asia Phillips Gabrielle Pierre
Shot Put (W) / 2:30 p.m.	Gracelyn Leiseth Alida van Daalen
Triple Jump (M) / 2:45 p.m.	Nicolas Crosswhite Jaden Lippett
60m Semi Final (M) / 3:10 p.m.	-
60m Semi Final (W) / 3:20 p.m.	-
3000m Final (M) / 3:40 p.m.	-
60m Final (M) / 4:05 p.m.	-
60m Final (W) / 4:10 p.m.	-
3000m Final (W) / 4:15 p.m.	-
4x400 Relay (M) / 4:40 p.m.	A. McCoy, Braun, Spikes, Horton-Mims B. Johnson, Myers, Nilsson, Fox C. Wright, Smith-Band, Small, Taylor
4x400 Relay (W) / 5:00 p.m.	A. Penn, Cox, Matthews, Sutton, Payne, Robinson