2017 Florida Gators Track & Field
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2017 FLORIDA GATORS TRACK & FIELD 7 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS | 101 INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL TITLES | 25 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS Reigning National Champions • Florida’s men are coming off their sixth national title since 2010--more than any other program in that span--with its victory at NCAA Outdoors. • Of the Gators’ 62 points scored at NCAA Outdoors, 49 were individual, and athletes responsible for 39 of those individual points are back this year. • After last year’s seventh-place finish at NCAA Indoors--the first time it finished outside the top three in the last 14 NCAA Championships--Florida became the third team since 1992 to win NCAA Outdoors after finishing outside the top five at NCAA Indoors. • Florida was also the only team since at least 1965 to finish lower than 2017 SCHEDULE fourth at a conference meet and win the NCAA Outdoor Championships, as it finished sixth at SEC Outdoors, its lowest finish since 1996. INDOOR January 7 Orange & Purple Classic Clemson, S.C. Leading The Nation January 13-14 Commodore Invitational Nashville, Tenn. • Florida’s men, ranked No. 1 in the USTFCCCA National Team Rankings, in No. 1-ranked times/marks (three), top-5 January 20-21 Hokie Invitational Blacksburg, Va. boast Division I-leading totals times/marks (seven), and top-10 times/marks (eight). January 27-28 Razorback Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. • UF men’s top-5 times/marks compared to the rest of Division I look like this: February 4 Virginia Tech “Doc Hale” Elite Blacksburg, Va. February 10-11 Iowa State Classic Ames, Iowa Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. February 24-25 SEC Indoor Championships Nasvhille, Tenn. March 10-11 NCAA Indoor Championships College Station, Texas OUTDOOR 7 4 4 March 17-18 Black & Gold Challenge Orlando, Fla. March 24-25 Hurricane Invitational Miami, Fla. March 30-April 1 Pepsi Florida Relays GAINESVILLE April 15 Horned Frog Invitational Fort Worth, Texas April 21-22 Virginia Challenge Charlottesville, Va. April 28 Tom Jones Memorial GAINESVILLE 4 3 May 5 Seminole Invitational Tallahassee, Fla. Gators in the NCAA Division I Top 10 May 11-13 SEC Outdoor Championships Columbia, S.C. • KeAndre Bates - LJ (7.82m / 25-8, 3rd), TJ (16.37m / 53-8.5, 3rd) May 25-27 NCAA East Preliminary Lexington, Ky. • Clayton Brown - HJ (2.25m / 7-4.5, 1st), TJ (16.34m / 53-7.5, 4th) June 7-10 NCAA Outdoor Championships Eugene, Ore. • Kunle Fasasi - 400m (46.53, 3rd) June 22-25 USATF Outdoor Championships Sacramento, Calif. • Grant Holloway - 60mH (7.63, 1st), LJ (8.05m / 26-5 - 1st) • AJ McFarland - WT (21.20m / 69-6.75, t-8th) • Sharrika Barnett - 400m (53.25, 8th) • Lloydricia Cameron - SP (17.47m / 57-3.75, 4th) • Yanis David - TJ (13.49m / 44-3.25, 2nd) • Darrielle McQueen - LJ (6.35m / 20-10, 7th) FOLLOW THE GATORS Twitter / Instagram ....................................................@GatorsTF Facebook .........Florida Gators Track & Field and Cross Country YouTube .........................................www.YouTube.com/c/uftrack Official Website .............................................. FloridaGators.com COMMUNICATIONS Track & Field Contact .............................................. Zach Dirlam MEET & BROADCAST INFORMATION Cell Phone Number ............................................ (352) 262-3887 Friday (Live Stream) ................................. 7:00 PM ET (SEC Network +) Office Phone Number ........................ (352) 375-4683, ext. 6175 Saturday (TV) ...................................... 2:00-5:30 PM ET (SEC Network) E-Mail .......................................................zachd@gators.ufl.edu Live Results .................................................................FlashResults.com RAZORBACK INVITATIONAL | January 27-28 | Fayetteville, Ark. | Randal Tyson Track Center QUICK FACTS Location ...................................................Gainesville, Fla. Nickname................................................................Gators NEWS & NOTES Colors .................................................... Orange and Blue Enrollment ............................................................. 53,744 Founded ................................................................... 1905 Doubling Down Conference ....................................... Southeastern (SEC) • Four Division I men are ranked in the top five nationally in multiple events, andthree are President ............................................. Dr. W. Kent Fuchs Gators--KeAndre Bates (LJ / TJ), Clayton Brown (HJ / TJ), Grant Holloway (60H ........................................Scott Stricklin Athletics Director / LJ). The other is Indiana’s Bryce Millar, who is top five in both the 3,000m and 5,000m. Website ................................................FloridaGators.com Holloway’s World-Class Versatility NCAA Championships History (7 titles) • Freshman Grant Holloway leads the nation in both the 60 hurdles (7.63) and long jump (8.05m / 26-5), and is the only collegian leading the nation in multiple events ..........................2010, 2011, 2012 Men’s Indoor Titles (3) that will be contested at NCAA Indoor Championships. Men’s Outdoor Titles (3) ...................... 2012, 2013, 2016 Women’s Indoor Titles (1) ....................................... 1992 • Holloway and three-time heptathlon world champion and two-time decathlon Olympic gold Women’s Outdoor Titles (0) .......................................N/A medalist Ashton Eaton are the only two men in the world since 1999 to break 7.75 in the 60 hurdles and long jump 8.05-plus meters indoors. 2016 Men’s Indoor Finish ......................... 7th (21 points) 2016 Men’s Outdoor Finish ................................. 1st (62) • Holloway is the third Division I freshman since 2003 to break 7.65 in the 60 hurdles, 2016 Women’s Indoor Finish ..........................t-14th (15) joining collegiate record holder Omar McLeod (7.57, 7.58 at 2014 NCAA Indoors) and 2016 Women’s Outdoor Finish .........................t-9th (28) Auburn’s Shamar Sands (7.59 at 2003 NCAA Indoors). • Holloway is also the sixth Division I freshman since 2002 to indoor long jump over 8.00m, and three of the others are Gators--Marquis Dendy (8.06m, 2012), KeAndre SEC Championships History (25 titles) Bates (8.02m, 2015), Christian Taylor (8.02m, 2009). Men’s Indoor Titles (7) .... 1975, 1976, 1987, 1988, 2004, 2011, 2015 • Holloway opened the season with a 32.80 in the 300 meters--the second-fastest indoor Men’s Outdoor Titles (5) .. 1953, 1956, 1987, 2010, 2015 300 in history by a man under the age of 20. Only LaShawn Merritt (31.94 on Feb. 12, Women’s Indoor Titles (8) ........ 1990, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2006) ran faster prior to turning 20--Holloway turns 20 this November. 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014 Women’s Outdoor Titles (5) ..... 1992, 1997, 1998, 2003, • Holloway is the only man in history to break 32.81 in the 300m and 7.65 in the 60 hurdles. 2009 Brown’s Unique Double .................... 4th (64.33 points) 2016 Men’s Indoor Finish • Freshman jumper Clayton Brown cleared a nation-leading 2.25 meters (7-4.5) in the .................................6th (64) 2016 Men’s Outdoor Finish high jump at Clemson (Jan. 7) and triple jumped 13.64 meters (53-7.5) last Friday at the 2016 Women’s Indoor Finish ............................t-4th (64) Hokie Invitational, making Brown the only collegian since at least 2002 to clear 2.20m ...........................7th (61) 2016 Women’s Outdoor Finish and triple jump over 16.30m in the same indoor season. • Brown is the sixth Division I freshman since 2002 to triple jump over 16.30 meters 2017 Indoor Team Information indoors, and only the third to accomplish the feat before NCAA Indoor Championships. Men’s Returning 2016 NCAA Scorers: KeAndre Bates - Long Jump (4th place / 5 points) • Three of the other five to do sowon an indoor triple jump national title in their career: ◊ Christian Taylor, 2009 - 16.98m at NCAA Indoors (‘09, ‘10 national champion) Kunle Fasasi, Eric Futch, Nick Uruburu - 4x400 relay (2nd place / 8 points) ◊ Will Claye, Oklahoma, 2009 - 16.80m at NCAA Indoors (‘11 national champ at UF) ◊ Bryce Lamb, Texas Tech, 2010 - 16.47m (‘13 national champion) ◊ KeAndre Bates, 2015 - 16.42m at NCAA Indoors Women’s Returning 2016 NCAA Scorers: Sharrika Barnett - 4x400 relay (7th place / 2 points) ◊ Rafeeq Curry, Florida State, 2003 - 16.34m • Brown is the fourth Division I freshman since 2010 to clear 2.25m, joining Mississippi State’s James Harris (‘14 national champion at Florida State), two-time national runner-up Men’s Returning 2016 NCAA Qualifiers: KeAndre Bates - Long Jump (4th place) Ricky Robertson of Ole Miss, and Kansas State junior Christoff Bryan. Ryan Clark - 60 Meters (12th) Bates Feeding Off Breakout Summer Yanick Hart - 60 Hurdles (14th) • Junior KeAndre Bates broke out for the Gators at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Andres Arroyo - 800 Meters (15th) finishing top 3 in the long jump (3rd) and triple jump (2nd),joining Christian Taylor (2010) as the only other Gator underclassman since 1990 to score in both horizontal jumps. Women’s Returning 2016 NCAA Qualifiers: • Bates was also the sixth underclassman in history to finish top 3 in both horizontal jumps Sharrika Barnett - 4x400 relay (7th place) at NCAA Outdoors, joining Mike Conley (Arkansas, 1983), Pertti Pousi (BYU, 1968), Kent Floerke (Kansas, 1956), George Boone (USC, 1936), Pat Reed (Bradley, 1932). Darrielle McQueen - Long Jump/Triple Jump (13th / 13th) Yanis David - Triple Jump (14th) • Bates went on to log top-10 finishes in the long jump (6th) and triple jump (9th), joining