2018 FLORIDA GATORS TRACK & FIELD 8 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS | 109 INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL TITLES | 25 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS Reigning Back-to-Back NCAA Outdoor Champions • Florida’s men claimed their seventh national title since 2010--more than any other program in that span--with a second consecutive victory at NCAA Outdoors last year. • Of the Gators’ 61.5 points scored at NCAA Outdoors, 56.5 were individual, and athletes responsible for 39.5 of those individual points are back this year. KeAndre Bates (20) and Grant Holloway (18) combined for 38. Half-Point Heartbreak at 2017 NCAA Indoors • Florida’s men entered the 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships as the over- whelming favorites, but missed their first indoor national title since 2012 by half a point, finishing with 45.5 points to Texas A&M’s 46. 2018 SCHEDULE • Only the 1977 NCAA Indoor Championships crowned a single champion by INDOOR less than a one-point margin (Washington State topped UTEP, 25.5 to 25). January 6 Orange & Purple Classic Clemson, S.C. • Of the Gators’ 45.5 points at NCAA Indoors, 37.5 were individual, and January 12-13 Commodore Invitational Nashville, Tenn. athletes responsible for 33.5 of those points are back. January 19-20 Clemson Invitational Clemson, S.C. • Bates and Holloway alone accounted for 28 of those points, with the former January 26-27 Razorback Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. taking the long jump title and the latter winning the 60 hurdles crown. February 2 Bayou Bengal Invitational Baton Rouge, La. All-Time Performances Entering SEC Indoors February 9-10 Iowa State Classic Ames, Iowa • Holloway is fresh off breaking Omar McLeod’s 60 hurdles collegiate Tiger Paw Invitational Clemson, S.C. record (7.42), and he beat McLeod in the record-breaking race two weeks February 16 UCS Invitational Winston-Salem, N.C. ago at Clemson. [More info on page 4] February 24-25 SEC Indoor Championships College Station, Texas • The men’s 4x400 relay team is coming off the second-fastest time in collegiate history and fourth-fastest time of all time (3:02.23), from their March 9-10 NCAA Indoor Championships College Station, Texas runner-up finish to Southern California two weeks ago at Clemson. [More OUTDOOR info on page 2] March 17 Black & Gold Challenge Orlando, Fla. Heavy Hitters March 23 Florida State Relays Tallahassee, Fla. • Florida’s men, ranked No. 2 in the USTFCCCA National Team Rankings, are one of three programs with multiple national event leaders, are tied for March 29-31 Pepsi Florida Relays GAINESVILLE the third-most national top fives (4) and top eights (6). April 13 Tom Jones Memorial GAINESVILLE • UF’s top-8 times/marks on the men’s side compared to the rest of Division I April 27-28 National Relay Championships Fayetteville, Ark. look like this: May 11-13 SEC Outdoor Championships Knoxville, Tenn. May 24-26 NCAA East Preliminary Tampa, Fla. June 6-9 NCAA Outdoor Championships Eugene, Ore. June 20-23 USATF Outdoor Championships TBA 8 7 6 FOLLOW THE GATORS 5 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 Office Phone Number ........................ (352) 375-4683, ext. 6175 Saturday, Feb. 24 .......................... 3:55 PM - 8:15 PM (SEC Network +) E-Mail .......................................................zachd@gators.ufl.edu Sunday, Feb. 25 ..............................................6 - 10 PM (SEC Network) SEC Indoor Championships | February 24-25 | College Station, Texas | Gilliam Indoor Stadium WHERE TO FIND... News / Notes / Quick Facts ........................................ 1-2 USTFCCCA Rankings / The Bowerman Watch Lists .. 3 Dynamic Duo - KeAndre Bates & Grant Holloway... 4-5 NEWS & NOTES Mike Holloway, Head Coach / Team Finishes .......... 6-8 Sprints ....................................................................... 9-10 Throws ..................................................................... 11-12 Historically Consistent Gators Jumps ...................................................................... 13-14 • Florida’s men have won or taken runner-up honors at 19 of 30 NCAA Championships Hurdles .................................................................... 15-16 with Mike Holloway as head coach--a rate of 63.3 percent. Distance........................................................................ 17 • The Gators’ 2017 NCAA Outdoors victory tied them with Arkansas (1992-2000) for the 2018 Performance Charts ...................................... 18-19 longest streak of top-3 finishes at the meet (9) by a men’s program since 1956. All-Time Indoor Top 10s ......................................... 20-23 • Florida’s men are the third program in Division I history to post seven straight Top-3 SEC Champions ...................................................... 24-27 Finishes at both NCAA Indoor and NCAA Outdoor Championships (Florida, 2009-15; Arkansas, 1992-2000; UTEP, 1975-82). Travel Roster / Pronunciatons / 2018 Quick Facts ... 28 TV Rosters (with headshots and notes) ............... 29-30 Fastest Indoor 4x400 Relay Race of All Time • Florida and Southern California both broke the men’s indoor 4x400 relay collegiate record of 3:02.52, set by Texas A&M at the 2018 Razorback Invitational. Here is where 2017 SEC INDOORS RECAP the Gators’ and Trojans’ times from the Feb. 10 race stack up on the world all-time list: SEC CHAMPIONS 1. United States - 3:01.96 (Feb. 11, 2006 - Fayetteville, Ark.) Kerron Clement, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson, Wallace Spearmon MEN Athlete Event Time/Mark 2. Southern California - 3:01.98 (Feb. 10, 2018 - Clemson, S.C.) Andres Arroyo 800m 1:47.16 Zach Shinnick, Rai Benjamin, Ricky Morgan Jr., Michael Norman KeAndre Bates Long Jump 8.04m / 26-4.5 3. United States - 3:02.13 (March 9, 2014 - IAAF World Indoors - Sopot, Poland) Triple Jump 16.81m / 55-2 Kyle Clemons, David Verburg, Kind Butler III, Calvin Smith Grant Holloway 60 Hurdles 7.64 4. Florida - 3:02.23 (Feb. 10, 2018 - Clemson, S.C.) ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM Kunle Fasasi, Grant Holloway, Chantz Sawyers, Benjamin Lobo Vedel MEN 5. United States - 3:02.45 (March 20, 2016 - IAAF World Indoors - Portland, Oregon) Athlete Event Finish Kyle Clemons, Calvin Smith, Christopher Giesting, Vernon Norwood Clayton Brown Triple Jump 3rd (16.58m / 54-4.75) • Florida splits: Fasasi - 46.08; Holloway - 45.12; Sawyers - 45.67; Lobo Vedel - 45.36 Kunle Fasasi 4x400 Relay 2nd (3:02.73 OT) • Scariest of all: only Sawyers ran a season- or career-best split on the relay. Fasasi Grant Holloway 4x400 Relay split a career-best 45.93 leading off earlier this season, Holloway split a career-best 44.81 Eric Futch 4x400 Relay at NCAA Indoor Championships last year, and Lobo Vedel split 45.25 on the anchor leg TJ Holmes 4x400 Relay earlier this year. All four running their career bests would be a time of 3:01.66. WOMEN Women’s SEC Title Contenders Athlete Event Finish • Junior quarter-miler Sharrika Barnett is ranked No. 4 nationally, and her season best Sharrika Barnett 400m 2nd (52.09) of 51.64 (Razorback Invitational) lowered her indoor PR by 0.43 seconds. Yanis David Triple Jump 2nd (13.69m / 44-11) • On 4x400 relay duties this year, Barnett ran an anchor split of 50.56 seconds (out- Brandee’ Johnson 4x400 Relay 2nd (3:32.06) , along with a leadoff split of Destinee Gause 4x400 Relay splitting Sydney McLaughlin in that race) last month 51.74 seconds two weeks ago. Taylor Sharpe 4x400 Relay Sharrika Barnett 4x400 Relay • Speaking of the 4x400 relay, Florida enters this weekend ranked No. 3 nationally and No. 1 within the SEC, boasting a season best of 3:31.17 (Jan. 20 - Clemson). SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM • The Gators have won the indoor 4x400 relay twice, with their titles coming in 2000 and 2014. They finished second to LSU last season. MEN Athlete Event Finish • Junior Yanis David only finished behind American and collegiate record holder Keturah Clayton Brown Triple Jump 3rd (16.58m / 54-4.75) Orji at the 2017 SEC Indoor and Outdoor Championships and 2017 NCAA Indoors triple Anders Eriksson Weight Throw 9th (20.31m / 66-7.75) jump competitions. David also finished third at the 2016 and 2017 NCAA Outdoors. Jack Guyton Mile 5th (4:05.44) • Last season, David set a massive indoor PR of 13.93 meters (45-8.5), becoming the third Grant Holloway 60 Hurdles 1st (7.64) Division I underclassman and seventh Division I woman since 2002 to eclipse 13.90 me- Long Jump 5th (7.73m / 25-4.5) ters indoors; she followed with an all-conditions season best of 13.92m / 45-8 outdoors. • Senior Lloydricia Cameron, who won the SEC Outdoors shot put title last year, ranks OTHER RETURNING SCORERS No. 5 nationally and No. 2 in the SEC this season (17.46m / 57-3.5). Cameron is seek- MEN ing Florida’s league-leading 10th SEC Indoor crown and the program’s first since . Athlete Event Finish Mariam Kevkhishvili’s consecutive titles in 2009 and 2010 AJ McFarland Weight Throw 5th (21.06m / 69-1.25) • Freshman pentathlete Amanda Froeynes ranks No. 8 nationally and No. 2 in the SEC, Jack Guyton DMR 7th (9:50.93) with her season best of 4,199 points (Jan. 20 - Clemson) being the sixth-highest score Justin Pacifico DMR by a Division I freshman since 2010. WOMEN Brown’s Rare Double Athlete Event Finish • Last season as a freshman, Clayton Brown became the second man since 1994 to score in both the high jump (t-5th) and triple jump (7th) at NCAA Indoor Championships- Lloydricia Cameron Shot Put 4th (16.82m / 55-2.25) -and he had less than a half-hour between the two events. Darrielle McQueen Long Jump 6th (6.36m / 20-10.5) Triple Jump 8th (13.29m / 43-7.25) • If Brown can score in the high jump and triple jump this weekend, he will be the sixth man Lauren Perry DMR 8th (11:36.29) since 2001 to score in both those events at the SEC Indoor Championships.