2018 FLORIDA GATORS TRACK & FIELD 9 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS | 110 INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL TITLES | 27 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS Reigning Back-to-Back NCAA Outdoor Champions • Florida’s men claimed their second consecutive victory at NCAA Outdoors last June, also tying them with Arkansas (1992-2000) for the longest streak of top-3 finishes at the meet (9) by a men’s program since 1956. • 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. • A third consecutive title would make the Gators the first program to win three straight at NCAA Outdoors since Texas A&M did so from 2009-11. UTEP (1978-82) and Arkansas (1992-99) are the only other programs since 1975 to win three in a row. 2018 SCHEDULE • Another NCAA Outdoors title would be the Gators’ fifth all time, joining them INDOOR with Arkansas (10) as the only other program to win five since 1980. January 6 Orange & Purple Classic Clemson, S.C. SEC Outdoors SWEEP January 12-13 Commodore Invitational Nashville, Tenn. • Florida’s men and women swept the SEC Outdoor Championships for January 19-20 Clemson Invitational Clemson, S.C. the first time in program history. January 26-27 Razorback Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. • Although it was the 11th sweep in meet history, the Gators’ sweep was just the fourth at SEC Outdoors since 1991. February 2 Bayou Bengal Invitational Baton Rouge, La. • The titles were the sixth SEC Outdoor crowns in program history for both February 9-10 Iowa State Classic Ames, Iowa the men and women. Tiger Paw Invitational Clemson, S.C. • Head coach Mike Holloway has coached 11 SEC Indoor and Outdoor February 16 UCS Invitational Winston-Salem, N.C. championship-winning teams (six men’s, five women’s) during his tenure, February 24-25 SEC Indoor Championships M: 3rd / W: 6th which began in 2003 for the men and 2008 for the women. March 9-10 NCAA Indoor Championships M: 1st / W: 4th Women Return to the Infield at NCAA Indoors • Florida’s women finished fourth at NCAA Indoors, marking their first team OUTDOOR poidum finish since the 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships. The Gators March 23 Florida State Relays Tallahassee, Fla. secured their trophy with a third-place finish in the 4x400 relay. March 29-31 Pepsi Florida Relays GAINESVILLE Historically Consistent Gators April 13 Tom Jones Memorial GAINESVILLE • Florida’s men are one of three programs in Division I history to post seven straight top-3 finishes at both NCAA Indoors and Outdoors (Florida, April 27-28 National Relay Championships Fayetteville, Ark. 2009-15; Arkansas, 1992-2000; UTEP, 1975-82). May 11-13 SEC Outdoor Championships M: 1st / W: 1st • Florida’s men have won or taken runner-up honors at 20 of 31 NCAA May 24-26 NCAA East Preliminary Tampa, Fla. Championships (64.5 percent) with Mike Holloway as head coach. June 6-9 NCAA Outdoor Championships Eugene, Ore. Heavy Hitters June 21-24 USATF Outdoor Championships Des Moines, Iowa • UF is one of two programs in the country (Georgia) with at least seven NCAA top 6s on both the men’s (8) and women’s (7) descending order lists. • UF’s men lead the nation with eight top-6 performances on the latest descending order list. 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News / Notes / Quick Facts ........................................ 1-2 Pronunciatons / 2018 Quick Facts ............................... 3 NEWS & NOTES Dynamic Duo - KeAndre Bates & Grant Holloway... 4-5 USTFCCCA Rankings / The Bowerman Watch Lists .. 6 Redemption with 2018 NCAA Indoors Title Mike Holloway, Head Coach / Team Finishes .......... 7-9 • Florida’s men held off Southern California’s late surge to win their eighth NCAA title Sprints ..................................................................... 10-11 since 2010--three more than any other Division I program in that span--last month at Throws ..................................................................... 12-13 NCAA Indoors in College Station, Texas. Jumps ...................................................................... 14-15 • It marked the Gators’ fourth indoor national title since 2010, and its first since 2012, when they finished off a three-peat. Hurdles .................................................................... 16-17 • Florida only touted eight entries, but the 1-2 punch of Grant Holloway and KeAndre Distance........................................................................ 18 Bates combined for 29 of the Gators’ 34 individual points. The other six came from 2018 Performance Charts ...................................... 19-20 the 4x400 relay--which featured Holloway. All-Time Outdoor Top 10s ...................................... 21-26 Fastest Indoor 4x400 Relay Race of All Time NCAA Champions / All-Americans ........................ 27-36 • Florida, Southern California, and Texas A&M ran the three fastest 4x400 relay times in TV Rosters (with headshots and notes) ............... 37-38 track and field history at this year’s NCAA Indoor Championships. The Gators posted two of the nine fastest times ever run, stacking up as such on the world all-time list: 2018 SEC OUTDOORS RECAP 1. Southern California - 3:00.77 (March 10, 2018 - NCAA Indoors - College Station) Zach Shinnick, Rai Benjamin, Ricky Morgan Jr., Michael Norman SEC CHAMPIONS 2. Texas A&M - 3:01.39 (March 10, 2018 - NCAA Indoors - College Station) MEN Ilolo Izu, Robert Grant, Devin Dixon, Mylik Kerley Athlete Event Time / Mark 3. Florida - 3:01.43 (March 10, 2018 - NCAA Indoors - College Station) Grant Holloway 110 Hurdles 13.15 [+0.9] Kunle Fasasi, Grant Holloway, Chantz Sawyers, Benjamin Lobo Vedel Long Jump 8.32m / 27-3.75 [+2.9] 4. Poland - 3:01.77 (March 4, 2018 - IAAF World Indoors - Birmingham, U.K.) Karol Zalewski, Rafat Omelko, Lukasz Krawczuk, Jakub Krzewina WOMEN Athlete Event Time / Mark 5. United States - 3:01.96 (Feb. 11, 2006 - Fayetteville, Ark.) Kerron Clement, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson, Wallace Spearmon Avione Allgood Javelin Throw 55.40m / 181-9 Sharrika Barnett 400m 50.69 6. United States - 3:01.97 (March 4, 2018 - IAAF World Indoors - Birmingham, U.K.) Fred Kerley, Michael Cherry, Aldrich Bailey Jr., Vernon Norwood ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM 7. Southern California - 3:01.98 (Feb. 10, 2018 - Clemson, S.C.) MEN Zach Shinnick, Rai Benjamin, Ricky Morgan Jr., Michael Norman Athlete Event Finish 8. United States - 3:02.13 (March 9, 2014 - IAAF World Indoors - Sopot, Poland) KeAndre Bates Triple Jump 2nd (16.23m / 53-3) Kyle Clemons, David Verburg, Kind Butler III, Calvin Smith Clayton Brown High Jump 2nd (2.25m / 7-4.5) 9. Florida - 3:02.23 (Feb. 10, 2018 - Clemson, S.C.) Triple Jump 2nd (16.42m / 53-10.5) Kunle Fasasi, Grant Holloway, Chantz Sawyers, Benjamin Lobo Vedel Anders Eriksson Hammer Throw 2nd (74.19m / 243-5) Cory Poole 400 Hurdles 3rd (50.09) • UF’s NCAA splits: Fasasi - 46.42; Holloway - 44.91; Sawyers - 45.36; Lobo Vedel - 44.75 Michael Timpson Jr. 4x100 Relay 3rd (38.95) • Only Sawyers and Lobo Vedel ran career-best relay splits. Fasasi split 45.93 leading Chantz Sawyers 4x100 Relay off in January, and Holloway split 44.81 at last year’s NCAA Indoors. All four running their Grant Holloway 4x100 Relay career bests would be a time of 3:00.90. Ryan Clark 4x100 Relay Kunle Fasasi 4x400 Relay 3rd (3:02.17) David Cracks Indoor, Outdoor Collegiate All-Time Top 10s Benjamin Lobo Vedel 4x400 Relay • Junior Yanis David become the No. 7 performer on the outdoor collegiate all-time Chantz Sawyers 4x400 Relay top 10 at April’s National Relay Championships, triple jumping 14.13 meters (46-4.25). Grant Holloway 4x400 Relay • David nabbed silver medals in both horizontal jumps at SEC Outdoors, finishing second to Keturah Orji in both events. David and Orji are the only women in the last five SEC WOMEN Outdoor Championships to post top-2 finishes in both horizontal jumps. Athlete Event Finish Elisabeth Bergh 1,500m 3rd (4:21.25) • Paired with her outdoor long jump personal record of 6.67 meters (21-10.75), David is Lloydricia Cameron Discus Throw 2nd (55.05m / 180-7) one of three collegians in history (Keturah Orji, Georgia; Trecia Smith, Pittsburgh) to Yanis David Long Jump 2nd (6.67m / 21-10.75) wind-legally triple jump 14.05+ meters and long jump 6.60+ meters. Triple Jump 2nd (14.05m / 46-1.25) • David put a scare into American and collegiate record holder Keturah Orji at SEC Indoors, Amanda Froeynes Heptathlon 3rd (5,663 points) popping off a 14.11-meter (46-3.5) jump on her final attempt--making her the No. 7 per- Brandee’ Johnson 400 Hurdles 3rd (57.19) former on the indoor collegiate all-time top 10. Orji bounded to 14.18 meters (46-6.25) Taylor Manson 4x400 Relay 2nd (3:27.30) on her last jump to reclaim the title. Sharrika Barnett 4x400 Relay • David joined Florida alum Ciarra Brewer, the 2015 NCAA Indoor champion, as the only Nikki Stephens 4x400 Relay other collegian triple jumper to make Orji win a conference or national title on her Taylor Sharpe 4x400 Relay sixth jump. Prior to David’s runner-up finish of a mere 2.75 inches, no collegian had SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM come within a foot of Orji the past three seasons.