UF enters championship season with five NCAA top-5 times and marks, including one that leads the nation
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Florida track and field will begin championship season as they travel to Bryan-College Station, Texas to compete in this year’s SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Thursday, Friday and Saturday inside E.B Cushing Stadium.
The men’s and women’s teams, which rank eighth and tenth respectively on the latest USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field national polls<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ustfccca.org_team-2Drankings-2Dpolls-2Dcentral&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Msy2ePucYx2Bxjdi15qLGYL3zOSI4VTs1JxODqTaQtE&s=IuvtgAiwT8RH73FlD5ESyXZGP7pTIfGE6bEJNs3QFz8&e= >, will enter the championship meet with 13 NCAA top-10 times and marks, including five that rank among the five-best in the nation and one that leads the NCAA.
Thrower Thomas Mardal, who leads the nation in the hammer throw with a personal-record mark of 76.18 meters (249 feet, 11 inches), will look to earn his second-career outdoor conference title after winning his first in 2019. Mardal has led a historic season in 2021, having been crowned SEC and national champion in the weight throw, and setting several school records both indoors and outdoors.
Redshirt freshman Joseph Fahnbulleh, who ranks in the top 10 nationally in the 100 and 200 meters, will headline both events for the Gators. Fahnbulleh ranks third in the nation and in the world in the 200 meters with a personal-record time of 20.10 [+0.9], while sitting at No. 7 on this year’s NCAA Division I Outdoor Qualifying list for the 100 meters with a time of 10.08 [+3.6].
Clayton Brown, Claire Bryant and Natricia Hooper will headline the jumps for UF.
Brown, who ranks fourth nationally in the triple jump and eighth in the high jump, will compete in the high jump on Friday and the triple jump on Saturday. Meanwhile Bryant and Hooper, who both rank sixth nationally, will represent the Gators in the long jump and triple jump, respectively.
Another top contender in this year’s conference championship is redshirt sophomore Gabrielle Wilkinson. The Wynnewood, Pa. native will run the 800 meters, in which she ranks fifth nationally, and the 1,500 meters.
Florida’s 4×100- and 4×400-meter relays teams will also make an appearance this week. The women’s 4×400 team ranks fourth in the NCAA (3:27.50), while the men’s 4×100 recorded the sixth-fastest time (38.89) in the nation earlier this season.
Other top 10-ranked Gators to watch this weekend include Ryan Willie (8th – 400m), Taylor Manson (8th – 400m) and Denzel Villaman (9th – 400mH).
A complete list of Gators participating in this week’s championship meet, along with the full schedule of events and entries, is below.
The 2021 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be streamed live on SEC Network+ with a broadcast starting at 6:40 p.m. on Thursday and 5:35 p.m. on Friday. Saturday’s broadcast will begin at 6 p.m., and it will air on SEC Network. See below for complete details.
2021 SEC OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
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* Venue: E.B. Cushing Stadium
* Coverage: This week’s championship meet will be streamed on SECN+ and SEC Network. Additionally, fans can stay up to date by following the Gators’ social media platforms.
* Thursday Broadcast
* 6:40 p.m. – Stream Live on SECN+<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.espn.com_watch_player_-5F_id_241e1520-2Da1ef-2D44b9-2Da5ea-2D82d8b12d78ad-23bucketId-3D2&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Msy2ePucYx2Bxjdi15qLGYL3zOSI4VTs1JxODqTaQtE&s=PrRBtTb4mARu9R9zGZp7WIIFKsq-Xw9efGa7JO7_1Js&e= >
* Friday Broadcast
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* Saturday Broadcast
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Thursday, May 13 (unless denoted otherwise, events are finals)
Time
Gators – Event
1 p.m.
Thomas Mardal – Men’s Hammer Throw
3:20 p.m.
Sterling Lester – Women’s Heptathlon Day 1
7:30 p.m.
Jacob Stanko – Men’s Javelin
Dalton Brown; Deshay Fernandes; Chase Ruskin – Men’s 800 meters (semifinals)
7:50 p.m.
Imogen Barrett; Abbie Harrelson; Gabrielle Wilkinson – Women’s 800 meters (semifinals)
8:10 p.m.
Joseph Fahnbulleh; Dedrick Vanover; Cameron Mahorn; Tyler Davis – Men’s 200 meters (semifinals)
8:35 p.m.
Lauryn Ghee – Women’s 200 meters (semifinals)
9 p.m.
Denzel Villaman – Men’s 400-meter Hurdles (semifinals)
9:40 p.m.
Nick Deal – Men’s 10,000 meters
10:20 p.m.
Jessica Pascoe – Women’s 10,000 meters
Friday, May 14 (unless denoted otherwise, events are finals)
Time
Gators – Event
3:35 p.m.
Sterling Lester – Women’s Heptathlon Day 2
5:30 p.m.
Alissa Braxton; Claire Bryant; Nadia Williams – Women’s Long Jump
6 p.m.
Clayton Brown – Men’s High Jump
7 p.m.
Joey Stravato – Men’s 110-meter Hurdles (semifinals)
7:15 p.m.
Grace Stark – Women’s 100-meter Hurdles (semifinals)
7:20 p.m.
Connor Bandel – Men’s Shot Put
7:40 p.m.
Caden Monk; Angel Vicioso – Men’s 1,500 meters (semifinals)
8 p.m.
Imogen Barrett; Emily Culley; Vasileia Spyrou; Gabrielle Willkinson – Women’s 1,500 meters (semifinals)
8:05 p.m.
PJ Austin; Jalen Chance; Caleb Foster; Michael Holloway II – Men’s Long Jump
8:20 p.m.
Kunle Fasasi; Jacob Miley; Chantz Sawyers; Ryan Willie – Men’s 400 meters (semifinals)
8:45 p.m.
Doneisha Anderson; Talitha Diggs; Taylor Manson – Women’s 400 meters (semifinals)
9 p.m.
Thea Jensen – Women’s Shot Put
9:10 p.m.
Joseph Fahnbulleh; Dedrick Vanover; Tyler Davis – Men’s 100 meters (semifinals)
9:35 p.m.
Alexis Brown; Semira Killebrew – Women’s 100 meters (semifinals)
10 p.m.
Marshall Dillon; Trevor Foley; Reed Legg – Men’s 3,000-meter Steeplechase
Saturday, May 15 (unless denoted otherwise, events are finals)
Time
Gators – Event
3:30 p.m.
Connor Bandel, Edward Shelikoff – Men’s Discus
Clayton Brown; Jonathan Miller – Men’s Triple Jump
6 p.m.
Florida ‘A’ – Men’s 4×100 Relay
6:15 p.m.
Florida ‘A’ – Women’s 4×100 Relay
Alissa Braxton; Natricia Hooper – Women’s Triple Jump
6:25 p.m.
Caden Monk; Angel Vicioso – Men’s 1,500 meters
6:35 p.m.
Imogen Barrett; Emily Culley; Vasileia Spyrou; Gabrille Wilkinson – Women’s 1,500 meters
6:45 p.m.
Joey Stravato – Men’s 110-meter Hurdles
Claire Bryant – Women’s High Jump
6:55 p.m.
Grace Stark – Women’s 100-meter Hurdles
7:05 p.m.
Kunle Fasasi; Jacob Miley; Chantz Sawyers; Ryan Willie – Men’s 400 meters
7:15 p.m.
Doneisha Anderson; Talitha Diggs; Taylor Manson – Women’s 400 meters
7:25 p.m.
Joseph Fahnbulleh; Dedrick Vanover; Tyler Davis – Men’s 100 meters
7:35 p.m.
Alexis Brown; Semira Killebrew – Women’s 100 meters
7:45 p.m.
Dalton Brown; Deshay Fernandes; Chase Ruskin – Men’s 800 meters
7:55 p.m.
Imogen Barrett; Abbie Harrelson; Gabrielle Wilkinson – Women’s 800 meters
8:05 p.m.
Denzel Villaman – Men’s 400-meter Hurdles
8:25 p.m.
Joseph Fahnbulleh; Dedrick Vanover; Cameron Miller; Tyler Davis – Men’s 200 meters
8:35 p.m.
Lauryn Ghee – Women’s 200 meters
8:45 p.m.
Nick Deal; Trevor Foley – Men’s 5,000 meters
9:05 p.m.
Emily Culley; Maria Fernandez; Stephy Ormsby; Jessica Pascoe; Vasileia Spyrou – Women’s 5,000 meters
9:30 p.m.
Florida ‘A’ – Men’s 4×400 Relay
9:40 p.m.
Florida ‘A’ – Women’s 4×400 Relay
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