Overall, the Gators closed the weekend with 18 NCAA Outdoor Championships berths, 10 by the men and eight on the women’s side.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s women advanced six of its nine remaining entries during the final day of competition at the at the NCAA East Preliminary in Jacksonville. In total, the Gators track and field program collected a combined 18 entries to this year’s NCAA Outdoor Championships, 10 by the men and eight on the women’s side.
Jumper Natricia Hooper secured Florida’s first qualification of the day with her first leap in the triple jump. The junior logged a mark of 13.72 meters (45 feet 0.25 inches) [+1.9] to finish second and earn her first-career NCAA Outdoor Championships berth.
On the track, redshirt freshman Grace Stark matched her personal-best time of 12.88 [-1.6] seconds in the 100-meter hurdles to secure her ticket to Eugene. That time is the fourth-fastest in school history.
Sprinters Talitha Diggs and Taylor Manson also posted qualifying times that rank on UF’s All-Time Outdoor Top 10 list.
Diggs ran the fifth-fastest time in program history, crossing in 51.04 seconds for a new personal record and a trip to Oregon. Manson will join Diggs out west, having crossed in 51.38 seconds. A new personal record for Manson, that time ranks seventh in UF history.
On the distance side, redshirt sophomore Gabrielle Wilkinson will represent the Gators in the 800 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The SEC champion in the 1,500 meters finished third in the 800 Saturday with a time of 2:02.04 to secured her second-career trip to nationals.
Florida’s No. 1-seeded 4×400-meter relay team, comprised of Manson, Sterling Lester, Doneisha Anderson and Diggs, capped off the night with a first-place finish and the Gators’ 10th consecutive NCAA Outdoor Championships berth. The squad logged a facility record time of 3:27.51, one 100th of a second short of their season best.
The top 48 individual and top 24 relay declarations within the East and West Regions earned berths to their respective preliminary meet, and only 12 from each regional competition advanced to the championship meet in Eugene, Oregon, slated for June 9-12.
NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)
* Results<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__dt8v5llb2dwhs.cloudfront.net_OutdoorRegionals_2021_East_index.htm&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=-ucSW8fIpLVPmeLMOFbib-2RoIE5_cDVdFG-JgBNau0&s=CvozuVTiP7iZKe-TDebGbYi5EkZJTiM0Wm0jhUGuKrM&e= >
* Day 1 Recap<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2021_5_26_track-2Dand-2Dfield-2Dgators-2Dopen-2Dncaa-2Deast-2Dpreliminary-2Dwith-2Dtwo-2Deugene-2Dberths.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=-ucSW8fIpLVPmeLMOFbib-2RoIE5_cDVdFG-JgBNau0&s=DH-81P4tnLyU2yPuWnPQiwLp8YDLBGmRvhbXGOittoo&e= >
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* Day 3 Recap<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2021_5_28_track-2Dand-2Dfield-2Dgators-2Dpunch-2Dseven-2Dor-2Deight-2Dmore-2Doregon-2Dtickets-2Dat-2Dncaa-2Deast-2Dpreliminary.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=-ucSW8fIpLVPmeLMOFbib-2RoIE5_cDVdFG-JgBNau0&s=etTpnLtop_z3mC-jhGJeZyDSwQ4KKe2bt6MZH3Pr_Ho&e= >
* Venue: Hodges Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla. – University of North Florida)
Thursday, May 27 (* denotes preliminary race; all other events are finals)
Event
Place, Gators – Time / Mark [Wind] | Notes
400m (W)
2. Talitha Diggs – 51.04 | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (first berth), fifth-fastest time in school history, new personal record.
4. Taylor Manson – 51.38 | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (third consecutive berth), seventh-fastest time in school history, new personal record.
20. Doneisha Anderson – 53.22
800m (W)
9. Gabrielle Wilkinson – 2:02.04 | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (second consecutive berth)
17. Imogen Barrett – 2:05.14
5,000m (W)
32. Stephy Ormsby – 16:43.86
4×400 (W)
1. Taylor Manson, Sterling Lester, Doneisha Anderson & Talitha Diggs – 3:27.51 | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifiers (tenth consecutive berth)
100mH (W)
4. Grace Stark – 12.88 [-1.6] | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (first berth), fourth-fastest time in school history.
TJ (W)
2. Natricia Hooper – 13.72 meters (45 feet 0.25 inches) [+1.9] | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (first berth)
Friday, May 28 (event are finals)
Event
Place, Gators – Time / Mark [Wind] | Notes
100m (M)
3. Joseph Fahnbulleh – 10.01 [+3.2] | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (first trip to nationals)
16. Dedrick Vanover – 10.16 [+3.2]
200m (M)
2. Joseph Fahnbulleh – 19.94 [+3.2] | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (first trip to nationals)
12. Tyler Davis – 20.54 [+2.1] | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (first berth)
18. Dedrick Vanover – 20.74 [+2.6]
400m (M)
7. Ryan Willie – 45.56 | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (first berth)
400mH (M)
9. Denzel Villaman – 50.75 | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (second consecutive berth)
3000mS (M)
38. Trevor Foley – 9:18.08
4×100 (M)
Ryan Willie, Tyler Davis, Dedrick Vanover & Joseph Fahnbulleh – DQ | Out of zone
4×400 (M)
5. Ryan Willie, Chantz Sawyers, Denzel Villaman and Kunle Fasasi – 3:05.27 | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (14th consecutive berth)
HJ (W)
12. Clayton Brown – 2.16 meters (7 feet, 1 inch) | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (fourth consecutive trip)
TJ (W)
11. Clayton Brown – 15.94 meters (52 feet, 3.75 inches) [+0.6] | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (fourth consecutive trip)
15. Jonathan Miller – 15.79 meters (51 feet, 9.75 inches) [+1.2]
DT (W)
Edward Shelikoff – DNS
Thursday, May 27 (* denotes preliminary race; all other events are finals)
Event
Place, Gators – Time / Mark [Wind] | Notes
200m (W)*
39. Sterling Lester – 23.95
400m (W)*
1. Talitha Diggs – 51.43 | Advanced to final (automatic)
2. Taylor Manson – 52.01 | Advanced to final (automatic)
16. Doneisha Anderson – 52.94 | Advanced to final (automatic)
800m (W)*
13. Gabrielle Wilkinson – 2:05.03 | Advanced to final (automatic)
18. Imogen Barrett – 2:05.73 | Advanced to final (automatic)
41. Abbie Harrelson – 2:08.78
1,500m (W)*
41. Vasileia Spyrou – 4:30.84
100mH (W)*
2. Grace Stark – 12.77 [+2.1] | Advanced to final (automatic)
27. Sterling Lester – 13.36 [+1.7]
LJ (W)
1. Claire Bryant – 6.64 meters (21 feet, 9.50 inches) [+1.3] | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (first berth)
SP (W)
37. Thea Jensen – 15.21 meters (49 feet, 11 inches)
JT (W)
7. Arianne Duarte-Morais – 51.89 meters (170 feet, 3 inches) | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (first berth)
Wednesday, May 26 (* denotes preliminary race; all other events are finals)
Event
Place, Gators – Time / Mark [Wind] | Notes
100m (M)*
8. Dedrick Vanover – 10.19 [+1.9] | Advanced to final (automatic), new personal record
17. Joseph Fahnbulleh – 10.26 [+1.3] | Advanced to final (automatic)
200m (M)*
1. Joseph Fahnbulleh – 20.22 [+2.1] | Advanced to final (automatic)
12. Dedrick Vanover – 20.76 [+2.1]| Advanced to final (automatic)
18. Tyler Davis – 20.86 [+1.7] | Advanced to final (time), new personal record
400m (M)*
10. Ryan Willie – 45.82 | Advanced to final (automatic)
1,500m (M)*
38. Caden Monk – 3:49.62
47. Marshall Dillon – 3:55.57
400mH (M)*
13. Denzel Villaman – 51.17 | Advanced to final (automatic)
LJ (M)
26. Caleb Foster – 7.27 meters (23 feet, 10.25 inches) [-0.3]
SP (M)
4. Connor Bandel – 19.52 meters (64 feet, 0.50 inches) | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (second consecutive berth)
HT (M)
1. Thomas Mardal – 71.29 meters (233 feet, 10 inches) | NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (third consecutive berth)
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