Athletes will attend both the Tyson Invitational and the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – For their final regular season meet of the indoor season, the Florida Gators Track & Field program will split and attend both the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. and the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass.
LAST TIME OUT
Two weeks prior to this weekend’s upcoming action, the Florida Gators participated in the Razorback Invitational where both the Women’s DMR and Men’s 4x400m headlined each day of action.
In the last event on Friday, the Women’s Distance Medley Relay team of Elise Thorner, Laila Owens, Jess Edwards, and Flomena Asekol broke the Indoor School Record as they finished with a time of 10:52.06.
For more results: Women’s Distance Medley Relay Headlines Day 1 of Razorback Invitational with New School Record<https://floridagators.com/news/2024/1/26/track-and-field-womens-distance-medley-relay-headlines-day-1-of-razorback-invitational-with-new-school-record.aspx>
On Saturday, the Men’s 4x400m team took home first place in come from behind fashion recording a time of 3:04.08 which stands as the fastest time in the NCAA in 2024. Reheem Hayles, Wanya McCoy, Ashton Schwartzman and Jevaughn Powell were trailing Arkansas when Powell took the baton. The redshirt-senior from Clarendon, Jamaica made up ground to the tune of a 45.04 split and snatched the first place finish.
For more results: Men’s 4×400 Relay Steals the Show on Day 2 of Razorback Invitational<https://floridagators.com/news/2024/1/27/track-and-field-mens-4×400-relay-steals-the-show-on-day-2-of-razorback-invitational-gators.aspx>
WHO IS COMPETING
The Gators will send 49 athletes (29 men, 20 women) to Arkansas while sending five (1 man, 4 women) to Boston for this weekends’ meet. A full breakdown of which athletes are competing in each event can be found below and are displayed in distance order. All times displayed in the PARTICIPATING ATHLETES section are Eastern Standard Time.
Teams
Academy of Art
Kansas State
Akron
Kent State
Arizona State
LSU
Arkansas
Little Rock
Barton (Kan.) CC
Louisiana Tech
Butler (Kan.) CC
Missouri
Campbell
Nebraska
Drake
Northern Colorado
Eastern Michigan
Oklahoma
Fairleigh Dickinson
Ole Miss
Florida
South Dakota
Indiana
Stephen F. Austin
Indiana State
Texas A&M-Commerce
Iowa
Texas A&M-Texarkana
Iowa State
Utah State
Iowa Western CC
Virginia Tech
Kansas
Youngstown State
MEET INFORMATION & DETAILS
Meet Name
Tyson Invitational
David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Location/Venue
Fayetteville, Arkansas / Tyson Indoor Track Center
Boston, Massachusetts / Boston University Track and Tennis Center
Date/Times
Friday, February 9
* First Event: 2:45 p.m.
* Estimated Finish: 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 10
* First Event: 11:30 a.m.
* Estimated Finish: 4:25 p.m.
Friday, February 9
* First Event: 4:30 p.m.
* Estimated Finish: 8:45 p.m.
Saturday, February 10
* First Event: 5:00 p.m.
* Estimated Finish: 5:05 p.m.
Meet Schedule
Tyson Invitational Meet Schedule<Tyson-Invitational-Meet-Information.pdf> (CT)
David Hemery Valentine Invitational Meet Schedule<2024_Boston_University_David_Hemery_Valentine_Invitational_Meet_Information.pdf> (ET)
Live Stats
Tyson Invitational Live Stats<https://flashresults.com/2024_Meets/Indoor/02-09_Tyson/index.htm>
Valentine Invitational Live Stats<https://lancertiming.com/>
Streaming
Friday (12:05 p.m. ET): SEC Network + Stream<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/210376d1-3354-4a05-a93d-44c8609c76a4>
Saturday (12:05 p.m. ET): SEC Network + Stream<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/01e37d07-6642-444f-a2f5-fee6704b897f>
Friday (9 a.m. ET): FloTrack Stream<https://www.flotrack.org/signup?redirect=%2Flive%2F89144>
Saturday (9 a.m. ET): FloTrack Stream<https://www.flotrack.org/signup?redirect=%2Flive%2F89144>
PARTICIPATING ATHLETES
Friday, February 9 – Track (Tyson Invitational)
Events / Time (ET)
Athletes Competing
60m Qual. (W) / 4:00 p.m.
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60m Qual. (M) / 4:20 p.m.
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60m H Qual. (W) / 4:40 p.m.
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60m H Qual. (M) / 5:00 p.m.
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400m (W) / 5:20 p.m.
Ramiah Elliott
Laila Owens
400m (M) / 5:50 p.m.
Reheem Hayles
Jacob Miley
Jevaughn Powell
Rios Prude Jr.
Ashton Schwartzman
60m Prelims (W) / 6:20 p.m.
Anthaya Charlton
Jasmine Montgomery
Grace Stark
60m Prelims (M) / 6:35 p.m.
Robert Gregory
Wanya McCoy
Oliver Thorner
60m H Prelims (W) / 6:50 p.m.
Jayla Hollis
Grace Stark
60m H Prelims (M) / 7:05 p.m.
Joey Stravato
3000m (W) / 7:20 p.m.
Caroline Bauer
Rylee Pustilnik
Lucinda Rourke
Breanna Stuart
Liina Winborn
3000m (M) / 7:40 p.m.
Ethan Geiger
60m Finals (W) / 8:00 p.m.
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60m Finals (M) / 8:05 p.m.
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60m H Finals (W) / 8:10 p.m.
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60m H Finals (M) / 8:15 p.m.
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Friday, February 9 – Field (Tyson Invitational)
Events / Time
Athletes Competing
Long Jump (W) / 3:30 p.m.
India Alix
Kendall Brown
Claire Bryant
Long Jump (M) / 3:45 p.m.
Malcolm Clemons
Jordan McCants
Weight Throw (M) / 3:30 p.m.
Will Gross IV
Weight Throw (W) / 6:00 p.m.
Imani Washington
Friday, February 9 – Track (David Hemery Valentine Invitational)
Events / Time
Athletes Competing
Mile (W) / 4:35 p.m.
Flomena Asekol
Elise Thorner
3000m (W) / 6:30 p.m.
Allison Wilson
5000m (W) / 8:15 p.m.
Amelia Mazza-Downie
Saturday, February 10 – Track (Tyson Invitational)
Events / Time (ET)
Athletes Competing
800m (M) / 1:30 p.m.
Adrian Bichara
Edward Kepran
Ryan Maseman
Noah Musselwhite
Gavin Nelson
Miguel Pantojas
Chase Ruskin
Joe Wester
800m (W) / 1:50 p.m.
Jess Edwards
Layla Haynes
200m (W) / 2:50 p.m.
Kayla Davis
Jayla Hollis
Jasmine Montgomery
Mile (M) / 3:30 p.m.
Sam Austin
Michael Fiore
Ethan Geiger
Adam Magoulas
Jonathan Pitchford
Mile (W) / 3:55 p.m.
Caroline Bauer
Rylee Pustilnik
Lucinda Rourke
Breanna Stuart
Liina Winborn
4x400m (M) / 4:20 p.m.
A, B, C
Wanya McCoy
Reheem Hayles
Jenoah McKiver
Jevaughn Powell
Ashton Schwartzman
Robert Gregory
Jacob Miley
Rios Prude Jr.
Ryan Maseman
Malique Smith-Band
Miguel Pantojas
Adrian Bichara
Edward Kepran
Joe Wester
Jonathan Pitchford
Gavin Nelson
Michael Fiore
4x400m (W) / 4:45 p.m.
Laila Owens
Ramiah Elliott
Jayla Hollis
Kayla Davis
Jasmine Montgomery
Saturday, February 10 – Field (Tyson Invitational)
Events / Time
Athletes Competing
High Jump (W) / 12:00 p.m.
Claire Bryant
High Jump (M) / 2:45 p.m.
Oliver Thorner
Triple Jump (W) / 1:00 p.m.
India Alix
Kendall Brown
Triple Jump (M) / 2:00 p.m.
Sean Dixon-Bodie
Michael Holloway II
Shot Put (M) / 12:30 p.m.
Kai Chang
Shot Put (W) / 3:00 p.m.
Gracelyn Leiseth
Alida van Daalen
Imani Washington
Saturday, February 10 – Track
Events / Time
Athletes Competing
Mile (M) / 5:00 p.m.
Parvej Khan
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