UF T&F: Gators Make 2021 NCAA East Preliminary Declarations

Florida’s men boast 19 entries, while the women have 17.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Complete men’s and women’s entry listings for the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships were released Thursday afternoon, with the University of Florida track and field program combining for 36 entries for next weekend’s NCAA East Preliminary meet, scheduled for May 26-29 at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida.

The top 48 individual and top 24 relay declarations within the East and West Regions earned berths to their respective preliminary meet.

Only 12 individuals and 12 relays from each regional competition advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, slated for June 9-12.

The Gators have a pair of No. 1 seeds.

Four-time combined SEC champion Thomas Mardal will look to punch his ticket to Eugene, where he’ll look to earn his first NCAA crown outdoors. The 2021 NCAA Indoor champion leads the NCAA in the hammer throw, having successfully defended his 2019 conference title two weeks ago in Bryan-College Station, Texas, at this year’s SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

On the women’s side, Florida’s 4×400-meter relays team heads to Jacksonville as the No. 1 seed. The Gators finished second at SEC Outdoors with a team formed by Taylor Manson, Sterling Lester, Doneisha Anderson and Talitha Diggs.

Including the two No. 1 seeds, the Gators have a combined 15 top-5 entries among its total 36, with them men’s team holding seven while the women boast eight.

Some of the top 5-ranked Gators to watch next week include Joseph Fahnbulleh (No. 2 seed – 200m), Diggs (No. 2 seed – 400m), Gabrielle Wilkinson (No. 4 seed – 800m), Grace Stark (No. 3 seed – 100mH), Claire Bryant (No. 2 seed – Long Jump), Clayton Brown (No. 5 seed – High Jump & No. 2 seed – Triple Jump) and Arianne Duarte-Morais (No. 5 seed – Javelin) among other. For a complete list, see below.

UNF’s SWOOPLife Live network will provide live streaming for all four days of competition. Links to the streaming information, as well as ticketing and additional meet information are below.

NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern)

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  *   Venue: Hodges Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla. – University of North Florida)
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Florida’s 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships East Preliminary Entries

Event

Seed, Gator – Qualifying Time/Mark [Wind]

100m (M)

5. Dedrick Vanover – 10.03 [+3.2] | 2021 SEC bronze medalist

7. Joseph Fahnbulleh – 10.08 [+3.6]

200m (M)

2. Joseph Fahnbulleh – 20.05 [+1.7] | 2021 SEC silver medalist

11. Dedrick Vanover – 20.43 [+1.7]

47. Tyler Davis – 20.95 [+1.8]

200m (W)

33. Sterling Lester – 23.60 [+3.1]

400m (M)

7. Ryan Willie – 45.12

400m (W)

2. Talitha Diggs – 51.23 | 2021 SEC bronze medalist

4. Taylor Manson – 51.51

18. Doneisha Anderson – 52.77

800m (W)

4. Gabrielle Wilkinson – 4:14.47 | 2021 SEC champion in the 1,500 meters

9. Imogen Barrett – 2:03.22

39. Abbie Harrelson – 2:06.33

1,500m (M)

29. Caden Monk – 3:43.25

36. Marshall Dillon – 3:43.63

1,500m (W)

30. Vasileia Spyrou – 4:19.55

5,000m (W)

20. Stephy Ormsby – 15:54.73

100mH (W)

3. Grace Stark – 12.74 [+3.6] | 2021 SEC silver medalist

40. Sterling Lester – 13.44 [+1.5]

400mH (M)

5. Denzel Villaman – 50.21

3000mS

40. Trevor Foley – 8:53.27

4×100 (M)

3. Florida A – 38.89

4×400 (M)

1. Florida A – 3:06.29

4×400 (W)

7. Florida A – 3:27.50 | SEC runners-up

HJ (M)

5. Clayton Brown – 2.24 meters (7 feet, 4.25 inches) | 2021 SEC bronze medalist

LJ (M)

15. Caleb Foster – 7.70 meters (25 feet, 3.25 inches)

LJ (W)

2. Claire Bryant – 6.71 meters (22 feet, 0.25 inches) | 2021 SEC silver medalist

25. Nadia Williams – 6.28 meters (20 feet, 7.25 inches)

TJ (M)

3. Clayton Brown – 16.57 meters (54 feet, 4.50 inches)

5. Jonathan Miller – 16.38 meters (53 feet, 9 inches)

TJ (W)

3. Natricia Hooper – 13.92 meters (45 feet, 8 inches) | 2021 SEC bronze medalist

SP (M)

12. Connor Bandel – 19.61 meters (64 feet, 4 inches) | 2021 SEC bronze medalist

SP (W)

18. Thea Jensen – 16.42 meters (53 feet, 10.50 inches)

DT (M)

24. Edward Shelikoff – 55.69 meters (128 feet, 8 inches)

HT (M)

1. Thomas Mardal – 76.18 meters (249 feet, 11 inches) | 2021 SEC champion

JT (W)

5. Arianne Duarte-Morais – 55.13 meters (180 feet, 10 inches)

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