Florida’s distance corps will kick things off Thursday at UNF and the rest of the team heads to LSU Saturday.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s highly-ranked track and field teams will compete at two different meets this weekend with the distance corps heading to Jacksonville to compete in this year’s UNF Invite, while the rest of the team is off to Baton Rouge for the LSU Invitational.
The Gators, who rank at No. 4 on the men’s side and No. 10 on the women’s side on this week’s USTFCCCA national polls, will begin competing at North Florida on Thursday with performances in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters.
Redshirt sophomores Gabrielle Wilkinson and Imogen Barrett, who entered UF’s All-Time Top 10 list at this year’s Pepsi Florida Relays, will headline the 1,500 meters race for the Gators.
Meanwhile on the men’s side, redshirt senior Marshall Dillon will represent the Gators in the 1,500, while redshirt sophomore Trevor Foley will run the 5,000 meters.
Florida’s headliners for the LSU Invitational on Saturday are Claire Bryant and Denzel Villaman.
Bryant, who ranks sixth on this year’s NCAA Division I Outdoor Qualifying list, will be joined by fellow freshman Alissa Braxton and senior Nadia Williams in the long jump.
Meanwhile on the track, Villaman will represent the Gators in the 400-meters hurdles. He ranks ninth nationally.
Other Gators to watch on Saturday include Alexis Brown and Semira Killebrew (100m), Talitha Diggs (200m), Dedrick Vanover (100m & 200m), Doneisha Anderson and Taylor Manson (400m), Grace Stark (100mH) and Connor Bandel (shot put), among others.
The Gators women’s 4×100 relay squad will be in action as well.
A complete list of Gators participating in this weekend’s meets, along with the full schedule of events and entries, is below.
UNF INVITATIONAL MEET INFORMATION (All time Eastern)
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* Venue: Hodges Stadium
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LSU INVITATIONAL MEET INFORMATION (All time Eastern)
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* Venue: Bernie Moore Track Stadium
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UNF Invitational – Thursday, April 29 (unless denoted otherwise, events are finals)
Time
Gators – Event
8:10 p.m.
Imogen Barrett, Emily Culley, Maria Fernandez, Stephy Ormsby, Jessica Pascoe, Vasileia Spyrou, Gabrielle Wilkinson – Women’s 1,500 meters
8:25 p.m.
Marshall Dillon, Reed Legg, Caden Monk, Angel Vicioso – Men’s 1,500 meters
9:30 p.m.
Gianna Forte – Women’s 5,000 meters
9:55 p.m.
Nick Deal, Trevor Foley, Cavan Wilson – Men’s 5,000 meters
LSU Invitational – Saturday, May 1 (unless denoted otherwise, events are finals)
Time
Gators – Event
10:30 a.m.
Connor Bandel – Men’s shot put
12 p.m.
Edward Shelikoff, Connor Bandel – Men’s discus
Thea Jensen – Women’s shot put
1:30 p.m.
Sterling Lester – Women’s javelin
Florida ‘A’ – Women’s 4×100 relays
2:05 p.m.
Sterling Lester, Grace Stark – Women’s 100-meter hurdles
2:15 p.m.
Alissa Braxton, Claire Bryant, Nadia Williams – Women’s long jump
Jalen Chance, Caleb Foster, Michael Holloway II – Men’s long jump
Joey Stravato – Men’s 110-meter hurdles
2:25 p.m.
Doneisha Anderson, Taylor Manson – Women’s 400 meters
2:35 p.m.
Jacob Miley, Chantz Sawyers – Men’s 400 meters
2:45 p.m.
Alexis Brown, Semira Killebrew – Women’s 100 meters
2:55 p.m.
Tyler Davis, Cameron Mahorn, Dedrick Vanover – Men’s 100 meters
3:15 p.m.
Dalton Brown, Deshay Fernandes, Chase Ruskin – Men’s 800 meters
3:30 p.m.
Denzel Villaman – Men’s 400-meter hurdles
3:40 p.m.
Talitha Diggs, Lauryn Ghee, Sterling Lester – Women’s 200 meters
3:55 p.m.
Tyler Davis, Cameron Mahorn, Dedrick Vanover – Men’s 200 meters
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