UF TF: Moore, Bryant, and van Daalen Earn Points for the Gators on Day Two of the NCAA Championship

Jasmine Moore finished third in the long jump, Claire Bryant finished fifth in the long jump, and Alida van Daalen finished fourth in the shot put

AUSTIN, Texas – Jasmine Moore and Claire Bryant scored the first points for the Gators women’s team for the second consecutive NCAA Championship. Moore secured bronze in the women’s long jump, with a top jump of 6.66m/21’10.25″. She has won a medal in every horizontal jump championship competition as a Gator. Bryant tied her career best long jump finishing at an NCAA Outdoor Championship, placing fifth in the event (6.44m/21’1.5″).

Alida van Daalen competed in the shot put final, placing fourth (18.20m/59’8.5″) at her first NCAA Outdoor Championship. Her throw was a new personal best and the seventh best throw in the country this year. She has now finished fourth in the shot put at both National Championships she has competed in.

Day one consisted of nine semifinals. Grace Stark became the first Gator to advance to the finals on Saturday, finishing fourth in the 100m hurdles (12.76). Her time was the sixth fastest in the country this year.

In 400m, Talitha Diggs ran a time of 50.35, winning her heat and automatically advancing to the finals. She finished fifth overall in the semifinals, running the fifth fastest time in the country this year and a season best. Diggs also advanced to the finals in the 200m, finishing sixth in the semifinals (22.45) and running a new personal best and the ninth fastest time in the country this year.

On day two, the Gators women’s team advanced three entries to the finals on Saturday in three events.

Day three of the competition is comprised of the remaining men’s finals and the women’s heptathlon. The Gators begin the third day of competition at 3:45 p.m. ET when Sterling Lester begins the heptathlon competition with the 100m hurdles. The 4×100 final is the first men’s event of the day at 9:02 p.m. ET and Sean Dixon-Bodie begins the men’s triple jump at 9:10 p.m. ET. The first individual running event begins at 9:52 p.m. with Pjai Austin in the 100m finals.

NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET

Thursday’s Finals Recap

Long Jump

Women- In the women’s long jump competition, the duo of Jasmine Moore and Claire Bryant both finished in the top-5. Moore earned bronze, with a jump of 6.66m/21’10.25″. She has medaled in every horizontal jump competition as a Gator. Bryant secured fifth with a mark of 6.44m/21’1.5″. Her fifth-place finish ties her best finish in the event at an NCAA Outdoor Championship.

Shot Put

Women- Freshman Alida van Daalen finished fourth in the women’s shot put competition. Her mark of 18.20m/59’8.5″ was a new personal best, improves upon her outdoor best which was already the fourth best in school history, and is the seventh best throw in the country this year. Van Daalen finished fourth in both the Indoor and Outdoor National Championship this season.

Thursday’s Semifinals Recap

100m

Women- Kynnedy Flannel finished twenty-third in the 100m semifinals (11.46).

100m Hurdles

Women- Grace Stark ran a season best time of 12.76 in the 100m hurdles, finishing fourth in the semifinals and advancing to the finals on Saturday. Stark’s time is the sixth fastest time in the country this year.

200m

Women- Talitha Diggs advanced to her second final of the meet, finishing sixth in the 200m (22.45). Diggs’ 200m time was a new personal best and the ninth fastest time in the country this year. Kynnedy Flannel finished twentieth (23.23).

400m

Women- Talitha Diggs earned fifth in the 400m semifinals (50.35), running a season best time and the fifth fastest time in the country this year. Diggs’ won her heat and automatically advanced to the finals.

800m

Women- Imogen Barrett finished sixth in the 800m (2:01.94) but did not qualify for the finals, finishing less than half a second behind the final runner to make the cut.

1500m

Women- Gabrielle Wilkinson (4:17.10) finished eleventh in the 1500m.

4×100

Women- Ramiah Elliott, Grace Stark, Jayla Hollis, Kynnedy Flannel (43.54) finished fifteenth in the 4×100 semifinals.

4×400

Women- The 4×400 team of Ramiah Elliott, Jayla Hollis, Kayla Davis, Vanessa Watson (3:30.37) finished eleventh.

HOLLOWAY’S WORDS

On the second day of the competition…

“Tough day for the ladies, we just never got any consistent momentum going. I am very proud of the ladies [Jasmine Moore and Claire Bryant] in the long jump for battling through some tough conditions to put up 10 big points for the Lady Gators and also for Alida [van Daalen] for her new personal best to finish fourth [in the shot put]. Even with the adversity we faced today we still qualified in some key events with Talitha [Diggs] and Grace [Stark] and we still have some big events coming tomorrow with the Heptathlon and Saturday. Today is over. We need to reset and come out the rest of the weekend and compete with pride and passion as we always do.”

NCAA Outdoor Championship Results (All events are finals unless otherwise noted)

Event

Place, Gators (Time/Distance), Notes

Long Jump (W)

3. Jasmine Moore (6.66m/21’10.25″)

5. Claire Bryant (6.44m/21’1.5″)

Shot Put (W)

4. Alida van Daalen (18.20m/59’8.5″) Personal Best, 7th Best Mark in the Country this Year

100m (W) Semis

23. Kynnedy Flannel (11.46)

100m Hurdles (W) Semis

4. Grace Stark (12.76) Season Best, 6th Fastest Time in the Country this Year, Advances to the Finals