BATON ROUGE, La – The SEC Outdoor Championships have come to a close and the Florida Gators men’s track and field team finished sixth while the women’s team finished second.
At the meet, the Gators earned 15 medals, four on Friday and an additional 11 on Saturday. Florida earned seven golds, two silvers, and six bronzes.
The first medal of the competition came on Friday when Sterling Lester won bronze in the women’s heptathlon (5778 points). Shortly after, Alida van Daalen won gold in the women’s shot put (18.07m/59’3.5″), sweeping the indoor and outdoor SEC titles in the event. Later that evening, the women’s long jump duo of Jasmine Moore (6.88m/22’7″) and Claire Bryant (6.68m/21’11”) won gold and bronze in the event.
On Saturday, the first medal of the day went to the men’s 4×100 team of Ryan Willie, Jacory Patterson, Pjai Austin, and Robert Gregory who finished with silver (37.93), running the second fastest time in collegiate history and a new school record. Gabrielle Wilkinson earned bronze in the women’s 1500m (4:18.81), the first individual medal of the day Saturday. Alida van Daalen won her second medal of the weekend, securing silver in the women’s discus competition (59.02m/193’7″). Ryan Willie and Talitha Diggs both medaled in the 400m. Willie earned gold (44.27) running the second fastest time in school history and the fourth fastest in the world this year. Diggs secured bronze (50.74) on a season best time.
Jasmine Moore won gold in yet another horizontal jump competition (14.14M/46’4.75″). She has now swept the long and triple jump at SEC Indoors and Outdoors in both 2023 and 2022. Imogen Barrett also added another SEC medal to her trophy case, earning bronze in the 800m (2:04.48). This is Barrett’s third SEC 800m medal of her career. Vanessa Watson improved upon her fifth place 400m hurdles finish from last year, winning bronze (55.59) and running a new personal best.
In the men’s 200m, Robert Gregory secured gold with a time of 20.12, a new personal best, the seventh fastest time in school history, and the second fastest wind legal time in the country this year. Parker Valby was the last individual event runner to win a medal. A year after finishing runner up in the 5000m, Valby won gold (15:25.03), setting a new facility record.
The last medal of the competition for the Gators was via the 4×400 relay team of Jevaughn Powell, Emmanuel Bamidele, Jacory Patterson, and Ryan Willie who set a new collegiate…
At the meet, the Gators earned 15 medals, four on Friday and an additional 11 on Saturday. Florida earned seven golds, two silvers, and six bronzes.
The first medal of the competition came on Friday when Sterling Lester won bronze in the women’s heptathlon (5778 points). Shortly after, Alida van Daalen won gold in the women’s shot put (18.07m/59’3.5″), sweeping the indoor and outdoor SEC titles in the event. Later that evening, the women’s long jump duo of Jasmine Moore (6.88m/22’7″) and Claire Bryant (6.68m/21’11”) won gold and bronze in the event.
On Saturday, the first medal of the day went to the men’s 4×100 team of Ryan Willie, Jacory Patterson, Pjai Austin, and Robert Gregory who finished with silver (37.93), running the second fastest time in collegiate history and a new school record. Gabrielle Wilkinson earned bronze in the women’s 1500m (4:18.81), the first individual medal of the day Saturday. Alida van Daalen won her second medal of the weekend, securing silver in the women’s discus competition (59.02m/193’7″). Ryan Willie and Talitha Diggs both medaled in the 400m. Willie earned gold (44.27) running the second fastest time in school history and the fourth fastest in the world this year. Diggs secured bronze (50.74) on a season best time.
Jasmine Moore won gold in yet another horizontal jump competition (14.14M/46’4.75″). She has now swept the long and triple jump at SEC Indoors and Outdoors in both 2023 and 2022. Imogen Barrett also added another SEC medal to her trophy case, earning bronze in the 800m (2:04.48). This is Barrett’s third SEC 800m medal of her career. Vanessa Watson improved upon her fifth place 400m hurdles finish from last year, winning bronze (55.59) and running a new personal best.
In the men’s 200m, Robert Gregory secured gold with a time of 20.12, a new personal best, the seventh fastest time in school history, and the second fastest wind legal time in the country this year. Parker Valby was the last individual event runner to win a medal. A year after finishing runner up in the 5000m, Valby won gold (15:25.03), setting a new facility record.
The last medal of the competition for the Gators was via the 4×400 relay team of Jevaughn Powell, Emmanuel Bamidele, Jacory Patterson, and Ryan Willie who set a new collegiate…
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