JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On day three of the NCAA East Preliminaries, the Gators men’s team performed exceptionally, sending eight athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in seven events. In total, the men’s team advanced nine athletes to the Championships in eight different events.
The day started out with a bang as the men’s 4×100 relay team of Ryan Willie, Jacory Patterson, Pjai Austin, and Robert Gregory punched their tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships (38.82) after beating a field that included SEC 4×100 Champions LSU and the ACC Champions Clemson.
Pjai Austin (9.88) and Robert Gregory (9.97) followed up their 4×100 NCAA Championship qualification by also earning a spot in the 100m. Austin finished third, and Gregory finished seventh. Shortly after qualifying two in the 100m, the Gators added three more in the 400m. Ryan Willie (45.70), Emmanuel Bamidele (46.09), and Jevaughn Powell (46.68) all finished in the top-10 of the final round of the 400m prelims.
In the 400m hurdles, Collin Sieffert advanced to the NCAA Championships for the first time in an individual event, finishing eleventh overall.
The final individual running event of the day was the 200m, where both Robert Gregory (19.60) and Jacory Patterson (20.21) qualified for the NCAA Championships. Gregory beat the field, earning first by 0.3 seconds, while Patterson placed ninth.
Sean Dixon-Bodie qualified in the NCAA Championships in the field, earning first in the triple jump (16.89m/55’5′). Dixon-Bodie has qualified for both the Indoor and Outdoor National Championships this season.
In the final men’s race of the competition, Jevaughn Powell, Emmanuel Bamidele, Jacory Patterson, and Ryan Willie qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 4×400 with a time of 3:05.70.They finished third overall.
Tomorrow is the final day of NCAA East Preliminaries action for the women, and 16 Gators are looking to punch their tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The day’s first event begins at 1 p.m. ET with Alida van Daalen and Akari Isaac in the women’s discus competition. Running events begin at 5 p.m. ET when the Gators take part in the 4×100 relay.
NCAA EAST PRELIMINARIES MEET
Friday’s Finals Recap
Triple Jump
Men- Sean Dixon-Bodie earned first in the triple jump qualifying for Austin, Texas and the NCAA Outdoor Championships. His second jump of the day (16.89m/55’5′) propelled him into first, where he remained for the rest of the competition. As a Gator…
The day started out with a bang as the men’s 4×100 relay team of Ryan Willie, Jacory Patterson, Pjai Austin, and Robert Gregory punched their tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships (38.82) after beating a field that included SEC 4×100 Champions LSU and the ACC Champions Clemson.
Pjai Austin (9.88) and Robert Gregory (9.97) followed up their 4×100 NCAA Championship qualification by also earning a spot in the 100m. Austin finished third, and Gregory finished seventh. Shortly after qualifying two in the 100m, the Gators added three more in the 400m. Ryan Willie (45.70), Emmanuel Bamidele (46.09), and Jevaughn Powell (46.68) all finished in the top-10 of the final round of the 400m prelims.
In the 400m hurdles, Collin Sieffert advanced to the NCAA Championships for the first time in an individual event, finishing eleventh overall.
The final individual running event of the day was the 200m, where both Robert Gregory (19.60) and Jacory Patterson (20.21) qualified for the NCAA Championships. Gregory beat the field, earning first by 0.3 seconds, while Patterson placed ninth.
Sean Dixon-Bodie qualified in the NCAA Championships in the field, earning first in the triple jump (16.89m/55’5′). Dixon-Bodie has qualified for both the Indoor and Outdoor National Championships this season.
In the final men’s race of the competition, Jevaughn Powell, Emmanuel Bamidele, Jacory Patterson, and Ryan Willie qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 4×400 with a time of 3:05.70.They finished third overall.
Tomorrow is the final day of NCAA East Preliminaries action for the women, and 16 Gators are looking to punch their tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The day’s first event begins at 1 p.m. ET with Alida van Daalen and Akari Isaac in the women’s discus competition. Running events begin at 5 p.m. ET when the Gators take part in the 4×100 relay.
NCAA EAST PRELIMINARIES MEET
Friday’s Finals Recap
Triple Jump
Men- Sean Dixon-Bodie earned first in the triple jump qualifying for Austin, Texas and the NCAA Outdoor Championships. His second jump of the day (16.89m/55’5′) propelled him into first, where he remained for the rest of the competition. As a Gator…
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