FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Florida Gators Track & Field team found plenty of success on the first of two days at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships. The teams totaled five medal finishes and will send 13 athletes to compete in Saturday’s finals.
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Bryant Collects SEC Individual Championship in Long Jump
After finishing second at SEC Indoor Championships in a year ago, Claire Bryant claimed her first SEC Individual Championship of her collegiate career on Friday. Competing in the women’s long jump, Bryant leaped a season best mark of 6.72m/22’0.75″ which topped the second-place finisher by 0.28m. The Gators have now taken home the SEC Indoor Women’s Long Jump individual title in three straight seasons: Claire Bryant, 2024; Jasmine Moore, 2023; Jasmine Moore, 2022.
Women’s DMR Takes Home Gold
It’s one thing to be an SEC Champion, it’s another to do so while also running a meet record. That is what the Women’s DMR team of Elise Thorner, Laila Owens, Flomena Asekol and Parker Valby were able to accomplish on Friday as their time of 10:53.29 stands as the SEC Indoor Championship record. This mark surpassed the previous meet record, held by Ole Miss, by 3.1 seconds. Additionally, this time now stands as No. 2 on UF’s All-Time Top 10 List, only behind the school record DMR set earlier this year at the Razorback Invitational. 2024 is the first time in ten years that a Women’s DMR team has been crowned SEC Champions.
Clemons and Foster Both Land on the Podium
For the fourth consecutive meet, Malcolm Clemons has set a new PR in the men’s long jump. This time it led to a silver medal finish at the SEC Indoor Championships. His mark of 8.22m/26’11.75″ improves his already standing No. 2 spot on UF’s All-Time Top 10 List and inches him closer to 2015 Bowerman winner Marquis Dendy’s mark of 8.28m.
Foster joined his teammate on the podium with a season best jump of 8.00m/26’3″, earning him a bronze medal.
Mazza-Downie Claims Bronze in Women’s 5000m
Competing in her second meet of the of the 2024 season, Amelia Mazza-Downie secured a third place finish in the women’s 5000m behind a season best time of 16:00.49. The Melbourne, Australia native is the first Gator to medal in the women’s 5000m at SEC Indoor Championships since Florence Ngetich was the SEC Champion in 2012.
Weight Throw Competitors Tally Two Personal Records
Both Will Gross IV and Imani Washington recorded the best throws of their college career during Friday’s…
FINALS HEADLINES
Bryant Collects SEC Individual Championship in Long Jump
After finishing second at SEC Indoor Championships in a year ago, Claire Bryant claimed her first SEC Individual Championship of her collegiate career on Friday. Competing in the women’s long jump, Bryant leaped a season best mark of 6.72m/22’0.75″ which topped the second-place finisher by 0.28m. The Gators have now taken home the SEC Indoor Women’s Long Jump individual title in three straight seasons: Claire Bryant, 2024; Jasmine Moore, 2023; Jasmine Moore, 2022.
Women’s DMR Takes Home Gold
It’s one thing to be an SEC Champion, it’s another to do so while also running a meet record. That is what the Women’s DMR team of Elise Thorner, Laila Owens, Flomena Asekol and Parker Valby were able to accomplish on Friday as their time of 10:53.29 stands as the SEC Indoor Championship record. This mark surpassed the previous meet record, held by Ole Miss, by 3.1 seconds. Additionally, this time now stands as No. 2 on UF’s All-Time Top 10 List, only behind the school record DMR set earlier this year at the Razorback Invitational. 2024 is the first time in ten years that a Women’s DMR team has been crowned SEC Champions.
Clemons and Foster Both Land on the Podium
For the fourth consecutive meet, Malcolm Clemons has set a new PR in the men’s long jump. This time it led to a silver medal finish at the SEC Indoor Championships. His mark of 8.22m/26’11.75″ improves his already standing No. 2 spot on UF’s All-Time Top 10 List and inches him closer to 2015 Bowerman winner Marquis Dendy’s mark of 8.28m.
Foster joined his teammate on the podium with a season best jump of 8.00m/26’3″, earning him a bronze medal.
Mazza-Downie Claims Bronze in Women’s 5000m
Competing in her second meet of the of the 2024 season, Amelia Mazza-Downie secured a third place finish in the women’s 5000m behind a season best time of 16:00.49. The Melbourne, Australia native is the first Gator to medal in the women’s 5000m at SEC Indoor Championships since Florence Ngetich was the SEC Champion in 2012.
Weight Throw Competitors Tally Two Personal Records
Both Will Gross IV and Imani Washington recorded the best throws of their college career during Friday’s…
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