BOSTON, Mass. – With the first day of events at NCAA Indoor Championships in the books, the Gators have made noise in both the finals that concluded on Friday as well as in the qualifying rounds of the other events.
Six of seventeen events have concluded on the men’s side and the Gators stand with a total of seven points. Five of seventeen events have finalized for the women, Florida has been able to tally an outstanding 24 points and currently stand in first place. Outlined below are how the Gators secured said points and athletes that advanced to tomorrows’ finals.
VALBY WINS SECOND STRAIGHT 5000m TITLE
On Friday night Parker Valby continued her streak, stretching back to the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships, of not losing any race she has participated in. Competing in the women’s 5000m, Valby dominated the field to the tune of a 14:52.79 which crowned her the NCAA Indoor Champion by a margin of almost 17 seconds. Her time also set four separate records. Valby snapped her own collegiate record which she set back at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season opener, set the NCAA Indoor Championship meet record, claimed the TRACK at New Balance facility record and reset the University of Florida school record. Valby becomes the first Gator in program history to win the 5000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
BRYANT BATTLES IN LONG JUMP
Heading into her final jump, Claire Bryant stood in fourth place with a mark of 6.52m/21’4.75″. After fouling her fourth and fifth attempt and with one last jump remaining Bryant pulled off a leap of 6.71m/22’0.25″ jumping her into first place, for the moment. Shortly after, a competitor from Iowa State surpassed Bryant. Despite this fact, Bryant notched an impressive performance and was able to score eight points for the women’s team and earns herself First Team All-American honors.
WOMEN’S DMR PLACES THIRD
The quartet of Elise Thorner, Laila Owens, Jess Edwards and Flomena Asekol ran an exceptional race resulting in a time of 10:54.40 and a third-place finish. Splits of 3:20.75, 52.65, 2:07.85 an 4:33.17 landed the Gators on the podium and earned another six points for the women’s team, ending the day one total at 24.
CLEMONS AND FOSTER SCORE SEVEN FOR THE MEN
Participating in the first field event of the day, Malcolm Clemons and Caleb Foster recorded third and eighth places finishes. Clemons tallied a mark of 8.11m/26’7.25″ and Clemons recorded a best jump of 7.73m/25’4.5″. Both the Gators were slated…
Six of seventeen events have concluded on the men’s side and the Gators stand with a total of seven points. Five of seventeen events have finalized for the women, Florida has been able to tally an outstanding 24 points and currently stand in first place. Outlined below are how the Gators secured said points and athletes that advanced to tomorrows’ finals.
VALBY WINS SECOND STRAIGHT 5000m TITLE
On Friday night Parker Valby continued her streak, stretching back to the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships, of not losing any race she has participated in. Competing in the women’s 5000m, Valby dominated the field to the tune of a 14:52.79 which crowned her the NCAA Indoor Champion by a margin of almost 17 seconds. Her time also set four separate records. Valby snapped her own collegiate record which she set back at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season opener, set the NCAA Indoor Championship meet record, claimed the TRACK at New Balance facility record and reset the University of Florida school record. Valby becomes the first Gator in program history to win the 5000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
BRYANT BATTLES IN LONG JUMP
Heading into her final jump, Claire Bryant stood in fourth place with a mark of 6.52m/21’4.75″. After fouling her fourth and fifth attempt and with one last jump remaining Bryant pulled off a leap of 6.71m/22’0.25″ jumping her into first place, for the moment. Shortly after, a competitor from Iowa State surpassed Bryant. Despite this fact, Bryant notched an impressive performance and was able to score eight points for the women’s team and earns herself First Team All-American honors.
WOMEN’S DMR PLACES THIRD
The quartet of Elise Thorner, Laila Owens, Jess Edwards and Flomena Asekol ran an exceptional race resulting in a time of 10:54.40 and a third-place finish. Splits of 3:20.75, 52.65, 2:07.85 an 4:33.17 landed the Gators on the podium and earned another six points for the women’s team, ending the day one total at 24.
CLEMONS AND FOSTER SCORE SEVEN FOR THE MEN
Participating in the first field event of the day, Malcolm Clemons and Caleb Foster recorded third and eighth places finishes. Clemons tallied a mark of 8.11m/26’7.25″ and Clemons recorded a best jump of 7.73m/25’4.5″. Both the Gators were slated…
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