The Florida Gators track teams conclude the season this week at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Wednesday through Sunday at John McDonnell Field on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
Coach Mike Holloway, named Monday as the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association South Region men’s track and field head coach of the year, is leading a contingent that could challenge for the men’s title.
The Gators, who won the East Regional men’s title, are ranked No. 2 coming into the national championships. They have 14 scoring opportunities on the men’s side. The women’s team, which captured the SEC Outdoor Championship, is ranked No. 14 and will be looking for a Top 10 finish with their eight scoring opportunities.
The Gators enter the four-day meet with two top seeds.
Junior thrower Mariam Kevkhishvili is the reigning SEC and NCAA East Regional shot put champion. She won the NCAA indoor shot put title and has the top throw of 59 feet, 7¼ inches this spring.
The men’s 4×100 relay team has the nation’s best time this spring of 38.74 seconds. The team consists of Dennis Martin, Calvin Smith, Terrell Wilks and Jeremy Hall. Smith, who also competes in the 400 meters and 4×400 relay team, was named the South Region’s runner of the year by the USTFCCCA. Hall and Wilks also will compete in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes.
Other notables competing include SEC javelin champion Evelien Dekkers. SEC decathlon champion Gray Horn and NCAA East Regional pole vault champion Natalie Moser.
Last season, the Florida women finished ninth overall, while the men were 15th.
NCAA DIVISION I OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
John McDonnell Field/University of Arkansas/Fayetteville
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
All times Eastern
Wednesday
11:30 a.m.: Men’s hammer throw, qualifying
12:30 p.m.: Men’s Decathlon (100 meters, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400 meters) (Gray Horn)
2 p.m.: Women’s hammer throw, qualifying
4 p.m.: Men’s shot put, qualifying (Kemal Mesic 64-0.5, Beau Burroughs 60-6)
5 p.m.: Men’s long jump, qualifying
5:15 p.m.: Women’s shot put, qualifying (Mariam Kevkishvili 59-2.75, Keely Medeiros 54-4.5)
5:30 p.m.: Men’s pole vault, qualifying
6 p.m.: Women’s 4×100 relay semifinals
6:15 p.m.: Men’s 4×100 relay semifinals (Dennis Martin, Calvin Smith, Terrell Wilks, Jeremy Hall 38.74)
6:30 p.m.: Women’s high jump, qualifying; women’s javelin, qualifying (Evelien Dekkers 173-11.5); women’s 800 meters, first round
6:45 p.m.: Men’s 800 meters, first round (Carlos Phillips 1:48.48)
7 p.m.: Women’s 100 meters, first round
7:15 p.m.: Men’s 100 meters, first round (Jeremy Hall 10.08, Terrell Wilks 10.15)
7:30 p.m.: Women’s 400 hurdles, first round
7:45 p.m.: Men’s 400 hurdles, first round
8 p.m.: Women’s 400 meters, first round (Alishea Usery 53.27)
8:15 p.m.: Women’s pole vault, qualifying (Natalie Moser 13-5.5); Men’s 400 meters, first round (Calvin Smith 44.96)
8:30 p.m.: Women’s long jump, qualifying (Shara Proctor 21-8.25); Women’s 100 meters, semifinals
8:40 p.m.: Men’s 100 meters, semifinals
8:50 p.m.: Women’s 3,000 steeplechase, semifinals
9 p.m.: Men’s high jump, qualifying; Men’s javelin, qualifying
9:15 p.m.: Men’s 3,000 steeplechase, semifinals
9:40 p.m.: Women’s 5,000 meters, semifinals (Genevieve LaCaze 16:13.61)
10:25 p.m.: Men’s 5,000 meters, semifinals
Thursday
11:30 a.m.: Women’s discus, qualifying
12:15 p.m.: Women’s Heptathlon (100 hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 meters)
2 p.m.: Men’s discus, qualifying
3:30 p.m.: Men’s Decathlon (110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1,500 meters)
5:45 p.m.: Men’s long jump, final; Women’s long jump, final; Women’s shot put, final
6:30 p.m.: Women’s 100 hurdles, first round
6:50 p.m.: Men’s 110 hurdles, first round (Kallinka Pitt 13.74, William Wynne 13.64)
7:10 p.m.: Women’s 200 meters, first round
7:15 p.m.: Men’s shot put, final
7:25 p.m.: Men’s 200 meters, first round (Jeremy Hall 20.51, Terrell Wilks 20.64)
7:45 p.m.: Women’s 400 hurdles, semifinals
8 p.m.: Men’s 400 hurdles, semifinals
8:15 p.m.: Women’s 800 meters, semifinals
8:25 p.m.: Men’s 800 meters, semifinals
8:35 p.m.: Women’s 200 meters, semifinals
8:45 p.m.: Men’s 200 meters, semifinals
8:55 p.m.: Women’s 1,500 meters, semifinals
9:10 p.m.: Men’s 1,500 meters, semifinals
9:25 p.m.: Women’s 4×400 relay, semifinals
9:40 p.m.: Men’s 4×400 relay, semifinals (R.J. Anderson, LaMarr Davis, Carlos Phillips, Calvin Smith 3:02.84)
9:55 p.m.: Women’s 10,000 meters, final
10:45 p.m.: Men’s 10,000 meters, final
Friday
2:45 p.m.: Women’s Heptathlon (long jump, javelin, 800 meters)
Noon: Women’s hammer, final
2 p.m.: Men’s hammer, final
4 p.m.: Women’s triple jump, qualifying (Shara Proctor 45-1)
4:45 p.m.: Men’s pole vault, final
5 p.m.: Women’s high jump, final
5:30 p.m.: Men’s triple jump, qualifying (Christian Taylor)
6:30 p.m.: Women’s javelin, final
7:05 p.m.: Women’s 4×100 relay, final
7:15 p.m.: Men’s 4×100 relay, final
7:25 p.m.: Women’s steeplechase, final
7:40 p.m.: Men’s steeplechase, final
7:55 p.m.: Women’s 100 hurdles, semifinals
8 p.m.: Women’s pole vault, final; Men’s high jump, final
8:05 p.m.: Men’s 110 hurdles, semifinals
8:15 p.m.: Women’s 400 meters, semifinals
8:25 p.m.: Men’s 400 meters, semifinals
8:30 p.m.: Men’s javelin, final
8:35 p.m.: Women’s 100 meters, final
8:45 p.m.: Men’s 100 meters, final
8:55 p.m.: Women’s 400 hurdles, final
8:05 p.m.: Men’s 400 hurdles, final
9:15 p.m.: Women’s 5,000 meters, final
9:40 p.m.: Men’s 5,000 meters, final
Saturday
11 a.m.: Men’s discus, final
1 p.m.: Women’s triple jump, final; Men’s triple jump, final; Women’s discus, final
1:05 p.m.: Women’s 400 meters, final
1:12 p.m.: Men’s 400 meters, final
1:19 p.m.: Women’s 800 meters, final
1:28 p.m.: Men’s 800 meters, final
1:35 p.m.: Women’s 200 meters, final
1:42 p.m.: Men’s 200 meters, final
1:52 p.m.: Women’s 100 hurdles, final
1:59 p.m.: Men’s 110 hurdles, final
2:09 p.m.: Women’s 1,500 meters, final
2:21 p.m.: Men’s 1,500 meters, final
2:35 p.m.: Women’s 4×400 relay, final
2:45 p.m.: Men’s 4×400 relay, final