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Opening Day of Tom Jones Memorial Highlighted by Multiple PR Performances
4/26/2019 10:03:00 PM | Men's Track, Women's Track
Meet:Â Tom Jones Memorial
Location:Â Percy Beard Track (Gainesville, Fla.)
Date:Â Friday, Apr. 26, 2019
Live Results Link
Day One Results
STARTING BLOCK
The North Florida Track & Field team had multiple PR performances on Friday night at Florida's Tom Jones Memorial meet in Gainesville, Fla.
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AROUND THE TRACK
- In the women's 800m, sophomore Syd Steele continued her strong spring bettering her PR time with a time of 2:11.39
- The women's 400m hurdles, saw both Jade Sullivan (1:01) and Crystal Liebenberg (1:02) record PR times
- A pair of freshman runners collected strong PR performances on the men's side as Timothy Doyle raced to a time of 1:50 in the 800m to earn a runner-up showing in the event while Nathan Jubran improved his clocking in the 5000m by three seconds finishing in a time of 14:30 (3rd place)
FROM THE FIELD
- Freshman Jaasiel Torres upped his NCAA East qualifying mark in the high jump with a PR of 2.11m (6-11.00)
- Freshman Austin Thompson tallied a Pole Vault PR, recording a mark of 5.00m (16-4.75)
UP NEXT:
North Florida concludes competition at the Tom Jones Memorial starting on Saturday afternoon.
COACH JEFF PIGG REMARKS
On the Men
"The freshman guys really had a great meet. Nathan (Jubran) posted an impressive mark. He executed his race plan perfectly. Timothy (Doyle) also ran a very smart race, slowly moving through the pack. He was the top college runner and ran a personal best. It was nice to see Jaasiel (Torres) and Austin (Thompson) continue to jump higher. They have really done a great job. Coach Krupa's plan for these guys to jump well at the end of the season is playing out perfectly."
On the Women
"Syd (Steele) continues to get faster and ran a really smart race. With more experience will come faster times. The 400m hurdle girls looked great today (Jade Sullivan & Crystal Liebenberg). I loved the way they competed and their efforts were rewarded with really great times."
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Running Events
400m Hurdles
11. Jade Sullivan (1:01.71)Â PR
12. Crystal Liebenberg (1:02.56) PR
800m
10. Syd Steele (2:11.39) PR
12. Skye Zeller (2:14.12)
22. Harley Horsley (2:18.94)
23. Destiny Snape (2:19.33)
25. Vireda Kerlin (2:22.45)
MEN
Running Events
800m
2. Timothy Doyle (1:50.83)Â PR
5000m
3. Nathan Jubran (14:30.46)Â PR
Field Events
High Jump
3. Jaasiel Torres (2.11m / 6-11.0) PR
Pole Vault
4. Austin Thompson (5.00m / 16-4.75)Â PR
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Location:Â Percy Beard Track (Gainesville, Fla.)
Date:Â Friday, Apr. 26, 2019
Live Results Link
Day One Results
STARTING BLOCK
The North Florida Track & Field team had multiple PR performances on Friday night at Florida's Tom Jones Memorial meet in Gainesville, Fla.
Â
AROUND THE TRACK
- In the women's 800m, sophomore Syd Steele continued her strong spring bettering her PR time with a time of 2:11.39
- The women's 400m hurdles, saw both Jade Sullivan (1:01) and Crystal Liebenberg (1:02) record PR times
- A pair of freshman runners collected strong PR performances on the men's side as Timothy Doyle raced to a time of 1:50 in the 800m to earn a runner-up showing in the event while Nathan Jubran improved his clocking in the 5000m by three seconds finishing in a time of 14:30 (3rd place)
FROM THE FIELD
- Freshman Jaasiel Torres upped his NCAA East qualifying mark in the high jump with a PR of 2.11m (6-11.00)
- Freshman Austin Thompson tallied a Pole Vault PR, recording a mark of 5.00m (16-4.75)
UP NEXT:
North Florida concludes competition at the Tom Jones Memorial starting on Saturday afternoon.
COACH JEFF PIGG REMARKS
On the Men
"The freshman guys really had a great meet. Nathan (Jubran) posted an impressive mark. He executed his race plan perfectly. Timothy (Doyle) also ran a very smart race, slowly moving through the pack. He was the top college runner and ran a personal best. It was nice to see Jaasiel (Torres) and Austin (Thompson) continue to jump higher. They have really done a great job. Coach Krupa's plan for these guys to jump well at the end of the season is playing out perfectly."
On the Women
"Syd (Steele) continues to get faster and ran a really smart race. With more experience will come faster times. The 400m hurdle girls looked great today (Jade Sullivan & Crystal Liebenberg). I loved the way they competed and their efforts were rewarded with really great times."
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UNF RESULTS
WOMENRunning Events
400m Hurdles
11. Jade Sullivan (1:01.71)Â PR
12. Crystal Liebenberg (1:02.56) PR
800m
10. Syd Steele (2:11.39) PR
12. Skye Zeller (2:14.12)
22. Harley Horsley (2:18.94)
23. Destiny Snape (2:19.33)
25. Vireda Kerlin (2:22.45)
MEN
Running Events
800m
2. Timothy Doyle (1:50.83)Â PR
5000m
3. Nathan Jubran (14:30.46)Â PR
Field Events
High Jump
3. Jaasiel Torres (2.11m / 6-11.0) PR
Pole Vault
4. Austin Thompson (5.00m / 16-4.75)Â PR
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