Track & Field Opens Season at Day One of RADD Sports College Invitational

Friday, January 19

Gainesville, Fla.

All Day

University of North Florida

RADD Sports College Invitational - Day 1

Track & Field Opens Season at Day One of RADD Sports College Invitational

1/19/2024 11:00:00 PM | Men's Track, Women's Track

Event Results

Springer Oveturns Six-Year Program Record in Men's 200m Dash

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - North Florida track and field opened the indoor season with collegiate debuts, personal-bests and a school record, as Camden Springer broke the program's indoor 200m dash record with a time of 21.90 to place third overall at the RADD Sports College Invitational on Friday afternoon at Alachua County Sports Complex.

Spring overturned the 200m dash record for UNF, which was previously set by Desmond Robb in 2017. The Ospreys commenced the season opener with nine personal-best marks through various events on the track and in the field.

FINISH LINE

Men

Springer secured a new program record in the men's 200m.
The junior clinched the race in 21.90, notching a third-place finish.
Jacob Hippo cleared 2.02m, holding a top-two placement in the men's high jump.
William Sinclair earned a second-place title in the men's 3000m run.
Robert Pedroza snagged a personal-best and a third-place rank in the men's 3000m run.
Seth Martinez and Thomas Weiler rounded out the group with top-10 finishes in the men's 3000m.

Women

Nicole Shepherd posted a top-three performance in women's high jump after leaping 1.70m.
Aleks Futschek notched a top-15 performance in women's long jump debut with the Ospreys.
Erica Fisher had one of the best performances from the distance runners, with a runner-up placement at 9:48.12.
Hannah Martina and Jada Williams were also inside the top 10 of the race with times just over 10 minutes.
Camryn Batt clinched a first-place finish in her respective heat for the women's 200m, compiling in the top 15 overall.

PIGG'S POINTS

"We had a very good opener. We competed hard and a lot of people had personal bests, which is a great place to start the year. Camden [Springer] ran a school record placing third in the 200m. He is a great addition to our team and it's nice to see his efforts pay off with a new record. Our top eight runners ran lifetime bests in the 3000m. William [Sinclair] came in great shape and led the way for us. It's great to see him running up front. Erica [Fisher] placed second in the 3000m. She ran a very smart race, as she closed strong to finish with a huge personal best time. It's nice to see her continue to improve and compete so well. Nicole [Shepherd] placed third in her first collegiate meet with a very nice jump of 1.70m. Men's high jumpers opened very well with Jacob [Hippo] and Tariq [LaJoie] having strong openers placing second and fourth."
-- head coach Jeff Pigg

UP NEXT

The Ospreys will finish up its opening weekend of competition in day two of the RADD Sports College Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Alachua County Sports Complex in Gainesville, Fla.