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Track & Field Meet Preview: ASUN Outdoor Championships

5/8/2024 9:30:00 PM

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida track & field looks to finish out its '24 season in style with the ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Championships on deck from May 9-11 in Conway, Ark.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida outdoor track & field started off its home meet weekend with 12 athletes recording personal-best marks on the first day of the East Coast Relays at Visit Jax Track on Friday evening.

The Ospreys had its best performances of the day come from its distance runners, as it got a top overall finish from Ilias El Khattabi in the 3000mS. Robert Pedroza and Aidan O'Gorman also finished first as unattached runners in the 1500m and 5000m invite races respectively.

On the men's side, UNF had Ryan Douihech join Pedroza and O'Gorman in the top four for the 1500m, as well as three runners in the top seven of the 5000m invite, including both O'Gorman and Seth Martinez in the top two. They also went 1-2-3 in the 3000mS with El Khattabi, O'Brien and Perry, followed by Colton Lawson in eighth, as all four runners recorded lifetime marks.

Jada Williams (3000mS), Erica Fisher (5000m invite) and Billie Castillo all went top five in their respective races for the women, while a Hannah Martinand Isa Leen went top 16 with personal-bests in the 1500m. Celine D'Anna also had a nice day for the short distance runners with a personal-best in the women's 400mH, while Rey Hernandez was top 10 in the men's 400mH.

Men's HJ

Jacob Hippo - T12th - 1.95m (6-4.75)

Tariq LaJoie - T15th - 1.95m (6-4.75)

 

Women's HJ

Renske Drenten - 10th - 1.60m (5-3)

 

Women's LJ

Aleks Futschek - 49th - 4.71m (15-5.5)

Camryn Batt - 50th - 4.67m (15-4)

 

Women's 400mH

Celine D'Anna - 9th - 1:02.46 (PR)

Serenity Miller - 26th - 1:08.12

 

Men's 400mH

Rey Hernandez - 10th - 53.09

 

Women's 200m

Mariama Kamara - 63rd - 25.12 (PR)

Camryn Batt - 83rd - 25.99

Melissa Epting - 93rd - 26.51

 

Men's 200m

Jonathan Bailey - 74th - 22.22

 

Women's 1500m

Hannah Martin - 12th - 4:38.43 (PR)

Isa Leen - 16th - 4:40.34 (PR)

Laci Watford - 45th - 4:56.39

 

Men's 1500m

Robert Pedroza - 1st - 3:43.91 (UNAT)

Aidan O'Gorman - 2nd - 3:46.36 (UNAT)

Ryan Douihech - 4th - 3:49.48

Andrew Mahorner - 18th - 3:56.14 (PR)

Christian Ruocco - 22nd - 3:57.22

Ben Tary - 23rd - 3:57.24

 

Women's 3000mS

Jada Williams - 5th - 11:10.12

 

Men's 3000mS

Ilias El Khattabi - 1st - 8:59.60 (PR)

Gavin O'Brien - 2nd - 8:59.61 (PR)

Cole Perry - 3rd - 9:00.51 (PR)

Colton Lawson - 8th - 9:29.52 (PR)

 

Women's 5000m Invite

Erica Fisher - 5th - 17:04.46

 

Men's 5000m Invite

Aidan O'Gorman - 1st - 14:15.46 (UNAT)

Seth Martinez - 2nd - 14:17.66 (PR)

Thomas Weiler - 7th - 14:30.52 (PR)

Sebastian Hernandez - 15th - 15:06.80

Justin Tackling - 16th - 15:08.70

 

Women's 5000m

Billie Castillo - 3rd - 17:40.84 (PR)

 

Women's TJ

Mariama Kamara - 31st - 10.91m (35-9.5)

Aleks Futschek - 33rd - 9.90m (32-5.75) (PR)

 

Women's 4x100m

Camryn Batt, Celine D'Anna, Melissa Epting & Mariama Kamara - 17th - 48.14

 

Women's 800m

Ella Chandler - 2nd - 2:07.93

Navia Casa - 62nd - 2:28.07

 

Men's 800m

Robert Pedroza - 1st - 1:50.23 (UNAT)

Ryan Douihech - 11th - 1:53.86

Christian Ruocco - 28th - 1:56.46

 

Women's 100mH

Serenity Miller - 47th - 15.61

 

Men's 110mH

Rey Hernandez - 18th - 14.57 (PR)

 

Women's 400m

Celine D'Anna - 35th - 58.79

Melissa Epting - 42nd - 59.65 (PR)

 

Women's 100m

Mariama Kamara - 56th - 12.56

Camryn Batt - 64th - 12.68

Serenity Miller - 76th - 13.19

 

Men's 100m

Rey Hernandez - 52nd - 10.65

Jonathan Bailey - 62nd - 10.80

The 400m hurdles prelims and the 10,000m final is a great way for us to kick off the ASUN Championships. While we don’t have the numbers to compete for a team championship, we do have some very good events. Celine [D'Anna] and Rey [Hernandez] have shown great progress this season and it is an exciting opportunity for both of them. We have depth in the distance races, so we’re hopeful to have some new faces up front for the men. On the women’s side, we look forward to seeing the trio of Hannah [Martin], Isa [Leen] and Erica [Fisher], along with Emma [Millson] and Billie [Castillo] running well in the 10k.
-- head coach Jeff Pigg
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