Track & Field Breaks Men's 4x100m School Record at Black & Gold Invitational

Saturday, March 22

Orlando, Fla. / UCF Soccer and Track Complex

University of North Florida

Black & Gold Invitational - Day 2

Track & Field Breaks Men's 4x100m School Record at Black & Gold Invitational

3/22/2025 8:30:00 PM | Men's Track, Women's Track

Results

ORLANDO, Fla. - North Florida track and field's second day competing in the Black & Gold Invitational was highlighted by a program-record run in the men's 4x100m relay at UCF on Saturday afternoon.

Jonathan Bailey, Rey Hernandez, Matthew Groves and William Owens rewrote the Osprey record books with a time of 40.82 in the relay. They placed 11th overall in the first outdoor record broken this season taking down the old record of 40.94 set in 2015.

The Ospreys were their best in their steeplechase season debuts with Annika Buser and Gavin O'Brien leading their respective squads in the top three. Jada Williams and Melissa Bentayeb joined Buser in the top six, while Ilias El Khattabi and William Montanye placed in the top 10 alongside O'Brien.

FINISH LINE

Men's Events

Jacob Hippo and Tyshone Bolden matched in high jump marks each recording 2.01m.
The men's 4x100m relay team placed just outside the top 10 with a mark of 40.82 in their first outdoor race of the year.
Ladarius Tellis spearheaded a trio of Ospreys in the 800m placing 26th overall at 1:52.42.
Rey Hernandez was the top runner for UNF in the 400m race finishing with a time of 48.58 in the top 25.
The Osprey sprinter duo of William Owens and Jonathan Bailey each ran in the 100m race with times of 10.91 and 11.07 respectively.
Gavin O'Brien finished the meet weekend with the 2000m steeplechase placing top three at 5:48.57.
Ilias El Khattabi notched a top five placement as well to go with William Montanye in ninth overall.

Women's Events

Nicole Shepherd had a stellar showing in the high jump finishing fourth with a mark of 1.68m.
Not far behind her was Drea Thompson, who was at 1.63m for a share of sixth overall in the high jump.
Bella Palmiotto notched a top-20 finish in the triple jump with a mark of 11.59m.
The women's 4x100m relay matched the men's side with a run of 46.71 for a top-12 finish.
Gabby Johnson was the leader for a quartet of UNF 400m runners in 23rd at 55.83.
Annika Buser was exceptional in the 2000m steeplechase to place as the runner-up at 7:00.06.
Two others joined in the top six of the 2000mS with Jada Williams and Melissa Bentayeb rounding out the group.

PIGG'S POINTS

"The 4x100 men were outstanding breaking the school record and running a quality time. Both relays did a great job passing the baton, which is critical for a successful relay. It's great to see us having competitive sprint relays. Both men and women high jumpers opened up their season with some nice jumps. Consistently clearing bars is becoming the norm for this group. They do a great job of providing a solid group for the track team. They are always competitive. The 400m was a solid event today, as we had a number of good openers. They will be good individually and in the 4x400m as the season progresses. The 2000m steeple was a good warm up for the anticipated 3000m distance. We had some great water jumps and hurdling. Gavin [O'Brien] and Annika [Buser] both did a great job respectively."
-- head coach Jeff Pigg

UP NEXT

The Ospreys take a trip to North Carolina State to end the month at the Raleigh Relays from Mar. 27-28 at Paul Derr Track & Field Facility.

OSPREY RESULTS

Women's High Jump
Nicole Shepherd - 4th - 1.68m (5-6)
Drea Thompson - T6th - 1.63m (5-4.25)

Men's High Jump
Jacob Hippo - 12th - 2.01m (6-7)
Tyshone Bolden - 13th - 2.01m (6-7)

Women's Triple Jump
Bella Palmiotto - 19th - 11.59m (38-4.75)

Women's 100mH Prelims
Camryn Batt - 43rd - 15.73

Women's 4x100m Relay
Camryn Batt, Celine D'Anna, Gabby Johnson, Kaitlyn Godwin & Aleks Futschek - 12th - 46.71

Men's 4x100m Relay
Jonathan Bailey, Rey Hernandez, Matthew Groves & William Owens - 11th - 40.82

Women's 800m
Emily Heyden - 42nd - 2:22.35

Men's 800m
Ladarius Tellis - 26th - 1:52.42
Mason Spearin - 30th - 1:52.97
Rashad Hemissi - 31st - 1:52.97

Women's 400m
Gabby Johnson - 23rd - 55.83
Celine D'Anna - 32nd - 56.39
Melissa Epting - 54th - 58.65
Navia Casa - 66th - 1:00.99

Men's 400m
Rey Hernandez - 25th - 48.58
Troy Williams - 38th - 49.40
Matthew Groves - 50th - 50.19

Women's 100m
Camryn Batt - 46th - 12.31
Kaitlyn Godwin - 57th - 12.43
Mariama Kamara - 65th - 12.74
Aleks Futschek - 67th - 12.77

Men's 100m
William Owens - 34th - 10.91
Jonathan Bailey - 44th - 11.07

Women's 2000mS
Annika Buser - 2nd - 7:00.06
Jada Williams - 4th - 7:12.23
Melissa Bentayeb - 6th - 7:16.19

Men's 2000mS
Gavin O'Brien - 3rd - 5:48.57
Ilias El Khattabi - 5th - 5:56.03
William Montanye - 9th - 6:16.14