JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Celine D'Anna ran the first sub-one minute women's outdoor run in the 400mH, while
Robert Pedroza and
Aiden Arnold finished with the two best times in the men's 1500m, highlighting North Florida's performances during day one of the East Coast Relays at Hodges Stadium on Friday afternoon.
D'Anna broke her own program record with a time of 59.29 that now ranks 48th in the D-I NCAA East Region.
Paul Lespasio joins Pedroza as first-place finishers in their respective events of the 1500m and 5000m.
The Ospreys had a pair of strong performances from its men's high jumpers at the East Coast Relays.
Tyshone Bolden finished with a team-best 2.00m 6-06.75 and
Jacob Hippo finished inside the top-10 as well, respectively.
Celine D'Anna set a new personal record in the 400mH. D'Anna ran a 59.29, breaking her previous record of 1:00.36, and is now among the top 50 in the DI East College Outdoor Rankings.
Navia Casa also set a personal record in the 400mH with a 1:06.91 and
Serenity Miller finished just behind at 1:06.97. In the men's 400mH Rey Fernandez tallied a top-10 finish for the Ospreys.
Robert Pedroza and
Aiden Arnold were sensational for UNF in the men's 1500m, claiming the top-two times out of 64 runners. Arnold smashed his previous personal best by .33 with a 3:43.16 that was good for second place. Pedroza earned his top-finish with a 3:42.65. Three other Ospreys (
Christian Ruocco,
Ryan Douihech,
Andrew Mahorner) paced inside the top-20 of the men's 1500m.
Jada Williams led the way for the Ospreys in the women's 3000m SC with a team-best 11:01.46.
Annika Buser and
Melissa Bentayeb each followed with personal-best times.
Gavin O'Brien smashed his previous season-best in the men's 3000m SC, running a 9:03.01.
In the women's 5000m,
Madeline Castillo and
Brooke Yates both finished with top-20 times and recorded personal bests. On the men's side, Lespasio was the leader of the race with
Colton Lawson and
Kameron Wallizada rounding out the top five.
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North Florida track & field honors 13 student-athletes during its senior day ceremony on the final day of the East Coast Relays on Saturday, May 3, at Visit Jax Track. The recognition will start during the intermission period of the meet at noon.
OSPREY RESULTS
Men's High Jump
Tyshone Bolden - 5th - 2.00m (6-6.75)
Jacob Hippo - 9th - 1.95m (6-4.75)
Women's Long Jump
Bella Palmiotto - 28th - 5.09m (16-8.50)
Aleks Futschek - 36th - 4.88m (16-0.25)
Women's 400mH
Celine D'Anna - 3rd - 59.29
Navia Casa - 22nd - 1:06.91
Serenity Miller - 23rd - 1:06.97
Men's 400mH
Rey Hernandez - 8th - 52.43
Women's 200m
Gabby Johnson - 34th - 25.03
Mariama Kamara - 44th - 25.66
Melissa Epting - 50th - 25.94
Men's 200m
William Owens - 30th - 21.99
Jonathan Bailey - 34th - 22.12
Matthew Groves - 53rd - 22.69
Women's 1500m
Ana Markovina - 16th - 4:35.02
Emma Jane O'Gorman - 21st - 4:40.29
Men's 1500m
Robert Pedroza - 1st - 3:42.65
Aiden Arnold - 2nd - 3:43.16
Ilias El Khattabi - 7th - 3:49.02
Christian Ruocco - 13th - 3:50.87
Ryan Douihech - 14th - 3:52.87
Ben Tary - 16th - 3:56.55
Andrew Mahorner - 18th - 3:57.76
Women's 3000mS
Jada Williams - 3rd - 11:01.46
Annika Buser - 4th - 11:01.55
Melissa Bentayeb - 7th - 11:19.72
Men's 3000mS
Gavin O'Brien - 2nd - 9:03.01
Cole Perry (unattached) - 3rd - 9:03.63
Onix Ortiz Vazquez - 7th - 9:19.59
William Montanye - 16th - 10:08.66
Women's 5000m
Laci Watford - 9th - 17:35.52
Madeline Castillo - 11th - 17:43.84
Cohen Kooker - 15th - 17:52.62
Brooke Yates - 19th - 17:59.12
Abigail Williams - 38th - 18:57.00
Amelia Tackling - 43rd - 20:01.75
Men's 5000m
Paul Lespasio - 1st - 14:31.48
Colton Lawson - 4th - 14:42.94
Kameron Wallizada - 5th - 14:45.71
Aaron Schimke - 10th - 15:02.38
Grant Doherty - 28th - 16:00.12
