Two Program Records Surpassed For Track And Field To Close Out UCF Knights Invite

Saturday, March 28

Orlando, Fla. / UCF Soccer and Track Complex

University of North Florida

UCF Knights Invite - Day 2

2025-26 North Florida Track and Field - Matthew Groves

Two Program Records Surpassed For Track And Field To Close Out UCF Knights Invite

3/28/2026 5:00:00 PM | Men's Track, Women's Track

Results

ORLANDO, Fla. – A pair of program records were eclipsed for North Florida Track and Field to conclude competition at the UCF Knights Invite at UCF Track and Field Complex on Saturday.

Junior Rey Hernandez surpassed his own program record with a prelim time of 14.17 in the Men's 110m Hurdles. Hernandez then teamed up with senior Jonathan Bailey, sophomore Matthew Groves and sophomore William Owens to shatter the Men's 4x100m Relay program record with a second-place time of 40.08.

Junior Gabby Johnson, junior Camryn Batt, junior Navia Casa and freshman Ivory Edgecomb clocked a time of 46.41 in the Women's 4x100m Relay – only 0.02 seconds off the program-record time.

Sophomore Shamar Henry posted a personal-best and second-place time of 1:51.22 to lead five Ospreys in the top-10 of the Men's 800m. In addition to Henry, graduate student Aiden Arnold, sophomore Rashad Hemissi, senior Ryan Douihech and sophomore Mason Spearin clocked top-10 times.

Junior Avaunt Ortiz turned in a fourth-place time of 47.02 and sophomore Matthew Groves notched a ninth-place time of 48.09 in the Men's 400m. Junior Tyshone Bolden and junior Kaleb Johnson each cleared a bar of 2.01m to earn top-10 placements in the Men's High Jump.

North Florida heads to Gainesville, Fla. to compete in the Florida Relays at Florida's James G. Pressly Stadium on Friday and Saturday, April 3-4.

NORTH FLORIDA RESULTS
Women's High Jump
Renske Drenten – 15th– 1.62m (5-3.75)

Men's High Jump
Tyshone Bolden – 6th – 2.01m (6-7)
Kaleb Johnson – 7th – 2.01m (6-7)
Jayvin Strouble – 11th – 1.96m (6-5)

Women's Triple Jump
Rafaela Marchini-Hippo – 18th – 11.23m (36-10.25)

Men's 110m Hurdles Prelim
Rey Hernandez – 2nd – 14.17 (q) (PROGRAM RECORD)

Women's 100m Hurdles Prelim
Camryn Batt – 16th – 14.67
Mackenzie Carney – 29th – 15.08

Women's 4x100m Relay
Gabby Johnson, Camryn Batt, Navia Casa, Ivory Edgecomb – 7th – 46.41

Men's 4x100m Relay
Jonathan Bailey, Rey Hernandez, Matthew Groves, William Owens – 2nd – 40.08 (PROGRAM RECORD)

Women's 800m
Navia Casa – 13th – 2:15.07
Sierra Barrera – 18th – 2:18.05

Men's 800m
Shamar Henry – 2nd – 1:51.22
Aiden Arnold – 5th – 1:51.46
Rashad Hemissi – 6th – 1:51.56
Ryan Douihech – 7th – 1:52.95
Mason Spearin – 9th – 1:53.53

Women's 400m
Gabby Johnson – 11th – 54.91
Celine D'Anna – 22nd – 57.06
Melissa Epting – 28th – 57.78

Men's 400m
Avaunt Ortiz – 4th – 47.02
Matthew Groves – 9th – 48.09
Donovan Ferguson – 18th – 48.95
Michael Winfield – 23rd – 49.69

Women's 100m
Ivory Edgecomb – 19th – 11.88
Camryn Batt – 29th – 12.12
Melissa Epting – 43rd – 12.68
Mackenzie Carney – 49th – 13.15

Men's 100m
William Owens – 7th – 10.47
Jonathan Bailey – 17th – 10.70
Cole Dauper – 23rd – 10.76
Matthew Groves – 31st – 10.88