Florida’s two home dates this outdoor season could not have been
any more different.
After picking up just four total victories in two days at the
Florida Relays on April 1-2, the Gators clinched 10 events in just
one day at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic on Saturday.
“We made a lot of progress,” coach Mike Holloway said. “For us,
it’s more about effort right now.”
One of the best efforts of the day came from junior sprinter Jeff
Demps.
Demps ran the best 100 meter dash time in the nation during the
2011 calendar year, finishing the race in 9.96 seconds.
“I will give you $1000 for everybody that tells you that they’re
surprised Jeff Demps did that,” Holloway said jokingly. “Nobody’s
surprised by what he did.”
Demps also anchored Florida’s 4x100 relay team, which won with a
time of 39.07 seconds.
Joining Demps in the relay team was freshman Eddie Lovett, junior
Christian Taylor and senior Terrell Wilks.
“(Demps) is the hardest-working guy I’ve ever been around in my
life,” Holloway said. “What you saw today was just a product of
that.”
Other Gators who picked up victories on the weekend included Jeremy
Postin (men’s shot put), Dumisane Hlaselo (men’s 1500m run), Callie
Cooper (women’s 3000m steeplechase), Keely Medeiros (women’s shot
put), Sean Obinwa (men’s 800m run), Anthony Morales (men’s 3000m
run), Michael Anderson (men’s 3000m steeplechase) and Frankie
Hammond (men’s high jump).
Former Florida athletes Kemal Mesic (men’s shot put) and Willie
Perry (men’s 200m dash) also won events at Percy Beard Track over
the weekend.
Gray Horn wins Mt. Sacs Relay Decathlon
Gray Horn gave UF its first victory of the week with an impressive
showing at the Mt. Sacs Relay Decathlon Wednesday and Thursday in
Azusa, CA.
Horn posted a personal-best score of 7,791 points, the second-best
mark in school history.
Horn’s previous best mark came at the Southeastern Conference
Outdoor Championships last season where he scored 7,652 points en
route to a conference title.
