GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida track and field program officially has a combined 18 men's and women's NCAA Indoor Championships (March 11-12) entrants, which is the third-highest total for 2016.
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On the men's side, the No. 4 Gators boast eight entries, including the nation's top-ranked 4x400-meter relay team, fresh off a runaway victory at the SEC Indoor Championships.
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Senior
Arman Hall, the relay's anchor, is Florida's only male dual entrant. The Pembroke Pines, Fla. native will run the 200 and 400 meters for the Gators, ranking fourth and sixth, respectively, among Division I runners this season.
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Junior middle distance runner
Andres Arroyo, who broke Mark Everett's 26-year-old school record in the 800 meters with a runner-up finish at the conference meet, is the highest-ranked individual for the Gators. Arroyo checks in at No. 3 on the 800 meters national descending order list.
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For the women, Florida's 10 entries are tied for the third-most in the field.
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Senior
Shayla Sanders is the lone national leader for the No. 2 Gators, but senior
Kyra Jefferson ranks in the top four in both the 200 (No. 2) and 400 meters (No. 4).
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In the field, UF's women boast two of the nation's top three triple jumpers,
Darrielle McQueen and
Yanis David, who rank second and third, respectively, in Division I this season. McQueen, like Jefferson, is a dual entrant, as she will also compete in the long jump.
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Live streaming of the NCAA Indoor Championships will be provided online via ESPN3. Streaming of day one will begin at 6:25 p.m. ET, while Saturday's action will start broadcasting at 4:55 p.m. ET. A highlight-based replay of the meet will be broadcast at 7 p.m. ET Sunday (March 13) on ESPN2, and aired again on Wednesday, March 23 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
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NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET INFORMATION (all times Eastern and subject to change)- Friday Live Stream – Starts at 6:25 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Saturday Live Stream – Starts at 4:55 p.m. (ESPN3)
- Television Replay – Sunday, March 13, 7 p.m. (ESPN2); Wednesday, March 23, 10 p.m. (ESPNU)
- Complete Men's Entrants List
- Complete Women's Entrants List
- Venue: Birmingham CrossPlex (Birmingham, Ala.)
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