No. 16 Track & Field Shines at Florida RelaysNo. 16 Track & Field Shines at Florida Relays

No. 16 Track & Field Shines at Florida Relays

by Aiden Kocol
Meet Results UCF Results (PDF)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 16 UCF track and field team put together an impressive weekend at the Florida Pepsi Relays, highlighted by a dominant distance victory and a wave of personal-best performances across the track.

"What a great weekend for the Knights. We had a lot of good things happen this weekend in the sprints and the distances. I was very proud of the efforts this team put forth over the past two days."

Head Coach Dana Boone

MEET HIGHLIGHTS

  • Leading the Knights was Alexandra Raquet, who captured the 5000-meter title with a winning time of 16:18.50, marking a personal best and one of the top distance performances of the meet. The effort also moved her up to second all-time in program record books.
  • In the 1500-meter run, Kendall Hughes delivered a podium finish, placing third in 4:32.01 for a personal best. Bailey McLain followed with a seventh-place result in her section, also recording a PR at 4:35.20.
  • On the track, Jazmen Newberry led UCF once again, shaving off a whole second from her performance last weekend in the 400 meters to secure a fourth-place finish and a personal-best time of 51.87. 
  • Genelle Stephens continued her standout hurdles campaign, clocking a personal-best 58.57 in the 400m hurdles on Friday. Meanwhile, Toni Galloway added to the hurdle dominance, finishing fourth in the 100m hurdles preliminaries with a 13.27, securing her spot in the finals.
  • Field events were highlighted by Angelina Horn, who placed sixth in the triple jump with a mark of 12.61 meters. Jade Johnson and Kaeli Powe added marks of 12.24m and 11.79m, respectively. 
  • The Knights' relays continued to shine, as Newberry, Janiah Pulliam, Datavia Hunter and Aaliyah Gipson combined for a 43.57-second mark in the 4x100m finals to place fourth and tie for eighth-best in program records.

ADDITIONAL PERSONAL-BESTS & RECORDS
Across two action-packed days, seven Knights turned in performances that stood out on the results sheet:

Kendall Hughes
1500m - 4:32.01, PR, No. 9 All-Time

Bailey McLain
1500m - 4:35.20, PR

Genelle Stephens
400mH - 58.57s, PR, No. 4 All-Time

Alexandra Raquet
5000m - 16:18.50, PR, No. 2 All-Time

Ava Quattrocchi
5000m - 17:19.89, PR

Raquel Edwards
800m - 2:11.05, PR

Jazmen Newberry
400m - 51.87s, PR, No. 5 All-Time

UP NEXT
The Knights will travel to Tampa to take the track in the USF Invitational on Friday, April 10-11 at the USF Track and Field Stadium.