Friday, May 15
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SEC Outdoor Championships
Temoso Masikane won his first SEC long jump title on Friday night. // Credit: Dylan Cannella | UAA Athletics
Masikane Captures Long Jump Title, Seven Qualify for Finals on Day Two of SEC Outdoor Championships
Friday, May 15, 2026 | Track and Field
Temoso Masikane won Florida’s first outdoor long jump title since 2018 on Friday evening.
AUBURN, Ala.– Florida track & field claimed its first individual championship of the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships on Friday, while seven Gators advanced to Saturday's final events at Auburn.
After two days of competition, both the men's and women's teams sit in second place in the standings. Florida's men have collected 38 points, trailing Alabama's 43, while the women have tallied 32, also behind Alabama's 62.5.
Finals
For the first time since 2018, a Gator is the men's long jump champion. Freshman Temoso Masikane captured his first SEC title under the lights at Hutsell-Rosen Track on his third jump of the competition, tallying an outdoor personal-best leap of 8.01m/26-03.50 (+0.3) to take the gold medal. He captures the first long jump crown since Grant Holloway took first at the 2018 SEC Outdoor Championships, holding the No. 8 jump in the NCAA and is No. 9 in the UF outdoor record book. The Florida men now boast 215 SEC outdoor individual titles and nine gold medals in the outdoor long jump.
Friday's first podium finish came in dramatic fashion on the infield of Auburn's track. Jarno van Daalen entered the sixth and final throw of the shot put competition in sixth place at 19.35m/63-06.00. With the pressure on, the freshman unleashed a toss of 19.71m/64-08.00, an outdoor personal-best, to earn the bronze medal and give UF its first podium finish in the men's shot put since 2021. His mark is the third-best in outdoor school history and No. 10 in the NCAA this season.
On the track for the final event of the night, Graham Myers put together a career-best effort in the 3000-meter steeplechase to etch his name as the school record holder. Myers entered the final hurdle neck-and-neck with Missouri's Elijah Limo, but carved out space coming out of the steeple pit to finish with a time of 8:34.68, good for fourth place and five points. In addition to the school record, the sophomore sits at No. 19 on the NCAA performance list. Florida track & field assistant/distance coach Will Palmer has now coached the men's and women's athletes who hold the school records in the outdoor 1500-meters, 3000-meter steeplechase, 5000-meters and 10,000-meters.
The Gators received season-best performances from Alida van Daalen and Gracelyn Leiseth in the women's shot put to claim nine points in the team race. Van Daalen used her third toss of the contest to place fourth with the No. 8 mark in the NCAA at 17.95m/58-10.75. Close behind, Leiseth recorded a throw of 17.88m/58-08.00 to take fifth place, moving her to No. 9 on the NCAA performance list.
Entering the day seeded 20th in the women's long jump, India Alix put together her best performance in a Florida uniform. After qualifying for finals with a personal-best jump of 6.15m/20-02.25 (+1.2), she outperformed her earlier jump, finishing with another best of 6.17m/20-03.00 to finish ninth and enter a tie for 43rd in the NCAA East Region.
Prelims
An outdoor personal-best highlighted Justin Braun's 400-meter dash preliminary. The junior was off the blocks quickly to cruise to a heat one victory and become an automatic qualifier to finals at 44.85, improving his NCAA rank to No. 5. He also now owns the Hutsell-Rosen Track facility record.
Junior Quincy Penn will contribute to the Gators' title hunt in the 400-meter dash finals. During the preliminary round, Penn claimed an automatic qualifier by winning heat one with a career-best time of 51.27, the No. 19 time in the NCAA and No. 7 in UF outdoor history. Malia Campbell also ran a personal-best out of heat two, clocking a time of 53.13. The finals of the 400-meter dash will begin at 7:05 p.m. ET for the women and 7:15 p.m. ET for the men on Saturday.
Running her second-fastest time of the season in the women's 100-meter dash, Gabrielle Matthews earned an automatic qualifier out of heat four with a time of 11.16 (+0.3) to qualify for finals, slated for 7:25 p.m. ET on Saturday night.
Claire Stegall and Tia Wilson are set to represent Florida in the women's 1500-meter run on Saturday at 6:25 p.m. ET. Stegall, who qualified for the 800-meter final on Thursday, claimed an automatic qualifier spot with a heat-winning time of 4:13.83. Out of heat three, Wilson also took an automatic qualifier with a time of 4:21.07 to win her section.
The following event on the track saw another pair representing the Orange & Blue qualify for finals, this time in the men's 1500-meter run. Oussama Allaoui used the final 300 meters of heat one to become an automatic qualifier at 3:45.14, while sophomore Riley Smith ran a steady race to place second in heat three, also earning an automatic entry into Saturday's 6:35 p.m. ET final.
Heptathlon
The UF duo of Pauline Bikembo and Eden Robinson added seven points to the team score for the women, both placing in the top eight of the heptathlon. Bikembo led the way in fourth place with the No. 14 score in the NCAA this season of 5689, good for sixth in UF history, while Robinson placed seventh with a tally of 5558, the eighth-best score in the NCAA East Region and seventh in school history.
Bikembo opened day two of the heptathlon with a strong showing in the long jump, picking up 837 points with a top jump of 5.96m/19-06.75. In her event debut at UF, Eden Robinson added 723 points to her score behind a mark of 5.58m/18-03.75.
The javelin throw saw Bikembo capture her first event win in the heptathlon of her career, claiming first at 45.26m/148-06. Robinson secured sixth after a personal-best heave of 35.96m/117-11, over a meter's improvement from her previous best.
In the final event of the heptathlon, Robinson turned on the jets to run a personal-record time of 2:14.35 to take third in the 800-meter run and secure her spot among the top eight overall. Bikembo crossed the line with a time of 2:23.43, placing her fourth overall.
Up Next
The Orange & Blue will get action started on championship Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET with the women's discus throw, while action on the track is set to begin at 6:05 p.m. ET with the women's 4x100-meter relay.
Day 2 Men's Team Scores
1. Alabama - 43
2. Florida - 38
3. Tennessee - 33.5
4. Ole Miss - 31.75
5. Georgia - 26
6. Texas - 23
7. Texas A&M - 22.75
8. Miss. State - 19
9. Arkansas - 16
10. Kentucky - 13
10. LSU - 13
10. Missouri - 13
13. Auburn - 8
14. Oklahoma - 2
-- South Carolina - 0
Day 2 Women's Team Scores
1. Alabama - 62.5
2. Florida - 32
3. Texas A&M - 24.5
4. Georgia - 22
5. Missouri - 20.5
6. Oklahoma - 18
6. Vanderbilt - 18
8. Kentucky - 16
8. Miss. State - 16
8. Ole Miss - 16
11. Texas - 15
12. Auburn - 14
13. Arkansas - 12.5
14. South Carolina - 10
14. Tennessee - 10
16. LSU - 5
MEN'S DAY TWO PODIUM
Men's Long Jump
1. Temoso Masikane - 8.01m/26-03.50 (+0.3), Outdoor PR, No. 9 Florida Outdoor History, NCAA No. 8
Men's Shot Put
3. Jarno van Daalen - 19.71m/64-08.00, Outdoor PR, No. 3 Florida Outdoor History, NCAA No. 10
MEN'S DAY TWO SCORERS
Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
4. Graham Myers - 8:34.68, PR, School Record, NCAA No. 19
WOMEN'S DAY TWO SCORERS
Women's Shot Put
4. Alida van Daalen - 17.95m/58-10.75, Season Best, NCAA No. 8
5. Gracelyn Leiseth - 17.88m/58-08.00, Season Best, NCAA No. 9
Women's Heptathlon
4. Pauline Bikembo - 5689, No. 6 Florida Outdoor History, NCAA No. 14
7. Eden Robinson - 5558, PR, No. 7 Florida Outdoor History, NCAA East Region No. 8
MEN'S DAY TWO PRELIMS
Men's 100-Meter Dash
24. Trenton Howard - 10.41 (+0.5)
28. Jaden Wiley - 10.46 (+1.1)
Men's 400-Meter Dash
1. Justin Braun - 44.85, Qualified for Finals, Facility Record, Outdoor PR, NCAA No. 5
14. Nicholas Spikes - 45.73
27. Malique Smith-Band - 46.39, Season Best
33. Jayden Horton-Mims - 46.91
35. Rios Prude - 46.97, Season Debut
Men's 1500-Meters
2. Riley Smith - 3:43.71, Qualified for Finals
4. Oussama Allaoui - 3:45.14, Qualified for Finals
13. Riley Novack - 3:46.99
WOMEN'S DAY TWO PRELIMS
Women's 100-Meter Dash
2. Gabrielle Matthews - 11.16 (+0.3), Qualified for Finals
16. Jade Brown -11.35 (+0.6)
32. Payton Payne - 11.61 (+0.6)
Women's 400-Meter Dash
7. Quincy Penn - 51.27, Qualified for Finals, PR, No. 7 Florida Outdoor History, NCAA No. 19
20. Tyra Cox - 52.50
30. Malia Campbell - 53.13, PR
35. Sydney Sutton - 53.72
Women's 1500-Meters
2. Claire Stegall - 4:13.83, Qualified for Finals
3. Tia Wilson - 4:21.07, Qualified for Finals
21. Isobelle Jones - 4:24.69
WOMEN'S DAY TWO HEPTATHLON
Women's Heptathlon Long Jump
4. Pauline Bikembo - 5.96m/19-06.75
12. Eden Robinson - 5.58m/18-03.75, UF Event Debut
Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw
1. Pauline Bikembo - 45.26m/148-06,
6. Eden Robinson - 35.96m/117-11, PR
Women's Heptathlon 800-Meters
3. Eden Robinson - 2:14.35, PR
12. Pauline Bikembo - 2:23.43
WOMEN'S DAY TWO ADDITIONAL RESULTS
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
22. Aleesa Samuel - 13.74 (+0.7), PR
Women's Long Jump
9. India Alix - 6.17m/20-03.00 (+1.2), PR, T-No. 43 NCAA East Region
MEN'S DAY ONE PODIUM
Men's 10,000-Meters – Final
3. Kelvin Cheruiyot – 29:38.71
Men's Javelin Throw
3. Leikel Cabrera Gay – 78.63m/257-11, Season-Best, NCAA No. 5
WOMEN'S DAY ONE PODIUM
Women's 10,000-Meters
2. Judy Chepkoech – 33:03.04
MEN'S DAY ONE SCORERS
Men's Hammer Throw
4. Basel Abosina – 68.64m/225-02, PR, No. 5 Florida Outdoor History, NCAA No. 15
WOMEN'S DAY ONE SCORERS
Women's 10,000-Meters
5. Hilda Olemomoi – 33:21.37
8. Reagan Gilmore – 33:56.02
Women's Hammer Throw
6. Imani Washington – 62.48m/205-00, PR, No. 6 Florida Outdoor History, NCAA East Region No. 15
After two days of competition, both the men's and women's teams sit in second place in the standings. Florida's men have collected 38 points, trailing Alabama's 43, while the women have tallied 32, also behind Alabama's 62.5.
Finals
For the first time since 2018, a Gator is the men's long jump champion. Freshman Temoso Masikane captured his first SEC title under the lights at Hutsell-Rosen Track on his third jump of the competition, tallying an outdoor personal-best leap of 8.01m/26-03.50 (+0.3) to take the gold medal. He captures the first long jump crown since Grant Holloway took first at the 2018 SEC Outdoor Championships, holding the No. 8 jump in the NCAA and is No. 9 in the UF outdoor record book. The Florida men now boast 215 SEC outdoor individual titles and nine gold medals in the outdoor long jump.
Friday's first podium finish came in dramatic fashion on the infield of Auburn's track. Jarno van Daalen entered the sixth and final throw of the shot put competition in sixth place at 19.35m/63-06.00. With the pressure on, the freshman unleashed a toss of 19.71m/64-08.00, an outdoor personal-best, to earn the bronze medal and give UF its first podium finish in the men's shot put since 2021. His mark is the third-best in outdoor school history and No. 10 in the NCAA this season.
On the track for the final event of the night, Graham Myers put together a career-best effort in the 3000-meter steeplechase to etch his name as the school record holder. Myers entered the final hurdle neck-and-neck with Missouri's Elijah Limo, but carved out space coming out of the steeple pit to finish with a time of 8:34.68, good for fourth place and five points. In addition to the school record, the sophomore sits at No. 19 on the NCAA performance list. Florida track & field assistant/distance coach Will Palmer has now coached the men's and women's athletes who hold the school records in the outdoor 1500-meters, 3000-meter steeplechase, 5000-meters and 10,000-meters.
The Gators received season-best performances from Alida van Daalen and Gracelyn Leiseth in the women's shot put to claim nine points in the team race. Van Daalen used her third toss of the contest to place fourth with the No. 8 mark in the NCAA at 17.95m/58-10.75. Close behind, Leiseth recorded a throw of 17.88m/58-08.00 to take fifth place, moving her to No. 9 on the NCAA performance list.
Entering the day seeded 20th in the women's long jump, India Alix put together her best performance in a Florida uniform. After qualifying for finals with a personal-best jump of 6.15m/20-02.25 (+1.2), she outperformed her earlier jump, finishing with another best of 6.17m/20-03.00 to finish ninth and enter a tie for 43rd in the NCAA East Region.
Prelims
An outdoor personal-best highlighted Justin Braun's 400-meter dash preliminary. The junior was off the blocks quickly to cruise to a heat one victory and become an automatic qualifier to finals at 44.85, improving his NCAA rank to No. 5. He also now owns the Hutsell-Rosen Track facility record.
Junior Quincy Penn will contribute to the Gators' title hunt in the 400-meter dash finals. During the preliminary round, Penn claimed an automatic qualifier by winning heat one with a career-best time of 51.27, the No. 19 time in the NCAA and No. 7 in UF outdoor history. Malia Campbell also ran a personal-best out of heat two, clocking a time of 53.13. The finals of the 400-meter dash will begin at 7:05 p.m. ET for the women and 7:15 p.m. ET for the men on Saturday.
Running her second-fastest time of the season in the women's 100-meter dash, Gabrielle Matthews earned an automatic qualifier out of heat four with a time of 11.16 (+0.3) to qualify for finals, slated for 7:25 p.m. ET on Saturday night.
Claire Stegall and Tia Wilson are set to represent Florida in the women's 1500-meter run on Saturday at 6:25 p.m. ET. Stegall, who qualified for the 800-meter final on Thursday, claimed an automatic qualifier spot with a heat-winning time of 4:13.83. Out of heat three, Wilson also took an automatic qualifier with a time of 4:21.07 to win her section.
The following event on the track saw another pair representing the Orange & Blue qualify for finals, this time in the men's 1500-meter run. Oussama Allaoui used the final 300 meters of heat one to become an automatic qualifier at 3:45.14, while sophomore Riley Smith ran a steady race to place second in heat three, also earning an automatic entry into Saturday's 6:35 p.m. ET final.
Heptathlon
The UF duo of Pauline Bikembo and Eden Robinson added seven points to the team score for the women, both placing in the top eight of the heptathlon. Bikembo led the way in fourth place with the No. 14 score in the NCAA this season of 5689, good for sixth in UF history, while Robinson placed seventh with a tally of 5558, the eighth-best score in the NCAA East Region and seventh in school history.
Bikembo opened day two of the heptathlon with a strong showing in the long jump, picking up 837 points with a top jump of 5.96m/19-06.75. In her event debut at UF, Eden Robinson added 723 points to her score behind a mark of 5.58m/18-03.75.
The javelin throw saw Bikembo capture her first event win in the heptathlon of her career, claiming first at 45.26m/148-06. Robinson secured sixth after a personal-best heave of 35.96m/117-11, over a meter's improvement from her previous best.
In the final event of the heptathlon, Robinson turned on the jets to run a personal-record time of 2:14.35 to take third in the 800-meter run and secure her spot among the top eight overall. Bikembo crossed the line with a time of 2:23.43, placing her fourth overall.
Up Next
The Orange & Blue will get action started on championship Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET with the women's discus throw, while action on the track is set to begin at 6:05 p.m. ET with the women's 4x100-meter relay.
Day 2 Men's Team Scores
1. Alabama - 43
2. Florida - 38
3. Tennessee - 33.5
4. Ole Miss - 31.75
5. Georgia - 26
6. Texas - 23
7. Texas A&M - 22.75
8. Miss. State - 19
9. Arkansas - 16
10. Kentucky - 13
10. LSU - 13
10. Missouri - 13
13. Auburn - 8
14. Oklahoma - 2
-- South Carolina - 0
Day 2 Women's Team Scores
1. Alabama - 62.5
2. Florida - 32
3. Texas A&M - 24.5
4. Georgia - 22
5. Missouri - 20.5
6. Oklahoma - 18
6. Vanderbilt - 18
8. Kentucky - 16
8. Miss. State - 16
8. Ole Miss - 16
11. Texas - 15
12. Auburn - 14
13. Arkansas - 12.5
14. South Carolina - 10
14. Tennessee - 10
16. LSU - 5
MEN'S DAY TWO PODIUM
Men's Long Jump
1. Temoso Masikane - 8.01m/26-03.50 (+0.3), Outdoor PR, No. 9 Florida Outdoor History, NCAA No. 8
Men's Shot Put
3. Jarno van Daalen - 19.71m/64-08.00, Outdoor PR, No. 3 Florida Outdoor History, NCAA No. 10
MEN'S DAY TWO SCORERS
Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
4. Graham Myers - 8:34.68, PR, School Record, NCAA No. 19
WOMEN'S DAY TWO SCORERS
Women's Shot Put
4. Alida van Daalen - 17.95m/58-10.75, Season Best, NCAA No. 8
5. Gracelyn Leiseth - 17.88m/58-08.00, Season Best, NCAA No. 9
Women's Heptathlon
4. Pauline Bikembo - 5689, No. 6 Florida Outdoor History, NCAA No. 14
7. Eden Robinson - 5558, PR, No. 7 Florida Outdoor History, NCAA East Region No. 8
MEN'S DAY TWO PRELIMS
Men's 100-Meter Dash
24. Trenton Howard - 10.41 (+0.5)
28. Jaden Wiley - 10.46 (+1.1)
Men's 400-Meter Dash
1. Justin Braun - 44.85, Qualified for Finals, Facility Record, Outdoor PR, NCAA No. 5
14. Nicholas Spikes - 45.73
27. Malique Smith-Band - 46.39, Season Best
33. Jayden Horton-Mims - 46.91
35. Rios Prude - 46.97, Season Debut
Men's 1500-Meters
2. Riley Smith - 3:43.71, Qualified for Finals
4. Oussama Allaoui - 3:45.14, Qualified for Finals
13. Riley Novack - 3:46.99
WOMEN'S DAY TWO PRELIMS
Women's 100-Meter Dash
2. Gabrielle Matthews - 11.16 (+0.3), Qualified for Finals
16. Jade Brown -11.35 (+0.6)
32. Payton Payne - 11.61 (+0.6)
Women's 400-Meter Dash
7. Quincy Penn - 51.27, Qualified for Finals, PR, No. 7 Florida Outdoor History, NCAA No. 19
20. Tyra Cox - 52.50
30. Malia Campbell - 53.13, PR
35. Sydney Sutton - 53.72
Women's 1500-Meters
2. Claire Stegall - 4:13.83, Qualified for Finals
3. Tia Wilson - 4:21.07, Qualified for Finals
21. Isobelle Jones - 4:24.69
WOMEN'S DAY TWO HEPTATHLON
Women's Heptathlon Long Jump
4. Pauline Bikembo - 5.96m/19-06.75
12. Eden Robinson - 5.58m/18-03.75, UF Event Debut
Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw
1. Pauline Bikembo - 45.26m/148-06,
6. Eden Robinson - 35.96m/117-11, PR
Women's Heptathlon 800-Meters
3. Eden Robinson - 2:14.35, PR
12. Pauline Bikembo - 2:23.43
WOMEN'S DAY TWO ADDITIONAL RESULTS
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
22. Aleesa Samuel - 13.74 (+0.7), PR
Women's Long Jump
9. India Alix - 6.17m/20-03.00 (+1.2), PR, T-No. 43 NCAA East Region
MEN'S DAY ONE PODIUM
Men's 10,000-Meters – Final
3. Kelvin Cheruiyot – 29:38.71
Men's Javelin Throw
3. Leikel Cabrera Gay – 78.63m/257-11, Season-Best, NCAA No. 5
WOMEN'S DAY ONE PODIUM
Women's 10,000-Meters
2. Judy Chepkoech – 33:03.04
MEN'S DAY ONE SCORERS
Men's Hammer Throw
4. Basel Abosina – 68.64m/225-02, PR, No. 5 Florida Outdoor History, NCAA No. 15
WOMEN'S DAY ONE SCORERS
Women's 10,000-Meters
5. Hilda Olemomoi – 33:21.37
8. Reagan Gilmore – 33:56.02
Women's Hammer Throw
6. Imani Washington – 62.48m/205-00, PR, No. 6 Florida Outdoor History, NCAA East Region No. 15
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