The NCAA has released its list of qualifiers for the track and field preliminary rounds, slated for May 24-26, 2012 in Jacksonville, Fla. Florida has qualified 45 slots (21 men, 24 women) for the upcoming preliminary meet.

The Gator men have placed in the top three at the last three NCAA Outdoor Championships, while the Florida women recorded a third-place finish at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships. 48 individual qualifiers and 24 relay teams from each region will compete at either the East or West Preliminary Rounds, as the qualifiers are then whittled down to 24 individuals and 12 relays who will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.

A full list of Florida’s qualifiers for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds is below:

Men

·         Dwight Barbiasz (Men’s High Jump)

·         Tyler Cardillo (Men’s 800 Meters)

·         Omar Craddock (Men’s Long Jump)

·         Omar Craddock (Men’s Triple Jump)

·         Jeff Demps (Men’s 100 Meters)

·         Marquis Dendy (Men’s Long Jump)

·         Marquis Dendy (Men’s Triple Jump)

·         Dedric Dukes (Men’s 200 Meters)

·         Hugh Graham, Jr. (Men’s 400 Meters)

·         Frankie Hammond, Jr. (Men’s High Jump)

·         Josh Izewski (Men’s 5,000 Meters)

·         Eddie Lovett (Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles)

·         Tony McQuay (Men’s 400 Meters)

·         John Mitchell (Men’s 800 Meters)

·         Mark Parrish (Men’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase)

·         Jeremy Postin (Men’s Hammer Throw)

·         Leonardo Seymore (Men’s 200 Meters)

·         David Triassi (Men’s Hammer Throw)

·         Stipe Zunic (Men’s Javelin Throw)

·         Men’s 4x100-Meter Relay

·         Men’s 4x400-Meter Relay

Women

·         Ciarra Brewer (Women’s Triple Jump)

·         Amani Bryant (Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles)

·         Taylor Burke (Women’s High Jump)

·         Callie Cooper (Women’s 10,000 Meters)

·         Darshay Davis (Women’s 100 Meters)

·         Darshay Davis (Women’s 200 Meters)

·         Kaitlin Davis (Women’s Discus Throw)

·         Ebony Eutsey (Women’s 400 Meters)

·         Lorraine Graham (Women’s Long Jump)

·         Daniela Griffin (Women’s Long Jump)

·         Brittany Harrell (Women’s Heptathlon -

·         Shelby Hayes (Women’s 1,500 Meters)

·         Genevieve LaCaze (Women’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase)

·         Cory McGee (Women’s 1,500 Meters)

·         Ashley Miller (Women’s Discus Throw)

·         Ugonna Ndu (Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles)

·         Ugonna Ndu (Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles)

·         Florence Ngetich (Women’s 10,000 Meters)

·         Mandy Perkins (Women’s 1,500 Meters)

·         Stephanie Strasser (Women’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase)

·         Agata Strausa (Women’s 1,500 Meters)

·         Ashley Usery (Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles)

·         Lanie Whittaker (Women’s 400 Meters)

·         Women’s 4x400-Meter Relay

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