Gators Track and Field Hosts Pepsi Florida Relays

Florida Gators track and field will be at home for the first time this season at the Pepsi Florida Relays. The two-day meet features high school and collegiate competition, starting on Friday, April 4, and continuing on Saturday, April 5. Auburn, Georgia, Tennessee and Texas A&M highlight the list of schools up against the Gators.

Last Time Out

Florida opened its outdoor season strong, picking up 10 event wins at the FSU Relays last week. Among the highlights, the men’s 4×400 team, led by Reheem Hayles, Justin Braun, Garrett Fox and Nicholas Spikes set the NCAA record this season at 3:04.30. The next closest opponent was FSU, over six seconds behind.

New Collegiate leaders

Hayles, Braun, Fox and Spikes combine for a 3:04.30 4x400m #GoGators pic.twitter.com/o5jKRgZuTB

— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 28, 2025

Alida van Daalen set the second-best mark in the NCAA in the discus throw, with a 63.36-meter effort in her season debut.

Pepsi Florida Relays History

In 2024, the Gators set 10 personal records on Day 1 alone. Daalen took the NCAA lead at the time and set the best mark in the discus throw in the relay’s history with her 59.96-meter launch. She surpassed that score last week.

On the track, Ashton Schwartzman and Ryan McCloskey both set personal records in the men’s 200 meter. Schwartzman ran a time of 21.28 and McCloskey finished at 21.44. They could look to beat those records on Friday.

On Deck

The Pepsi Florida Relays are set to begin on Friday at 8 a.m. with high school competition and collegiate events beginning at 12 p.m. Times are tentative, with the full schedule coming out Thursday.