{"id":216865,"date":"2026-04-03T01:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/216865\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T01:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:11:09","slug":"florida-track-and-field-to-host-2026-pepsi-florida-relays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/216865\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Track and Field To Host 2026 Pepsi Florida Relays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GAINESVILLE, Fla. &#8211; Florida Gators Track and Field is set to continue their outdoor season at the Pepsi Florida Relays, the first of two meets held at Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets &amp; Promotions<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTickets for Pepsi Florida Relays are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased in advance <a href=\"https:\/\/am.ticketmaster.com\/gators\/en\/buy\/pepsiflrelays26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, or purchased at the Ticket Office on the days of the event. All tickets are general admission, and re-entry is allowed. 2026 team posters and magnets will be available on the concourse upon entry while supplies last.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the Gators will honor <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/hilda-olemomoi\/18019\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"18019\" target=\"_blank\">Hilda Olemomoi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/tia-wilson\/18033\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"18033\" target=\"_blank\">Tia Wilson<\/a> at 11:45 AM in a special senior day ceremony.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>LAST TIME OUT<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Gators opened their 2026 outdoor slate across Tallahassee and Raleigh, N.C., where 13 athletes made their outdoor debuts and nine athletes set new personal bests.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Tallahassee, Florida swept the men&#8217;s javelin throw, placing <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/leikel-cabrera-gay\/17997\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17997\" target=\"_blank\">Leikel Cabrera Gay<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/ayden-campbell\/17998\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17998\" target=\"_blank\">Ayden Campbell<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/aidan-broussard\/17996\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"17996\" target=\"_blank\">Aidan Broussard<\/a> atop the podium. On the track, <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/jaden-wiley\/18032\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"18032\" target=\"_blank\">Jaden Wiley<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/trenton-howard\/18005\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"18005\" target=\"_blank\">Trenton Howard<\/a> took second and third in the 100m and 200m races, followed by first place finishes from <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/payton-payne\/18044\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"18044\" target=\"_blank\">Payton Payne<\/a> in the 100m and <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/jade-brown\/18036\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"18036\" target=\"_blank\">Jade Brown<\/a> in the 200m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Raleigh, N.C. saw multiple personal best performances, including <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/graham-myers\/18015\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"18015\" target=\"_blank\">Graham Myers&#8217;<\/a> 3000m steeplechase and <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/tia-wilson\/18033\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"18033\" target=\"_blank\">Tia Wilson&#8217;s<\/a> 5000m that each lofted them into the program&#8217;s all-time top 10 list.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MEET INFORMATION &amp; DETAILS&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tMeet&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tPepsi Florida Relays&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tLocation\/Venue&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tGainesville, Fla. \/ Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tDate\/Times&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tFriday, April 3<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\u00b7 First Collegiate Event: 11 a.m.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\u00b7 Estimated Finish: 9:30 p.m.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tSaturday, April 4<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\u00b7 First Collegiate Event: 9:00 a.m.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\u00b7 Estimated Finish: 6:30 p.m.&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tMeet Schedule&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/documents\/2026\/4\/2\/2026_Pepsi_Florida_Relays_Schedule__Official_.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meet Schedule<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tLive Stats&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.pttiming.com\/?mid=8783\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Live Results<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>GATOR ENTRIES<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FOLLOW THE GATORS<br \/>\nInstagram: @GatorsTF<br \/>\nX: @GatorsTF<br \/>\n#GoGators\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GAINESVILLE, Fla. &#8211; Florida Gators Track and Field is set to continue their outdoor season at the Pepsi&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":216866,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-216865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}