USF Athletics

Ennis Wins Triple Jump in Outdoor Opener

March 16, 2018

ORLANDO, Fla., MARCH 16, 2018 – Junior D'angelo Ennis got the outdoor season going for the USF track and field team with an event victory, taking the triple jump at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge on Friday.

David Bell added a second place finish in the pole vault, while two different Bulls placed on the USF outdoor top-10 charts with their performances on day one of the two-day event in Orlando.

Ennis (Kingston, Jamaica) got the first event victory of the outdoor season with his triple jump mark of 49-7.25. He picked up just where he left off in the indoor season, when he had three event wins and a second place performance at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships that earned him all-conference honors.

Bell, a junior out of Jacksonville, placed second in the pole vault with a mark of 16-10.75. Bell captured three top-two performances in the indoor season and got off to a strong start in outdoor.

Freshman Brittany Krug (Edensburg, Pa.) started her USF career with an appearance on the USF outdoor top-10 list, throwing a distance of 133-00 in the women's javelin. The mark is seventh-best in USF history. Krug finished sixth in the event.

Freshman Rania Samhouri (Tampa) placed seventh in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 11:38.54. The time gives Samhouri the 10^th best mark in USF outdoor history.

Other Notable Performances

• POLE VAULT: Freshman Casey Phelan (Uniontown, Pa.) placed sixth in the women's pole vault, clearing a height of 11-11.75.
• 800 METERS: Yohance Haynes (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) took fifth in the men's 800 meters, running a time of 1:52.75.

Up Next
The Bulls continue the UCF Black and Gold Challenge on Saturday in Orlando. Events start at 10 a.m. with the women's discus.

About USF Track and Field
Warren Bye, the USF track and field team has produced 22 All-America selections since 2008 and at least one All-American in nine of the last 10 years. 2016 graduate Matthew O'Neal is USF's first six-time NCAA All-American. USF has posted two NCAA runner-up finishes since 2013 - O'Neal (triple jump, 2016) and Courtney Anderson (high jump, 2013). The Bulls are home to the 2018 NCAA Track and Field East Preliminary.