Ennis Wraps Up Host USF's Run at NCAA East Prelims
EVENT RESULTS
By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer
TAMPA, MAY 26, 2018 –
D'angelo Ennis capped off host USF's run at the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field East Preliminary with an 18th-place finish in the triple jump on Saturday evening.
Ennis finished in the top half of the 48-person field with a top jump of 50-8.75 at USF Track and Field Stadium. The top 12 qualifiers from each event at the NCAA East and West (Sacramento, Calif.) Preliminaries advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, which will be held June 6-9 in Eugene, Ore.
Despite falling short of his NCAA Outdoor Championship goal, Ennis can proudly look back on his junior outdoor season in green and gold. The Kingston, Jamaica native captured the triple jump title at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships with a mark of 52-7.25, which ranks second in school history.
Ennis was the sixth and final USF competitor at the three-day prelim event that featured more than 1,700 student-athletes from over 170 programs at the home of the Bulls.
Juniors
Joe Fogarasi and
David Bell took part in the pole vault Thursday while junior
Jada Massie (100 meters) and freshman
Imani Carmouche (high jump) represented the Bulls later in the day. Junior
Chelsea Francis competed in the women's 200 meters on Friday afternoon.
Francis Competes in Women's 200 Meters
Just before the rain fell Friday afternoon,
Chelsea Francis ran the women's 200 meters in front of the home fans at USF Track and Field Stadium.
Francis finished in 37
th place with a time of 23.50 seconds in the event after shining at AAC Outdoors with a season-best time of 23.42 seconds, which ranks second in school history.
Prior to outdoor season, the junior from Jacksonville, Fla., set the USF indoor record with a time of 24.00 seconds in the 200 meters.
About USF Track and Field
Led by 13th-year head coach 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.
– #GoBulls –
