Bulls Feature Strong Showing at Gamecock Inaugural
COLUMBIA, S.C., JAN. 19, 2019 – Five marks ranked in the top-10 in school history, one individual title and one team victory highlighted competition for the USF Track and Field Team over the weekend at the Gamecock Inaugural hosted by the University of South Carolina.
Randall Ceneus (Birmingham, Ala.) recorded the third-fastest indoor time in school history in the 400 meters when he posted a time of 47.56 on his way to a fourth-place finish. Taquon Terry (Alachua, Fla.) found his way into the USF record books with the eighth-best long jump in school history with a distance of 22-09.75 en route to taking second place.
Junior
Luke Lafferty (Manorville, N.Y.) placed fifth in the long jump and joined Terry in the record books by posting the fourth-longest distance at 23-04.50.
Stone Baker (New Port Richey, Fla.) make his USF debut in style with a second-place finish in the pole vault with a height of 16-08.75, which is good for the sixth-highest mark in school history.
Senior
David Bell (Jacksonville) won the pole vault with a height of 17-00.75, while
Seth Musselman (St. Cloud, Fla.) took fifth with his mark of 15-03.00. Fellow senior
Bruce Robinson (Little Falls, N.Y.) earned a fourth-place showing in the weight throw following a distance of 53-06.00, and freshman
Hunter Hummel (Kissimmee, Fla.) took third in the event in his first career meet with a mark of 47-00.25.
Also in field events,
Kyle Marois (Sarasota, Fla.) placed fourth in the hump jump with a height of 6-02.00, while
Jimmy Enobabor (Mansfield, Texas) finished fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 46-11.75 and
Melvin Briley (Jacksonville) followed in sixth with a mark of 46-10.00.
Yohance Haynes (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) excelled for USF in running events by placing sixth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:55.48. The USF quarter of
Danny Ferro (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.),
Derwin Moultrie (Miami),
Evan Babatz (Fort Myers, Fla.) and
Matt Neeley (St. John's Fla.) took third in the 4000 meter distance medley relay with a time of 11:15.87.
Maurice Nock (Sanford, Fla.), Ceneus, Terry and Lafferty turned in a fourth-place showing in the 1600 meter relay with a time of 3:18.06.
Senior
Chelsea Francis (Jacksonville, Fla.) took seventh in the 60 meters preliminaries with a time of 7.51 and would go on to place fourth with a time of 7.57. Francis also took fourth in the 200 meters with her time of 24.50.
Sophomore
Kiara Miles (Tampa) placed second in the 60-meter hurdles when she crossed the finish line in 9.17. Junior
Shenica Bazile (Naples, Fla.) raced to sixth-place finish in the 400 meters with her time of 57.72.
In field events, sophomore
Elizabeth Atkinson (Palmetto, Fla.) registered a distance of 45-03.00 in the weight throw on her way to an eighth-place showing. The Bulls featured three of the top five finishes in the high jump, led by the third-place finish of sophomore
Imani Carmouche (Mt. Zion, Ga.). Carmouche tied her personal best leap and secured the seventh-best mark in school history at 5-07.00. Francis Rice (Jacksonville) was fourth with a mark of 5-05.00 and
Kirby Powers (Orange Park, Fla.) followed in fifth with a distance of 5-05.00.
Freshman
Arielle Boone (Land O' Lakes, Fla.) registered a fifth-place finish in the triple jump with a distance of 38-00.00. In the pole vault,
Stephanie Lambeth (Frankenmuth, Mich.) was second with a height of 12-07.50 and
Kristin Lubeskie (Central Valley, N.Y.) was fifth with a mark of 11-07.75.
The USF team of
Shenica Bazile (Naples, Fla.),
Destiny Fairley (Jarrell, Texas),
Maya Fabri (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) and Lubeskie won the 1600 meter relay with a time of 3:53.57.
Alivia Bienz (Fort Pierce, Fla.),
Karen Lyvers (Bradenton, Fla.)
Keschel Hernandez (Westminister, Colo.) and
Rania Samhouri (Tampa) took sixth in the 4000 meter distance medley relay with a time of 13:02.48.
USF returns to action Jan. 25-26 when the Bulls travel to Iowa City, Iowa, to take part in the Hawkeye Invitational hosted by the University of Iowa.
USF RESULTS
MEN'S
200 Meters (Invite)
11.
Maurice Nock – 22.19
400 Meters
41.
Didah Hall – 53.26
42.
Justin Peter – 53.42
400 Meters (Invite)
4.
Randall Ceneus – 47.56
800 Meters
6.
Yohance Haynes – 1:55.48
3000 Meters
21.
Matt Neeley – 9:23.11
1600 Meter Relay
4. USF (Nock, Ceneus, Terry, Lafferty) – 3:18.06
4000 Meters Distance Medley Relay
3. USF (Ferro, Moultrie, Babatz, Neely) – 11:15.87
Long Jump
2. Taquon Terry – 22-09.75
Justin Peter – FOUL
Long Jump (Invite)
5.
Luke Lafferty – 23-04.50
Jonah Daniels – DNS
High Jump
4.
Kyle Marois 6-02.00
Triple Jump
4.
Jimmy Enobabor – 46-11.75
5.
Melvin Briley – 46-10.00
Errol Ennis – DNS
Pole Vault
1.
David Bell – 17-00.75
2.
Stone Baker – 16-08.75
5.
Seth Musselman – 15-03.00
Weight Throw
3.
Hunter Hummel – 47-00.25
Weight Throw (Invite)
4.
Bruce Robinson – 53-06.00
WOMEN'S
60 Meter Preliminaries
7.
Chelsea Francis – 7.51
15.
Jada Massie – 7.75
60 Meters (Invite)
4.
Chelsea Francis – 7.57
60 Meter Hurdles
2.
Kiara Miles – 9.17
60 Meter Hurdles (Invite)
16.
Karen Lyvers – 9.28
200 Meters
Javonia Ellis – DNS
200 Meters (Invite)
4.
Chelsea Francis – 24.50
13.
Jada Massie – 25.78
400 Meters (Invite)
6.
Shenica Bazile – 57.72
9.
Maya Fabri – 58.27
12.
Destiny Fairley – 1:02.62
800 Meters
17.
Michaela Hedderman – 2:22.62
One Mile Run
22.
Alivia Bienz – 5:35.77
36.
Annie Allmark – 5:47.89
3000 Meters
20.
Rania Samhouri – 10:51.51
22.
Brianna Rischar – 11:03.25
33.
Keschel Hernandez – 11:23.49
1600 Meter Relay
1. USF (Bazile, Fairley, Fabri, Lubeskie) – 3:53.57
4000 Meters Distance Medley Relay
6. USF (Bienz, Lyvers, Hernandez, Samhouri) – 13:02.48
Long Jump (Invite)
Javonia Ellis – FOUL
High Jump
3.
Imani Carmouche – 5-07.00
4.
Frances Rice – 5-05.00
5.
Kirby Powers – 5-05.00
Triple Jump
5.
Arielle Boone – 38-00.00
Weight Throw
8.
Elizabeth Atkinson – 45-03.00
Weight Throw (Invite)
11.
Ashley Wilson – 48-11.00
Pole Vault
2.
Stephanie Lambeth – 12-07.50
5.
Kristin Lubeskie – 11-07.75
Kennedy Shank - NH
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About USF Track and Field
Led by 14th-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 11 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 hosted the 2018 NCAA Track and Field East Preliminary at the USF Track and Field Stadium.
