Bulls Win Eight Titles at Samford Invitational
BIRMINGHAM, ALA., FEB. 8, 2019 – The USF track and field team captured eight individual titles and posted five of the top 10 indoor marks in school history Friday at the Samford Invitational.
Senior
Jada Massie (Bradenton, Fla.) raced to the individual title in the 60 meters with a time of 7.53 seconds, while fellow senior
Chelsea Francis (Jacksonville) followed in fourth place with a time of 7.59 seconds. Francis also took third in the 200 meters with a time of 24.45 seconds.
Junior
Adriana Janic (Malmo, Sweden) claimed the crown in the 60-meter hurdles by posting the fourth-fastest indoor time in school history at 8.48 seconds. Freshman
Shaneylix Davila (Kissimmee, Fla.) placed fourth in the event with a time of 8.75 seconds.
Sophomore
Imani Carmouche (Mt. Zion, Ga.) won the high jump with a height of 5-08.00 to claim the fifth-best indoor mark in school history. Senior
Stephanie Lambeth (Frankenmuth, Mich.) earned the victory in the pole vault with a height of 12-11.50 and senior
Kennedy Shank (Dillsburg, Pa.) placed eighth with a height of 10-11.75.
Junior
Shenica Bazile (Naples, Fla.) raced to the ninth-fastest indoor time in school history with a time of 56.81 seconds en route to a third-place finish. Sophomore
Maya Fabri (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) followed in sixth place with her time of 57.54 seconds.
On the men's side, junior
Maurice Nock (Sanford, Fla.) registered the second-fastest indoor time in the 200 meters at 21.60 seconds on his way to capturing the individual title. Junior
Luke Lafferty (Manorville, N.Y.) placed seventh after crossing the line in 22.18 seconds.
Senior
Randall Ceneus (Birmingham, Ala.) won the 400 meters with a time of 48.13 seconds and junior
Derwin Moultrie (Miami) placed fifth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:57.00 seconds.
In field events, senior
David Bell (Jacksonville) won the pole vault with a height of 17-01.00 and freshman
Stone Baker (New Port Richey, Fla.) followed in second place with his height of 16-09.25, which is the sixth-best indoor mark in school history. Senior
Mitchell Mueller (15-05.00) and
Seth Musselman (14-11.00) finished in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
Junior
Tequon Terry (Alachua, Fla.) won the long jump with a distance of 22-11.25 and sophomore
Justin Peter (Tallahassee, Fla.) placed seventh with a distance of 21-02.00. In the triple jump, D'Angelo Ennis (Kingston, Jamaica) took second with a leap of 48-06.25 and
Melvin Briley (Jacksonville) took fourth with his mark of 47-05.25. Senior
Bruce Robinson (Little Falls, N.Y.) was seventh in the weight throw with a distance of 55-09.00.
USF returns to action Feb. 22 when the Bulls return to Birmingham to take part in the American Athletic Conference Championships.
USF RESULTS
WOMEN
60 Meter Prelims
1.
Jada Massie – 7.53
3.
Chelsea Francis – 7.71
60 Meters
1.
Jada Massie – 7.53
4.
Chelsea Francis – 7.59
200 Meters
3.
Chelsea Francis – 24.45
400 Meters
3.
Shenica Bazile – 56.81
6.
Maya Fabri – 57.54
13.
Destiny Fairley – 58.72
14.
Michaela Hedderman – 58.92
One Mile
15.
Alivia Bienz – 5:21.82
20.
Keschel Hernandez – 5:43.37
3000 Meters
18.
Rania Samhouri – 10:47.44
60 Meter Hurdles Prelims
2.
Shaneylix Davila – 8.75
3.
Adriana Janic – 8.77
14.
Kiara Miles – 8.98
60 Meter Hurdles Semifinals
1.
Adriana Janic – 8.65
5.
Shaneylix Davila – 8.81
12.
Kiara Miles – 8.94
60 Meter Hurdles Finals
1.
Adriana Janic – 8.48
4.
Shaneylix Davila – 8.75
High Jump
1.
Imani Carmouche – 5-08.00
11.
Kirby Powers – 5-03.00
12.
Frances Rice – 5-03.00
Pole Vault
1.
Stephanie Lambeth – 12-11.50
8.
Kennedy Shank – 10-11.75
Long Jump
4.
Javonia Ellis – 18-05.75
14.
Adriana Janic – 17-02.25
28.
Kiara Miles – 15-05.00
Triple Jump
3.
Arielle Boone – 38-11.50
Shot Put
18.
Kiara Miles – 35-09.25
Weight Throw
9.
Ashley Wilson – 54-06.00
23.
Elizabeth Atkinson – 44-07.00
MEN
200 Meters
1.
Maurice Nock – 21.60
7.
Luke Lafferty – 22.18
400 Meters
1.
Randall Ceneus – 48.13
14.
Luke Lafferty – 51.27
16.
Justin Peter – 53.44
800 Meters
5.
Derwin Moultrie – 1:57.00
11.
Danny Ferro – 1:59.61
One Mile
12.
Evan Babatz – 4:30.49
3000 Meters
14.
Matt Neeley – 9:29.32
Pole Vault
1.
David Bell – 17-01.00
2.
Stone Baker – 16-09.25
4.
Mitchell Mueller – 15-05.00
5.
Seth Musselman – 14-11.00
Long Jump
1.
Tequon Terry – 22-11.25
7.
Justin Peter – 21-02.00
Triple Jump
2. D'Angelo Ennis – 48-06.25
4.
Melvin Briley – 47-05.25
Weight Throw
7.
Bruce Robinson – 55-09.00
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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.
