This Week in USF Athletics
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Bulls Weekly Highlights
- USF Athletics saw 224 of its nearly 450 student-athletes earn Athletics Honor Roll accolades following the 2019 spring term. USF Athletics posted a combined annual grade-point average over 3.0 for a record fourth straight year.
- USF football announced future home series with Florida A&M (2021, 2023, 2027) and Bethune-Cookman (2020, 2026) after the Bulls unveiled their new adidas WVN A1 uniforms for 2019.
- USF men's golf standout Albin Bergstrom was named a Division I PING All-America honorable mention following his record-breaking freshman season with the Bulls.
- USF Athletics is looking for event management interns on game days for all sports. Potential interns must be college students. For more information, please contact Holden Reinman by email at hreinman@usf.edu.
By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer
TAMPA, JUNE 24, 2019 – Take a look ahead at the week in USF Athletics and catch up on last week's news:
Football
Last Week: USF Vice President of Athletics
Michael Kelly announced the
addition of five home games to the Bulls' future football schedules as USF inked agreements for three visits from Florida A&M and a pair of visits from Bethune-Cookman to Raymond James Stadium. The Bulls will renew the series with FAMU starting on Sept. 18, 2021 and the Rattlers also will visit Tampa on Sept. 23, 2023 and Sept. 18, 2027. The Bulls will meet Bethune-Cookman for the first time ever on Sept. 12, 2020 and the Wildcats will return to Tampa on Sept. 26, 2026… When USF opens the 2019 season, the Bulls will be clad in their new adidas WVN A1 uniforms. Learn more about adidas' lightest weight game uniform and view photos
HERE.
Need to Know: USF Fan Fest is set for Saturday, Aug. 10 at 2 p.m. inside the Yuengling Center... USF will open its third season under head coach
Charlie Strong with a primetime clash vs. Wisconsin on Friday, Aug. 30 at Raymond James Stadium (7 p.m. kickoff, TV: ESPN). Start times for five games have been released so far. View the 2019 season schedule
HERE… USF football season ticket members can renew their tickets for 2019 by visiting
USFBullsTix.com or by calling 1-800-Go-Bulls. New season tickets are available now for purchase. Away game tickets are available to all USF football season ticket members and Iron Bulls through the end of the priority deadline of Aug. 1. Away game tickets will be available to the public on Aug. 2, based on availability.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on USF football on Twitter
HERE and on Facebook
HERE.
Athletics
This Week: USF Athletics is looking for event management interns on game days for all sports. Potential interns must be college students. For more information, please contact Holden Reinman by email at
hreinman@usf.edu... Learn about how USF's new Student-Athlete Leadership Academy is helping Bulls positively impact their peers during competition as well as in the classroom and community
HERE.
Last Week: USF Athletics saw 224 of its nearly 450 student-athletes earn Athletics Honor Roll accolades following the 2019 spring term. USF Athletics posted a combined annual grade-point average over 3.0 for a record fourth straight year. Learn more
HERE.
Need to Know: USF Athletics has launched a Drive for 4,000 campaign during the month of June with a goal of increasing its Bulls Club membership total to 4,000 donors. The purpose of the Bulls Club is to provide a way for alumni, family and friends of USF to help the program's talented student-athletes receive a top-tier education while pursuing their goals both on and off the field of competition. To become a Bulls Club donor and participate in the Drive for 4,000 campaign, click
HERE, call 1-800-GO-BULLS or email the Bulls Club at
ath-bullclub@usf.edu. Learn more
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay up to date on the program by following
@USFAthletics on Twitter.
Women's Basketball
This Week: Sophomore wing
Luize Septe has earned a spot on Latvia's senior national team for the
FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 event. The tournament begins Thursday with action taking place in Latvia and Serbia. Septe has the honor of being the youngest player on Latvia's roster after starting 19 times for the Bulls last season.
Last Week: The American Athletic Conference announced home and away opponents for the 16-game women's basketball conference schedule for 2019-20. USF will play home and away games against defending conference champion UConn, War on I-4 rival UCF, Cincinnati, Temple and Tulane. The Bulls will host East Carolina, Houston and SMU once each, and will travel to Memphis, Tulsa and Wichita State once each. Game dates, tip times and TV information will be released at a later date.
Need to Know: The season ticket member renewal period for the 2019-20 season is now open and new season ticket deposits are being accepted. By placing a $50 deposit per seat for season tickets, fans will be able to select their seats in advance. Season ticket deposits may be made at
USFBullsTix.com or by calling 1-800-GO-BULLS… USF will take on six NCAA tournament teams, including three 2019 NCAA tournament No. 1 seeds, the reigning national champion and the national runner-up during the
2019-20 nonconference season.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the team by following the Bulls on Twitter
@USFWBB.
Men's Basketball
Last Week: The American Athletic Conference announced
home and away opponents for the 18-game men's basketball conference slate during the 2019-20 season. USF will play home and away games against War on I-4 rival UCF, UConn, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU and Wichita State. The Bulls will play Cincinnati and Tulsa only at the Yuengling Center and will only play Temple and Tulane on the road. Game dates, tip times and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.
Need to Know: The season ticket member renewal period for the 2019-20 season is now open. Season ticket deposits also are being accepted. By placing a $50 deposit per seat for season tickets, fans will be able to select their seats in advance. Renew season tickets and make deposits at
USFBullsTix.com or by calling 1-800-GO-BULLS.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the team by following the Bulls on Twitter
@USFMBB.
Women's Soccer
Last Week: USF released its
2019 season schedule. The Bulls will face seven teams that finished 2018 in the Top 25 or received votes. Learn more
HERE... The
USF Soccer Camps schedule continues this week with the Full Day Camp. Get registration info
HERE.
Need to Know: Five former USF standouts have been representing their countries at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France – Trudi Carter (Jamaica), Olivia Chance (New Zealand), Christiane Endler (Chile), Nicole McClure (Jamaica) and Demi Stokes (England). Find out more
HERE and view this week's
schedule of games.
Follow the Bulls: Keep up with the Bulls all offseason by following the team on Twitter
@USFSoccer.
Men's Golf
Last Week: Albin Bergstrom was named a Division I PING All-America honorable mention following his record-breaking freshman season with the Bulls. Learn more
HERE.
Need to Know: Bergstrom also was named to the
Golfweek All-America Third Team after setting numerous single-season program records, including scoring average (70.0) and rounds of par or better (24).
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls on Twitter
@USFMGolf.
Women's Golf
This Week: Incoming freshman Erika Smith will compete in the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship after placing fourth in a qualifying event Monday at Stuart (Fla.) Yacht & Country Club. The U.S. Girls' Junior Championship takes place July 22-27 at SentryWorld Golf Course in Stevens Point, Wisc. A standout for Lake Nona High School in Orlando, Smith will join the Bulls for the upcoming season after earning American Junior Golf Association Rolex All-America honors. Learn more about Smith
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls by following the team on Twitter
@USFWGolf.
Men's Soccer
This Week: The
USF Soccer Camps schedule continues this week with the Full Day Camp. Get registration info
HERE.
Need to Know: USF's 2019 season schedule is out now and can be viewed HERE. Season ticket info will be released soon.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls by following the team on Twitter
@USFMSoc.
Baseball
This Week: Find out how current Bulls are faring in summer collegiate leagues
HERE… USF Baseball Camps continue with the third Youth Skills Camp taking place Monday through Friday on campus. Get more info and register
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls on Twitter
@USFBaseball.
Softball
Need to Know: The USF Softball Camp schedule continues in July with six different sessions. View the full summer schedule and get registration info
HERE… Longtime Women's National Team leader Ken Eriksen was announced as the head coach of the Tokyo 2020 U.S. Olympic Softball Team. Read about Eriksen's history with Team USA and his path back to the Olympics
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Get all the important updates on the team by following the Bulls on Twitter
@USFSoftball.
Men's Tennis
This Week: USF's Beginners Camps are set for Monday through Friday on campus. Check out the full camp schedule and register today
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls by following the team on Twitter
@USFMTen.
Women's Tennis
This Week: USF's Beginners Camps take place Monday through Friday on campus. Get the full 2019 USF Summer Camps schedule and registration info
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay up to date on the Bulls by following
@USFWTEN on Twitter.
Volleyball
Need to Know: USF Volleyball Camps continue with the College Prep Camp (July 24-26) for ages 15-18. Sign up today and check out the rest of the summer schedule at
USFVolleyballCamps.com... The 2019 USF Volleyball Golf Outing is set for Saturday, Aug. 17 at Bardmoor Golf & Country Club in Largo, Fla. All proceeds benefit USF volleyball. Get registration info
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Get all the important team updates on Twitter
@USFVolleyball.
About USF Athletics
USF Athletics sponsors 19 varsity men's and women's teams that compete in 11 different sports, 18 at the NCAA Division I level in the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls' athletic program began in 1965 and is in its 53rd season in 2018-19. Nearly 500 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. The Bulls have claimed 18 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013, and own 119 conference titles overall. Nine USF programs reached national post-season competition in the 2017-18 season and six were ranked in the Top 25 nationally. The Bulls posted a combined annual grade-point average over 3.0 for the third straight year in 2017-18 and have posted a program record eight straight semesters with a combined GPA over 3.0. USF has had more than 250 student-athletes earn their degree in the last three years.
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@USFAthletics) and
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