This Week in USF Athletics
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Bulls Weekly Highlights
- Prior to the start of fall camp this week, four Bulls have been named to preseason watch lists for national awards – tight end Mitchell Wilcox (John Mackey Award), cornerback Mike Hampton (Jim Thorpe Award), right tackle Marcus Norman (Outland Trophy) and kicker Coby Weiss (Lou Groza Award).
- USF men's basketball travels to Canada for its foreign tour that takes place Saturday through Friday, Aug. 9.
- Tommy Santiago has returned to Ken Eriksen's softball staff as the Bulls' new assistant coach.
- Incoming USF women's basketball freshman guard Maria Alvarez shined for Colombia at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Thailand (get more info below).
- USF men's golf senior Kyle Flexsenhar was named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America for the 2018-19 season.
- The USF women's golf 2019-20 season schedule is out now.
By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer
TAMPA, JULY 29, 2019 – Take a look ahead at the week in USF Athletics and catch up on last week's news:
Football
Important Upcoming Events: Meet the USF football team and get ready for the 2019 season by attending the Bulls Kickoff Luncheon on Thursday, Aug. 15. The event begins at 11 a.m. at Tampa Marriott Water Street. Reserve your spot
HERE… USF Fan Fest returns to the Yuengling Center on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 2 p.m.
This Week: Third-year USF head coach
Charlie Strong and the Bulls begin fall camp this week at the Morsani Complex. Student-athletes report Thursday and camp action gets underway Friday.
Last Week: Three Bulls were named to preseason watch lists for national awards last week – cornerback
Mike Hampton (
Jim Thorpe Award), right tackle
Marcus Norman (
Outland Trophy), kicker
Coby Weiss (
Lou Groza Award). Senior tight end
Mitchell Wilcox recently earned a spot on the preseason watch list for the
2019 John Mackey Award… Senior defensive end
Kirk Livingstone was selected as a nominee for the 2019 Allstate American Football Coaches Good Works Team, an annual award given to college football players for the impact they make off the field. Learn more
HERE.
Need to Know: 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). 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… Single-game tickets to USF's seven home games during the 2019 season are on sale now and can be purchased for as low as $14 for select games. Learn more
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on USF football on Twitter
HERE and on Facebook
HERE.
Men's Basketball
This Week: USF will face its first opponents since winning the 2019 College Basketball Invitational title during the Bulls' foreign tour of Canada that takes place Saturday through Friday, Aug. 9. Learn more about the Bulls' matchups
HERE.
Need to Know: Season tickets for 2019-20 are on sale now and they're available for less than $6 per game. Fans can call/text 1-800-Go-Bulls or visit
USFBullsTix.com to select the best seats at the best price and get exclusive benefits for the full season before individual games go on sale to the public.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the team by following the Bulls on Twitter
@USFMBB.
Softball
This Week: The Junior Bulls All-Skills Camp (ages 7-12) is set for Monday at USF Softball Stadium. Get registration info
HERE
Last Week: Tommy Santiago has returned to
Ken Eriksen's staff as USF's new assistant coach. Previously an assistant coach for the Bulls from 2015-16, Santiago helped the program capture the 2016 American Athletic Conference regular season title and make an appearance in the Tallahassee Regional. Learn more
HERE… USF ace
Georgina Corrick and former Bulls standout
Lauren Evans both shined in the Europe/Africa Olympic Qualifier tournament for the Great Britain national team, which nearly earned a spot in the 2020 Olympics. Read about Great Britain's progress on the world softball stage
HERE.
Need to Know: USF head coach
Ken Eriksen has been 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.
Women's Basketball
Last Week: Incoming freshman guard
Maria Alvarez averaged 12 points, 4.4 rebounds and a team-best 3.1 assists in seven games for Colombia at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Thailand. View Alvarez's
game-by-game stats and read about her path to USF
HERE.
Need to Know: Season tickets for 2019-20 are on sale now and they're available for less than $6 per game. Fans can call/text 1-800-Go-Bulls or visit
USFBullsTix.com to select the best seats at the best price and get exclusive benefits for the full season before individual games go on sale to the public… USF's
2019-20 nonconference schedule features games against six NCAA tournament teams, including three 2019 No. 1 seeds, the reigning national champion and the national runner-up.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the team by following the Bulls on Twitter
@USFWBB.
Baseball
This Week: Find out how numerous Bulls are faring in summer collegiate baseball leagues
HERE.
Last Week: Former USF infielders were in the midst of strong stretches while a former starter-turned-closer continued to dominate in the latest edition of
Bulls in the Pros.
Need to Know: USF Baseball Camps continue with the High School Summer Showcase on Saturday, Aug. 10 on campus. Get more info
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls on Twitter
@USFBaseball.
Volleyball
This Week: USF's Elite and All-Skills Camps are set for Monday through Thursday on campus. Get info and register at
USFVolleyballCamps.com.
Need to Know: USF's
2019 season schedule is out now… The 2019 USF Volleyball Golf Outing will take place 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.
Men's Golf
Last Week: Kyle Flexsenhar was rewarded for his efforts on and off the course by being named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America for the 2018-19 season. Get more info
HERE.
Need to Know: Program standout
Albin Bergstrom recently helped Sweden win the
2019 European Amateur Team Championship. Bergstrom secured the victory over England in the championship match as Sweden captured its first European Amateur Team Championship title since 1961.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls on Twitter
@USFMGolf.
Women's Golf
Last Week: USF women's golf continued "The Uprising" of the program in a big way last season and the goal is to take improvement to the next level throughout the 2019-20 schedule that was released last week. View the
schedule and get head coach
Erika Brennan's thoughts on the Bulls' upcoming tournaments
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls by following the team on Twitter
@USFWGolf.
Athletics
Need to Know: Get info on fun events fans can attend before football season by listening to USF Vice President of Athletics
Michael Kelly's
15th Bull Speed Ahead podcast… 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 the USF Student-Athlete Leadership Academy helps student-athletes positively impact their peers during competition as well as in the classroom and community
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay up to date on the program by following
@USFAthletics on Twitter.
Women's Soccer
Need to Know: Head coach
Denise Schilte-Brown and her staff recently added defender
Lucy Roberts (Cheshire, England), defender
Andrea Capmany (Escazu, Costa Rica) and midfielder
Rosalia Muiño Gonzalez (Coruna, Spain) to the Bulls' 2019 roster. Get more info
HERE… USF's
2019 season schedule is out now. The Bulls will face seven teams that finished 2018 in the Top 25 or received votes.
Follow the Bulls: Keep up with the Bulls by following the team on Twitter
@USFWSoc.
Men's Soccer
Need to Know: USF's 2019 season schedule is out now and can be viewed
HERE. Season ticket info will be released soon. All available seating at Corbett Stadium is general admission. Children ages 3 and under receive free admission.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls by following the team on Twitter
@USFMSoc.
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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