Bulls Win Three Titles at Howie Ryan Invitational
HOUSTON, TEXAS, FEB. 14, 2020 – The USF track and field team captured three individual titles and registered three marks that ranked among the top 10 in school history on Friday at the Howie Ryan Invitational.
Senior
Adriana Janic (Malmo, Sweden) claimed the individual crown in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.58 seconds. Fellow senior
Stephanie Lambeth (Frankenmuth, Mich.) placed first in the pole vault with a height of 4.00 meters (13-1.50).
Junior
Javonia Ellis (Lake Minneola, Fla.) won the long jump with a leap of 5.99 meters (19-8.00).
Sophomore
Stone Baker (New Port Richey, Fla.) turned in the third-highest indoor pole vault height in school history with a mark of 5.25 meters (17-2.75) on his way to placing third in the event.
Freshman
Danelson Mahautiere (Roseau, Dominican Republic) took eighth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.96 seconds. Junior
Justin Peter (Tallahassee, Fla.) etched his name in the USF record books in the 60-meter hurdles with the sixth-fastest indoor time in school history at 8.09 seconds on his way to placing sixth.
Freshman
Monte Parker (Plantation, Fla.) took third in the 400 meters with a time of 48.61 seconds en route to recording the eighth-fastest indoor time in school history. Senior
Derwin Moultrie (Miami) placed third in the 800 meters with a time 1:55.75.
The men's 4x400 meter relay team of Parker,
Taquon Terry (Alachua, Fla.),
Luke Lafferty (Manorville, N.Y.) and Moultrie finished third with a time of 3:19.44).
Terry (Alachua, Fla.) also finished fifth in the long jump with a distance of 7.09 meters (23-3.25), while sophomore
Arielle Boone (Land O' Lakes, Fla.) took fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 11.84 meters (38-10.25). Junior
Imani Carmouche (Mt. Zion, Ga.) placed fifth in the high jump with a height of 1.70 meters (5-7.00).
"We had some people win individual events and achieve personal bests," USF head coach
Erik Jenkins said. "We will take the positives and move toward championship season with a better understanding of where we can still improve."
USF returns to action Friday, Feb. 28 when the Bulls travel to Birmingham, Ala., to take part in the AAC Track and Field Championships.
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About USF Track and Field
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.
