Lambeth Wins Pole Vault at AAC Indoor Championships
BIRMINGHAM, ALA., FEB. 28, 2020 – Senior
Stephanie Lambeth captured the pole vault individual title and registered the second-highest indoor height in school history to highlight competition for the USF track and field team on day one of the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships.
Lambeth turned in a height of 4.13 meters (13-6.50) to earn all-conference honors and surpass her previous top mark of 4.10 meters (13-5.75) she posted in 2017 at Hoosier Hills.
"Stephanie did a great job today," USF head coach
Erik Jenkins said. "She achieved two personal bests in route to claiming the AAC pole vault title. We are really happy for her."
USF continued its success in the pole vault when
Stone Baker (New Port Richey, Fla.) took third in the event on the men's side with a height of 5.11 meters (16-9.25) to receive all-conference accolades. His finish marks the second straight year that he has scored at the indoor championships.
Senior
Adriana Janic (Malmo, Sweden) also earned all-conference honors by finishing in second-place in the heptathlon with a total of 3,867 points, finishing first in the 60-meter hurdles (8.48), 800 meters (2:20.05) and high jump (1.76m) along the way. Janic also posted a time of 8.50 in the preliminaries of the 60-meter hurdles to qualify for the finals.
"Adriana gave a gallant effort in the final event of the pentathlon to secure the second place showing," Jenkins added.
Distance runner
Alexandra Weir (Toronto, Ontario) advanced to the finals of the mile run after placing 11th in the preliminaries with a time of 5:00.42.
Sophomore
Shaneylix Davila (Kissimmee, Fla.) qualified for the finals of the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.49 seconds and a fifth-place finish.
Senior
Derwin Moultrie (Miami) registered the eight-fastest indoor mark in school history in the 800 meters with a time of 1:53.55 en route to a fourth-place finish in the preliminaries. Moultrie will race in the finals on Saturday at 2:10 p.m.
Junior
Javonia Ellis (Lake Minneola, Fla.) picked up one point after finishing eighth in the long jump with a distance of 5.83 meters.
Senior
Taquon Terry (Alachua, Fla.) scored four points in the long jump with a distance of 7.10 meters (23-3.50) on his way to a fifth-place finish. Fellow senior
Luke Lafferty (Manorville, N.Y.) added three points by following Terry in sixth with a distance of 7.09 meters (23-3.25).
"We had several other athletes achieve personal bests and score in good competition," Jenkins said.
USF also received two points from its women's distance medley team and one point from the men's team.
Competition resumes Saturday at 10 a.m. (EST) with the final three events of the heptathlon.
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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.
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