Bulls Have Three Winners on Final Day of USF Invitational
TAMPA, FLA., MARCH 20, 2021 – Jae'Nisa Heckstall won the 100-meter hurdles and etched her name in the record books to highlight competition for South Florida on the final day of the USF Bulls Invitational.
Heckstall (Phoenix, Ariz.) raced to a time of 13.63 to claim the individual title and record the fourth-fastest outdoor time in school history.
Freshman
Jasmine Knowles (Nassau, Bahamas) was also an event winner by taking first in the 400 meters with a time of 55.20. Her mark stands as the 10th-fastest in school history, surpassing the previous mark of 55.40 set by Amber Delpino in 2002.
Sophomore
Alexandra Weir (Toronto, Ontario) earned an individual crown by taking first in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:46.64.
Sophomore
David Ajama (Lowell, Mass.) finished in third place in the high jump with a height of 6-6.00.
Junior
Arielle Boone (Land O' Lakes, Fla.) turned in a second-place showing in the triple jump with a distance of 38-11.50. Freshman
Kendall McDaniel (Loganville, Ga.) took third in the high jump with a height of 5-2.25.
Graduate student
Dee Jennings (Crosshill, S.C.) raced to a third-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.36.
Sophomore
Nickolas Kamen (Naples, Fla.) took second in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:03.43, while freshman
Zac Vincennie (Boca Raton, Fla.) followed in third with a time of 4:06.61. On the women's side, junior
Hannah Offenback (Monticello, Ill.) placed second in the event with a mark of 4:51.20.
The men's 4x400 meter relay team of
Stefone Moore-Green (Sicklerville, N.J.),
Dre'Shaun Sanders (Kansas City, Mo.),
Duncan Agyemang (Kumasi, Ghana) and
Jovan Ferguson (Miami, Fla.) won the event with the 10th-fastest time in school history at 3:13.76.
The women's 4x400 meter team of Heckstall,
Patricija Roshofa (Limbazi, Latvia),
Gabrielle Derosiers (Chicago) and
Shaneylix Davila (Kissimmee, Fla.) won its race with a time of 3:43.96, and the 4x100 meter relay team of Derosiers,
Kadesha Prescott (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago), Heckstall and Roshofa won with a time of 45.12 to post the third-fastest time in school history. A second 4x100 meter relay team of
Jadaja Baxter (Sandy Springs, Ga.),
Shaniya Benjamin (Tampa, Fla.),
Zahria Allers-Liburd (Miami, Fla.) and
A'Kyrah O'Banner (Tallahassee, Fla.) finsihed third and recorded the 10th-fastest time in school history at 45.83 seconds.
"We had some good things happen today," USF head coach
Erik Jenkins said. "The women sweeping the relays was a good place to start our season. Our ladies won three individual events and the men secured the top spot in the 4x400. Anytime you can win an event, we cant to celebrate it. Several athletes achieved personal bests this weekend. Better performances will come but we have to continue improving meet management and skill execution."
USF returns to action Friday, March 26 when the Bulls travel to Tallahassee, Fla., to take part in the FSU Relays.
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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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