USF Sprinters Shine on Day Two of South Florida Invitational
TAMPA, FLA., APRIL 3, 2021 – USF sprinters recorded one school record and four times ranked in the top five in school history to highlight competition on the final day of the South Florida Invitational.
The 4x400 meter relay team of
Gabrielle DesRosiers (Chicago, Ill.),
Shaniya Benjamin (Tampa, Fla.)
Patricija Roshofa (Limbazi, Latvia) and
Jae'Nisa Heckstall (Phoenix, Ariz.) won the event and set the school record with a time of 3:37.88. The quartet surpassed the previous record of 3:38.32 set by DesRosiers, Benjamin,
Jasmine Knowles (Nassau, Bahamas) and Roshofa last weekend at the FSU Relays.
The 4x100 meter relay team of
Zahria Allers-Liburd (Miami, Fla.), Benjamin, DesRosiers and
Kadesha Prescott (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) won the race and turned in the second-fastest time in school history after crossing the finish line in 44.56 seconds.
Heckstall (Phoenix, Ariz.) also won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.52 to register the second-fastest time in school history.
Junior
Shaneylix Davila (Kissimmee, Fla.) turned in the fifth-fastest time in school history in the 100-meter hurdles and placed second in the event with a time of 13.60.
Benjamin (Tampa, Fla.) also took second in the long jump with a distance of 19-11.75, while senior
Javonia Ellis (Lake Minneola, Fla.) followed in fourth place with a mark of 19-7.00.
Junior
Hannah Offenback (Monticello, Ill.) raced to a fifth-place finish in the 5000 meters with a time of 18:11.22
In field events, graduate student
Stephanie Lambeth (Frankenmuth, Mich.) placed third in the pole vault with a height of 12-7.50.
USF returns to action Friday, April 16 when the Bulls travel to Gainesville, Fla., to take part in the Tom Jones Memorial hosted by the University of Florida.
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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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