USF Athletics

Beckford Ready to Represent USF at NCAA Indoor Championships

March 11, 2022

Tampa, Fla., March 11, 2022 – University of South Florida track and field student-athlete Romaine Beckford competes on Saturday at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the high jump. Competition in the high jump starts at 1:30 p.m. ET.
 
"Romaine has earned the right to compete against some of the world's best athletes at the NCAA Division 1 Indoor Track and Field Championship," head coach Erik Jenkins said. "We certainly wish him all the best this weekend as he represents himself and USF on this elite stage."
 
Beckford, who won the high jump championship at the 2021 NJCAA Indoor Championships with a 2.15-meter leap, is the program's fifth qualifier for the NCAA Indoor Championships and the first to qualify in the high jump.
 
Beckford posted a 2.20-meter (7-2.50) jump at the American Athletic Conference Championships, breaking the program-record to earn the qualification. He had already tied the previous program best of 7-1 earlier this indoor season, matching the mark Chase Meyers set in 2013.
 
Beckford was named American Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week earlier this season with his program-record tying performance at the Commodore Challenge.
 
About USF Track and Field
The USF track and field team has earned 53 All-America selections and at least one All-American in 10 of the last 12 years, including a record eight athletes claiming 11 honors in 2021. Tampa native Shaniya Benjamin set a program record earning three All-American honors during the 2021 outdoor season, while triple jumper Matthew O'Neal, a 2016 graduate, became USF's first six-time NCAA All-American. Bulls have posted two NCAA runner-up finishes since 2013 - O'Neal (triple jump, 2016) and Courtney Anderson (high jump, 2013). Head coach Erik Jenkins took over the program in 2020 and in the 2021 outdoor season the Bulls posted seven program records and 40 top 10 all-time program marks. USF hosted the 2018 NCAA Track and Field East Preliminary and the 2021 AAC Outdoor Championship at the USF Track and Field Stadium located on the east end of campus. 
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