Beckford Named to USTFCCCA Second Team All-America
Tampa, Fla., March 16, 2022 – University of South Florida track and field student-athlete
Romaine Beckford earned a spot on the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Second Team All-America team, the organization announced this week.
Beckford (Portland, Jamaica) represented South Florida at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the high jump. He posted a 2.10-meter (6-10.75) leap to finish in 15
th in the event.
The 2021 NJCAA Indoor High Jump Champion qualified for the national championships after winning the conference title with a program-record 2.20-meter (7-2.5) jump on Feb. 26. During the indoor season, Beckford took home four first place finishes and tied or broke the program record twice.
Beckford is the latest Bull to be named to an All-America team and is the program's 54
th All-American overall and 11
th for indoor track and field.
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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