USF Track and Field Heads to Tallahassee for FSU Relays
MEET: FSU Relays
DATE: March 24-25, 2022
LOCATION: Tallahassee, Fla.
TIME: 2:00 p.m. Thursday / 10:30 a.m. Friday
Schedule
Results
Tampa, Fla., March 23, 2022 – The University of South Florida track and field team leaves Tampa to continue its outdoor season, traveling to Tallahassee, Fla., for the FSU Relay.
"We had a good opener last week but we certainly want to keep improving in all facets of meet management," head coach
Erik Jenkins said. "This meet has some very good performers set to compete."
Eron Carter (Palatka, Fla.) starts the competition for South Florida in the hammer at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday for the men, joined by
Alliya Boothe (Bloomfield, Conn.) for the women. Carter and Boothe currently rank fifth and ninth respectively in USF's outdoor performance list.
Closing out Thursday's field events is
Kendell Mosley (Niceville, Fla.) in the high jump. Mosley currently holds ninth place in USF records at 6-9.
On Friday, Carter and
Johann Jeremiah (St. George's, Grenada) open up for the Bulls at 10:30 a.m. with the discus event. At 1:00 p.m.,
Loren Johnson (Orange Park, Fla.) and
David Ajama (Lowell, Mass.) compete in the triple jump. L. Johnson holds seventh in the records and Ajama continues to hold third for this event.
In track events, USF will look to continue its success in relay events after the women broke both the 100 and 400 relay records last year while the men broke the 400-relay record. The women's 4x100 relay runs at 12:50 p.m., immediately followed by the men's race. The 4x400 relays close out the day, with the women running at 2:35 p.m. and the men following after.
Shaneylix Davila (Kissimmee, Fla.) will be running the 400m Hurdles on Friday after posting a 58.55 last year, sitting in the top three on the USF's top-10 list.
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.
– #GoBulls –
