Four Earn USTFCCCA All-America Honors
TAMPA, Fla., June 15, 2022 – The University of South Florida track and field team had four student-athletes earn All-America honors from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the organization announced this week.
Romaine Beckford (Portland, Jamaica) headlined the group, earning his second All-American honors of the year with a second team nod for outdoor high jump. He finished in 13
th at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships, clearing 2.15 meters (7-0.5) in Eugene. Earlier this season, he was a second team All-American in Indoor Track and Field, also for high jump.
Sanique Walker (Manchester, Jamaica),
Shaniya Benjamin (Tampa, Fla.) and
Shaneylix Davila (Kissimmee, Fla.) all earned honorable mention All-America honors in their respective events.
Walker earned her first All-American title after finishing 17
th in the 400-hurdles at the NCAA National Championships with a time of 58.42. Davila also earned her first All-America honors in the 100-hurdles, finishing 20
th with a mark of 13.31.
Benjamin received her fourth career All-America nod in outdoor competition after receiving three last year. She earned the honorable mention title jumping 5.90 meters (19-4.25) to finish in 20
th at the National Championships.
About USF Track and Field
The USF track and field team has earned 58 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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