MEET: Tampa Distance Classic
DATE: March 3, 2023
LOCATION: Tampa, Fla.
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
Schedule of Events
Live Stats
 
Tampa, Fla., March 2, 2023 – The University of South Florida Track and Field team will participate in their second outdoor meet of the season on Friday with the Tampa Distance Classic at the University of Tampa.
 
USF will be participating in two events, the 800m at 6:55 p.m. and the 5K at 7:55 p.m. All events will start with the women's competition, followed by the men.
 
The competition includes participants from Nova Southeastern, FGCU, FAU, Stetson, Palm Beach Atlantic, Tampa, Florida Southern, Saint Leo, Southeastern U, and Florida Tech.
 
USF Participants:
Men: William Armbruster, Jesse Benavides, Tyler Engleman, Nickolas Kamen, Troy Llanos, Cason Meyer, Ezekiel Shore, Tyler Wadsworth, Julian Yescas
Women: Cora Kolodge, Arden La-Rose, Kelly Lynch, Marissa Hagenbarth, Carolyn Brown, Alyssa Wyatt, Hailey Cohen, Aleecia Collins, Grace Johnson, Ashley Silva, Mira Stimac, Victoria Valdez, Amanda Medina-Torres, Chloe Byrd, Gina Fuca
 
 
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.