Tampa, Fla., March 2, 2023 – The University of South Florida track and field student-athlete Nia Robinson was named the American Athletic Conference's Women's Outdoor Most Outstanding Performance, the organization announced this week.
 
Last weekend, Robinson won the 2023 AAC Long Jump Championships with a leap of 6.69 meters (21-11.50). That mark is now the AAC and USF program record and is the seventh best jump in the NCAA.
 
"I am happy for Nia!" Head coach Erik Jenkins said, "She did a great job representing USF in the AAC Championship. Her performances were a big part of our women's success."
 
Robinson will represent South Florida at the NCAA East Preliminary Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted in Jacksonville, Fla., starting on Wednesday, May 24.
 
 
 About USF Track and Field
The USF track and field team has earned 54 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.