TAMPA, FLA., January 15, 2026 — The University of South Florida track and field program opens the 2026 indoor season at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational on January 15–16 in Gainesville, Fla. Hosted by the Gainesville Sports Commission at the Alachua County Sports Complex at Celebration Pointe, the two-day meet runs January 15–16, with Division I competition scheduled for Friday.

Meet Format
Field and running events will begin at 9 a.m. Friday.

In field events, athletes will receive four attempts in the horizontal jumps and throws. Seeding for all events will be based on marks from the Track & Field Results Reporting Service (TFRRS) from the 2023–26 seasons, with final heat and flight placement determined by meet management.

On the track, all running events except the 60m dash and 60m hurdles will be run as heats against time finals, with the fastest-seeded heat running first. The 60m dash and 60m hurdles will include preliminary rounds, with the top eight advancing to finals later in the day.

Meet Information & Details

Location/Venue	Gainesville, FL / The Alachua County Sports Complex @ Celebration Pointe
Date/Times	Thursday, January 15 (Non-D1 College, Open, Masters) ·         First Event: 9:00 a.m. Friday, January 16 (D1 Universities, Professional Invite Only) ·         First Event: 9:00 a.m.
Live Stats	Jimmy Carnes Invitational Live Stats Link

 






Who Is Competing
The Bulls will feature 49 athletes in 36 individual events and two relays. A full break-down of which athletes are competing in each event can be found below.

Field Events

Events/Time	Athletes Entered
Weight Throw (W) / 10:00 a.m.	Annalee Harbison Alexandria Jefferson
Pole Vault (M) / 10:00 a.m.	Andreas Kreiss Payton Pitts Nikodem Pochopien
Long Jump (W) / 11:00 a.m.	Tristen Evatt Kenniyah Guischard-Yearwood Gabriella Keefer Nischa King
Long Jump (M) / 11:00 a.m.	Alesandro Williams-Cardoso Simone Menchini
Pole Vault (W) / 1:00 p.m.	Ella Dolce Sara Frey Ella Galloway Reese Wolfe
Shot Put (W) / 2:00 p.m.	Alexandria Jefferson
Triple Jump (M) / 3:00 p.m.	Alesandro Williams-Cardoso
Triple Jump (W) / 3:00 p.m.	Nischa King Zayin Roe Lilah Versluis
High Jump (W) / 3:30 p.m.	Lilah Versluis

 
Track Events

Events/Time	Athletes Entered
1000m (W) / 11:00 a.m.	Sydni Studesville
60m Hurdles (M) Prelims / 11:45 a.m.	Markel Jones
60m Dash (W) Prelims / 12:30 p.m.	Tristen Evatt Kenniyah Guischard-Yearwood Gianna Hansen Malaysia Johnson Doris Quainoo Lynette Scutari
60m Dash (M) Prelims / 12:45 p.m.	Isaac Chandra Simone Menchini Nathan Metelus
300m Dash (W) / 1:00 p.m.	Malaysia Johnson Cameron Thompson Skyler Watts Jada Wilson
300m Dash (M) / 1:15 p.m.	Nathan Metelus Alexavier Monfries Corey Ottey Shomari Pettigrew Shevioe Reid Kelsey Singleton Davien Worrels
400m Dash (M) / 1:40 p.m.	Darian Mills
800m (W) / 2:20 p.m.	Madeline Abega Natasha Mosley Sasha Salwonchuk
800m (M) / 2:30 p.m.	Devontie Archer Felix Levasseur Nathan Metelus Corey Ottey Shevioe Reid Kelsey Singleton Elisha Williams Davien Worrels
200m (W) / 2:40 p.m.	Tristen Evatt Kenniyah Guischard-Yearwood Gabriella Keefer
3000m (M) / 3:45 p.m.	Tanner Andrade Brinsko Stephen Barbera Karim Belmahdi Nicolas Dovalovsky Andrew Marello Cole Stevens
4x400m Relay (W) / 4:10 p.m.	A: Madeline Abega, Tristen Evatt, Kenniyah Guischard-Yearwood, Malaysia Johnson, Gabriella Keefer, Natasha Mosley, Sasha Salwonchuk, Sydni Studesville   B: Skyler Watts, Jada Wilson, Cameron Thompson, Sydni Studesville, Sasha Salwonchuk, Natasha Mosley Gabriella Keefer, Doris Quainoo   C: Gianna Hansen, Kenniyah Guischard-Yearwood, Ava Heskett, Lynette Scutari, Jada Wilson
4x400m Relay (M) / 4:30 p.m.	A: Nathan Metelus, Markel Jones, Devontie Archer, Felix Levasseur, Corey Ottey, Shevioe Reid   B: Davien Worrels, Kelsey Singleton, Shevioe Reid, Corey Ottey, Darian Mills, Elisha Williams, Alexavier Monfries   C: Darian Mills, Shomari Pettigrew, Karim Belmahdi, Nicolas Dovalovsky, Tanner Andrade Brinsko, Elisha Williams, Terrell Robinson Jr., Alexavier Monfries   D: Isaac Chandra, Darian Mills, Shomari Pettigrew, Karim Belmahdi, Nicolas Dovalovsky, Tanner Andrade Brinsko, Cole Stevens, Stephen Barbera

 

ABOUT USF TRACK AND FIELD
The USF men's track and field team captured back-to-back American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships in 2024 and 2025 and also claimed the 2024 AAC Outdoor Championship. This past season, 10 Bulls athletes earned All-America honors, including Shevioe Reid, Shaniya Benjamin, Gabriel Moronta, Nathan Metelus, Terren Peterson, Amenda Saint Louis, Abdul-Rasheed Saminu, Goodness Iredia, Zahria Allers-Liburd, and Tre'Sean Bouis. Additionally, Romaine Beckford represented USF by winning the 2023 NCAA indoor and outdoor national titles in the men's high jump.

The Bulls' achievements extended to individual accolades, with Saminu Abdul-Rasheed earning the 2025 Indoor Most Valuable Performer award and Nikodem Pochopien being named Freshman of the Year. The USF coaching staff also received high honors, earning the AAC Indoor Staff of the Year award in both 2024 and 2025. USF boasts a remarkable track record, with 56 All-America selections and at least one All-American honoree in 10 of the past 12 years. In 2021, eight athletes combined for 11 All-America distinctions. Tampa native Shaniya Benjamin set a program milestone by earning three All-America honors during the 2021 outdoor season, while triple jumper Matthew O'Neal, a 2016 graduate, became USF's first six-time NCAA All-American. Since 2013, USF has produced two NCAA runner-up finishes: O'Neal in the triple jump (2016) and Courtney Anderson in the high jump (2013). Head coach Erik Jenkins, who took over in July 2019, has played a key role in the program's success, guiding USF to seven program records and 40 top-10 all-time program marks during the 2021 outdoor season. USF has also hosted major track and field events at its USF Track & Field Stadium, including the 2018 NCAA East Preliminary and the AAC Outdoor Championships in 2021 and 2023.

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