LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. 30, 2026 – The University of South Florida track and field team started competition at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational on Friday with strong performances across the sprints, middle distance and field events, highlighted by podium finishes, personal records and a move into the program's all-time top 10.

South Florida saw success throughout the day with multiple Bulls earning top-eight finishes, season-best marks and personal records as competition got underway in Louisville.

HIGHLIGHTS:

200m:
South Florida swept the A Division podium with first and second place in the men's 200 meters. Shevioe Reid claimed first place with a time of 20.87 seconds and Nathan Metelus finished second at 20.97 seconds.

800m:

Junior Mercy Angaamchaab placed third in the women's 800 meters (A Division) with a time of 2:09.78, moving into seventh place on USF's all-time indoor performance list. On the men's side, sophomore Felix Levasseur recorded a personal best in the 800 meters, clocking 1:56.67.

Jumps:
Tristen Evatt posted an indoor personal best of 5.82 meters in the women's long jump, finishing eighth overall. Alesandro Cardoso-Williams led the men's long jump group with a season-best mark of 7.14 meters, placing ninth. Freshman Lilah Versluis added a PR and fourth-place finish in the women's high jump, clearing 1.75 meters.

RESULTS:

Field Events Results:

Event	Athlete	Place	Mark	Notes
High Jump (W)	Lilah Versluis	4th	1.75m	PR
Long Jump (W)	Tristen Evatt	8th	5.82m	PR
	Kenniyah Guishcard-Yearwood	20th	5.55m
	Nischa King	23rd	5.40m
Long Jump (M)	Alessandro Williams-Cardoso	9th	7.14m

 
Track Events Results:

Event	Athlete	Place	Time	Notes
800m (W) – A Division	Mercy Angaamchaab	3rd	2:09.78	7th all-time (USF)
800m (W) – Open	Sasha Salwonchuk	29th	2:19.61	PR
	Sydni Studesville	20th	2:16.51
	Natasha Mosley	55th	2:26.51
200m (W) – A Division	Malaysia Johnson	8th	24.78
	Lynette Scutari	9th	24.85
200m (W) – B Division	Doris Quainoo	17th	25.15
	Gianna Hansen	26th	25.96
200m (M) – A Division	Shevioe Reid	2nd	20.97
	Nathan Metelus	5th	6.77
	Davien Worrels	9th	21.70
200m (M) – B Division	Isaac Chandra	11th	21.93
	Shomari Pettigrew	19th	22.33
800m (M) – Open	Felix Levasseur	48th	1:56.67	PR

 
Up Next:
South Florida continues competition Saturday, Jan. 31 on Day two of the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational. Bulls will also compete Thursday at the Legends of Alachua County Invitational in Gainesville, Fla.

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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