Lubbock, Texas, Feb. 14, 2026 – The University of South Florida track and field program recorded two new program records and multiple podium finishes during two days of competition at the Jarvis City Invite.

WINDY CITY INVITATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

60m Hurdles:
Markel Jones placed second in the preliminaries with a time of 7.77 seconds before advancing with a second-place finish in the semifinals at 7.71 seconds. Jones clocked 7.67 in the finals to claim first place.

Doris Quainoo placed ninth in the preliminaries with a time of 8.55 seconds. She followed with a third-place finish in the semifinals at 8.31 seconds before earning second place in the finals with a personal-best time of 8.23 seconds.

200m:
Nathan Metelus secured a second-place finish with a time of 20.66 seconds, and Alexavier Monfries placed sixth at 20.95 seconds.

800m:
Karim Belmahdi set the new program record with a time of 1:49.6.

In the women's 800 meters, Mercy Angaamchaab placed second, posting a time of 2:10.24.

Relays:
The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Devontie Archer, Nathan Metelus, Alexavier Monfries and Markel Jones captured first place and set a new program record with a time of 3:03.82.

Alumi Spotlight:
Alumni Abdul-Rasheed Saminu clocked 6.54 in the Men's 60m semifinals. He's now ranked 18th in the world and qualifies for world indoor championships.
 
Field Events Results:

Event / Day	Athlete	Place	Mark	Notes
Pole Vault (W) / Feb. 13	Madeline Dutz	9th	3.84m
	Ella Dolce	10th	3.84m
Weight Throw (W) / Feb. 13	Alexandria Jefferson	8th	18.30m
	Annalee Harbison	9th	18.23m
Long Jump (W) / Feb. 13	Tristen Evatt	6th	5.88m
	Nischa King	8th	5.83m
	Kenniyah Guischard-Yearwood	12th	5.71m
Long Jump (M) / Feb. 13	Elisha Williams	5th	7.10m
Triple Jump (W) / Feb. 14	Lilah Versluis	12th	12.15m
	Nischa King	27th	11.27m
Triple Jump (M) / Feb. 14	Alesandro Cardoso-Williams	9th	14.80m
Pole Vault (M) / Feb. 14	Andreas Kreiss	8th	5.19m
	Nikodem Pochopien	9th	5.04m
Shot Put (W) / Feb. 14	Esteisy Salas Lozano	8th	14.65m
	Alexandria Jefferson	19th	13.31m
High Jump (W) / Feb. 14	Lilah Versluis	5th	1.68m

 
Track Events Results:

Event	Athlete	Place	Time	Notes
60m Prelims (W) / Feb. 13	Lynette Scutari	19th	7.53
	Kamaria Knight	38th	7.65
60m Semis (W) / Feb. 13	Lynette Scutari	16th	7.56
60m Prelims (M) / Feb. 13	Jaleel Croal	9th	6.71
	Terrell Robinson Jr.	10th	6.71
	Isaac Chandra	18th	6.77
	Shomari Pettigrew	43rd	6.91
	Blake Williams	54th	6.94
60m H Prelims (W) / Feb. 13	Doris Quainoo	9th	8.55
	Gianna Hansen	17th	8.66
60m H Semis (W) / Feb. 13	Doris Quainoo	3rd	8.31
60m H Finals (W) / Feb. 13	Doris Quainoo	2nd	8.23	PR
60m H Prelims (M) / Feb. 13	Markel Jones	2nd	7.77
	Will "Jaiden" Smith	9th	7.95
	Blake Williams	47th	8.44
60m H Semis (M) / Feb. 13	Markel Jones	2nd	7.71
	Will "Jaiden" Smith	14th	7.98
60m H Finals (M) / Feb. 13	Markel Jones	1st	7.67
800m (W) Feb. 13	Mercy Angaamchaab	2nd	2:10.24
	Sydni Studesville	18th	2:16.74
800m (M) / Feb. 13	Karim Belmahdi	4th	1:49.6	Program Record
400m (W) / Feb. 13	Skyler Watts	12th	54.62
	Terren Peterson	19th	55.64
	Sasha Salwonchuk	22nd	55.85
	Jada Wilson	42nd	56.77
	Natasha Mosley	78th	58.84
400m (M) / Feb. 13	Alexavier Monfries	6th	46.59
	Nathan Metelus	13th	46.98
	Devontie Archer	23rd	47.59
	Felix Levasseur	51st	48.74
	Joshua Crum	57th	48.93
200m (W) / Feb. 14	Skyler Watts	24th	24.22
	Tristen Evatt	51st	24.84
	Kenniyah Guischard-Yearwood	52nd	24.85
	Lynette Scutari	57th	24.89
	Sasha Salwonchuk	68th	25.10
200m (M) / Feb. 14	Nathan Metelus	2nd	20.66
	Alexavier Monfries	6th	20.95
	Jaleel Croal	12th	21.08
	Shomari Pettigrew	30th	21.39
	Isaac Chandra	49th	21.69
600 yd (W) / Feb. 14	Jada Wilson	6th	1:23.76
	Natasha Mosley	13th	1:26.06
600 yd (M) / Feb.14	Joshua Crum	11th	1:12.16
	Darian Mills	16th	1:13.83
4x400m Relay (W) / Feb. 14	Skyler Watts, Sasha Salwonchuk, Mercy Angaamchaab, Jada Wilson	6th	3:43.41
	Tristen Evatt, Sydni Studesville, Kenniyah Guischard-Yearwood, Lynette Scutari	26th	3:57.29
4x400m Relay (M) / Feb. 14	Devontie Archer, Nathan Metelus, Alexavier Monfries, Markel Jones	1st	3:03.82	Program Record

 
Up Next:
South Florida returns to action Feb. 21 at the Tampa Classic in Tampa, Fla., to open the outdoor season.
 
The indoor season resumes Feb. 26-28 at the American Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala.

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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