USF Track & Field Heads to the American Indoor Championship

Friday, February 27

Birmingham, Ala.

University of South Florida

American Indoor Championships

T&F - W Pole Vault - American Indoor Championship Preview

USF Track & Field Heads to the American Indoor Championship

February 26, 2026 | Track & Field

South Florida competes in Birmingham, with the men’s team entering as four-time reigning American Indoor champions.

TAMPA, FLA., February 26, 2026 - The University of South Florida track and field program travels to Birmingham, Alabama, to compete at the 2026 American Indoor Track & Field Championships, held at the Birmingham CrossPlex from Feb. 27–28.

Meet Format:
All field events will be contested as finals, with scoring determined in a single round.

Track events will be conducted with preliminary rounds on Friday, followed by all finals on Saturday to determine conference champions.

Meet Information & Details:

Location/Venue	Birmingham, Alabama / American Conference Indoor Championship
Date/Times	Friday, February 27 · First Event: 12:00 p.m. Saturday, February 28 · First Event: 10:30 a.m.
Live Results	Live Results Link

Who Is Competing:
South Florida will send 50 athletes to compete at the American Indoor Championships, with entries across nine field events and 20 track events.

A complete breakdown of field and track events, including event times and athlete entries, is listed below.

Field Events:

Events/Day - Time	Athletes Entered
Pole Vault (M) / Feb. 27 – 12:00 p.m.	Andreas Kreiss Payton Pitts Nikodem Pochopien
High Jump (M) / Feb. 27 – 12:30 p.m.	Corey Ottey Alesandro Williams-Cardoso
Long Jump (W) / Feb. 27 – 2:00 p.m.	Tristen Evatt Kenniyah Guischard-Yearwood Gabriella Keefer Nischa King Lilah Versluis
Pole Vault (W) / Feb. 27 – 3:30 p.m.	Ella Dolce Madeline Dutz Sara Frey Ella Galloway
Long Jump (M) / Feb. 27 - 4:00 p.m.	Simone Menchini Alesandro Williams-Cardoso Elisha Williams
Weight Throw (W) / Feb. 27 – 4:15 p.m.	Annalee Harbison Alexandria Jefferson
High Jump (W) / Feb. 28 – 10:30 a.m.	Lilah Versluis
Shot Put (M) / Feb. 28 – 10:45 a.m.	Kaden Banks
Triple Jump (W) / Feb. 28 – 11:00 a.m.	Nischa King Zayin Roe Lilah Versluis
Triple Jump (M) / Feb. 28 – 1:00 p.m.	LaQuan Ellis Alesandro Williams-Cardoso
Shot Put (W) / Feb. 28 – 1:15 p.m.	Alexandria Jefferson Esteisy Salas Lozano

Track Events:

Events/Day - Time	Athletes Entered
One Mile Trials (M) / Feb. 27 – 1:20 p.m.	Karim Belmahdi Nicolas Dovalovsky
400m Trials (W) / Feb. 27 – 1:35 p.m.	Sa'Nijah Houston Malaysia Johnson Natasha Mosley Terren Peterson Skyler Watts Jada Wilson
400m Trials (M) / Feb. 27 – 1:50 p.m.	Devontie Archer Joshua Crum Felix Levasseur Nathan Metelus Alexavier Monfries Corey Ottey Shevioe Reid Kelsey Singleton Davien Worrels
60m Hurdles Trials (W) Feb. 27 – 2:15 p.m.	Gianna Hansen Doris Quainoo
60m Hurdles Trials (M) / Feb. 27 – 2:25 p.m.	Kaheim Carby Markel Jones Darian Mills Will "Jaiden" Smith
60m Trials (W) / Feb. 27 – 2:35 p.m.	Kamaria Knight Doris Quainoo Lynette Scutari
60m Trials (M) / Feb. 27– 2:45 p.m.	Cayden Broadnax Isaac Chandra Jaleel Croal Ezekiel Newton Shomari Pettigrew Terrell Robinson Jr.
800m Trials (W) / Feb. 27 – 3:00 p.m.	Mercy Angaamchaab Sydni Studesville
800m Trials (M) / Feb. 27 – 3:15 p.m.	Tanner Andrade-Brinsko Karim Belmahdi Nicolas Dovalovsky
200m Trials (W) / Feb. 27– 3:30 p.m.	Kenniyah Guischard-Yearwood Sa'Nijah Houston Malaysia Johnson Gabriella Keefer Kamaria Knight Skyler Watts
200m Trials (M) / Feb. 27 – 3:45 p.m.	Isaac Chandra Jaleel Croal Nathan Metelus Alexavier Monfries Ezekiel Newton Shomari Pettigrew Shevioe Reid Davien Worrels
5000m Run Unseeded (W) / Feb. 27– 4:00 p.m.	Hailey Cohen
Distance Medley Relay (W) / Feb. 27 – 5:30 p.m.	Everyone
Distance Medley Relay (M) / Feb. 27 – 5:50 p.m.	Everyone
Mile Run Finals (W) / Feb. 28 – 12:05 p.m.
Mile Run Finals (M) / Feb. 28 – 12:15 p.m.
400m Finals (W) / Feb. 28 – 12:25 p.m.
400m Finals (M) / Feb. 28 – 12:35 p.m.
60m Hurdles Finals (W) / Feb. 28 – 12:45 p.m.
60m Hurdles Finals (M) / Feb. 28 – 12:55 p.m.
60m Finals (W) / Feb. 28 – 1:05 p.m.
60m Finals (M) / Feb. 28 – 1:15 p.m.
800m Finals (W) / Feb. 28 – 1:25 p.m.
800m Finals (M) / Feb. 28 – 1:35 p.m.
200m Finals (W) / Feb. 28 – 1:45 p.m.
200m Finals (M) / Feb. 28 – 1:55 p.m.
3000m Unseeded (W) / Feb. 28 – 2:05 p.m.	Hailey Cohen Catalina Edwards Caroline Irvin Delaney Stephens
3000m Unseeded (M) / Feb. 28 – 2:35 p.m.	Tanner Andrade-Brinsko Karim Belmahdi Nicolas Dovalovsky Andrew Marello Cole Stevens
4x400m Relay (W) / Feb. 28 – 3:15 p.m.	Everyone
4x400m Relay (M) / Feb. 28 – 3:25 p.m.	Everyone

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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