USF Track and Field Starts Weekend Strong at Two Meets

Friday, February 6

Gainesville, Fla.

University of South Florida

Gainesville Indoor Classic

USF Track and Field Starts Weekend Strong at Two Meets

February 06, 2026 | Track & Field

Bulls compete Friday at the Gainesville Indoor Classic and Windy City Invitational.

TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 6, 2026 – The University of South Florida track and field team recorded strong performances at the Gainesville Indoor Classic and opened competition Friday at the Windy City Invitational.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Long Jump:
At the Windy City Invitational, Lilah Versluis claimed first place in the women's long jump with a personal-best mark of 5.79 meters. Gabriella Keefer followed with a third-place finish (5.66m), while Kenniyah Guishcard-Yearwood placed sixth at 5.52 meters. In the invite section, Nischa King finished fifth with a jump of 5.62 meters.

Alesandro Cardoso-Williams led the men's invite section at the Windy City Invitational, winning the event with a personal-best leap of 7.59 meters. Simone Menchini placed fourth (7.29m), and Elisha Williams finished fifth with a mark of 7.25 meters.

Pole Vault:
At the Windy City Invitational, Madeline Dutz earned a tied third-place finish in the women's pole vault after clearing 3.65 meters. On the men's side, Andreas Kreiss placed third with a clearance of 5.07 meters.

600m:
At the Windy City Invitational, Devontie Archer placed second in the men's 600 meters with a time of 1:19.46. Sydni Studesville earned second place in the women's 600 meters with a personal-best time of 1:33.22, while Sasha Salwonchuk added a fourth-place finish in 1:34.33.

400m:
At the Windy City Invitational, Shevioe Reid finished second in the men's 400m, clocking 46.15 seconds.

5000m:
At the Gainesville Indoor Classic, Hailey Cohen placed second in the women's 5,000 meters with a time of 17:09.86.

RESULTS:

Gainesville Indoor Classic Track Events Results:

Event	Athlete	Place	Time	Notes
5000m (W)	Hailey Cohen	2nd	17:09.86
	Caroline Irvin	7th	18:20.22
One Mile (M)	Andrew Marello	7th	4:14.09
	Cole Stevens	17th	4:24.94
800m (M)	Cole Stevens	10th	1:55.55
	Tanner Andrade-Brinsko	11th	1:55.77

Windy City Invitational Field Events Results:

Event	Athlete	Place	Mark	Notes
Long Jump (W)	Lilah Versluis	1st	5.79m	PR
	Gabriella Keefer	3rd	5.66m
	Kenniyah Guishcard-Yearwood	6th	5.52m
Long Jump – Invite (W)	Nischa King	5th	5.62m
Long Jump – Invite (M)	Alesandro Cardoso-Williams	1st	7.59m	PR
	Simone Menchini	4th	7.29m
	Elisha Williams	5th	7.25m
Pole Vault (W)	Madeline Dutz	3rd (T)	3.65m
	Ella Dolce	9th	3.65m
	Sara Frey	11th	3.50m
Pole Vault (M)	Andreas Kreiss	3rd	5.07m
	Nikodem Pochopien	6th	4.87m
Shot Put (W)	Esteisy Salas	6th	14.51m
Weight Throw (W)	Annalee Harbison	7th	17.52m

Windy City Invitational Track Events Results:

Event	Athlete	Place	Time	Notes
60m Prelims (W)	Doris Quainoo	16th	7.56
	Malaysia Johnson	25th	7.67
60m Prelims (M)	Terrell Robinson Jr.	2nd	6.69
	Jaleel Croal	4th	6.71
	Isaac Chandra	13th	6.83
60m Finals (M)	Jaleel Croal	4th	6.68
	Shomari Pettigrew	15th	6.88
600m (W)	Sydni Studesville	2nd	1:33.22	PR
	Sasha Salwonchuk	4th	1:34.33
	Sa-Nijah Houston	6th	1:37.12
	Terren Peterson	10th	1:39.85
600m (M)	Devontie Archer	2nd	1:19.46
	Felix Levasseur	5th	1:20.92
	Josha Crum	7th	1:23.34
	Corey Ottey	8th	1:23.46
60m H Prelims (W)	Gianna Hansen	19th	8.74
	Doris Quainoo	20th	8.74
	Jada Wilson	25th	9:03
400m (W)	Jada Wilson	9th	56.35
	Malaysia Johnson	11th	57.05
400m (M)	Shevioe Reid	2nd	46.15
	Nathan Metelus	5th	47.15
	Davien Worrels	9th	48.41

Up Next:
South Florida continues competition Saturday, Feb. 7 for day two of the Windy City Invitational in Chicago, Ill.

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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