USF Track and Field: Four Bulls Advanced to the Quarterfinals at the NCAA East First Rounds

Photo by: Chris Henry / University of South Florida Athletics

USF Track and Field: Four Bulls Advanced to the Quarterfinals at the NCAA East First Rounds

May 27, 2026 | Track & Field

By: Anthony Martini

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 27, 2026) – Four Bulls advanced to the quarterfinals on Wednesday as the South Florida men's track and field team competed at the NCAA East First Rounds at the University of Kentucky Outdoor Track and Field Facility in Lexington, Kentucky.

Sprints
Jaleel Croal advanced to the 100m quarterfinals with a time of 10.18, finishing 16^th overall. The senior later placed 13^th in the 200m, posting a time of 20.47.

Survive and advance ???

Jaleel Croal advances to the 100m quarterfinals in 10.18! pic.twitter.com/0Eenndy0YU
— USF XCTF (@USFXCTF) May 28, 2026

Advanced to another quarterfinal!

Jaleel Croal posted a 200m time of 20.47. pic.twitter.com/TpgEnBR3D0
— USF XCTF (@USFXCTF) May 28, 2026

Kelsey Singleton is headed to the 400m quarterfinals with a time of 45.72 to place 21^st. Nathan Metelus finished in 45^th place with a time of 46.94.

Kelsey advances!

He posted a 400m time of 45.72 to advance to the quarterfinal. pic.twitter.com/0MhZujjsNj
— USF XCTF (@USFXCTF) May 27, 2026

Hurdles
Darian Mills recorded a personal-best 400m hurdles time of 50.21 to finish in 12^th place. Joshua Crum also advanced to Friday's quarterfinal with a time of 50.79.

Onto the 400m hurdles quarterfinals on Friday!

Darian Mills posted a personal-best time of 50.21. pic.twitter.com/3K8gRtqIno
— USF XCTF (@USFXCTF) May 28, 2026

Josh is a 400m hurdles quarterfinalist!

He ran a time of 50.79. pic.twitter.com/qGUULXgbmN
— USF XCTF (@USFXCTF) May 28, 2026

Devontie Archer ran a 400m hurdles time of 52.82.

Pole Vault
Nikodem Pochopien cleared 5.05m in the pole vault to finish in 23^rd place. Payton Pitts did not record a mark.

Up Next
Doris Quainoo will race in the first round of 100m hurdles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Esteisy Salas Lozano will compete in the first round of the shot put at 6:30 p.m.

ABOUT USF TRACK AND FIELD
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Erik Jenkins is in his seventh season as the USF head coach. The Bulls' 4x400m relay squad— Devontie Archer, Alexavier Monfries, Corey Ottey and Gabriel Moronta — claimed a national title with a program-record time of 3:00.42 at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships, earning a top-15 finish as a team. This past season, nine Bulls athletes earned All-America honors, including Kobe Babin, Devontie Archer, Alexavier Monfries, Corey Ottey, Gabriel Moronta, Shomari Pettigrew, Jaleel Croal, Abdul-Rasheed Saminu, and Vincent Ugwoke.

– #GoBulls –