2024-25 Track & Field Roster

Emmy McCarthy / University of South Florida Athletics

Giovana Meade

  • Position Mid-distance runner
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Oviedo, FL.
  • Prev School Daytona State
  • High School Oviedo, HS
  • Major Biomedical Science
  • Instagram Giovanameade

Biography

Awards and Accolades
NJCAA Region 8 Runner of the Year
NJCAA Cross Country All American

South Florida: TFRRS Link
Daytona State College: TFRRS Link

Collegiate PRs
5K (XC) 17.53.4: | FSU XC Invitational (Oct. 11, 2024)

Season Recaps
2024 (South Florida):
Cross Country: Opened the season with a 16th-place finish at the UCF XC Opener (Aug. 30), completing the 5k course in 18:57.9...Finished 88th in the 5k at the Southern Showcase (Sept. 13) with a time of 18:11.8...Recorded a 15th-place finish at the FSU XC Invitational (Oct. 11), clocking 17:53.4 in the 5k...Competed at the 2024 American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships (Nov. 2) but did not finish the 6k...

2023 (Daytona State College):
Cross Country: Started the season with a 20th-place finish at the Florida Atlantic University Cross Country Invitational (Sept. 1), completing the 5k course in 19:02.2...Placed 82nd at The Southern Showcase (Sept. 15) with a 5k time of 18:28.4...Finished 40th in the 5k at the FSU Invitational (Sept. 29) in 18:39.6...Did not start the 6k at the SSC Preview (Oct. 13)...Claimed first place at the 2023 FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 XC Championships (Oct. 24) with a 5k time of 18:46.4...Concluded the season with a fourth-place finish at the NJCAA Division II Cross Country Championships (Nov. 11), clocking a personal best of 18:24.9 in the 5k...

2022 (Daytona State College):
Cross Country: Saw a 58th-place finish at the VSU Cross Country Border Clash (Sept. 2), completing the 5k in 21:57.9...Placed 67th at the Embry-Riddle Cross Country Classic - College and Open (Sept. 17) with a 5k time of 22:19.8...Finished 24th at the Saint Leo Abbey Invitational - Collegiate (Sept. 24) in 21:06.8...Recorded a season-best 5k time of 19:54.4 at the FSU Invitational (Oct. 7), placing 139th... Took seventh place at the FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 XC Championship (Oct. 28) with a 5k time of 20:48.9...Concluded the season with a 38th-place finish at the NJCAA DII Cross Country Championships (Nov. 12), clocking a time of 20:44.8...

High School: Has one sibling and a father that served in the Marines...

Personal: Is a Biomedical Science major...Recognized as a NJCAA Region 8 Runner of the Year...NJCAA Cross Country All American...