2025-26 Track & Field Roster
Giovana Meade
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oviedo, FL.
- Prev School:
- Daytona State
- High School:
- Oviedo, HS
- Major:
- Biomedical Science
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Awards and Accolades
NJCAA Region 8 Runner of the Year (2023)
NJCAA Cross Country All-American (2023)
Collegiate PRs
800m 2:18.23 | USF Alumni Invitational (March 20-21, 2026)
1,500m 4:49.84 | USF Alumni Invitational (March 20-21, 2026)
5K (XC) 17.53.4 | FSU XC Invitational (Oct. 11, 2024)
Season Recaps
2025-26 (South Florida)
Cross Country: Posted a 5K time of 18:54.3 at the Southern Showcase.
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Placed 5th in the 1,500m (4:53.92) at the Tampa Spartans Classic…Clocked personal-best times of 4:49.84 in the 1,500m and 2:18.23 in the 800m at the USF Alumni Invitational…Ran the 1,500m in 4:54.31 and the 800m in 2:19.88 at the South Florida Invitational.
2024-25 (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.
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Posted an 800m time of 2:21.90 at the American Outdoor Championships.
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 who served in the Marines.
Personal: Is a Biomedical Science major...Recognized as an NJCAA Region 8 Runner of the Year...NJCAA Cross Country All-American.
Awards and Accolades
NJCAA Region 8 Runner of the Year (2023)
NJCAA Cross Country All-American (2023)
Collegiate PRs
800m 2:18.23 | USF Alumni Invitational (March 20-21, 2026)
1,500m 4:49.84 | USF Alumni Invitational (March 20-21, 2026)
5K (XC) 17.53.4 | FSU XC Invitational (Oct. 11, 2024)
Season Recaps
2025-26 (South Florida)
Cross Country: Posted a 5K time of 18:54.3 at the Southern Showcase.
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Placed 5th in the 1,500m (4:53.92) at the Tampa Spartans Classic…Clocked personal-best times of 4:49.84 in the 1,500m and 2:18.23 in the 800m at the USF Alumni Invitational…Ran the 1,500m in 4:54.31 and the 800m in 2:19.88 at the South Florida Invitational.
2024-25 (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.
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Posted an 800m time of 2:21.90 at the American Outdoor Championships.
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 who served in the Marines.
Personal: Is a Biomedical Science major...Recognized as an NJCAA Region 8 Runner of the Year...NJCAA Cross Country All-American.
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