2025-26 Track & Field Roster
Jaleel Croal
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Road Town, BVI
- High School:
- Elmore Stout HS
- Major:
- Accounting
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Awards and Accolades
Collegiate PRs
60m: 6.61 | Jarvis Scott Invitational (Feb. 13-14, 2026)
100m: 10.05 | USF Alumni Invitational (March 21-22, 2025)
200m: 19.95 | NCAA Division 1 East First Rounds (May 28-31, 2025)
400m: 47.96 | South Florida Invitational (April 11-12, 2025)
Season Recaps
2026
Indoor: Placed 4th in the 60m final (6.68) and ran on a 5th-place 4x400m relay (3:27.36) at the Windy City Invitational… Clocked a personal-best 60m time (6.61) in the semifinals at the Jarvis Scott Invitational…Earned gold medals in the 60m (6.66) and 200m (20.89) at the American Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Outdoor: Won the 100m in 10.14 at the USF Alumni Invitational… Won the 100m (9.75), placed 2nd in the 200m (20.05) and ran on the 1st-place 4x100m relay (38.93) at the American Outdoor Track & Field Championships… His 100m time (9.75) is the fourth-fastest all-conditions mark in NCAA history... Ran on the 4x100m relay that placed 3rd in 38.45 at the NCAA East First Rounds… Competed at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, running the 200m preliminaries (20.66) and 4x100m relay preliminaries (39.16).
2025
Indoor: Finished 3rd in the 200m finals (21.00) and placed 4th in the 60m finals (6.69) at the American Indoor Championships…Placed 5th in the 200m (21.20) and took 6th in the 60m final (6.73) at the Windy City Invitational…Placed 2nd in the 60m prelims (6.85) and ran on a 4x400m relay that finished 4th (3:12.51) at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational.
Outdoor: Won the 100m in a personal-best 10.05 at the USF Alumni Invitational… Swept the 100m (10.26), 200m (20.28) and 4x100 relay (38.73) at the American Outdoor Championships… Clocked a personal-best and school record time of 19.95 in the 200m semifinals and ran on the winning 4x100m relay in a school record time of 38.05 at NCAA East First Rounds… Ran on the 4x100m relay that placed 4th in 38.73 in the finals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
2024
Indoor: Placed second and third in the 60m (6.69) and the 4x400 (3:16.89) on Jan. 12 at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational...Saw a sixth place finish in the 4x400 with a time of 3:16.18 and a 10th place finish in the 200m (21.51) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invite (Jan. 26-27)...Placed third in the 60m at the Crimson Elite Invite on Feb. 2...His Feb. 3 12th place finish saw a 21.45 time in the 200m at the Boston Scarlet & White Invitational on Feb. 3...Placed first in the 60m at the Badger's Windy City Invite (Feb. 9-10)...Subsequently, he also placed fourth in the 200m (21.32)...Ran a personal best and placed first in the 60m with a time of 6.65 at the American Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb. 23-24)...Also placed first in the 200m with a time of 20.96 at the same competition.
Outdoor: Opened his outdoor performance with a first place finish in the 4x100m relay (39.13) at the USF Alumni Invitational (March 15-16)...He also finished third in the 100m (10.22) in the same event...Ran a leg on the 4x100 that finished in first place (39.03) at the Pepsi Florida Relays (March 29-30)...Subsequently, he also ran the 200m in the same event, which finished for seventh place (20.52)...Clocked a 48.49 time in the 400m (10th Place) and a 39.45 time, which finished first in the 4x100 at the South Florida Invitational (April 5-6)...Competed in the 100m (10.16 | 7th Place), 200m (20.87 | 5th Place), and the 4x100 (39.33 | 3rd Place) at the 64th Annual Mt. SAC Relays (April 17-20)...Ran a 39.41 in the 4x100 and a 1:22.08 in the 4x200 at the Penn Relays...Ran a leg in the 4x100 that finished in first place (38.44) in the AAC Outdoor Championships...He also placed second and third in the 100m (10.13) and the 200m (20.47) at the outdoor championships...Qualified for the NCAA East First Rounds, where he placed 12th in the 200m (20.38) and second in the 4x100 (38.64), while also competing in the 100m (10.53) on May 22-25... Advanced to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, where he competed in the 200m, finishing 24th with a time of 20.99.
2023
Indoor: Won the 60m dash with a personal best time of 6.74 at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 13)...Placed ninth and eleventh in the 4x400 (3:20.91) and in the 60m (6.78) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 27-28)...Ran the 60m where he finished in sixth place (6.83) at the Crimson Elite (Feb. 3-4)...Ran a season best time of 21.74 in the 200m at the Boston University Scarlet and White Invite (Feb. 4)...Saw a 21.74 time in the 200m at the Boston Scarlet and White Invite on Feb. 4...Competed in the 60m (6.83 | 6th Place), 200m (21.79 | 9th Place), and the 4x400 (3:27.83 | 7th Place) at the Wisconsin Badger's Windy City Invite on Feb 10-11...Saw action in the 60m and the 200m, finishing seventh (6.84) and 11th (21.75), respectively at the AAC Indoor Championships.
Outdoor: Won the 4x100 relay with a time of 40.33 at the Beach Invitational (Apr. 14-15), while also clocking time in the 100m (10.61)...Ran the 4x200 for 1:28.99 at the Penn Relays (Apr. 27-29)...Ran a personal best time of 10.56 in the 100m dash to place 7th in the preliminary round, ran a personal best time of 20.95 in the 200m to place 4th, set a new program record time of 39.77 in the 4x100 relay to finish second in the AAC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)...Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 25-27) and finished 10th in the 4x100 with a time of 39.84...Moved on to the NCAA Outdoor Championships and finished 24th in the 4x100 relay with 39.82 seconds.
High School: PRs: 100m: 10.57, 200m: 20.93, 400m: 49.20...Ran a personal best of 20.93 for 200m at the 2021 Pan American U23 Games to place fifth...Had a personal best on 10.57 in the 100m at the 2019 NACAC U18 Championships.
Personal: Attended Elmore Stout High School. Son of Nekita Croal and Shelly Simon. Majoring in Accounting.
Awards and Accolades
- First Team All-American, 4x100m relay (2025)
- Second Team All-American, outdoor 200m (2025)
- Second Team All-American, 4x100m relay (2026)
- All-American Honorable Mention, outdoor 200m (2024, 2026)
- All-American Honorable Mention, 100m (2025)
- All-American Honorable Mention, 4x100m relay (2023)
- NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier, 4x100m relay (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
- NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier, 200m (2024, 2025, 2026)
- NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier, 100m (2025)
- NCAA East First Rounds qualifier, 4x100m relay (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
- NCAA East First Rounds qualifier, 100m (2024, 2025, 2026)
- NCAA East First Rounds qualifier, 200m (2024, 2025, 2026)
- 10-time American Conference champion – most in program history and third-highest in American Conference history
- American Conference champion, 100m (2025, 2026)
- American Conference champion, 4x100m relay (2024, 2025, 2026)
- American Conference champion, 60m (2024, 2026)
- American Conference champion, indoor 200m (2024, 2026)
- American Conference champion, outdoor 200m (2025)
- American Second Team All-Conference, outdoor 200m (2026)
- American Second Team All-Conference, 100m (2024)
- American Second Team All-Conference, 4x100m relay (2023)
- American Third Team All-Conference, indoor 200m (2025)
- American Third Team All-Conference, outdoor 200m (2024)
- American Conference Men’s Outdoor MVP (2025)
- American Conference Men’s Indoor MVP (2024)
- Penn Relays champion, 4x100m relay (2024, 2025)
- Penn Relays champion, 4x200m relay (2024, 2025)
- USF Record Holder in the Outdoor 4x100m Relay (38.05 | 2025)
- USF Record Holder in the Outdoor 200m (19.95 | 2025)
Collegiate PRs
60m: 6.61 | Jarvis Scott Invitational (Feb. 13-14, 2026)
100m: 10.05 | USF Alumni Invitational (March 21-22, 2025)
200m: 19.95 | NCAA Division 1 East First Rounds (May 28-31, 2025)
400m: 47.96 | South Florida Invitational (April 11-12, 2025)
Season Recaps
2026
Indoor: Placed 4th in the 60m final (6.68) and ran on a 5th-place 4x400m relay (3:27.36) at the Windy City Invitational… Clocked a personal-best 60m time (6.61) in the semifinals at the Jarvis Scott Invitational…Earned gold medals in the 60m (6.66) and 200m (20.89) at the American Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Outdoor: Won the 100m in 10.14 at the USF Alumni Invitational… Won the 100m (9.75), placed 2nd in the 200m (20.05) and ran on the 1st-place 4x100m relay (38.93) at the American Outdoor Track & Field Championships… His 100m time (9.75) is the fourth-fastest all-conditions mark in NCAA history... Ran on the 4x100m relay that placed 3rd in 38.45 at the NCAA East First Rounds… Competed at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, running the 200m preliminaries (20.66) and 4x100m relay preliminaries (39.16).
2025
Indoor: Finished 3rd in the 200m finals (21.00) and placed 4th in the 60m finals (6.69) at the American Indoor Championships…Placed 5th in the 200m (21.20) and took 6th in the 60m final (6.73) at the Windy City Invitational…Placed 2nd in the 60m prelims (6.85) and ran on a 4x400m relay that finished 4th (3:12.51) at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational.
Outdoor: Won the 100m in a personal-best 10.05 at the USF Alumni Invitational… Swept the 100m (10.26), 200m (20.28) and 4x100 relay (38.73) at the American Outdoor Championships… Clocked a personal-best and school record time of 19.95 in the 200m semifinals and ran on the winning 4x100m relay in a school record time of 38.05 at NCAA East First Rounds… Ran on the 4x100m relay that placed 4th in 38.73 in the finals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
2024
Indoor: Placed second and third in the 60m (6.69) and the 4x400 (3:16.89) on Jan. 12 at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational...Saw a sixth place finish in the 4x400 with a time of 3:16.18 and a 10th place finish in the 200m (21.51) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invite (Jan. 26-27)...Placed third in the 60m at the Crimson Elite Invite on Feb. 2...His Feb. 3 12th place finish saw a 21.45 time in the 200m at the Boston Scarlet & White Invitational on Feb. 3...Placed first in the 60m at the Badger's Windy City Invite (Feb. 9-10)...Subsequently, he also placed fourth in the 200m (21.32)...Ran a personal best and placed first in the 60m with a time of 6.65 at the American Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb. 23-24)...Also placed first in the 200m with a time of 20.96 at the same competition.
Outdoor: Opened his outdoor performance with a first place finish in the 4x100m relay (39.13) at the USF Alumni Invitational (March 15-16)...He also finished third in the 100m (10.22) in the same event...Ran a leg on the 4x100 that finished in first place (39.03) at the Pepsi Florida Relays (March 29-30)...Subsequently, he also ran the 200m in the same event, which finished for seventh place (20.52)...Clocked a 48.49 time in the 400m (10th Place) and a 39.45 time, which finished first in the 4x100 at the South Florida Invitational (April 5-6)...Competed in the 100m (10.16 | 7th Place), 200m (20.87 | 5th Place), and the 4x100 (39.33 | 3rd Place) at the 64th Annual Mt. SAC Relays (April 17-20)...Ran a 39.41 in the 4x100 and a 1:22.08 in the 4x200 at the Penn Relays...Ran a leg in the 4x100 that finished in first place (38.44) in the AAC Outdoor Championships...He also placed second and third in the 100m (10.13) and the 200m (20.47) at the outdoor championships...Qualified for the NCAA East First Rounds, where he placed 12th in the 200m (20.38) and second in the 4x100 (38.64), while also competing in the 100m (10.53) on May 22-25... Advanced to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, where he competed in the 200m, finishing 24th with a time of 20.99.
2023
Indoor: Won the 60m dash with a personal best time of 6.74 at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 13)...Placed ninth and eleventh in the 4x400 (3:20.91) and in the 60m (6.78) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 27-28)...Ran the 60m where he finished in sixth place (6.83) at the Crimson Elite (Feb. 3-4)...Ran a season best time of 21.74 in the 200m at the Boston University Scarlet and White Invite (Feb. 4)...Saw a 21.74 time in the 200m at the Boston Scarlet and White Invite on Feb. 4...Competed in the 60m (6.83 | 6th Place), 200m (21.79 | 9th Place), and the 4x400 (3:27.83 | 7th Place) at the Wisconsin Badger's Windy City Invite on Feb 10-11...Saw action in the 60m and the 200m, finishing seventh (6.84) and 11th (21.75), respectively at the AAC Indoor Championships.
Outdoor: Won the 4x100 relay with a time of 40.33 at the Beach Invitational (Apr. 14-15), while also clocking time in the 100m (10.61)...Ran the 4x200 for 1:28.99 at the Penn Relays (Apr. 27-29)...Ran a personal best time of 10.56 in the 100m dash to place 7th in the preliminary round, ran a personal best time of 20.95 in the 200m to place 4th, set a new program record time of 39.77 in the 4x100 relay to finish second in the AAC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)...Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 25-27) and finished 10th in the 4x100 with a time of 39.84...Moved on to the NCAA Outdoor Championships and finished 24th in the 4x100 relay with 39.82 seconds.
High School: PRs: 100m: 10.57, 200m: 20.93, 400m: 49.20...Ran a personal best of 20.93 for 200m at the 2021 Pan American U23 Games to place fifth...Had a personal best on 10.57 in the 100m at the 2019 NACAC U18 Championships.
Personal: Attended Elmore Stout High School. Son of Nekita Croal and Shelly Simon. Majoring in Accounting.
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