2024-25 Track & Field Roster

Stephen Galvin/South Florida Track and Field

Shaniya Benjamin

  • Position Jumps/Sprints
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.
  • High School Alonso HS
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Biography

Awards and Accolades
USF Record Holder in the Indoor 4x400 Relay (3:35.19 | 2024)
USF Record Holder in the Outdoor 4x400 Relay (3:29.37 | 2024)
USF Record Holder in the Outdoor 4x100 Relay (43.93 | 2024)

USF Record Holder in the 100m Dash (11.33 | 2024)


2024 NCAA Outdoor 4x400 Relay Second Team All-American
2022 Honorable Mention Outdoor All-American in the Long Jump
2021 Second Team Outdoor All-American in the Long Jump

2021 Second Team Outdoor All-American in the 4x100 Relay
2021 Honorable Mention Outdoor All-American in the 4x400 Relay


2023 AAC Outdoor 4x400 Relay Champion
2022 AAC Indoor Long Jump Champion
2022 AAC Indoor Freshman of the Year
2021 AAC Outdoor Long Jump Champion
2021 AAC Outdoor 4x400 Champion

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Collegiate PRs
Indoor 60m: 7.43 | The American Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb 23-24, 2024)
Indoor 200m: 23.53 | The American Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb 23-24, 2024)
Indoor 300m: 40.30 | Commodore Invite (Jan. 14, 2022)
Indoor Long Jump: 6.24 (20'5.75") | PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 26-27, 2024)
Outdoor 100m: 11.97 | The American Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 10-12, 2024)
Outdoor 200m: 22.98 | Pepsi Florida Relays (March 29-30, 2024)
Outdoor 400m: 55.69 | FHSAA State Track & Field Championships (May 3-4, 2019) *
Outdoor Long Jump: 6.53m (21' 5.25") | NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round (May 26, 2021)
Outdoor Triple Jump: 12.04m (39' 6") | Senior Night-Wharton (Mar. 12, 2019) *
* Competing for Alonso

Season Recaps
2025
Indoor: Opened the season with a first place finish in the long jump finals (6.14m | 20' 1.75") at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 17)...Additionally, she ran a leg on the 4x400 (3:47.10 | 3rd Place) and the 60m (7.50 | 5th Place)...Ran the 4x400m relay where she placed third with a 3:39.47 time at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)...Her 3:36.07 time in the 4x400m relay saw first place and also ranked as the second best indoor relay time in program history at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 14-15)...

2024
Indoor: Began the indoor season at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 12), placing third in the 60m prelims (7.54) and first in the long jump with a mark of 5.83m (19' 1.5")...Continued success at the 2024 PNC Lenny Lyles Invite (Jan. 26-27), winning the 4x400 relay (3:41.48), taking first in the long jump with a leap of 6.24m (20' 5.75"), and finishing third in the 200m (23.85)...Claimed first in the 4x400 relay (3:35.19) and third in the 200m (23.81) at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White (Feb. 3)...At the Badger's Windy City Invite (Feb. 9-10), placed first in the 4x400 relay (3:35.44), third in the long jump (6.02m, 19' 9"), third in the 200m (23.97), and 10th in the 60m prelims (7.52)...Competed at The American Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb. 23-24), finishing first in the 4x400 relay (3:36.31), third in the long jump (6.17m, 20' 3"), fifth in the 200m final (23.53) after advancing from prelims in sixth (23.82), and eighth in the 60m final (7.56) after a prelim time of 7.43...

Outdoor: Competed at the USF Bulls Alumni Invitational (Mar. 15-16), winning the 4x100 relay (44.06), finishing second in the 4x400 relay (3:38.02), and second in the long jump (6.12m, 20' 1")...At the Pepsi Florida Relays (Mar. 29-30), placed fourth in the 200m (22.98), fifth in the 4x100 relay final (44.23) after qualifying sixth in prelims (44.05), and fourth in the 4x400 relay (3:30.77)...Competed at the South Florida Invitational (Apr. 5-6), finishing first in the 100m (11.33, 2.9) and third in the long jump (6.39m, 2.0, 20' 11.75")...At the 64th Annual Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 17-20), placed eighth in the 4x100 relay (43.93) and fourth in the long jump with a season-best mark of 6.34m (0.6, 20' 9.75")...Participated in the Penn Relays (Apr. 25-27), competing in the 4x100 relay (44.68 in prelims and 44.84 in finals) and the 4x200 relay (1:33.19)...Advanced to The American Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 10-12), finishing second in the 4x400 relay (3:36.04), third in the long jump (6.03m, 0.8, 19' 9.5"), 12th in the 200m prelims (23.49, 2.3), and 13th in the 100m prelims (11.97, -0.5), while the 4x100 relay did not finish...Qualified for the NCAA East First Round (May 22-25), placing 10th in the 4x400 relay (3:29.37), 16th in the 4x100 relay (44.15), 25th in the long jump (6.03m, 0.2, 19' 9.5"), and 41st in the 200m prelims (23.66, 0.1)...Finished the season at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships (June 5-8), where the 4x400 relay team placed 13th in the prelims (3:31.21)...

2024 Season Highlights: Named to the NCAA Outdoor 4x400 Relay Second Team All-American list...Appeared at the Indoor and Outdoor Championships...Competed at the indoor and Outdoor Prelims, where she placed sixth in the indoor 60m and 13th in the 4x400...

2023:
Indoor: Finished fourth in the 60m at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 27-28)...Set a new personal-best mark of 7.58 in the 60m, set a season-best mark in the long jump of 6.17m (20-3) to finish third, and won the 4x400 relay at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 27-28)…Placed third in the long jump at the Crimson Elite (Feb. 3-4)…Finished second in both the 200m and 4x400 at the Boston University Scarlet and White Invite (Feb. 4)…Finished second in the long jump with a mark of 6.13m (2-1.75) at the Wisconsin Badger’s Windy City Invite (Feb. 10-11)…Helped the 4x400 relay team finish second with a new program record time of 3:38.25 at the AAC Indoor Championship (Feb. 24-25)...
 
Outdoor: Won the long jump and finished third in the 4x100 relay at the USF Bulls Invitational (Mar. 17-18)...Won the 4x100 relay and finished third in the long jump at the South Florida Invitational (Apr. 7-8)...Won the 4x400 relay and finished fourth in the 4x100 at the Mt. SAC Relays...Finished second in the 4x100 and set a season-best mark in long jump to finish second at the Beach Invitational (Apr. 14-15)...Won the 4x200 with a mark of 1:36.45 at the Penn Relays (Apr. 27-29)...Set a new personal-best, and program and conference record of 23.11 in the 200m, finished third in the 4x100, won the 4x400 relay with a new program and conference record of 3:32.24 at the AAC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)...Set a season-best mark of 44.59 in the 4x100 relay to finish 17th at the NCAA East Prelims (May 25-27), the third-best time in program history, while also finishing 20th in the long jump.

2023 Season Highlights: Ran a leg on the 4x400 relay in the indoor and outdoor championships...Advanced to the NCAA Division I East Prelims, where she marked a third-best time in program history at the time...Finished the season as the AAC Outdoor 4x400 Relay Champion...

2022:
Indoor: Won the AAC Indoor Long Jump Championship with a 20-1.5 leap...Won the long jump with a personal-best 20-3.5 in the long jump at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 29)...Helped the 4x400 relay finish first at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 29) and the Commodore Indoor (Jan. 14-15)...Won the long jump at the Crimson Elite (Feb. 4)...Finished second in the long jump at the Badgers Windy City Invite (Feb. 11-12)...Helped the 4x400 relay finish third at the AAC Indoor Championships.

Outdoor: 2022 USTFCCCA Honorable Mention All-American in the long jump...Qualified for teh NCAA National Championships in the long jump, where she finished in 20th...Finished in seventh at the NCAA East Prelims in the long jump...Won the long jump at the South Florida Invite (April 8) with a 6.10m (20-0.25)...Helped the 4x100 relay finish in first with a 45.50 and the 4x400 relay finish in first with a 3:44.25 at the South Florida Invite...Finished in second in the long jump with a 6.06m (19-10.75) at the AAC Outdoor Championships (May 13)...Helped the 4x100 relay finish in second with a 44.51 at the AAC Outdoor Championships...Helped the 4x100 relay finish in third with a 45.09 at the Miami Hurricanes Invitational (March 18)...Finished in third in the 200 meters with a 23.99 at the South Florida Invite...Helped the 4x400 relay finish in third with a 3:37.74 at the AAC Outdoor Championships. 

2022 Season Highlights: Finished third in the 4x400 at the AAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships...Named the AAC Indoor Long Jump Champion and the AAC Indoor Freshman of the Year...Received accolades for an honorable mention in the Outdoor long jump for All-American...

2021:
Indoor: Opened the indoor season at the H-Town SpeedCity Series II (Jan. 29, 2021), finishing second in the long jump with a leap of 5.94m (19' 6") and eighth in the 4x400 relay (3:54.74)...Improved at the H-Town SpeedCity Series III (Feb. 13), placing second in the long jump (5.89m, 19' 4") and second in the 4x400 relay (3:46.88)...

Outdoor: Transitioned to outdoor at the USF Bulls Invite (Mar. 19-20), earning second in the 4x400 relay (3:46.83), third in the 4x100 relay (45.83), fifth in the 200m (24.39, 1.4), and fourth in the long jump (6.09m, 2.6, 19' 11.75")...At the FSU Relays (Mar. 25-26), placed first in the 4x400 relay (3:38.32), second in the 4x100 relay (45.12), and fourth in the long jump (6.10m, 0.9, 20' 0.25")...Won both the 4x100 relay (44.56) and 4x400 relay (3:37.88) at the USF Invite (Apr. 2-3), and finished second in the long jump (6.09m, 2.6, 19' 11.75")...At the UF Tom Jones Invitational (Apr. 16-17), placed ninth in the 200m (23.77, 1.0), sixth in the 4x100 relay (45.33), and sixth in the 4x400 relay (3:36.26)...Competed at the Knights Invite (Apr. 24), winning the long jump with a mark of 6.17m (-0.8, 20' 3")...At the North Florida Invite (Apr. 29-30), finished second in the 4x100 relay (44.20), third in the 4x400 relay (3:34.88), and third in the long jump (6.23m, 4.0, 20' 5.25")...Shined at The American Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 14-16), winning the 4x400 relay (3:35.03) and the long jump (6.50m, 2.0, 21' 4"), placing fifth in the 200m final (23.47, 2.0) after qualifying sixth in prelims (23.80, 0.5), while the 4x100 relay was disqualified...Qualified for the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round (May 26-29), advancing in the 4x100 relay (8th, 43.95) and the 4x400 relay (13th, 3:34.07), and earning fifth in the long jump (6.53m, 1.2, 21' 5.25")...Concluded the season at the NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships (June 9-12), where the 4x100 relay finished 15th in prelims (44.15), the 4x400 relay placed 18th in prelims (3:37.64), and the long jump secured 10th in finals with a mark of 6.35m (0.8, 20' 10")...

2021 Season Highlights: Qualified for NCAA National Championships in the long jump, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay...Second Team Outdoor All-American in the Long Jump...Second Team Outdoor All-American in the 4x100 Relay...Honorable Mention Outdoor All-American in the 4x400 Relay...Broke the record in three different events: long jump, 4x100 and 4x400...2021 AAC Outdoor Long Jump Champion...2021 AAC Outdoor 4x400 Champion...

High School: Attended Alonso high school.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

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  • 2021-22Sophomore

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  • 2022-23Junior

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  • 2023-24Senior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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