South Florida Bulls track and field | |
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Founded | 1992 (outdoor) 1994 (indoor) |
University | University of South Florida |
Athletic director | Michael Kelly |
Head coach | Erik Jenkins |
Conference | The American |
Location | Tampa, FL |
Outdoor track | USF Track and Field Stadium (Capacity: 4,000) |
Nickname | Bulls |
Colors | Green and gold [1] |
Individual Indoor National Champions | |
Men: Romaine Beckford – High jump (2023) | |
Individual Outdoor National Champions | |
Men: Jon Dennis – 5,000 meter run (1992, 1993) Romaine Beckford – High jump (2023) | |
NCAA Indoor Tournament Appearances | |
Men: 2015, 2016 Women: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2011 | |
NCAA Outdoor Tournament Appearances | |
Men: 1992, 1993, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 Women: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014 | |
Conference Indoor Championships | |
Men: 2024 Women: 1995, 2000, 2001 | |
Conference Outdoor Championships | |
Men: 2024 Women: 1994, 1995, 2003 |
The South Florida Bulls track and field program represents the University of South Florida in the sport of track and field. The program consists of separate men's and women's teams and competes in the American Athletic Conference within NCAA Division I. Both of the Bulls track and field teams are coached by Erik Jenkins, who also coaches the USF cross country teams. [2] The teams practice and host outdoor meets at the USF Track and Field Stadium. While the university sponsors indoor teams as well, the university does not have an indoor track facility suitable to host meets. There is an indoor track in the Campus Recreation Center which the teams use for practice, but it has no space for indoor field events or spectators.
Neither team has won a team national title, but the men's team has featured four individual national championships: Jon Dennis won the outdoor 5000-meter run in 1992 and 1993 and Romaine Beckford won the indoor and outdoor high jump in 2023.
The USF men's outdoor track and field team was founded in spring 1992, and the indoor team was founded in spring 1994. [3] They have won two conference championships, the 2024 indoor and outdoor American Athletic Conference titles. [4] [5] They have made two appearances in the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships and seven appearances in the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [6] [7] Members of the team have won 31 individual indoor and 60 individual outdoor conference championships, plus four relay indoor and five relay outdoor conference championships. [8]
Jon Dennis won the 1992 and 1993 national championships in the outdoor 5,000 meter run, and Romaine Beckford won the 2023 national championship in the indoor and outdoor high jump. [9] [10] [11] Matthew O'Neal was the national runner-up in the 2016 indoor triple jump. [12]
The USF women's outdoor and indoor track and field teams were also founded in 1992 and 1994, respectively. [3] They have won three indoor and three outdoor team conference championships and appeared in six NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships and seven NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [13] [14] Members of the team have won 41 individual indoor and 53 individual outdoor conference championships, plus three relay indoor and four relay outdoor conference championships. [15]
Two women's athletes have finished as NCAA runners up: Tara Quinn in the 2002 outdoor 10,000 meter run and Courtney Anderson in the 2013 outdoor high jump. [16]
As of 2022, the men's program has produced 14 first team all-American selections from seven athletes, while the women's program has produced 13 first team selections from six athletes and one relay team. [16]
Three track and field athletes have been inducted into the University of South Florida Athletic Hall of Fame, two women and one man:
Five Bulls track and field athletes have competed in the Olympics: [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]
As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, no Bulls have won any Olympic medals in track & field.
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