The Südflorida route dominates day 1 of the AAC Indoor championships with a historical pole vault -Podium -Sweep and several champion

Birmingham, ala. – – The athletics team from South Florida had an outstanding performance on the first day of the indoor athletic conference (AAC) in Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham Crossplex on the first day of the indoor athletic championships in Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Alabama and secured a historical podium -sweep in the masoned high vault of the men.

Kobe Babin The second year in a row successfully defended the title of his men's high jump and solved 5.11 meters (16-9.25). He was accompanied by teammates on the podium Nikodem Pochopia And Noah Bitterwhich also occupied the same height and took second and third place. Andreas Kreiss In fourth place and a historical achievement for the bulls with a podium slip of the event and four top 4 finishers. This was the first time in at least 27 years that Südflorida carried out a podium podium in the pole vault and for the first time in the program history with four top 4 finishers in the event.

Kendell Mosley In addition, there is southern Florida's success and conquered the men's high jump title with a jump of 2.02 meters (6-7.50). Corey Ottey also earned a podium in the event, which took third place at the same height Javell Brown contributed to a sixth place.

The pole vault of women also saw a historical performance like Ella Galloway the championship claimed with a jump of 4.07 meters (13-4.25) and has become the first pole vault champion of the bulls since Stephanie Lambeth in 2020. Galloway was accompanied by Ella Dolcewho received third place with a jump of 3.87 meters (12-8.25), while Madeline Dutz Fifth with the same height.

In the long jump, Shaniya Benjamin took third place with a brand of 6.09 meters Nischa King Seventh with a jump of 6.02 meters (19-9:00).

South Florida's Sprinter also had a strong representation with Markel Jones Set a new meter record in the 60-meter fittings board with a time of 7.71 seconds and climb to the final. Tyler Drew (8.09) and Michael Bourne III (7.96) also qualifies for the 60-meter final of tomorrow.

The 400-meter group of women will have four competitors in the final tomorrow, including Rushana Dwyer (53.97), Amenda Saint Louis (54.51), Terrreen Peterson (54.67) and Skyler Watts (54.70). Gabriel Moronta (46.91), Nathan Metelus (47.46), Devontie Archer (47.48) and Alexavier Monfries (47.61) will represent the 400-meter group of men in the final of tomorrow.

In the 60-meter hurdles of women, Doris Quainoo (8.33) and Tyra Thomas (8.46) Both qualified for the final, while Saminu Abdul-Rashed (6.60), Jaleel Croal (6.67) and Shomari Pettigrew (6.78) qualifies for the 60-meter final of the men.

Karim will try to take part in the 800-meter final of men after a qualification of 1: 51.73.

Finally, Watts Südflorida is represented in the 200-meter final of women with a qualification of 23.96 seconds. On the side of the men, Abdule Rashed (20.82), Shevioe Reid (21.15), Jaleel Croal (21.20) and Alexavier Monfries (21.22) will all compete in the 200-meter final of the men.

South Florida's athletics team is on the second day of the AAC Indoor Championships, which starts tomorrow at 9:15 a.m. With several athletes who qualify for the final at various events, the bulls are looking forward to maintaining their dynamics because they are striving for more podium places.

“We are incredibly proud of the performance of the athletes today,” said Erik JenkinsDirector of Track & Field and Cross Country. “The team worked tirelessly, and it is exciting to see that this hard work pays off. We have prepared for a strong day 2 and look forward to bringing this energy into the final of tomorrow.”


Fans can access the Live ESPN+ sequence of tomorrow. Fans can also access the final results here.


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About USF athletics
The USF -Alictions team of the USF men claimed both the AAC championships in 2024 in the interior and in the outdoor. Last season, 10 bull athletes received all-American honors: Shevioe ReidPresent Shaniya BenjaminPresent Gabriel MorontaPresent Nathan MetelusPresent Terrreen PetersonPresent Amenda Saint LouisPresent Abdul-rashed SaminuPresent Quality irediaPresent Zahria Alers-Liburdand Tre'Sean Bouis. Romaine Beckford also represented USF when he won the NCAA championships in Indoor and outdoor in the men's high jump.

The success of the bulls extended to individual awards Markel Jones The winning of the AAC Indoor newcomer to 2024 and Jaleel Coral, which was recognized as the most valuable performer 2024 AAC Indoor. The coaching team also received high awards and received the AAC Indoor employee of 2024 AAC Indoor of the Year. USF has a remarkable track record with 56 all-America selections and at least one all-American award winner in 10 of the past 12 years. In 2021, eight athletes combined 11 all-American distinctions. Tampa comes from Shaniya Benjamin Successful a program milestone by receiving three all-American honors during the 2021 outdoor season, while the triple jumper Matthew O'Neal, a graduate 2016, became the first six-time NCAA All-American from USF. Since 2013 there have also been two NCAA secondary places: O'Neal (Triple Jump, 2016) and Courtney Anderson (High Jump, 2013). Head coach Erik JenkinsWho took over the management in July 2019, the team led to seven program records and 40 top 10 programs of all time in the 2021 season. In addition, USF has organized significant events in athletics stadium, including the NCAA East forecast 2018 and the AAC outdoor championships 2021 and 2023.

 

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