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NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 31, 2026) \u2013 The South Florida men’s track and field team is ranked No. 20 in the first USTFCCCA National TFRI rankings of the outdoor season, the organization announced on Tuesday. ABOUT USF TRACK AND FIELD\u00a0 Erik Jenkins<\/a>\u00a0is in his seventh season as the USF head coach. The South Florida men’s track and field team has won five straight American Conference championships. The Bulls’ 4x400m\u00a0relay squad\u2014\u00a0Devontie<\/a>\u00a0Archer<\/a>,\u00a0Alexavier<\/a>\u00a0Monfries<\/a>,\u00a0Corey<\/a>\u00a0Ottey<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Gabriel Moronta<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 claimed a national title with a program-record time of 3:00.42 at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships, earning a\u00a0top-15\u00a0finish as a team. This past season, nine Bulls athletes earned All-America honors, including\u00a0Kobe Babin<\/a>,\u00a0Devontie\u00a0Archer<\/a>,\u00a0Alexavier<\/a>\u00a0Monfries<\/a>,\u00a0Corey<\/a>\u00a0Ottey<\/a>,\u00a0Gabriel<\/a>\u00a0Moronta<\/a>,\u00a0Shomari Pettigrew<\/a><\/a>,\u00a0Jaleel<\/a>\u00a0Croal<\/a>,\u00a0Abdul-Rasheed Saminu<\/a>, and\u00a0Vincent Ugwoke<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0
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\nSouth Florida is ranked ahead of many Power 4 programs, including Michigan State, Florida, Arizona State, Clemson, NC State, Auburn, and Iowa.
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\nKelsey Singleton<\/a>, Nathan Metelus<\/a>, Joshua Crum<\/a>, and Alexavier Monfries<\/a> rank second in the nation in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:05.60 at the USF Alumni Invitational. Shomari Pettigrew<\/a>, Jaleel Croal<\/a>, Nathan Metelus<\/a>, and Cayden Broadnax<\/a> posted a 4x100m relay time of 39.66 at the USF Alumni Invitational, ranking 14th in the country.
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\nJaleel Croal<\/a> ranks third in the country in the 100m with a time of 10.14 at the USF Alumni Invitational. Nathan Metelus<\/a> posted a 200m time of 20.64 at the USF Alumni Invitational, ranking 13th in the nation.
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\nKarim Belmahdi<\/a> ranks 13th nationally in the 800m with a time of 1:48.78 at the USF Alumni Invitational.
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\nWill “Jaiden” Smith (13.95) and Darian Mills<\/a> (13.99) rank 22nd and 26th in the country in the 110m hurdles, respectively.
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\nSouth Florida will travel to Gainesville, Fla., to compete in the Florida Relays, hosted by the University of Florida, on April 3\u20134.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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