{"id":301850,"date":"2026-06-09T22:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/301850\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T22:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:20:10","slug":"south-florida-mens-track-and-field-competes-at-the-ncaa-outdoor-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/301850\/","title":{"rendered":"South Florida Men\u2019s Track and Field Competes at the NCAA Outdoor Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

EUGENE, Ore. (June 9, 2026) \u2013 The South Florida men’s track and field team will compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on June 10 and 12 at Hayward Field.
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\nThe meet will be streamed live on ESPN and ESPN2 on Wednesday and ESPN2 on Friday.
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\nThe semifinals for each event are on Wednesday, with the top eight finishers advancing to Friday’s finals for a chance to win an NCAA title.
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\nThe South Florida men finished 14th at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships, its highest finish in program history.
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\nJaleel Croal<\/a> \u2013 200m
\nThe 2025 Second Team All-American in the 200m will compete in the event for the third straight season. Croal ranks fifth in the nation in the 200m with a season-best time of 20.05, which earned him a silver medal at the American Conference Outdoor Championships.
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\nCroal finished ninth in the 200m quarterfinals with a time of 20.41 at the NCAA East First Rounds.
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\nHe will run in the 200m semifinals on Wednesday, June 10 at 10:29 p.m. ET.
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\n4x100m Relay
\nSouth Florida will compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 4x100m relay for the fourth consecutive season after finishing third at the NCAA East First Rounds with a season-best time of 38.45. Shomari Pettigrew<\/a>, Croal, Alexavier Monfries<\/a>, Nathan Metelus<\/a>, Cayden Broadnax<\/a>, Kahiem Carby<\/a>, and Blake Williams<\/a> will travel to Eugene for the meet.
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\nUSF won its third straight American Conference title with a time of 38.93. South Florida finished fourth in the 4x100m relay with a time of 38.73 at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
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\nThe Bulls will compete in the 4x100m relay semifinals on Wednesday, June 10 at 8:05 p.m. ET.
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\n4x400m Relay
\nSouth Florida finished 10th in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA East First Rounds with a season-best time of 3:02.71 after being the last team to qualify for the meet. Devontie Archer<\/a>, Markel Jones<\/a>, Metelus, Monfries, Joshua Crum<\/a>, Kelsey Singleton<\/a>, and Elisha Williams<\/a> will travel for USF. The Bulls will compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 4x400m relay for the third consecutive season.
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\nUSF is the defending NCAA champion in the event, posting a school-record time of 3:00.42. Archer and Monfries were members of the championship relay team.
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\nSouth Florida will race in the 4x400m relay semifinals on Wednesday, June 10 at 11:36 p.m. ET.
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\nABOUT USF TRACK AND FIELD\u00a0
\nBe sure to follow USF track and field on social media (X<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Facebook<\/a>) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information.\u00a0\u00a0
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\nErik Jenkins<\/a>\u00a0is in his seventh season as the USF head coach.\u00a0The 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 Archer<\/a><\/a>,\u00a0Alexavier Monfries<\/a><\/a>,\u00a0Corey Ottey<\/a>,\u00a0Gabriel Moronta<\/a>,\u00a0Shomari Pettigrew<\/a><\/a>,\u00a0Jaleel Croal<\/a>,\u00a0Abdul-Rasheed Saminu<\/a>, and\u00a0Vincent Ugwoke<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0
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