Meet Schedule | Heat Sheets

TAMPA – With the conference championships in the rearview mirror, the University of South Florida track and field teams will host one more home meet during the 2010 season Friday with the South Florida Invitational at the USF Track & Field Stadium. Action gets underway at 2 p.m. with the hammer throw, while the running events will start at 6 p.m.

For the entire meet schedule, click here. To view the heat sheets for the meet, click here.

Some of the teams scheduled to compete include squads from Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Bethune-Cookman, Embry-Riddle, Nova Southeastern and Loyola (IL) along with individuals competing unattached and individuals from club teams.

USF has more than 30 athletes set to compete, with numerous individuals looking to shore up their times/marks for the NCAA Preliminary Round and a few attempting to post a qualifying mark one last time. The NCAA Prelims are set for May 27-29 in Greensboro, N.C., and are the last step before the NCAA Championships.

Up to the top 48 individuals in each event in the East Region will compete at the Prelims, with the top 12 finishers at the meet earning a spot at the NCAA Championships to meet the top 12 from the Prelim in the West Region.

The 2008 Olympic Bronze medalist in the 100 meters, Walter Dix, will be one of numerous unattached and club team individuals who will compete at the meet.

Check back at GoUSFBulls.com for the complete recap and meet results when they become available. As always, results from every meet throughout the year can be found on the Media Center page, while fans can keep track of USF's performances through the history and records section.

Where They Stack in the East
The list won't be final until the week of, but numerous Bulls are in position to earn a spot in the NCAA Preliminary Round May 27-29 in Greensboro, N.C.

Some have their spots locked up, while others are on the cusp of qualifying at the moment. Four of those Bulls are ranked in the top 10 in the East Region, with sophomore Jared Thomas locking down the No. 3 spot in the discus at 193-6, and sophomore David Aristil coming in fourth in the 400 hurdles in 50.42.

Also ranking in the top 10 are two more sophomores, with Nicole Rozario ranking seventh in the 3,000 steeplechase in 10:23.01 and Casey Wagner ninth in the javelin with a throw of 155-8. All four individuals hold the school record in their respective events.

Check the list to the right for the complete breakdown of where USF athletes rank in the East Region.

More School Records Fall
Sophomore David Aristil and the men's 4x100 relay broke school records at the BIG EAST Championships two weeks ago, bringing the total to 12 in terms of the number of times a school record was broken during the outdoor season.

Aristil ran 50.42 to break the old mark of 50.50 set by Kemel Thompson in 1996, while the 4x100 relay went 40.75 to just edge out the 40.79 the Bulls ran earlier in the season. The 4x100 set the school record for the second time this season, as has sophomores Casey Wagner in the javelin and Nicole Rozario in the 3,000 steeplechase. Sophomore Jared Thomas set the discus record three separate times this year.

The other three school records to go include Aristil's 400 hurdles mark, sophomore Allie Prendergast in the 3,000 meters and the men's 4x400 relay.

Carela Wins 5,000 Meter Title at Dominican Republic Championships
Junior Pedro Carela won the 5,000 meters title at the Dominican Republic Track and Field National Championships May 1, as more than 600 athletes competed at the 25th annual championships.

Carela, whose parents were married in the Dominican Republic, ran a time of 15:31.95 to capture the title. Click here to read more about his win.

Get to Know Senior Kayla Richmond
Learn more about senior Kayla Richmond, who will compete one last time for the Bulls Friday in the 400 hurdles before moving on in her career endeavors.

Last Time Out For the Bulls
The women's team had a successful couple of days at the BIG EAST Championships April 30-May 2 in Cincinnati, as the Bulls placed seventh with 59 points, the highest finish and the most points the women's team has posted in five years in the BIG EAST.

The men finished eighth with 47 points, but the highlight came on the last day of competition, when sophomore David Aristil captured the 400 hurdles title in a school record 50.42, breaking the old mark of 50.50 set by Kemel Thompson in 1996. USF has now won the 400 hurdles title three years in a row after Glenn Fowler took home the top honor in 2008 and '09.

USF's other BIG EAST champion was junior Dana Webb, who won the pole vault title May 1 during the first full day of competition. She helped the Bulls make it a sweep in the women's pole vault after junior Stephanie Duffy won the indoor title.

Also earning All-BIG EAST honors for finishing in the top 3 and earning a spot on the podium were senior Yvana Hepburn, who finished second in the 100 hurdles, along with Duffy, senior Sean Young (pole vault), junior MaShonda Rayner (triple jump), freshman Monique Williams (long jump) and the men's 4x100, who all took third in their respective events. USF's eight All-BIG EAST honors combined ties the 2008 team for the most in five years in the BIG EAST.

Head to the Media Center page to find the links to the full recap and the results in PDF format from all of the outdoor meets, as well as the recap and results from every meet during the rest of the season as they happen. Don't forget to keep tabs on the team's progress throughout the year with the Track & Field Records and History Index page, which includes everyone's personal bests - indoor and outdoor - as well as a running tab of the best times and marks for the season and a complete performance list.

USF Unveils 2009-10 Online Interactive Guide
The USF athletics department will no longer print media guides and has now switched over to a new online, interactive format, which features vivid photography, videos of both the coaches and athletes, as well as everything else one would need in order to stay informed about the USF track and field program. Click here to head to the press release and then click on the image inside the story to open up the 2009-10 Track & Field Interactive Guide. Learn more about the athletes, watch them perform on the track, listen to what the coaches have to say about the program, and much, much more.

Up Next
USF will send a contingent to the NCAA Preliminary Round May 27-29 in Greensboro, N.C., with the top 12 in each event earning a trip to the NCAA Championships June 9-12.