USF to Face Top Competition in 2020

Two home meets, including the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships, and competition in some of the top meets in the nation highlight the 2020 USF track and field schedule, head coachannounced on Thursday."We're very excited about the upcoming indoor and outdoor season," Jenkins said. "This schedule provides an abundance of quality opportunities for our team to compete against the top programs in the country. We will measure ourselves against the best and will strive to improve."USF opens the indoor season with a weekend trip to Birmingham, Ala., to take part in the UAB Blazer Invitational (Jan. 10) and the UAB Vulcan Invitational (Jan. 11). After a week off, the Bulls head to Lexington, Ky., to compete at the Rod McCravy Memorial hosted by the University of Kentucky (Jan. 24-25).USF next travels to Boston, Mass., to participate in the Crimson Invite (Jan. 31) and the Bruce and Lehane Scarlet and White Invite (Feb. 1). The Bulls finish the regular season in Houston, Texas, at the Howie Ryan Invitational hosted by the University of Houston (Feb. 14).The Bulls return to Birmingham at the end of the month (Feb. 28-29) for the AAC Championships. The 2020 NCAA Championships are set to take place in Albuquerque, N.M. March 13-14.The outdoor season begins March 20-21 with USF hosting the Bulls Invitational at the USF Track and Field Stadium. USF remains in the state of Florida the following week and makes the short trip to Tallahassee to take part in the Florida State Relays (March 27-28).USF opens the month of April in Gainesville, Fla., at the Florida Relays (April 2-4) before heading west to compete at the Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut, Calif. April 16-18. The Bulls next travel to Philadelphia, Pa., for the prestigious Penn Relays (April 23-25).USF travels to Orlando, Fla., for the UCF Team Invite for the final meet of the regular season (May 1), before returning to Tampa for the AAC Outdoor Championships (May 15-17).The NCAA East Region Preliminary is slated for May 28-30 in Lexington, Ky., and the NCAA Championships are schedule for June 10-13 in Austin, Texas.To stay up-to-date on the latest USF track and field news, follow the Bulls on social media ( Twitter Instagram ).The USF track and field team has produced 22 All-America selections since 2008 and at least one All-American in nine of the last 11 years. 2016 graduate Matthew O'Neal is USF's first six-time NCAA All-American. USF has posted two NCAA runner-up finishes since 2013 - O'Neal (triple jump, 2016) and Courtney Anderson (high jump, 2013). The Bulls hosted the 2018 NCAA Track and Field East Preliminary at the USF Track and Field Stadium.