2023-24 Track & Field Roster

Shaniya Benjamin

  • Position
    Jumps/Sprints
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Tampa, Fla.
  • Highschool
    Alonso HS
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Biography

USF Record Holder in the Indoor 4x400 Relay (3:38.35, 2023)
USF Record Holder in the Outdoor 4x100 Relay (43.95, 2021)
USF Record Holder in the Outdoor 4x400 Relay (3:32.24, 2023)
USF Record Holder in the Outdoor 200m (23.11, 2023)
2023 AAC Outdoor 4x400 Relay Champion
2022 AAC Indoor Long Jump Champion
2022 Honorable Mention Outdoor All-American in the Long Jump
2022 AAC Indoor Freshman of the Year

2021 AAC Outdoor Long Jump Champion
2021 AAC Outdoor 4x400 Champion
2021 Second Team Outdoor All-American in the Long Jump
2021 Second Team Outdoor All-American in the 4x100 Relay
2021 Honorable Mention Outdoor All-American in the 4x400 Relay


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Collegiate PRs
Indoor 60m: 7.43 | The American Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb 23-24, 2024)
Indoor 200m: 24.13 | Boston University Scarlet and White Invite (Feb. 4, 2023)
Indoor 300m: 40.30 | Commodore Invite (Jan. 14, 2022)
Indoor Long Jump: 6.18m (20-3.5) | PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 29, 2022)
Outdoor 100m: 12.09 | Wharton Wildcat Invite (Feb. 23, 2019) *
Outdoor 200m: 23.11 | AAC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14, 2023)
Outdoor 400m: 55.69 | FHSAA State Track & Field Championships (May 3-4, 2019) *
Outdoor Long Jump: 6.53m (21-5.25) | NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round (May 26, 2021)
Outdoor Triple Jump: 12.04m (39-6) | Senior Night-Wharton (Mar. 12, 2019) *
* Competing for Alonso

Season Recaps
2024
Indoor: Had a personal best in the 60m with a time of 7.43 at The American Track & Field Championship (Feb. 23-24). Finished first 8 times this season. Helped the 4x400 relay place first 5 times this season. Placed first in the long jump with a mark of 5.83m at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 12) with a season best of 6.24m at the 2024 PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 26-27).

2023:
Indoor: Finished fourth in the 60m at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 27-28) … Set a new personal-best mark of 7.58 in the 60m, set a season-best mark in the long jump of 6.17m (20-3) to finish third, and won the 4x400 relay at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 27-28) … Placed third in the long jump at the Crimson Elite (Feb. 3-4) … Finished second in both the 200m and 4x400 at the Boston University Scarlet and White Invite (Feb. 4) … Finished second in the long jump with a mark of 6.13m (2-1.75) at the Wisconsin Badger’s Windy City Invite (Feb. 10-11) … Helped the 4x400 relay team finish second with a new program record time of 3:38.25 at the AAC Indoor Championship (Feb. 24-25).
 
Outdoor: Won the long jump and finished third in the 4x100 relay at the USF Bulls Invitational (Mar. 17-18) … Won the 4x100 relay and finished third in the long jump at the South Florida Invitational (Apr. 7-8) … Won the 4x400 relay and finished fourth in the 4x100 at the Mt. SAC Relays … Finished second in the 4x100 and set a season-best mark in long jump to finish second at the Beach Invitational (Apr. 14-15) … Won the 4x200 with a mark of 1:36.45 at the Penn Relays (Apr. 27-29) … Set a new personal-best, and program and conference record of 23.11 in the 200m, finished third in the 4x100, won the 4x400 relay with a new program and conference record of 3:32.24 at the AAC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14) … Set a season-best mark of 44.59 in the 4x100 relay to finish 17th at the NCAA East Prelims (May 25-27), the third-best time in program history, while also finishing 20th in the long jump.

2022:
Indoor: Won the AAC Indoor Long Jump Championship with a 20-1.5 leap ... Won the long jump with a personal-best 20-3.5 in the long jump at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 29) ... Helped the 4x400 relay finish first at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 29) and the Commodore Indoor (Jan. 14-15) ... Won the long jump at the Crimson Elite (Feb. 4) ... Finished second in the long jump at the Badgers Windy City Invite (Feb. 11-12) ... Helped the 4x400 relay finish third at the AAC Indoor Championships.

Outdoor: 2022 USTFCCCA Honorable Mention All-American in the long jump ... Qualified for teh NCAA National Championships in the long jump, where she finished in 20th ... Finished in seventh at the NCAA East Prelims in the long jump ... Won the long jump at the South Florida Invite (April 8) with a 6.10m (20-0.25) ... Helped the 4x100 relay finish in first with a 45.50 and the 4x400 relay finish in first with a 3:44.25 at the South Florida Invite ... Finished in second in the long jump with a 6.06m (19-10.75) at the AAC Outdoor Championships (May 13) ... Helped the 4x100 relay finish in second with a 44.51 at the AAC Outdoor Championships ... Helped the 4x100 relay finish in third with a 45.09 at the Miami Hurricanes Invitational (March 18) ... Finished in third in the 200 meters with a 23.99 at the South Florida Invite ... Helped the 4x400 relay finish in third with a 3:37.74 at the AAC Outdoor Championships. 

2021:
Indoor: Finished second in the long jump at the H-Town Speed City Series II (Jan. 29) ... Finished second in the long jump at the H-Town SpeedCity Series III (Feb. 13) ... Helped the 4x400 relay finish second at the H-Town SpeedCity Series III (Feb. 13).

Outdoor: Qualified for NCAA National Championships in the long jump, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay ... 2021 Second Team Outdoor All-American in the Long Jump ... 2021 Second Team Outdoor All-American in the 4x100 Relay ... 2021 Honorable Mention Outdoor All-American in the 4x400 Relay ... Broke the record in three different events: long jump, 4x100 and 4x400 ... 2021 AAC Outdoor Long Jump Champion ... 2021 AAC Outdoor 4x400 Champion.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Jumps/Sprints
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Jumps/Sprints
  • 2022-23Junior

    Jumps/Sprints
  • 2023-24Senior

    Jumps/Sprints