CHARLOTTE, NC – The Charlotte women and South Florida men’s teams captured the 2025 American Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday at the Irwin Belk Track & Field Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The 49ers and Bulls both repeated as champions from a season ago. The 49ers finished with 123 points, followed by South Florida’s 108 points and UTSA’s 99 points. On the men’s side, the Bulls finished with 173.5 points for first place, while Wichita State finished in second with 155 points and Memphis came in third with 82.5 points.
East Carolina’s Kelly Ufodiama was named the women’s Most Valuable Performer and the Freshman of the Year after winning the 100-meter, 200-meter and finishing in third place as part of the 4×400-meter relay team. South Florida’s Jaleel Croal was named the men’s Most Valuable Performer, winning the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4×100-meter relay. Tulane’s Bernard Cheruiyot was the men’s Freshman of the Year, winning the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter runs. Charlotte’s head coach Bob Olesen and staff won his second straight Coaching Staff of the Year award on the women’s side, while South Florida’s Erik Jenkins and his staff won back-to-back Coaching Staff of the Year honors on the men’s side.
Men’s high jump began the day of medaling with Charlotte taking the top two spots. Gianni Vines won the gold with a clearance of 2.14 meters, while Jordan McNair and South Florida’s Kendell Mosley tied for second place at 2.08 meters.
In the women’s discus, Charlotte’s Sarah Pullium took home the gold medal with a mark of 54.50 meters. North Texas’ Bolaji Subair was the silver medalist with a mark of 51.55 meters, while Memphis’ Jazmyn James was the bronze medalist at 50.56 meters.
The Charlotte women’s 4×100 meter relay team took home the gold medal with a facility record time of 43.81 seconds, while South Florida came in second with a time of 44.46 seconds. Memphis earned the bronze medal in 44.64 seconds.
In the men’s 4×100 meter relay, South Florida came away with the gold medal with a time of 38.73 seconds, followed by Wichita State’s 39.68 second silver medaling time. North Texas was the bronze medalist at 39.84 seconds.
North Texas’ London Culbreath earned gold in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:24.60. Tulane was the silver and bronze medalist, as Dorcas Naibei (4:27.86) finished in second place and Reese Ragland (4:29.41) finished in third place.
Tulane’s Illia Kunin took home the gold medal in the men’s 1,500-meter run with a time of 3:48.00. Yared Kidane of Wichita State earned the silver medal at 3:51.00, while Memphis’ Vincent Chenier was the bronze medalist at 3:51.18.
South Florida took home the gold and silver medal in the women’s 100-meter hurdle as Tyra Thomas came in first with a time of 13.01 and Doris Quainoo came in second with a time of 13.10. Memphis’ Gizel Clayton rounded out the podium with the bronze medal at 13.19 seconds.
Wichita State’s Josh Parrish out-leaned South Florida’s Markel Jones in the men’s 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.56 seconds. Jones finished at 13.58 seconds, while North Texas’ Hendrick Hundl finished in third place at 13.85 seconds.
In the women’s triple jump, UTSA took the top two spots with Rachela Pace earning gold with a mark of 13.41 meters and Oreoluwa Adamson earned silver with a mark of 12.80 meters. Tulane’s Kaia Todd earned the bronze medal at 12.64 meters.
In the women’s 400-meter dash, South Florida took gold and bronze with Rushana Dwyer (52.12) and Skyler Watts (52.95). Memphis’ Dejona Simpson was the silver medalist at 52.69 seconds.
South Florida’s Gabriel Moronta ran a meet record 45.55 second 400-meter dash to take home the gold medal. Teammate Alexavier Monfries earned the bronze medal at 46.56 seconds. UTSA’s Michael Roth was the silver medalist at 45.89 seconds.
Kelly Ufodiama of East Carolina won the women’s 100-meter dash with a time of 11.28 seconds. Rice’s Saniya Friendly earned the silver medal in 11.38 seconds, while Tulane’s Egbe Ndip-Agbor earned the bronze medal at 11.50 seconds.
South Florida swept the men’s pole vault as Noah Bitter (5.25m) was the gold medalist, Andreas Kreis (5.11m) was the silver medalist and Nikodem Pochopien (5.01m) was the bronze medalist.
South Florida’s Jaleel Croal took home gold in the men’s 100-meter dash with a time of 10.26 seconds, while teammate Charlotte’s James Harris took second place with a time of 10.45 seconds and Tulane’s Lee Harris took home bronze with a time of 10.49 seconds.
Wichita State’s Farrah Miller used a kick in the final 100-meters to win the women’s 800-meter run to take home gold with a time of 2:04.37. Tulane’s Janae Dean finished in second place with a time of 2:05.39, while Florida Atlantic’s Rosa Ten Berg was the bronze medalist at 2:07.45.
Yared Kidane of Wichita State finished strong in the men’s 800-meter run to win gold with a time of 1:49.54, while North Texas’ Chase Lehr was the silver medalist at 1:49.76. In third place was Tulsa’s Andrew Lutkenhaus at 1:50.53.
UTSA took home gold and silver in the women’s high jump as Edlin Laur was the gold medalist with a clearance of 1.81 meters with no misses, while teammate Mia Lien was the silver medalist at the same height, but two misses before clearing. Wichita State’s Destiny Masters came in third place with a clearance of 1.78 meters.
South Florida’s Madeline Abega won the women’s 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.96 seconds, followed by UTSA’s Selma Ims with a time of 57.13 seconds. Memphis’ Judy Elful was the bronze medalist at 58.17 seconds.
Wichita State’s Jason Parrish set a meet record in the men’s 400-meter hurdles with a time of 49.17 seconds. UTSA’s Hugo Menin was second at 49.82 seconds. Memphis’ Prior Ochonogor finished in third place with a time of 49.87 seconds.
In the men’s discus, South Florida’s Vincent Ugwoke set a new meet record with a mark of 62.51 meters. Rice’s Juan Marais finished in second place with a mark of 56.87 meters, while East Carolina’s Shakiel Dacres was third with a mark of 55.29 meters.
East Carolina’s Ufodiama completed the sprint sweep by winning the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.69 seconds. Tulane’s Egbe Ndip-Agbor finished in second place with a time of 23.29 seconds, while Charlotte’s Khia Holloway finished in third place with a time of 23.49 seconds.
South Florida’s Croal swept the men’s sprints with a meet record 20.28 in the men’s 200-meter dash to take home gold. Teammate Abdul-Rasheed Saminu finished in second at 20.50 seconds, while another Bull finished in third place as Alexavier Monfries ran a 20.67 second race.
In men’s triple jump, Memphis’ Oageng Mdlela won the gold medal with a mark of 15.45 meters. Charlotte’s Mikai Hunt was the silver medalist at 15.39 meters, and South Florida’s Javell Brown came in third place with a mark of 15.28 meters.
Tulane’s Blezzin Kimutai took home gold in the women’s 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:41.37. Charlotte’s Ella White came in second with a time of 16:44.53, while Tulane’s Dorcas Naibei finished in third place at 16:54.
In the men’s 5,000-meter run, Tulane’s Bernard Cheruiyot took ho the gold medal with a time of 14:09.02, while teammate Jack Jennings took home bronze at 14:14.41. Tulsa’s Shay McEvoy was the silver medalist at 14:13.05.
South Florida won the women’s 4×400 meter relay with a time of 3:32.97, while UTSA came in second with 3:36.27. In third place, East Carolina finished with a time of 3:37.57.
In the men’s 4×400 meter relay, South Florida set a meet record with a time of 3:05.27 for the gold medal. Memphis came in second with a time of 3:06.02, while North Texas finished in third place with a time of 3:07.62.
2025 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Men’s Teams Scores
1. South Florida 173.5
2. Wichita State 155
3. Memphis 82.5
4. Charlotte 82
5. North Texas 80
6. Rice 78
7. Tulane 68
8. Tulsa 50
9. UTSA 31
10. East Carolina 18
Women’s Teams Scores
1. Charlotte 123
2. South Florida 108
3. UTSA 99
4. Tulane 89
5. Memphis 75
6. Wichita State 68
7. Rice 67
8. North Texas 66
9. East Carolina 60
10. Florida Atlantic 19
11. Tulsa 18
12. UAB 17
13. Temple 10
Men’s Most Valuable Performer
Jaleel Croal – South Florida
Women’s Most Valuable Performer
Kelly Ufodiama – East Carolina
Men’s Freshman of the Year
Bernard Cheruiyot – Tulane
Women’s Freshman of the Year
Kelly Ufodiama – East Carolina
Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year
Erik Jenkins – South Florida
Women’s Coaching Staff of the Year
Bob Olesen – Charlotte
