Agyemang is the third Bull to punch their ticket to the 2021 NCAA Championships.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., MAY 28, 2021 – The USF track and field team punched its third ticket to the NCAA Championships, on Friday, when senior Duncan Agyemang finished 10th in the 400M hurdles at the NCAA East Regional Prelims in Jacksonville.
Agyemang joins Shaniya Benjamin (Tampa, Fla.), who finished in the top 12 in the long jump on Thursday, andpole vaulter Stone Baker (New Port Richey, Fla.), who advanced on Wednesday to the championships in Eugene, Ore. June 9-12.
A native of Kumasi, Ghana, Agyemang posted a personal best time of 50.82, surpassing his previous best of 51.01 set at the 2021 American Athletic Conference Championships, en route to a second-place finish.
Agyemang will compete at the championships on Wednesday, June 9, at 10 p.m. ET in the semifinals.
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About USF Track and Field
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 and will host the 2021 AAC Outdoor Championships.
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