TAMPA – The USF track and field team captured 11 individual titles over the weekend to highlight competition at the South Florida Collegiate at the USF Track and Field Stadium.

With the Bulls celebrating their track seniors, it was St. Johns Country Day School grad and high jump specialist Kirby Powers taking top honors in her event with a 5’-3” leap.

Powers, a senior expected to pursue her MBA upon graduation in May, was successful on three of her four jumps before missing twice at a personal best 5’-6”. Powers’ season best is 5’-5” done in April and March.

Also competing, but not a senior, was Oakleaf High grad and twice the Class 4A triple jump champion Melvin Briley who was extending his jumps into the long jump pit as well.

For the long jump, Briley took fourth with a 22’-8.5” leap then passed on his final jump to keep fresh for the triple jump scheduled for two hours later. Briley’s season best is 23’-1.25” set in March.

In the triple jump, as the blustery winds swirled the track area, Briley popped a 48’-2.75” second jump that eventually finished him second to Matthew O’Neal, a graduated USF triple jumper that also holds the school record of 55’-9.75”. Briley’s jump was just off his season best of 48’-5.5” set in February.

O’Neal, also a U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier and a six-time All-American with a third place finish in the NCAA Championships in 2016.