FIU Panthers track and field

FIU Panthers track and field
UniversityFlorida International University
Head coachRyan Heberling
ConferenceC-USA
LocationWestchester, Florida
Outdoor trackTropical Park Track
NicknamePanthers
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   

The FIU Panthers track and field team is the track and field program that represents Florida International University. The Panthers compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Conference USA. The team is based in Westchester, Florida, at the Tropical Park Track.[2]

The program is coached by Ryan Heberling.[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4]

The Panthers track team is one of the few NCAA Division I teams to not have an on-campus track facility. Athletes commute to Tropical Park to train, about four miles away from the campus.[5] Sheri-Ann Brooks won the team's first NCAA title over 200 meters outdoors in 2005.[6]

Postseason

As of August 2025, a total of 3 men and 8 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status for the team at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).[7][8]

First team NCAA All-Americans
Team Championships Name Event Place Ref.
Women's1996 IndoorShonda SwiftTriple jump7th[9]
Women's1997 IndoorShonda SwiftTriple jump5th[9]
Women's1997 OutdoorShonda SwiftLong jump2nd[10]
Women's1997 OutdoorShonda SwiftTriple jump2nd[11]
Women's1998 IndoorTayna Lawrence200 meters6th[12]
Men's1998 OutdoorRod Davis400 meters hurdles6th[13]
Women's1998 OutdoorTayna Lawrence100 meters4th[14]
Women's1998 OutdoorTayna Lawrence200 meters5th[15]
Women's1999 IndoorTayna Lawrence60 meters3rd[16]
Women's1999 IndoorTayna Lawrence200 meters5th[12]
Men's2000 OutdoorKevin BatemanJavelin throw7th[17]
Women's2001 IndoorFarah Jean-PierreHigh jump3rd[18]
Women's2005 IndoorSheri-Ann Brooks60 meters7th[16]
Women's2005 OutdoorSheri-Ann Brooks200 meters1st[15]
Women's2007 OutdoorNaim Yisrael400 meters hurdles6th[19]
Men's2008 IndoorRonald Forbes60 meters hurdles3rd[20]
Men's2008 OutdoorRonald Forbes110 meters hurdles8th[21]
Women's2018 IndoorClarissa CutliffHigh jump5th[18]
Women's2022 OutdoorRhema OtaborJavelin throw4th[22]
Women's2025 OutdoorMichaëlle ValentinDiscus throw8th[23]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIU Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "FIU Panthers Media Guide" (PDF). Florida International University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "FIU Panthers Track and Field Coach". Florida International University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Here are the differences between the indoor and outdoor track seasons". ncaa.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Running in circles: Track and field athletes speak out over state of facilities". panthernow.com.
  6. ↑ "Sprinters on world stage". Miami Herald. 6 August 2005. p. 44. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Triple jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Triple jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. 1 2 "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "400 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "100 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  15. 1 2 "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  16. 1 2 "60 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "Javelin throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  18. 1 2 "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  19. ↑ "400 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "60 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  21. ↑ "110 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  22. ↑ "Javelin throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  23. ↑ "Discus throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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