USF looks to win an individual national championship for the first time since 1993 tonight as triple jumper Matthew O'Neal competes in the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon at 8:30 p.m. EST. Coverage will be live on NBCSN.
O'Neal has been in this position before. He was ninth in 2013, fourth in 2014, and ninth in 2015. But he's peaking at the right time, as his wind-aided jump of 55 feet, 7 3/4 inches (17.01 meters) was the third-best in the world. And he's got a big PR lead on those below him. Here's the top half of the field:
1 O'Neal, Matthew SR South Florida 17.