University Southern California Trojans
Pac-10 Dominates Big-10 at USC Track Meet
June 21, 1999 | Track & Field
April 4, 1998
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The Pacific-10 Conference represented by USC and Arizona dominated the "Pac-10 vs. Big Ten Four-Way Meet" hosted by the Trojan men's and women's track and field teams on Saturday (April 4) at Cromwell Field. The Big Ten Conference's representatives were Michigan and Ohio State.
Unfortunately, nearly all of the events took place under rainy skies and cold conditions. The presence of rain is believed to be a first-ever occurrence for a track meet at Cromwell Field. "If not for the rain, we would have had some outstanding performances," USC director of track and field Ron Allice said. "We had some exceptional athletes on this field today." The No. 4-ranked Arizona won the men's four-way meet, scoring 78 points to No. 2-ranked USC's 71, Michigan's 35 and Ohio State's 19. The Wildcat men also defeated the other three teams in separate dual meets (Arizona 87, USC 75; Arizona 100, Michigan 54; Arizona 109, Ohio State 41). The rest of the men's dual meet scores were -- USC, 96, Michigan 62; USC 104, Ohio State 52; Michigan 94, Ohio State 49. The No. 7-ranked Women of Troy won the four-way women's meet, scoring 76 points to Michigan's 49, Arizona's 43 and Ohio State's 28. USC's women also went 3-0 in the duals (USC 84, Arizona 58; USC 83, Michigan 60; USC 89, Ohio State 45). The rest of the women's dual meet scores were -- Michigan 93, Arizona 50; Arizona 70, Ohio State 68; Michigan 91, Ohio State 53.
In Pac-10 vs. Big Ten scoring, the Pac-10 men won 136-33 and the Pac-10 women won 108-54.
Three athletes -- Michigan's Kevin Sullivan, and USC's Torri Edwards and Natasha Danvers -- scored double victories. Sullivan, a three-time NCAA champion and the current holder of two Canadian records, won the 1,500-meters in a new Cromwell Field record time of 3:43.62 (old mark, 3:43.95, Mebrahtom Keflezighi, UCLA, May 3, 1997). A little more than an hour later, Sullivan took the 800-meters in 1:49.24. Edwards, who has already run 11.10w and 11.53 over 100-meters this season, won both the 100- and 200-meters in impressive fashion. She blazed to victory in the 100-meters in 11.2h and took the 200-meter title in 23.26 (running into a -1.10 wind). Edwards also ran the second leg of USCs winning 400-meter relay team, which ran 44.13. "Torri is really running at a different level right now," Allice said.
Danvers won both of the women's hurdle events, taking the 100-meter hurdles in a season-best 13.67 (NCAA provisional mark) and the 400-meter hurdles in 57.9h.
The "Pac-10 vs. Big Ten Four-Way Meet" was part of the U.S. Collegiate Track & Field Series put on by the U.S. Track Coaches Association and USA Track & Field. The Series aims to revive the American public's interest in the sport by conducting 20 scoring meets during the spring on campuses throughout the nation, featuring 65 of the nation's premier track and field programs.
Ohio State was making its first appearance in a dual meet against USC in Los Angeles since a Jesse Owens-led Buckeye team lost to the Trojans on May 25, 1935, at the Coliseum. And the last time Michigan faced USC in Los Angeles was on April 29, 1951, in a tri-meet with Illinois, which was also own by the Trojans.
PAC-10 vs. BIG TEN FOUR-WAY MEET
USC, ARIZONA, OHIO STATE, MICHIGAN
April 4, 1998
Cromwell Track & Field Stadium
Los Angeles, Calif.
TRACK EVENTS
WOMEN'S 3,000-METERS -- 1. Amy Skieresz (Ariz.) 9:20.85; 2. Elizabeth Kampfe (Mich.) 9:55.01; 3. Katie Ryan (Mich.) 10:14.87; 4. Allison Noe (Mich.) 10:16.92; 5. Julie Froud (Mich.) 10:20.97; 6. Katrin Engelen (Ariz.) 10:25.39; 7. Kelly Chavez (Ariz.) 10:35.83; 8. Marcy Akard (Mich.) 10:42.15; 9. Ginaea Carrillo (USC) 10:42.59; 10. Tina Kefalas (USC) 10:50.85.
MEN'S 3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE -- 1. John Mortimer (Mich.) 8:43.5; 2. Jeremy Lyon (Ariz.) 8:54.7; 3. Ian Connor (Ohio St.) 9:11.1; 4. Chris Bunt (Mich.) 9:22.7; 5. John Agriesti (Ohio St.) 9:27.6; 6. Tyler Beardsley (USC) 10:12.7; 7. Rafeal Vega (USC) 10.30.1.
WOMEN'S 400-METER RELAY -- 1. USC -- Benyarku, Edwards, Gibson, Edmonson (44.13); 2. Michigan (45.43); 3. Ohio State (45.63); 4. Arizona (DQ).
MEN'S 400-METER RELAY -- 1. Arizona (41.18); 2. USC B (41.48); 3. Ohio St. (43.63); 4. USC A (DNF); 5. Michigan (DNF).
WOMEN'S 1,500-METERS -- 1. Anna Lopaciuch (USC) 4:21.83; 2. Grazyna Penc (USC) 4:21.98; 3. Katie McGregor (Mich.) 4:22.67; 4. Michelle Slater (Mich.) 4:34.08; 5. Erin Doherty (Ariz.) 4:41.06; 6. Lena Vanharen (Mich.) 4:42.35; 7. Abieda Benjamin (Ohio St.) 4:54.86.
MEN'S 1,500-METERS -- 1. Kevin Sullivan (Mich.) 3:43.62 [new Cromwell Field record -- old mark, 3:43.95, Mebrahtom Keflezighi, UCLA, May 3, 1997]; 2. Micheil Jones (Ariz.) 3:49.88; 3. Jay Cantin (Mich.) 3:51.34; 4. David Gonzales (Ohio St.) 3:53.18; 5. Andy Greicius (Ohio St.) 3:56.65; 6. Tom Prindiville (Ariz.) 3:56.76; 7. Brandon Pacheco (USC) 4:01.26; 8. Chris Wolfe (USC) 4:15.71.
WOMEN'S 100-METER HURDLEs -- (wind +0.00): 1. Natasha Danvers (USC) 13.67; 2. Dominique Caloway (Ohio St.) 13.71; 3. Myriam Tschomba (USC) 13.87; 4. Donica Merriman (Ohio St.) 13.95; 5. Tania Longe (Mich.) 14.32; 6. Nicole Thomas (Ariz.) 14.60.
MEN'S 110-METER HURDLES -- (wind +0.10) 1. William Erese (USC) 14.03; 2. Djeke Mambo (USC) 14.42; 3. Brian Theisen (Mich.) 14.69; 4. Jacob Schneider (Ariz.) 14.98; 5. Sekou Smith (Ohio St.) 15.19; 6. Klaus Ambrosch (Ariz.) 15.40; 7. John Cohen (Mich.) 15.57.
WOMEN'S 400-METERS -- 1. Carolyn Jackson (Ariz.) 53.88; 2. Carla Estes (USC) 54.10; 3. Shanda McJunkins (Ohio St.) 55.36; 4. Kathy Rejouis (Ohio St.) 55.81; 5. Regine Caruthers (Mich.) 56.69; 6. Stephanie Russ (Ariz.) 57.17; 7. Tamika Craig (Mich.) 57.66.
MEN'S 400-METERS -- 1. Jerome Davis (USC) 46.0; 2. Ray Carter (USC) 47.05; 3. Dominic Johnson (Ariz.) 47.33; 4. Andrew Pierce (Ohio St.) 47.61; 5. Ravi Smith (Mich.) 49.05; 6. Marlon Deleon (Ohio St.) 49.20; 7. Dwayne Fuqua (Mich.) 49.24.
WOMEN'S 100-METERS -- (wind + 0.10): 1. Torri Edwards (USC) 11.2; 2. Esi Benyarku (USC) 11.5; 3. Maria Brown (Mich.) 11.8.
MEN'S 100-METERS -- (wind + 0.90): 1. Tony Serpas (USC) 10.71; 2. Saki Middleton (Ariz.) 10.71; 3. David Schapiro (USC) 10.94; 4. Jim Niedzinski (Mich.) 11.15; 5. Chris Golston (Ariz.) 11.15; 6. Steve Jenkins (Mich.) 11.25.
WOMEN'S 800-METERS -- 1. Brigita Langerholc (USC) 2:07.18; 2. Sarah Hamilton (Mich.) 2:09.81; 3. Adrienne Hunter (Mich.) 2:12.07; 4. Lisa Ouellet (Mich.) 2:12.19; 5. Maia Wright (Ariz.) 2:12.46; 6. Tamiceka Brown (Ohio St.) 2:14.74; 7. Erin White (Mich.) 2:16.78; 8. Erin Doherty (Ariz.) 2:16.87.
MEN'S 800-METERS -- 1. Kevin Sullivan (Mich.) 1:49.24; 2. Patrick Nduwimana (Ariz.) 1:49.48; 3. Jay Cantin (Mich.) 1:51.58; 4. Winston Tidwell (Ohio St.) 1:52.13; 5. Don McLaughlin (Mich.) 1:52.25; 6. Micheil Jones (Ariz.) 1:55.04; 7. Matt Click (USC) 1:57.23; 8. Andy Greicius (Ohio St.) 1:57.36.
WOMEN'S 400-METER HURDLES -- 1. Natasha Danvers (USC) 57.9h; 2. Nicole Thomas (Ariz.) 59.71; 3. Caryl-Ann Reece (Ohio St.) 1:02.08; 4. Olive Ikeh (Mich.) 1:03.38; 5. Rebecca Paterson (USC) 1:03.55; 6. Tiffany Hodge (Mich.) 1:05.64; 7. Colleen Rhemm (Ariz.) 1:06.0h.
MEN'S 400-METER HURDLES -- 1. Sekou Smith (Ohio St.) 52.30; 2. Brian Theisen (Mich.) 52.38; 3. Mike Sciacca (Ariz.) 54.10; 4. Josh Sellers (Mich.) 54.40; 5. Dwayne Evans (Ohio St.) 54.44; 6. DeJon Joyner (USC) 55.32; 7. Robert Thompson (USC) 56.60; 8. Steve Moffat (Mich.) 57.19.
WOMEN'S 200-METERS -- (wind -1.10): 1. Torri Edwards (USC) 23.26; 2. Maria Brown (Mich.) 24.25; 3. Candace Young (USC) 24.45; 4. Carolyn Jackson (Ariz.) 24.83; 5. Dominique Caloway (Ohio St.) 24.86; 6. Tai-Ne Gibson (USC) 25.37; 7. Kenise Bocage (Mich.) 25.45; Monique Coleman (Ohio St.) 25.59.
MEN'S 5,000-METERS -- 1. Abdi Abdirahman (Ariz.) 14:11.80; 2. Todd Snyder (Mich.) 14:21.30; 3. John Mortimer (Mich.) 14:29.74; 4. Jeff McLarty (Ariz.) 14:34.33; 5. David Lopez 14:37.58; 6. David Gonzales (Ohio St.) 14:48.21; 7. Jason Addington (Ohio St.) 14:49.09; 8. Sam Dorri (Mich.) 15:09.98; 9. John Zimmerman (Ohio St.) 15:11.50; 10. Chris Bunt (Mich.) 15:14.99; 11. Ali Benmohamed (USC) 15:22.8.
MEN'S 200-METERS -- (wind -0.90): 1. Charles Lee (USC) 20.90; 2. Jerome Davis (USC) 20.98; 3. Saki Middleton (Ariz.) 21.48; 4. David Schapiro (USC) 21.89; 5. Andrew Pierce (Ohio St.) 22.25; 6. Steve Jenkins (Mich.) 22.27; 7. Chris Golston (Ariz.) 22.39; 8 Kevin Bowman (Mich.) 24.01.
WOMEN'S 1,600-METER RELAY -- 1. USC -- Estes, Langerholc, Penc, Edmonson (3:43.59); 2. Ohio State (3:46.08); 3. Michigan (3:46.27); 4. Arizona (4:00.63).
MEN'S 1,600-METER RELAY -- 1. USC -- Walton, Jordan, Joyner, Carter (3:10.18); 2. Ohio State (3:16.38); 3. Arizona (3:16.48); 4. Michigan (3:16.69); 5. USC B (3:17.9h); 6. Michigan B (3:19.71).
FIELD EVENTS
WOMEN'S HAMMER THROW -- 1. Jennifer Vail (USC) 175-5 (53.48); 2. Carrie Martin (USC) 166-6 (50.74); 3. Mandy Shefman (Ariz.) 165-8 (50.50); 4. Sarah Seronde (Ariz.) 157-11 (48.14); 5. 'Ofa Wolfgramm (USC) 152-0 (46.34); 6. Sarah Clauw (Mich.) 128-7 (39.20); 7. Nikki Keith (Mich.) 127-0 (38.70).
MEN'S HAMMER THROW -- 1. Balazs Kiss (NIKE) 255-10 (77.98); 2. Bengt Johansson (USC) 227-7 (69.36); 3. Larry Johnston (Unatt.) 202-11 (61.84); 4. Szabolcs Maroti (USC) 190-7 (58.08); 5. Dagan Massey (USC) 187-7 (57.18); 6. David Spitz (USC) 184-2 (56.14); 7. Tim Stoner (Ariz.) 182-7 (55.66).
WOMEN'S JAVELIN -- 1. Amy Johnson (Mich.) 115-9 (35.29); 2. Dee Dee Buzzi (Ariz.) 109-4 (33.35); 3. Tania Longe (Mich.) 105-2 (32.07); 4. Desiree Jones (Ohio St.) 97-9 (29.80); 5. Erika Goines (Ohio St.) 92-5 (28.18); 6. Liz Giltner (Ariz.) 83-2 (25.37).
MEN'S JAVELIN -- 1. Esko Mikkola (Ariz.) 228-3 (69.58); 2. Ola Larsen (Ariz.) 202-11 (61.84); 3. Christian Banken (Ariz.) 199-11 (60.94); 4. Daniel Haag (USC) 179-5 (54.70); 5. Andy Derr (Mich.) 175-3 (53.43); 6. Blair Yonkoski (Mich.) 140-2 (42.73).
MEN'S LONG JUMP -- 1. Djeke Mambo (USC) 23-6 1/4 (7.17); 2. Klaus Ambrosch (Ariz.) 23-0 (7.01); 3. Kevin Oates (USC) 22-1 (6.73); 4. Dominic Johnson (Ariz.) 21-11 1/2 (6.69); 5. Martin Bowman (Mich.) 20-7 3/4 (6.29).
MEN'S SHOT PUT -- 1. Chima Ugwu (Ariz.) 61-2 (18.64); 2. Doug Reynolds (Ariz.) 50-1 1/4 (15.27); 3. Joshua Vollertsen (USC) 49-9 (15.16); 4. David Spitz (USC) 45-7 1/4 (13.90); 5. Nick Rogers (Mich.) 44-8 (13.61); 6. Blair Yonkoski (Mich.) 33-2 (10.11).
MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP -- 1. Djeke Mambo (USC) 50-1 1/4 (15.27); 2. Kedjeloba Mambo (USC) 50-0 3/4 (15.26); 3. Taiwo Okusanya (Mich.) 45-5 3/4 (13.86); 4. Sekou Smith (Ohio St.) 42-7 (12.99).
WOMEN'S SHOT PUT -- 1. Mandy Shefman (Ariz.) 44-2 (13.47); 2. Jennifer Vail (USC) 43-8 (13.32); 3. Carrie Martin (USC) 43-4 (13.22); 4. Erika Goines (Ohio St.) 43-3 3/4 (13.20); 5. Nikki Keith (Mich.) 43-3 3/4 (13.20); 6. Karen Keys (Ohio St.) 42-3 (12.89); 7. Sarah Seronde (Ariz.) 32-5 (9.89).
WOMEN'S DISCUS -- 1. Carrie Martin (USC) 45.75; 2. Mandy Shefman (Ariz.) 44.00; 3. Jennifer Vail (USC) 42.98; 4. Sarah Clauw (Mich.) 40.42; Erika Goines (Ohio St.) 38.44; 6. Karen Keys (Ohio St.) 37.40; 7. Nikki Keith (Mich.) 34.19; 8. Sarah Seronde (Ariz.) 27.51.
WOMEN'S POLE VAULT -- 1. Dee Dee Buzzi (Ariz.) 11-0; 2. Megan Cummings (Ariz.) 10-0; 3. Jennifer Candipan (USC) 9-0.
MEN'S POLE VAULT -- 1. Jeff Dutoit (Ariz.) 16-0; 2. Justin Autio (Ariz.) 15-0; 3. Charles DeWildt (Mich.) 15-0; 4. Dennis Kholev (USC) 15-0; 5. Mark Kovitya (Ohio St.) 14-0; 6. Richmond Luce (USC) 14-0.
WOMEN'S LONG JUMP -- 1. Tamieka Porter (Ohio St.) 5.82; 2. Tania Longe (Mich.) 5.74; 3. Brandi Bentley (Mich.) 5.69; 4. Jennifer Oliveira (USC) 5.56; 5. Desiree Jones (Ohio St.) 5.49; 6. Liz Giltner (Ariz.) 4.84; 7. Takisha Morgan (Ariz.) 4.83.
WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP -- 1. Nicole Forrester (Mich.) 5-8; 2. Tara Fleming (Ariz.) 5-8; 3. Kathy Carlin (Ohio St.) 5-2; 4. Stacey Thomas (Mich.) 5-2; 5. Liz Giltner (Ariz.) 5-0.
WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP -- 1. Tamieka Porter (Ohio St.) 12.60; 2. Tania Longe (Mich.) 11.90; 3. Ndu Okwumabua (Mich.) 11.86; 4. Takisha Morgan (Ariz.) 11.67; 5. Desiree Jones (Ohio St.) 11.32; 6. Melissa Brule' (USC) 11.23; 7. Laura Hayden (USC) 10.40.
MEN'S HIGH JUMP -- 1. Ryan Butler (Ariz.) 6-4; 2. David Shumsky (USC) 6-2; 3. Casey Thompson (USC) 6-0; 4. Allan Barr (Ohio St.) 5-10; 5. Blair Yonkoski (Mich.) 5-8.
MEN'S DISCUS -- (marks not available) 1. Chima Ugwu (Ariz.); 2. Doug Reynolds (Ariz.); 3. Gordon Hovey (USC); 4. Nick Rogers (Mich.); 5. Greg Millington (USC); 6. Blair Yonkoski (Mich.).
FINAL SCORES
WOMEN'S 4-WAY -- USC 76, Michigan 49, Arizona 43, Ohio State 28.
WOMEN'S DUALS -- USC 84, Arizona 58; USC 83, Michigan 60; USC 89, Ohio State 45; Michigan 93, Arizona 50; Arizona 70, Ohio State 68, Michigan 91, Ohio State 53.
WOMEN'S PAC-10 vs. BIG TEN -- Pacific-10 Conference 108, Big Ten Conference 54.
MEN'S 4-WAY -- Arizona 78, USC 71, Michigan 35, Ohio State 19.
MEN'S DUALS -- Arizona 87, USC 75; USC 96, Michigan 62; USC 104, Ohio State 52; Arizona 100, Michigan 54; Arizona 109, Ohio State 41; Michigan 94, Ohio State 49.
MEN'S PAC-10 vs. BIG TEN -- Pacific-10 Conference 136, Big Ten Conference 33.
