University Southern California Trojans
Trojan Year in Review
June 21, 1999 | USC Athletics
June 26, 1998
USC Athletics: The Year in Review 1997-98Season Complete Record Conf. Finish National Finish Notes Baseball 49-17 21-9 (2nd) 1st 12th NCAA championship Men's Basketball 9-19 5-13 (8th) - ended season with wins over Ariz., ASU Women's Basketball 12-15 7-11 (6th) - everyone back for 1998-99 but one senior Women's Cross Country - 6th - Grazyna Penc 11th at District VIII Meet Football 6-5 4-4 (t5th) - second consecutive win vs. Notre Dame Men's Golf - 9th 29th (Mastercard) advanced to NCAA West Regional Women's Golf - 3rd 7th Jennifer Rosales won NCAA title Women's Rowing - 5th - NCAA champions in varsity four race Women's Soccer 16-3-1 7-2 (2nd) 21st (Soccer Buzz) Kim Clark led West Region in assists Men's Swimming and Diving 5-2 2-2 (2nd) 5th best NCAA finish since 1991 Women's Swimming and Diving 8-1 4-1 (2nd) 5th had nine All-Americans overall Men's Tennis 17-7 5-2 (t2nd) 8th (Rolex) earned bid to NCAA Tournament finals Women's Tennis 13-11 3-5 (6th) 20th (Rolex) Jacqui Boyd 1-1 at NCAA Championship Men's Track and Field 7-2 2nd 7th Jerome Davis won NCAA 400m title Women's Track and Field 8-1 3rd 5th best NCAA finish since 1987 Men's Volleyball 11-15 7-12 (9th) 14th (AVCA) missed MPSF Tournament by one match Women's Volleyball 23-6 13-5 (t2nd) 9th (AVCA) round of 16 in NCAA Tournament Men's Water Polo 21-7 5-3 (1st) 2nd back-to-back MPSF Tournament champs Women's Water Polo 22-16 3-6 (5th) 5th hosted National Championships
Individual Titles, Honors, Awards
Baseball
Rik Currier - Freshman All-American 1st team
Seth Davidson - Freshman All-American 1st team, All-Pac-10 1st team
Morgan Ensberg - All-American 3rd team, All-West Region 2nd team, All-Pac-10 1st team, All-East Regional team
Seth Etherton - The Sporting News National Player of the Year, All-American 1st team, All-West Region 1st team, Pac-10 Co-Pitcher of the Year, All-Pac-10 1st team, All-East Regional team
Jeremy Freitas - Academic All-Pac-10 1st team, All-Pac-10 h.m.
Mike Gillespie - National Coach of the Year
Robb Gorr - All-Pac-10 1st team, All-College World Series team
Greg Hanoian - Academic All-Pac-10 2nd team, All-East Regional team
Jack Krawczyk - All-American 1st team, All-West Region 1st team, All-Pac-10 1st team, All-College World Series team
Jason Lane - All-College World Series team Eric Munson - All-American 2nd team, All-Pac-10 h.m., East Regional MVP, All-College World Series team
Wes Rachels - All-Pac-10 h.m., College World Series Most Outstanding Player Kevin Schultz - Academic All-Pac-10 2nd team Brad Ticehurst - All-Pac-10 h.m., All-College World Series team, All-East Regional team
Men's Basketball
Kevin Augustine - Freshman All-Pac-10 h.m.
Adam Spanich - Newcomer All-Pac-10 1st team
Shannon Swillis - Freshman All-Pac-10 h.m.
Women's Basketball
Kristin Clark - All-Pac-10 1st team
Adrain Williams - All-Pac-10 h.m.
Women's Crew
Lisa Bartoli, Ivelina Boteva, Annelisa Gross, Rebecca Moneymaker and Kasey Ryan - National Champions, varsity four race
Women's Cross Country
Grazyna Penc - Academic All-Pac-10 h.m.
Football
Sultan Abdul-Malik - Freshman All-American 1st team
Adam Abrams - Academic All-Pac-10 1st team
Chris Brymer - All-Pac-10 h.m.
Chris Claiborne - All-American h.m., All-Pac-10 1st team
Rashard Cook - All-Pac-10 h.m.
Mark Cusano - All-Pac-10 h.m.
David Gibson - All-Pac-10 h.m.
Antoine Harris - Freshman All-American 2nd team
Cedric Jefferson - All-Pac-10 h.m.
Brian Kelly - All-American 3rd team, All-Pac-10 1st team
Daylon McCutcheon - All-American h.m., All-Pac-10 h.m.
Chad Morton - Academic All-Pac-10 1st team
Antuan Simmons - Freshman All-American 1st team
R. Jay Soward - All-Pac-10 2nd team
Mike Van Raaphorst - Academic All-Pac-10 h.m.
Jim Wren - All-Pac-10 h.m.
Men's Golf
Jorge Corral - All-Pac-10 h.m.
Nick Webb - All-Pac-10 h.m.
Charlie Woerner - All-Pac-10 2nd team
Women's Golf
Nicole Dalkas - All-Pac-10 2nd team
Danielle La Voie - Academic All-Pac-10 2nd team
Jennifer Rosales - NCAA Individual Champion, All-American, Honda Award Nominee
Women's Soccer
Courtney Barham - All-West Region 3rd team, All-Pac-10 1st team
Kim Clark - All-American 3rd team, All-West Region 1st team, All-Pac-10 1st team
Carol Hatcher - Academic All-Pac-10 1st team
Jim Millinder - West Region Coach of the Year
Karen Norgaard - Academic All-Pac-10 h.m.
Karin Puccinelli - Academic All-Pac-10 h.m.
Meghan Reppe - All-West Region 2nd team, All-Pac-10 2nd team
Katie Ticehurst - Freshman All-American h.m.
Men's Swimming and Diving
Bret Awbrey - All-American, Academic All-Pac-10 1st team
Philippe Demers- All-American in two events
Justin Dumais - All-American in two events, Zone E champion (1-meter, 3-meter, springboard diving), Pac-10 Diver of the Year, Pac-10 champion (1-meter, 3-meter, springboard diving)
Eddie Durham - Academic All-Pac-10 1st team
Lenny Krayzelburg - All-American in four events, Pac-10 champion (100 back, 200 back)
Mark Kwok - All-American
Brian Olver - Academic All-Pac-10 2nd team
Shawn Schuessler - Academic All-Pac-10 2nd team
Jeff Shaffer - Pac-10 Diving Coach of the Year
Bela Szabados - All-American in three events, Pac-10 champion (200 free), Academic All-Pac-10 1st team
Dave Taylor - All-American in two events, Academic All-Pac-10 1st team
Mike Williams - All-American in two events
Women's Swimming and Diving
Emily Ayers - Academic All-Pac-10 2nd team
Lindsay Benko - All-American in four events
Alexis Binder - All-American
Kim Black - All-American in two events
Karen Campbell - All-American in three events
Natalya Chikina - All-American in two events, Zone E champion (platform diving)
Corrie Murphy - All-American in two events
Meghan Newlin - Academic All-Pac-10 h.m.
Jeff Shaffer - Pac-10 Diving Coach of the Year
Jean Ellis Todisco - All-American in two events, Academic All-Pac-10 1st team
Brittany White - All-American
Dorte Lindner - All-American in two events, Zone E champion (1-meter, 3-meter diving), Pac-10 Diver of the Year, Pac-10 champion (1-meter, 3-meter diving), Academic All-Pac-10 1st team
Men's Tennis
George Bastl - All-American, All-Pac-10 1st team
Patrick Gottesleben - Academic All-Pac-10 2nd team
Kyle Spencer - All-Pac-10 h.m.
Akram Zaman - Academic All-Pac-10 2nd team
Women's Tennis
Karolina Bakalarova - Academic All-Pac-10 1st team, Academic All-District VIII 1st team
Jacqui Boyd - All-Pac-10 h.m.
Ditta Huber - All-Pac-10 2nd team
Veronika Safarova - Academic All-Pac-10 h.m.
Men's Track and Field
Jerome Davis - NCAA champion (400m), All-American, Pac-10 champion (400m)
William Erese - All-American, Pac-10 champion (110m H)
Daniel Haag - All-American
Gordon Hovey - All-American
Bengt Johansson - All-American, Academic All-Pac-10 1st team
Charles Lee - All-American
Szabolcs Maroti - Academic All-Pac-10 h.m.
Kevin Oates - Academic All-Pac-10 1st team
Women's Track and Field
Natasha Danvers - All-American in two events, Pac-10 champion (400m H), Academic All-Pac-10 2nd team
Malika Edmonson - All-American
Torri Edwards - All-American in two events, Pac-10 champion (200m)
Carla Estes - All-American
Brigita Langerholc - All-American in two events
Anna Lopaciuch - All-American, Pac-10 champion (800m)
Carrie Martin - Academic All-Pac-10 2nd team
Grazyna Penc - All-American, Pac-10 champion (1500m)
Myriam Tschomba-Fariala - Academic All-Pac-10 2nd team
Men's Volleyball
Szilard Kovacs - All-MPSF 3rd team
Donald Suxho - All-MPSF 3rd team
Women's Volleyball
Kashi Cormier - Freshman All-Pac-10 h.m.
Jennifer Kessy - All-District VIII, All-Pac-10 1st team
Alaina Kipps - Academic All-American 2nd team, Academic All-Pac-10 1st team
Lisa Love - Pac-10 Co-Coach of the Year
Jasmina Marinkovic - All-American 1st team, All-District VIII, All-Pac-10 1st team
Janice Mounts - All-Pac-10 h.m.
Antoinette Polk - Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
Jeanne Vetter - All-Pac-10 h.m.
Men's Water Polo
James Castle - All-American 3rd team, All-NCAA Tournament 2nd team
Simun Cimerman - All-American 1st team, All-MPSF 1st team, All-NCAA Tournament 1st team
Mateo Juric - All-American 2nd team, All-MPSF 1st team, All-NCAA Tournament 2nd team
Richard McEvoy - All-American 3rd team, All-NCAA Tournament 2nd team
Marko Pintaric - All-American 3rd team, All-MPSF 2nd team, All-NCAA Tournament 1st team
Women's Water Polo
Kellie Clarke - All-American h.m., All-MPSF h.m., All-National Tournament 2nd team
Jennifer Durley - All-American h.m., All-MPSF 3rd team, All-National Tournament h.m.
Nicole Martin - All-American h.m.
Bernice Orwig - All-American 2nd team, All-MPSF 2nd team, All-National Tournament 1st team
