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USC Starts Season in Style At Rossi Relays
February 28, 2010 | Track & Field
Feb. 28, 2010
The USC track and field team kicked off the 2010 season at the Rossi Relays in Claremont, Calif. yesterday (Feb. 27) and took home seven first-place finishes.
On the women's side, sophomore Aareon Payne won the 100m dash with a time of 11.86, while senior Shalina Clarke took second with a time of 11.94. Also, sophomore Candace Bailey won the women's triple jump with a PR of 36-7 (11.15m), nearly two feet farther than her previous best.
The Trojan women also teamed up to with the 4x100m with a time of 48.13, the 4x800 with a time of 9:43.31 and the 4x1600m with a time of 20:33.30.
For the men, sophomore Blake Shaw won the 3000m race with a time of 8:40.93, just ahead of junior John Carley who had a PR of 8:41.02 to place second. Sophomore Tony Martinez also posted a PR with a time of 9:00.46, good for sixth.
USC's men's 4x800m relay team also grabbed first with a time of 7:43.86.
Senior Aven Wright placed second in the triple jump with a solid first-meet effort of 49-7.25 (15.12m).
The complete results are attached:
