USC athletes added seven more Olympic medals to their tally over the weekend, bringing the Trojans' total count at Rio 2016 to 21.Allyson Felix bolstered her place among the best track and field athletes of all-time by winning two medals on Friday and Saturday evening. Felix won gold in both the 4x100 relay and the 4x400 relay in addition to her silver medal in the 400m last week. Felix's nine total Olympic medals ties Merlene Ottey (Jamaica & Slovenia) for most medals all-time by a female Olympic track and field athlete.
Trojan track stars Aaron Brown and Andre De Grasse, representing Canada, also medaled in the 4x100 relay on Friday evening. Team Canada finished the race in fourth, but upon Team USA's disqualification, Brown and De Grasse were awarded bronze medals. It was Brown's first-ever Olympic medal and De Grasse's third, having won bronze in the 100m and silver in the 200m earlier in the week.
On Sunday, three more Trojans brought home medals.
Micah Christensen and Murphy Troy, playing volleyball for Team USA, earned bronze medals in a five-set win over Russia. They came back from two sets down, mirroring their fight throughout the whole Olympics --- Team USA lost its first two matches, but went on a winning streak against No. 1 Brazil, No. 11 France, No. 26 Mexico and No. 2 Poland before losing to No. 4 Italy to end up in the bronze medal match.
DeMar DeRozan capped off a successful Olympics for USC by earning a gold medal in men's basketball. Team USA topped Serbia, 96-66, thanks in part to DeRozan's six points, two rebounds, two assists and a block.
USC now boasts 309 Olympic medals, including 144 golds.
