USC kicked off the outdoor track & field season with an impressive showing at the Trojan Invitational this weekend.The Trojans won all four relays and eight individual events, including men's shot put, which helped redshirt junior All-American Nick Ponzio earn Pac-12 Men's Field Athlete of the Week.
Ponzio won his first ever Pac-12 weekly award by winning the shot put competition with a 62-7.75 (+0.8), which leads the NCAA early in the season.
Brittany Mann won the event on the women's side for the Trojans. Amalie Iuel won the women's 400m, Kendall Ellis won the women's 200m, Destinee Brown won the women's 100m, Dior Hall won the women's 100m hurdles and Margauz Jones won the women's long jump.
On the men's side, Marquis Morris (110m hurdles) and Ponzio topped the field.
Next up for the Trojans is the Jim Klein Combined Events in Santa Barbara, CA and the Aztec Invitational in San Diego, CA.
