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USC Heads To 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships At Texas A&M
March 06, 2018 | Track & Field, Features
The USC men's (No. 5) and women's (No. 5) indoor track and field teams will compete at the NCAA Indoor T&F Championships in College Station, Texas on March 9-10.
MEN & WOMEN WIN MPSF TITLES - USC won both the men's and women's team titles at the MPSF Indoor Championships in Seatte, Wash. on Feb. 23-24. USC men winning titles were Rai Benjamin (400m), T.J. Brock (60m), Randall Cunningham (HJ), Robert Ford (800m) and Nick Ponzio (SP). Trojan women claiming crowns were: Kyra Constantine (400m), Kendall Ellis (200m), Dior Hall (60m H), TeeTee Terry (60m).
MEN'S 4X400M RELAY SETS WORLD RECORD - USC's men's 4x400m relay team of Zach Shinnick, Rai Benjamin, Ricky Morgan Jr. and Michael Norman set a school, collegiate and then world record with a winning time of 3:01.98 at the Tiger Paw Invitational on Feb. 10. A team from Poland broke the record with a time of 3:01.77 on March 4.
LAST YEAR AT THE NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - USC's women placed fourth with 35 points and the men's team finished 21st with 11 points. The women's 4x400m relay won with a collegiate indoor record of 3:27.03. Also earning All-America honors were Anna Cockrell (4th, 60m H), Kendall Ellis (2nd, 400m), Deanna Hill (3rd, 200m), Brittany Mann (3rd, SP), Randall Cunningham (4th, HJ), Just'N Thymes (3rd, 200m).
USC'S RETURNING OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS - USC has five returning women's outdoor All-Americans in Anna Cockrell (100m H, 400m H), Kendall Ellis (400m, 4x400m), Dior Hall (100m H), Deanna Hill (200m, 4x400m), Ky Westbrook (100m). The Trojans have four returning men's outdoor All-Americans in Marquis Morris (110m H), Michael Norman (400m), Nick Ponzio (SP) and Eric Sloan (LJ)..
WHO'S NEW ON THE 2018 TROJANS - There are 13 new women's athletes on this season's outdoor roster: Angie Annelus (sprints), Julia Bounds (distances), Chanel Brissett (hurdles), Jennifer Daly (distances), Mackenzie Ellison (distances), Breana Jemison (throws), Cassidy Palka (HJ), Kaelin Roberts (sprints), Shante Robinson (sprints/hurdles), Natasha Stamp (throws), Twanisha "TeeTee" Terry (sprints) and Sydney Tullai (distances). There are 8 new athletes on the men's roster: Rai Benjamin (hurdles/sprints), Cameron Collins (multis), David Hulme (distances), Jaydon Logan (hurdles/sprints), Nick Moore (sprints), Cameron Samuel (hurdles/sprints), Earnest Sears (jumps) and Zach Shinnick (sprints).
SMITH GILBERT AND BENJAMIN EARN MPSF HONORS - USC junior Rai Benjamin was named Men's Athlete of the Meet and Caryl Smith Gilbert the Men's and Women's Coach of the Year by the Moutain Pacific Sports Federation after the Trojans swept the men's and women's team titles.
NORMAN, SMITH GILBERT & WATTS EARN USTFCCCA REGIONAL HONORS -- Michael Norman was named men's track athlete of the year, Caryl Smith Gilbert men's and women's head coach of the year and Quincy Watts men's assistant of the year for the West Region it was announced by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on March 5. Norman scorched the track at the Tiger Paw Invitational on his way to the fifth-fastest time in collegiate indoor history in the 400m of 45.00. Later in that same meet, Norman took the baton last for the Trojans' 4×400 relay team that ran a collegiate record-setting and then world record-setting time of 3:01.98. Smith Gilbert, in her fifth year at USC, led the Trojan men's team to an MPSF Championship where her athletes won five individual titles. On the season, her athletes posted 14 school top-10 marks, as well as a world record in the 4×400m relay. Her squad currently ranks fifth nationally. Smith Gilbert also led the USC women to their fourth Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship in five years, as well as a top-five national team ranking heading in to the NCAA Championships. Smith Gilbert was named the MPSF Women's Coach of the Year after the Trojans won four individual event crowns on their way to claiming the team trophy. Watts, in his fifth year as an assistant coach at USC, helped guide the Trojan men's team to an MPSF Championship. His athletes finished 1-2-3 in the 400m at the conference championships. On the season, Michael Norman posted the fifth-fastest 400 time in collegiate history at 45.00. The 4×400 relay team, which Watts works closely with, set a world, collegiate and school record with a time of 3:01.98 at the Tiger Paw Invitational on Feb.10.
NEXT MEET: TROJAN INVITATIONAL - USC will host the Trojan Invitational at Loker Stadium on March 16-17.
SPECIAL HOME MEET SET FOR MARCH 23-24 - USC is hosting the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge at Loker Stadium on March 23-24. The meet between USC, Miami, Tennessee, Ohio State and Mississippi features very successful women's head coaches which are in charge of both the men's and women's programs. Caryl Smith Gilbert is in her fifth year at the helm of the Trojan program and will be joined at the meet by Miami's Amy Deem (28 seasons), Tennessee's Beth Alford-Sullivan (4 seasons), Ohio State's Karen Dennis (4 seasons) and Mississippi's Connie Price-Smith (3 seasons).
SCHOOL FRESHMAN OUTDOOR RECORD HOLDERS - Six of USC's athletes hold the school's outdoor freshman record in an event: Women: Anna Cockrell (400m H), Kendall Ellis (400m) and Dior Hall (100m H) and Men: Marquis Morris (110m H), Michael Norman (400m) and Nick Ponzio (Shot Put).
USC INDOOR RECORD HOLDERS - USC has xxx athletes that are school record-holders in an event, for the women: Kendall Ellis (400m, 4x400m), Deanna Hill (200m, 4x400m), Margaux Jones (LJ) and for the men: Rai Benjamin (4x400m), Ricky Morgan Jr. (4x400m), Michael Norman (400m, 4x400m) and Zach Shinnick (4x400m).
MEN & WOMEN WIN MPSF TITLES - USC won both the men's and women's team titles at the MPSF Indoor Championships in Seatte, Wash. on Feb. 23-24. USC men winning titles were Rai Benjamin (400m), T.J. Brock (60m), Randall Cunningham (HJ), Robert Ford (800m) and Nick Ponzio (SP). Trojan women claiming crowns were: Kyra Constantine (400m), Kendall Ellis (200m), Dior Hall (60m H), TeeTee Terry (60m).
MEN'S 4X400M RELAY SETS WORLD RECORD - USC's men's 4x400m relay team of Zach Shinnick, Rai Benjamin, Ricky Morgan Jr. and Michael Norman set a school, collegiate and then world record with a winning time of 3:01.98 at the Tiger Paw Invitational on Feb. 10. A team from Poland broke the record with a time of 3:01.77 on March 4.
LAST YEAR AT THE NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - USC's women placed fourth with 35 points and the men's team finished 21st with 11 points. The women's 4x400m relay won with a collegiate indoor record of 3:27.03. Also earning All-America honors were Anna Cockrell (4th, 60m H), Kendall Ellis (2nd, 400m), Deanna Hill (3rd, 200m), Brittany Mann (3rd, SP), Randall Cunningham (4th, HJ), Just'N Thymes (3rd, 200m).
USC'S RETURNING OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS - USC has five returning women's outdoor All-Americans in Anna Cockrell (100m H, 400m H), Kendall Ellis (400m, 4x400m), Dior Hall (100m H), Deanna Hill (200m, 4x400m), Ky Westbrook (100m). The Trojans have four returning men's outdoor All-Americans in Marquis Morris (110m H), Michael Norman (400m), Nick Ponzio (SP) and Eric Sloan (LJ)..
WHO'S NEW ON THE 2018 TROJANS - There are 13 new women's athletes on this season's outdoor roster: Angie Annelus (sprints), Julia Bounds (distances), Chanel Brissett (hurdles), Jennifer Daly (distances), Mackenzie Ellison (distances), Breana Jemison (throws), Cassidy Palka (HJ), Kaelin Roberts (sprints), Shante Robinson (sprints/hurdles), Natasha Stamp (throws), Twanisha "TeeTee" Terry (sprints) and Sydney Tullai (distances). There are 8 new athletes on the men's roster: Rai Benjamin (hurdles/sprints), Cameron Collins (multis), David Hulme (distances), Jaydon Logan (hurdles/sprints), Nick Moore (sprints), Cameron Samuel (hurdles/sprints), Earnest Sears (jumps) and Zach Shinnick (sprints).
SMITH GILBERT AND BENJAMIN EARN MPSF HONORS - USC junior Rai Benjamin was named Men's Athlete of the Meet and Caryl Smith Gilbert the Men's and Women's Coach of the Year by the Moutain Pacific Sports Federation after the Trojans swept the men's and women's team titles.
NORMAN, SMITH GILBERT & WATTS EARN USTFCCCA REGIONAL HONORS -- Michael Norman was named men's track athlete of the year, Caryl Smith Gilbert men's and women's head coach of the year and Quincy Watts men's assistant of the year for the West Region it was announced by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on March 5. Norman scorched the track at the Tiger Paw Invitational on his way to the fifth-fastest time in collegiate indoor history in the 400m of 45.00. Later in that same meet, Norman took the baton last for the Trojans' 4×400 relay team that ran a collegiate record-setting and then world record-setting time of 3:01.98. Smith Gilbert, in her fifth year at USC, led the Trojan men's team to an MPSF Championship where her athletes won five individual titles. On the season, her athletes posted 14 school top-10 marks, as well as a world record in the 4×400m relay. Her squad currently ranks fifth nationally. Smith Gilbert also led the USC women to their fourth Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship in five years, as well as a top-five national team ranking heading in to the NCAA Championships. Smith Gilbert was named the MPSF Women's Coach of the Year after the Trojans won four individual event crowns on their way to claiming the team trophy. Watts, in his fifth year as an assistant coach at USC, helped guide the Trojan men's team to an MPSF Championship. His athletes finished 1-2-3 in the 400m at the conference championships. On the season, Michael Norman posted the fifth-fastest 400 time in collegiate history at 45.00. The 4×400 relay team, which Watts works closely with, set a world, collegiate and school record with a time of 3:01.98 at the Tiger Paw Invitational on Feb.10.
NEXT MEET: TROJAN INVITATIONAL - USC will host the Trojan Invitational at Loker Stadium on March 16-17.
SPECIAL HOME MEET SET FOR MARCH 23-24 - USC is hosting the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge at Loker Stadium on March 23-24. The meet between USC, Miami, Tennessee, Ohio State and Mississippi features very successful women's head coaches which are in charge of both the men's and women's programs. Caryl Smith Gilbert is in her fifth year at the helm of the Trojan program and will be joined at the meet by Miami's Amy Deem (28 seasons), Tennessee's Beth Alford-Sullivan (4 seasons), Ohio State's Karen Dennis (4 seasons) and Mississippi's Connie Price-Smith (3 seasons).
SCHOOL FRESHMAN OUTDOOR RECORD HOLDERS - Six of USC's athletes hold the school's outdoor freshman record in an event: Women: Anna Cockrell (400m H), Kendall Ellis (400m) and Dior Hall (100m H) and Men: Marquis Morris (110m H), Michael Norman (400m) and Nick Ponzio (Shot Put).
USC INDOOR RECORD HOLDERS - USC has xxx athletes that are school record-holders in an event, for the women: Kendall Ellis (400m, 4x400m), Deanna Hill (200m, 4x400m), Margaux Jones (LJ) and for the men: Rai Benjamin (4x400m), Ricky Morgan Jr. (4x400m), Michael Norman (400m, 4x400m) and Zach Shinnick (4x400m).
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