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Small Group To Compete At Triton Invitational This Weekend
April 12, 2018 | Track & Field, Features
The Trojans will send a small group of throwers and distance runners to the Triton Invitational in La Jolla, Calif. on April 13-14. Entering this week, the USC women's team is ranked No. 3 and the men's team No. 7.
TRAVELING TROJANS - USC athletes traveling and expected to compete this week at the Triton Invitational are: Men: Nathan Bultman, Jason Kim, Matthew Myrtue, Nick Ponzio, Alex Rohani and Josh Zavala. Women: Julia Bounds, Breana Jemison, Lauren Maurer, Colette Putnam and Sydney Tullai.
LOPES TAKES THIRD AT SAM ADAMS COMBINED EVENTS - USC junior Lyndsey Lopes placed third in the heptathlon at the Sam Adams Combined Events, first among collegians, with a personal best of 5,574 points. She improved 203 points over her previous best heptathlon and moved from eighth to fifth on USC's all-time list in the event. She currently ranks eighth in the country in the event. Lopes set four personal-bests in the seven events: 13.58 (+0.3) in the 100m H, 36-0 (10.97m) in the shot put, 24.08 (+1.0) in the 200m and 2:18.67 in the 800m.
USC WINS 7 EVENTS AT THE SUN ANGEL CLASSIC - USC won seven events, highlighted by meet and venue records in the 200m by Michael Norman and the 100m hurdles by Anna Cockrell to lead the Trojans at the Sun Angel Classic held in Tempe, Ariz. on April 6-7. Norman won the men's Premiere 200m race with a PR, meet and venue record-time of 20.06 (-1.4). He moved from eighth to fourth on USC's all-time list. Cockrell won the women's 100m hurdles by tying her PR and setting the meet and venue record with a time of 12.89 (-0.9). Cockrell then came back to win the women's 400m hurdles with a time of 58.30 in her season debut in the event. Other winners included the W-4x100m relay at 43.11 (5th on USC's AT list), TeeTee Terry at 11.20 (+0.1) in the 100m (10th on USC's AT list), Deanna Hill at 22.78 (-0.6) in the 200m and Courtney Corrin the long jump with a best leap of 20-3.50/6.18m (+0.0). Also, Robert Ford took second in the 800m with a PR and the sixth-fastest time ever by a Trojan of 1:46.64.
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).
THERE IS NO NORMAL WITH NORMAN - USC sophomore sprinter Michael Norman has run only nine individual races as a collegian, yet each time he does it is something special. He began his outdoor college career at the 2017 USC-UCLA Dual Meet and won the 400m dash with a then-USC freshman record. He then won the 2017 Pac-12 400m title with a time of 45.15, defeating the two-time defending champion on his own track. Norman then placed fourth in the NCAA 400m final with a new freshman record-time of 44.88 and the fifth-fastest time ever by a Trojan in the NCAA final. Last week in his second outdoor 200m race, Norman runs a PR of 20.06 (-1.4), the fourth-fastest time in school history and a time which would have brought home the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics. He lowered his freshman 400m record to 44.60 with a third place finish at the 2017 USA T&F Championships. Norman competed during the 2018 indoor season and won the NCAA 400m title while setting the world indoor record and was part of the the relay which had the fastest 4x400m time in history.
NORMAN AND COCKRELL NAMED PAC-12 TRACK ATHLETES OF THE WEEK - Michael Norman was named the Pac-12 Men's Track Athlete of the Week and Anna Cockrell the Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week for April 2-6.
TOP 25 TROJANS - The following USC athletes currently rank in the Top 30 in events so far this outdoor season, including four times that are NCAA leaders: Angie Annelus (25th - 100m, 11th - 200m), Chanel Brissett (11th - 100m H), Anna Cockrell (6th - 100m H, 14th - 400m H), Kyra Constantine (T-11th - 400m), Courtney Corrin (T-20th - LJ), Kendall Ellis (T-9th - 200m), Robert Ford (2nd - 800m), Dior Hall (8th - 100m H), Deanna Hill (4th - 100m, 8th - 200m), Breana Jemison (5th - SP), Lyndsey Lopes (8th - Hep.), Joy McArthur (23rd - HT), Ricky Morgan Jr. (11th - 400m), Michael Norman (1st - 200m), Nick Ponzio (17th - SP), Kaelin Roberts (T-11th - 400m), Earnest Sears III (T-12th - HJ), Zach Shinnick (T-10th - 200m), TeeTee Terry (T-2nd - 100m, 17th - 200m), W-4x100m (3rd, 5th, 9th, 24th), M-4x100m (2nd).
FORD CRACK'S USC'S 800M TOP 10 - USC senior Robert Ford, the school record-holder in the indoor 800m, for the first time in his career cracked into the Trojans' top 10 in the outdoor 800m with a PR of 1:46.64, sixth on USC's all-time list. Ford ran that time in placing second at the Sun Angel Classic on April 7, which is also the second-fastest time by a college runner this season. During the 2018 indoor season, Ford won his third consecutive MPSF indoor 800m title, while helping lead to the Trojans to the team championship.
CORRIN IS SOARING - After competing in soccer on USC's NCAA champion team as a freshman and missing the outdoor track season due to injury, sophomore Courtney Corrin seems to be finding her way in the long jump pit. She won at the Sun Angel Classic on April 7 with a best leap of 20-3.50/6.18m (+0.0) and has placed first or second in all four meets this season. Corrin was a two-time California state long jump champion in high school with her best legal jump being 20-11.00/6.38m and wind-legal PR of 21-6.25/6.56w.
BARNUM CONTINUES TO IMPRESS - Sophomore walk-on sprinter Alexander Barnum had become an integral part of USC's sprint program in a short time. He lowered his 100m time from 10.74w to a wind-legal 10.32 as a freshman and placed sixth in the event at the Pac-12 Championships. This season he has already run a 10.36 (+1.3) 100m dash to win at the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge and posted a 200m PR of 21.02 (+1.6). He also ran the leadoff leg on USC's 4x100m relay which ran 38.88 to win at the Power 5 meet which is fourth on USC's all-time list. Both of his parents attended USC and his father played on the football team.
TERRY A TERROR IN THE SPRINTS - USC freshman Twanisha "TeeTee" Terry has been blazing a path towards greatness since she stepped on campus in the Fall. She set the USC freshman indoor 200m record with a time of 23.19 and ran 7.23 in the 60m dash, tops by a Trojan this season and .05 off the school freshman record. She won the 60m dash and was fifth in the 200m at the MPSF Championships to help lead USC to the team title. Already she has run a wind-aided 100m time of 10.97 (T-2nd in the country) and a wind-legal 11.20, which ranks 10th on USC's all-time list. She also set her 200m PR of 23.10 which ranks 17th in the country. Terry then anchored USC's 4x100m relay which ran 43.11 on April 7 which ranks fifth on USC's all-time list.
GETTING TO KNOW THE TROJANS - Throughout the season, the USCTrojans.com website is posting weekly "Getting To Know" features on many of the USC T&F athletes. You can also find a link to the 2018 USC T&F Media Guide located on the USCTrojans.com website.
ON DECK: ACTION AT 3 MEETS - Next week USC will be competing at the Mt.SAC Relays in Torrance, Calif. (April 19-21), the Beach Invitational in Long Beach, Calif. (April 20-21) and the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif. (April 19-20).
TRAVELING TROJANS - USC athletes traveling and expected to compete this week at the Triton Invitational are: Men: Nathan Bultman, Jason Kim, Matthew Myrtue, Nick Ponzio, Alex Rohani and Josh Zavala. Women: Julia Bounds, Breana Jemison, Lauren Maurer, Colette Putnam and Sydney Tullai.
LOPES TAKES THIRD AT SAM ADAMS COMBINED EVENTS - USC junior Lyndsey Lopes placed third in the heptathlon at the Sam Adams Combined Events, first among collegians, with a personal best of 5,574 points. She improved 203 points over her previous best heptathlon and moved from eighth to fifth on USC's all-time list in the event. She currently ranks eighth in the country in the event. Lopes set four personal-bests in the seven events: 13.58 (+0.3) in the 100m H, 36-0 (10.97m) in the shot put, 24.08 (+1.0) in the 200m and 2:18.67 in the 800m.
USC WINS 7 EVENTS AT THE SUN ANGEL CLASSIC - USC won seven events, highlighted by meet and venue records in the 200m by Michael Norman and the 100m hurdles by Anna Cockrell to lead the Trojans at the Sun Angel Classic held in Tempe, Ariz. on April 6-7. Norman won the men's Premiere 200m race with a PR, meet and venue record-time of 20.06 (-1.4). He moved from eighth to fourth on USC's all-time list. Cockrell won the women's 100m hurdles by tying her PR and setting the meet and venue record with a time of 12.89 (-0.9). Cockrell then came back to win the women's 400m hurdles with a time of 58.30 in her season debut in the event. Other winners included the W-4x100m relay at 43.11 (5th on USC's AT list), TeeTee Terry at 11.20 (+0.1) in the 100m (10th on USC's AT list), Deanna Hill at 22.78 (-0.6) in the 200m and Courtney Corrin the long jump with a best leap of 20-3.50/6.18m (+0.0). Also, Robert Ford took second in the 800m with a PR and the sixth-fastest time ever by a Trojan of 1:46.64.
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).
THERE IS NO NORMAL WITH NORMAN - USC sophomore sprinter Michael Norman has run only nine individual races as a collegian, yet each time he does it is something special. He began his outdoor college career at the 2017 USC-UCLA Dual Meet and won the 400m dash with a then-USC freshman record. He then won the 2017 Pac-12 400m title with a time of 45.15, defeating the two-time defending champion on his own track. Norman then placed fourth in the NCAA 400m final with a new freshman record-time of 44.88 and the fifth-fastest time ever by a Trojan in the NCAA final. Last week in his second outdoor 200m race, Norman runs a PR of 20.06 (-1.4), the fourth-fastest time in school history and a time which would have brought home the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics. He lowered his freshman 400m record to 44.60 with a third place finish at the 2017 USA T&F Championships. Norman competed during the 2018 indoor season and won the NCAA 400m title while setting the world indoor record and was part of the the relay which had the fastest 4x400m time in history.
NORMAN AND COCKRELL NAMED PAC-12 TRACK ATHLETES OF THE WEEK - Michael Norman was named the Pac-12 Men's Track Athlete of the Week and Anna Cockrell the Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week for April 2-6.
TOP 25 TROJANS - The following USC athletes currently rank in the Top 30 in events so far this outdoor season, including four times that are NCAA leaders: Angie Annelus (25th - 100m, 11th - 200m), Chanel Brissett (11th - 100m H), Anna Cockrell (6th - 100m H, 14th - 400m H), Kyra Constantine (T-11th - 400m), Courtney Corrin (T-20th - LJ), Kendall Ellis (T-9th - 200m), Robert Ford (2nd - 800m), Dior Hall (8th - 100m H), Deanna Hill (4th - 100m, 8th - 200m), Breana Jemison (5th - SP), Lyndsey Lopes (8th - Hep.), Joy McArthur (23rd - HT), Ricky Morgan Jr. (11th - 400m), Michael Norman (1st - 200m), Nick Ponzio (17th - SP), Kaelin Roberts (T-11th - 400m), Earnest Sears III (T-12th - HJ), Zach Shinnick (T-10th - 200m), TeeTee Terry (T-2nd - 100m, 17th - 200m), W-4x100m (3rd, 5th, 9th, 24th), M-4x100m (2nd).
FORD CRACK'S USC'S 800M TOP 10 - USC senior Robert Ford, the school record-holder in the indoor 800m, for the first time in his career cracked into the Trojans' top 10 in the outdoor 800m with a PR of 1:46.64, sixth on USC's all-time list. Ford ran that time in placing second at the Sun Angel Classic on April 7, which is also the second-fastest time by a college runner this season. During the 2018 indoor season, Ford won his third consecutive MPSF indoor 800m title, while helping lead to the Trojans to the team championship.
CORRIN IS SOARING - After competing in soccer on USC's NCAA champion team as a freshman and missing the outdoor track season due to injury, sophomore Courtney Corrin seems to be finding her way in the long jump pit. She won at the Sun Angel Classic on April 7 with a best leap of 20-3.50/6.18m (+0.0) and has placed first or second in all four meets this season. Corrin was a two-time California state long jump champion in high school with her best legal jump being 20-11.00/6.38m and wind-legal PR of 21-6.25/6.56w.
BARNUM CONTINUES TO IMPRESS - Sophomore walk-on sprinter Alexander Barnum had become an integral part of USC's sprint program in a short time. He lowered his 100m time from 10.74w to a wind-legal 10.32 as a freshman and placed sixth in the event at the Pac-12 Championships. This season he has already run a 10.36 (+1.3) 100m dash to win at the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge and posted a 200m PR of 21.02 (+1.6). He also ran the leadoff leg on USC's 4x100m relay which ran 38.88 to win at the Power 5 meet which is fourth on USC's all-time list. Both of his parents attended USC and his father played on the football team.
TERRY A TERROR IN THE SPRINTS - USC freshman Twanisha "TeeTee" Terry has been blazing a path towards greatness since she stepped on campus in the Fall. She set the USC freshman indoor 200m record with a time of 23.19 and ran 7.23 in the 60m dash, tops by a Trojan this season and .05 off the school freshman record. She won the 60m dash and was fifth in the 200m at the MPSF Championships to help lead USC to the team title. Already she has run a wind-aided 100m time of 10.97 (T-2nd in the country) and a wind-legal 11.20, which ranks 10th on USC's all-time list. She also set her 200m PR of 23.10 which ranks 17th in the country. Terry then anchored USC's 4x100m relay which ran 43.11 on April 7 which ranks fifth on USC's all-time list.
GETTING TO KNOW THE TROJANS - Throughout the season, the USCTrojans.com website is posting weekly "Getting To Know" features on many of the USC T&F athletes. You can also find a link to the 2018 USC T&F Media Guide located on the USCTrojans.com website.
ON DECK: ACTION AT 3 MEETS - Next week USC will be competing at the Mt.SAC Relays in Torrance, Calif. (April 19-21), the Beach Invitational in Long Beach, Calif. (April 20-21) and the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif. (April 19-20).
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