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USC Sweeps Annual T&F Dual Meet At UCLA

April 29, 2018 | Track & Field, Features

The Trojans swept the annual USC-UCLA Dual Meet held at Drake Stadium on the campus of UCLA in Westwood, Calif. today (April 29), with the men winning 103-53 and the women winning 86-77. It was the first sweep of the Dual Meet for USC since 2015 and the first sweep at UCLA since 2010. The women's meet wasn't clinched until the final event, the 4x400m relay, and the men's team won the meet early, scoring its most points since registering 108 points in 1968.

"It was a great feeling to watch the seniors on the men's and women's teams win today," said USC Director of Track & Field Caryl Smith Gilbert. "The women's performance was outstanding because we had us down 88-72 and it was starting to look bleak and then Chloe Berry gets us five points out of nowhere and the team goes crazy, and Courtney Corrin triple jumps, a things she has never done, but that's the Dual Meet. This is what builds lives, learning how to overcome adversity, learning how to be resilient and learning how to perform under pressure. This is what will take them farther in life, the lessons they learn in times like this. I was extremely proud of everyone. I could call names over and over again, but there were so many great things that happened today that I don't want to leave anybody out. I look forward to going to Pac-12s and then NCAAs - getting done with finals and graduation so everyone can be rested - and then moving on."

The day began inauspiciously for the Trojan men as Nathan Bultman fouled in all six attempts in the men's hammer throw, landing all of his throws to the left of the sector. Jason Kim, however, had a PR of 158-1 (48.18m) to take second in the event.
The women's hammer throw was next and Joy McArthur placed second with a best throw of 191-9 (58.44m). Breana Jemison placed fourth in her first hammer throw competition since 2016, twice setting a PR, and posting a best mark of 169-10 (51.78m). Her best mark was nearly a 25-foot improvement over her previous best career throw.
In the women's javelin throw, Lyndsey Lopes placed third with a season best throw of 126-3 (38.48m) and Colette Putnam was fifth with a best throw of 89-10 (37.39m).
USC had no one entered in the women's pole vault, so after three events the Trojan women trailed 23-4.
Dominic Smallwood won the men's long jump with a jump of 24-1 (7.34m), tying his season best. Jadon Joyner took second in the event with a best jump of 23-2.50 (7.07m). They both had their best jumps in the final round.
Julia Bounds placed third in the women's steeplechase with a PR of 11:32.50. Lauren Maurer placed fourth with a PR of 11:51.12. USC trailed 31-5 at this point in the meet.
The men's team had no one entered in the 3000m steeplechase and the javelin throw and lost both events 9-0.
Earnest Sears won the men's high jump with a clearance of 7-1.00/2.16m. He just missed on his final two attempts at 7-2.50/2.20m which would have been a PR. The men's team trailed 28-16 at this point in the meet.
Courtney Corrin started the Trojans' comeback by winning the women's long jump with a best leap of 20-9.75/6.34m (+0.3). Madisen Richards took second, also with a best jump of 20-9.75/6.34m (+0.0) which was a PR and moved her into ninth on USC's all-time list. Lyndsey Lopes finished third with a best jump of 19-7.00/5.97m (+1.2). Margaux Jones opened up her outdoor season with a best jump of 19-4.25/5.90m (+1.1) to finish fourth and Alexa Harmon-Thomas was fifth with a best jump of 18-10.00/5.74m (+0.7).
The USC women's 4x100m relay team of Angie Annelus, Kendall Ellis, Deanna Hill and TeeTee Terry won with a meet-record time of 43.14. This win cut the deficit to 31-19 after six events.
The men's 4x100m relay team of Alexander Barnum, Rai Benjamin, T.J. Brock and Ricky Morgan won with a time of 38.89, tied for fifth on USC's all-time list. The time was also just .04 seconds off the meet record. After six events, USC's men trailed 28-21.
Amber Gore then ran a PR of 4:29.67 to place third in the women's 1500m race. Chloe Berry finished fourth in the 1500m race with a time of 4:32.44 and Madison Ricks was seventh at 5:13.20. The score was 39-20 in UCLA's favor at this point.
UCLA swept the men's 1500m race with USC's only competitor Josh Zavala placing eighth with a time of 4:06.96. USC trailed 37-21 after seven events.
USC's women then swept the women's 100m hurdles with Dior Hall winning with a time of 13.11 (-2.4), Mecca McGlaston taking second at 13.32 (-2.4) and Channel Brissett placing third at 13.34 (-2.4).
Breana Jemison then earned a point for USC in the women's shot put with a best mark of 55-7.50 (16.95m). After nine events, USC's women trailed 47-30.
Pole vaulter Michael Gonzalez, in his first collegiate 100m hurdles race, ran uncontested in the men's hurdles and posted a time of 18.56 (+0.5) to earn USC's men five points and cut the deficit to 37-26 after eight events.
Nathan Bultman won the men's discus throw with a mark of 171-0 (52.13m) and Nick Ponzio placed second with a throw of 164-4 (50.10m) to earn eight points.
Michael Norman then won the men's 400m race with a time of 44.74 with Ricky Morgan Jr. taking second with a season-best time of 45.87. Tyler Rambo finished fourth with a time of 52.28. With the eight points in this event, USC's men took a 42-39 lead and never looked back.
USC's women swept the 400m race with Kendall Ellis winning with a time of 51.72, Kaelin Roberts finishing second at 54.47 and Kayla Richardson taking third at 55.13.
The women then swept the 100m race as Deanna Hill won with a season-best wind-legal time of 11.26 (+0.2), Angie Annelus was second at 11.43 (+0.2) and Ky Westbrook third at 11.78 (+0.2). Madisen Richards placed fourth with a PR of 11.80 (+0.2) and Chanel Brissett was seventh at 11.94 (+0.2). USC had its first lead of the day at 48-47.
The men's team also swept the 100m dash with Alexander Barnum winning with a PR of 10.29 (+0.4), T.J. Brock placing second with a season-best time off 10.37 (+0.4) and Christian Sourapas finishing third with a time of 10.73 (+0.4). Nick Moore finished fourth with a season-best time of 10.76 (+0.4). USC's men now led 51-39 in the team competition.
Kyra Constantine placed second in the women's 800m race with a time of 2:12.27 to earn the Trojans three points. Amber Gore was fourth in the 800m with a time of 2:17.98, Kennedy Gillian was fifth with a time of 2:21.13 and Kamryn Weber was seventh with a time of 2:25.25. USC now trailed 53-51, but it would be the last time trailing on the day.
Robert Ford won the men's 800m race with a strong final lap, posting a time of 1:48.03. Mathew Myrtue placed third in the 800m race with a PR of 1:52.47 and Alex Rohani was fifth with a time of 1:57.71.
The men's triple jump was the next event to finish and Eric Sloan won with a season-best jump of 51-11.75/15.84m (+0.0), while Dominic Smallwood took second with a wind-aided jump of 51-0.00/15.54m (+2.4w). He also had a wind-legal season-best jump of 50-9.25. USC led 65-43 after 13 events.
Anna Cockrell then won the women's 400m hurdles with a season-best time of 56.24 and the Trojans made it a sweep as Shante Robinson placed second with a time of 59.31 and Mecca McGlaston third with a PR of 60.95. USC surged ahead to a 60-53 lead, one they would not relinquish.
USC's Rai Benjamin won the men's 400m hurdles, opening up his season with a time of 49.84, good for 10th on USC's all-time list in the event. Cameron Samuel was the only other competitor and he took second with a time of 53.09 to earn the Trojans eight more points.
Angie Annelus won the women's 200m dash with a PR of 22.89(+1.0) and TeeTee Terry took second with a time of 23.09 (+1.0). Dior Hall placed fourth in the 200m with a time of 23.94 (+1.0). The lead was now 68-54 in favor of USC's women.
The men's team then swept the 200m dash and in so doing clinched the men's team title. Alexander Barnum won the 200m with a PR of 20.90 (+1.0), T.J. Brock was second with a time of 21.47 (+1.0) and Christian Sourapas was third at 21.56 (+1.0). USC's men had an 82-43 lead after 15 events.
Lyndsey Lopes finished second in the women's high jump with a PR clearance of 5-9.25/1.76m and Alexa Harmon-Thomas placed third with a clearnace of 5-7.25/1.71m. Cassidy Palka finished sixth in the high jump with a clearance at 5-5.25/1.66m. The women's team now led 72-59.
Michael Gonzalez then won his second event of the day, posting a PR of 16-10/5.13m in the men's pole vaul. Damiano Carrioli took second with a clearance of 13-7.75/4.16m.
Chloe Berry then in essence won the meet for the Trojans by capturing the women's 3000m race, her first ever 3000m race, with a time of 10:17.89. Julia Bounds placed ninth in the event with a time of 11:16.36. The "dope sheet" had USC being shutout in the event, so the five points from Berry swung the meet in USC's favor, giving them a 77-63 lead and knowing that a win in the meet's final event, the 4x400m relay would clinch the team title.
USC's men did not run anyone in the men's 3000m race, but Nick Ponzio won the men's shot put with a season-best mark of 63-4.75 (19.32m) and Nathan Bultman placed second with a best mark of 57-7.75 (17.57m). The men's team now led 98-53 with one event remaining.
Breana Jemison placed third in the women's discus throw with a best mark of 139-4 (42.48m).
Courtney Corrin was asked to try the women's triple jump as the meet was up in the air and she responded with a jump of 39-11.50/12.18m (+0.0) in her final attempt to take second and earn three points. USC now had an 81-77 lead going into the final event.
USC's women's 4x400m relay team of Kaelin Roberts, Anna Cockrell, Deanna Hill and Kendall Ellis won with a time of 3:37.18 to clinch its fifth consecutive women's team title at the Dual Meet.
The men's team then finished out its first team win since 2015 by winning the men's 4x400m relay with a time of 3:06.86. USC ran a team of Ricky Morgan Jr., Michael Norman, Robert Ford and Rai Benjamin.