USC T&F Travels To UCLA For Annual Dual Meet

The Trojan track and field team will be competing in the annual USC-UCLA Dual Meet this week held at Drake Stadium in Westwood, Calif. on April 30. The event will begin with the men's hammer throw at 10 a.m., with the first running event being the women's 3000m steeplechase at noon.

DUAL MEET HISTORY -- USC swept the 2022 USC-UCLA Dual Meet with the Trojan men winning 86-76 and the women prevailing 81-80. USC has swept the last two Dual Meets and have never swept three straight against its crosstown rivals.. The USC men's team has a 46-42 lead all-time in the Dual Meet and the women's team has a 16-22 record. The USC women's team has won the last eight and 13 of the last 14 meetings with UCLA. USC has swept or split the last eight Dual Meets (4-0-4). A USC woman has won the 100m dash in 19 of the last 20 Dual Meets and the Trojan women have won the last 17 4x100m relays. USC's men' have won 18 of the last 19 100m and 200m dashes at the Dual Meet.

TOP 25 TROJANS -- The following athletes currently are ranked in the top 25 among NCAA events entering this week's action:

Men: 800m - Poynter (24); 110m H - Ojora (3), Brackins Jr. (9); 4x100m - (12); LJ - Brackins Jr. (8), Stevenson (9); HT - Polychroniou (7), Johnson (17);

Women: 100m - Chandler (T-7), Moody (T-9); 200m - Chandler (11), Mallard (T-25), Moody (T-25); 400m - Jones (6th), Lear (16), John (18), Mallard (T-25); 100m H - A.Jones (16), Smith (T-21); 400m H - J.Jones (6); 4x100m (10); 4x400m - (5); LJ - Ojora (19); TJ - Ojora (5), Ruotolo (16); Heptathlon - A.Jones (1).

OJORA CLEARING ALL HURDLES - Two-time All-American senior Tade Ojora ran a then fastest collegiate time of 13.35 (+3.0) in the 110m hurdles at the Florida Relays on March 31, which now ranks third. He ranks fifth on USC's all-time 110m hurdles list with a time of 13.38 set in 2021. During the 2023 indoor season he set the USC record with a time of 7.53, which was the NCAA leader heading into the NCAA Championships.

NEXT MEET -- USC's next meet will be the Pac-12 Championships held at Mt. SAC in Walnut, Calif. from May 12-14.

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