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USC Wins Six Events At The Ted Nelson Invitational In Texas
January 20, 2024 | Track & Field
Lopez sets school freshman 3000m record, Trojans post 9 school top 10 marks
USC athletes won six different events, posted nine Trojan all-time top 10 marks and Marjourie Lopez set the women's 3000m freshman indoor record at the Ted Nelson Invitational in College Station, Texas today (Jan. 20).
- Jassani Carter won the women's 200m with a PR of 23.15 to move into 10th on USC's all-time indoor list.
- Madison Whyte led a USC sweep in the women's 400m, winning with a time of 52.59. Taking second in the 400m was Jan'Taijah Jones with a time of 52.80 and Yemi John placed third with a time of 52.95.
- William Jones won the men's 400m race with a PR of 45.90, which moved him to third on USC's all-time list. Justin Braun placed third in the men's 400m with a time of 46.43, Johnnie Blockburger was fourth and slightly improved his 10th-place standing on USC's all-time list with a time of 46.53 and Jacob Andrews placed eighth with a time of 47.36.
- Jasmine Jones won the women's 60m hurdles final with a meet record-time of 8.02, while Allie Jones placed fifth with a time of 8.30. In the prelims, Jamine Jones had a time of 8.12 and Allie Jones a time of 8.28 to advance first and fifth respectively to the final.
- Gavin Champ won the men's triple jump with a PR of 49-6.50/15.10m
- The women's 4x400m relay team of Jan'Taijah Jones, Jasmine Jones, Yemi John and Madison Whyte won with a meet-record time of 3:32.48. USC's "B" relay team of Takiya Cenci, Simone Ballard, Nonah Waldron and Alyssa Blockburger had a time of 3:45.63 to place sixth.
- The men's 4x400m relay team of Jacob Andrews, Johnnie Blockburger, Nathan Cumberbatch and William Jones had a time of 3:06.22 to place second. That time moves the quartet into eighth on USC's all-time indoor 4x400m list.
- Gigi Maccagnini took second in the women's one-mile race with a PR of 4:47.76. Her time moved her from seventh to third on USC's all-time indoor list.
- JC Stevenson had a PR of 6.69 in the men's 60m dash final to place second. Bryce Brock took seventh in the final with a time of 6.80. Stevenson had a time of 6.75 in the prelims to advance fourth to the final and Brock a time of 6.82 to advance eighth.
- Nathan Cumberbatch had a PR of 1:49.43 to take second in the men's 800m race. His time also moved him from ninth to sixth on USC's all-time list in the event. Josh Ligas placed seventh in the event with a PR of 1:52.54.
- Morgan Fierro ran a PR of 8:28.23 in the men's 3000m race to place second and to move to second on USC's all-time indoor 3000m list. He also placed third in the men's one-mile race with a PR of 4:08.19. That time moved him to eighth on USC's all-time list.
- Jada Foreman placed third in the women's triple jump with an indoor best jump of 40-6.75/12.36m. Ahnyx Bush placed seventh with an indoor PR of 38-2.75/11.65.
- Max Thomas placed third in the men's 200m race with a time of 21.01.
- Elias Gerald tied for third in the men's high jump with a best clearance of 6-9.00/2.06m. Dallas Wise placed seventh with a clearance of 6-5.00/1.96m.
- Jassani Carter placed fourth in the women's 60m dash final with a time of 7.29 (7.281), edging Olympic medalist Gabby Thomas 7.29 (7.284). The USC sophomore Carter was the only underclassman in the final. Carter had a time of 7.32 in the prelims to advance to the final in third.
- Allie Jones placed fourth in the women's long jump with a leap of 19-11.50/6.08m and Alyssa Hope was fifth, also with an indoor PR of 19-11.50/6.08.
- Marjourie Lopez took fifth in the women's 3000m race with a PR and USC freshman record-time of 10:13.12 to move to third on USC's all-time indoor 3000m list.
- Gigi Maccagnini placed sixth in the women's 800m with a time of 2:12.96 and Alyssa Blockburger placed eighth with a time of 2:15.56.
- Di'Niko Bates placed seventh in the men's 60m hurdles final with a time of 7.99. He advanced to the final fifth with a time of 7.96.
- Dallas Wise finished seventh in the men's long jump with a best leap of 22-10.50/6.97m.
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