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USC Women Qualify Five Individuals To Finals At 2024 NCAA Outdoor T&F Championships
June 06, 2024 | Track & Field
Jasmine Jones qualifies for both hurdles finals
Jasmine Jones qualified for two event finals and the Trojans earned five spots overall to Saturday's championship round during the second day of the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. today (June 6). To advance to a Saturday final in a running event, an individual or relay would need to finish in the top two of its heat or have one of the three next best times out of the three semifinal heats.
The Trojan women have not had an athlete compete in an event final yet at the championships, but the five advancing Trojans today, plus senior Temi Ojora in the triple jump give the USC women's team six scoring opportunities on Saturday.
The Trojan women have not had an athlete compete in an event final yet at the championships, but the five advancing Trojans today, plus senior Temi Ojora in the triple jump give the USC women's team six scoring opportunities on Saturday.
- Senior Jasmine Jones and junior Jalaysiya Smith were the first Trojans to compete and they both advanced to Saturday's 100m hurdles final scheduled for 3:12 p.m. Jones placed second in the first semifinal heat with a season-best time of 12.67 (+0.8), just off her PR of 12.66, to automatically advance. Smith took third in the same heat with a PR of 12.77 (+0.8) to move from eighth to seventh on USC's all-time hurdles list. When the winner of the final heat had a time of 12.77, Smith advanced with the final nonautomatic qualifying time and seventh overall.
- Senior Jan'Taijah Jones had a season-best time of 50.88 to place third in her women's 400m semifinal heat. She would end up with the top nonautomatic qualifying time (all from the third heat) and advanced to the final with the sixth-fastest time. The women's 400m final is scheduled for 3:32 p.m. on Saturday. Also in the third heat was sophomore Yemi John who had a time of 51.88 to place sixth in the heat and 15th overall. John will end up earning second-team All-America honors.
- Jasmine Jones became a two-time qualifier to a Saturday final when won her 400m hurdles semifinal with a time of 54.20. She advanced to the final Saturday scheduled for 3:57 with the third-fastest qualifying time. Senior Rae-Anne Serville had a time of 57.13 to place sixth in the final semifinal heat and 13th overall. Serville earns second-team All-America honors in the event.
- Sophomore Jassani Carter placed second in her 200m semifinal with a PR of 22.46 (+0.3) to automatically advance to the event final on Saturday at 4:07 p.m. Her time moved her from ninth to sixth on USC's all-time women's 200m dash list. Freshman Madison Whyte placed fourth in the same heat with a time of 22.75 (+0.3) to finish 12th overall. She was 0.05 second out of the ninth and final qualifying spot. Whyte will earn second-team All-America honors.
- Carter also placed seventh in a strong 100m semifinal heat and 17th overall with a time of 11.27 (+0.7) to earn All-America honorable mention in that event.
- The women's 4x400m relay team of John, Whyte, sophomore Takiya Cenci and Jan'Taijah Jones finished eighth in its heat and 21st overall with a time of 3:41.20. Whyte had run the Trojans into the lead, but while the Arkansas runner was closely trying to pass her, the baton hit the Arkansas runner's elbow and popped out of Whyte's hand. She retrieved the baton and kept going, but USC's hopes were done at that point. There was a protest, but it was denied and the Trojans ended up earning All-America honorable mention status.
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