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USC T&F To Compete At Collegiate Classic This Weekend
February 05, 2025 | Track & Field
Trojans spinning records at every meet
THIS WEEK: The USC Track and Field team will compete this week at the Collegiate Classic hosted by New Mexico at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M. on Feb. 7-8. The meet is scheduled to run from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. PT on Friday and from 9:00 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. PT on Saturday. The Trojans will be sending 36 athletes to compete this weekend, 18 women and 18 men. The USC men's team enters the week's action ranked No. 3 and the women's team is ranked No. 25.   There will be nine top 25 men's teams and seven ranked women's teams at the meet.
WHO WILL BE THERE: The Collegiate Classic is an invitational meet. School sending athletes to the meet along with the Trojans will be Arizona, Arizona State, Azusa Pacific, BYU, California, CS Fullerton, Illinois, Iowa, Long Beach State, LSU, New Mexico, Mississippi, Purdue, Stanford, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, UCLA and West Texas.
USC ATHLETES SCHEDULED TO COMPETE:Â
Men:Â Jacob Andrews, Kennie Arriola, Taylor Banks, Johnnie Blockburger, Johnny Brackins Jr., Jack Carter, Nathan Cumberbatch, Shaiquan Dunn, Morgan Fierro, Elias Gerald, William Jones, Jaelen Knox, Yougendy Mauricette, Edward Nketia, Brady Palen, JC Stevenson, Max Thomas and Travis Williams.Â
Women: Mia Brahe-Pedersen, Jassani Carter, Takiya Cenci, Dajaz DeFrand, Ashley Erasmus, Tiana Eyakpobeyan, Yemi John, Avery Lewis, Falyn Lott, Gigi Maccagnini, Christine M. Mallard, Samirah Moody, Maira Scott, Brianna Selby, Jalaysiya Smith, Rachael Uvieghara, Nonah Waldron and Madison Whyte.
TOP 10 TROJANS: The Trojans have seven times or marks which rank among the top 10 in an event on the current NCAA descending order list in a championships event: Men: Johnnie Blockburger (200m – 8th), Johnny Brackins Jr. (60m H – 1st), JC Stevenson (LJ – 3rd, 60m - 1st), Max Thomas (60m – 2nd, 200m - 6th) and 4x400m - 6th. Women: Dajaz DeFrand (60m – T-4th), Samirah Moody (60m – 3rd).
ANOTHER MEET, ANOTHER RECORD:Â A USC athlete has set or tied a school record in four consecutive meets, dating back to the 2024 NCAA West Preliminary Rounds: NCAA West Prelims (Temi Ojora - WLJ), NCAA Championships (Jasmine Jones - W-400m H), Spokane Sports Showcase (Johnny Brackins Jr. - M-60m H), Red Raider Invite (JC Stevenson - M-60m, William Jones - M-600y, Yemi John - W-600y).
LAST SEASON: The USC men's team tied for seventh and the Trojan women's team tied for eighth at the 2024 NCAA Indoor T&F Championships.
RETURNING INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS: Trojans on the 2025 USC track and field team which earned 2024 Indoor All-America honors are Jacob Andrews (7th, M-4x400m), Johnnie Blockburger (7th, M-4x400m), Johnny Brackins Jr. (2nd, M-60m H, 4th, M-LJ), Yemi John (6th, W-400m, 2nd, W-4x400m), William Jones (5th, M-400m, 7th, M-4x400m), Temi Ojora (8th, W-TJ), Madison Whyte (2nd, W-4x400m) and Travis Williams (5th, M-60m).
DYNAMIC DUO: Trojan juniors JC Stevenson and Max Thomas currently rank No. 1 and No. 2 on the NCAA descending order list in the 60m dash. Stevenson matched the USC 60m record with a time of 6.50 at the Red Raider Invite on Jan. 24 and Thomas ran the fourth-fastest time in school history of 6.53 at the Spokane Sports Showcase on Jan. 17. Currently their times rank No. 3 and No. 8 in the world. Stevenson was named Big Ten Men's Track Athlete of the Week of Jan. 22-29.
BRACKINS JR. HURDLES INTO RECORD BOOKS: Johnny Brackins Jr. won the 60m hurdles at the Spokane Sports Showcase with a PR, USC-record and NCAA-leading time of 7.49. Brackins Jr. moved into a tie for the sixth-fastest collegiate 60m hurdler of all-time, trailing only Grant Holloway (7.35), Trey Cunningham (7.38), Daniel Roberts (7.41), Omar McLeod (7.45) and Reggie Torian (7.47). His 7.49 time was the fastest 60m hurdles time by a college athlete since Cunningham clocked 7.38 on March 12, 2022. As a result of Brackins Jr.'s outstanding first week of action, he was named Big Ten Men's Co-Track Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan.15-22.
KEEPING TRACK OF THE ACTION AT THE COLLEGIATE CLASSIC:Â Trojan fans can keep track of the action at the Red Raider Invite by going to this this live stats link, watching on FloTrack or as always, following along on the USC T&F X account.
FOLLOW THE TROJANS ON SOCIAL MEDIA:Â Keep up with everything USC track & field this year by following @USC_Track_Field on Instagram, X and TikTok.
YOU MIGHT NEED A PROGRAM:  USC added 33 new athletes to its track and field program since the end of the 2024 season. Â
NEXT MEET:Â Â USC's next meet will be the Tiger Paw Invitational at the Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex in Clemson, S.C. on Feb. 14 and 15.
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WHO WILL BE THERE: The Collegiate Classic is an invitational meet. School sending athletes to the meet along with the Trojans will be Arizona, Arizona State, Azusa Pacific, BYU, California, CS Fullerton, Illinois, Iowa, Long Beach State, LSU, New Mexico, Mississippi, Purdue, Stanford, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, UCLA and West Texas.
USC ATHLETES SCHEDULED TO COMPETE:Â
Men:Â Jacob Andrews, Kennie Arriola, Taylor Banks, Johnnie Blockburger, Johnny Brackins Jr., Jack Carter, Nathan Cumberbatch, Shaiquan Dunn, Morgan Fierro, Elias Gerald, William Jones, Jaelen Knox, Yougendy Mauricette, Edward Nketia, Brady Palen, JC Stevenson, Max Thomas and Travis Williams.Â
Women: Mia Brahe-Pedersen, Jassani Carter, Takiya Cenci, Dajaz DeFrand, Ashley Erasmus, Tiana Eyakpobeyan, Yemi John, Avery Lewis, Falyn Lott, Gigi Maccagnini, Christine M. Mallard, Samirah Moody, Maira Scott, Brianna Selby, Jalaysiya Smith, Rachael Uvieghara, Nonah Waldron and Madison Whyte.
TOP 10 TROJANS: The Trojans have seven times or marks which rank among the top 10 in an event on the current NCAA descending order list in a championships event: Men: Johnnie Blockburger (200m – 8th), Johnny Brackins Jr. (60m H – 1st), JC Stevenson (LJ – 3rd, 60m - 1st), Max Thomas (60m – 2nd, 200m - 6th) and 4x400m - 6th. Women: Dajaz DeFrand (60m – T-4th), Samirah Moody (60m – 3rd).
ANOTHER MEET, ANOTHER RECORD:Â A USC athlete has set or tied a school record in four consecutive meets, dating back to the 2024 NCAA West Preliminary Rounds: NCAA West Prelims (Temi Ojora - WLJ), NCAA Championships (Jasmine Jones - W-400m H), Spokane Sports Showcase (Johnny Brackins Jr. - M-60m H), Red Raider Invite (JC Stevenson - M-60m, William Jones - M-600y, Yemi John - W-600y).
LAST SEASON: The USC men's team tied for seventh and the Trojan women's team tied for eighth at the 2024 NCAA Indoor T&F Championships.
RETURNING INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS: Trojans on the 2025 USC track and field team which earned 2024 Indoor All-America honors are Jacob Andrews (7th, M-4x400m), Johnnie Blockburger (7th, M-4x400m), Johnny Brackins Jr. (2nd, M-60m H, 4th, M-LJ), Yemi John (6th, W-400m, 2nd, W-4x400m), William Jones (5th, M-400m, 7th, M-4x400m), Temi Ojora (8th, W-TJ), Madison Whyte (2nd, W-4x400m) and Travis Williams (5th, M-60m).
DYNAMIC DUO: Trojan juniors JC Stevenson and Max Thomas currently rank No. 1 and No. 2 on the NCAA descending order list in the 60m dash. Stevenson matched the USC 60m record with a time of 6.50 at the Red Raider Invite on Jan. 24 and Thomas ran the fourth-fastest time in school history of 6.53 at the Spokane Sports Showcase on Jan. 17. Currently their times rank No. 3 and No. 8 in the world. Stevenson was named Big Ten Men's Track Athlete of the Week of Jan. 22-29.
BRACKINS JR. HURDLES INTO RECORD BOOKS: Johnny Brackins Jr. won the 60m hurdles at the Spokane Sports Showcase with a PR, USC-record and NCAA-leading time of 7.49. Brackins Jr. moved into a tie for the sixth-fastest collegiate 60m hurdler of all-time, trailing only Grant Holloway (7.35), Trey Cunningham (7.38), Daniel Roberts (7.41), Omar McLeod (7.45) and Reggie Torian (7.47). His 7.49 time was the fastest 60m hurdles time by a college athlete since Cunningham clocked 7.38 on March 12, 2022. As a result of Brackins Jr.'s outstanding first week of action, he was named Big Ten Men's Co-Track Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan.15-22.
KEEPING TRACK OF THE ACTION AT THE COLLEGIATE CLASSIC:Â Trojan fans can keep track of the action at the Red Raider Invite by going to this this live stats link, watching on FloTrack or as always, following along on the USC T&F X account.
FOLLOW THE TROJANS ON SOCIAL MEDIA:Â Keep up with everything USC track & field this year by following @USC_Track_Field on Instagram, X and TikTok.
YOU MIGHT NEED A PROGRAM:  USC added 33 new athletes to its track and field program since the end of the 2024 season. Â
NEXT MEET:Â Â USC's next meet will be the Tiger Paw Invitational at the Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex in Clemson, S.C. on Feb. 14 and 15.
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