
Broderick Breaks 58-Year-Old USC Discus Throw Record In Win At Trojan Invitational
March 21, 2025 | Track & Field
Women’s discus throwers sweep top three places during first day of Trojan Invitational
Racquil Broderick won the men's discus throw competition with a school-record toss and the USC women's discus throwers swept the top three places during the first day of the 2025 Ron & Sharlene Allice Trojan Invitational being held at the Colich Throws Center in Wilmington, Calif. today (March 21).
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- With the first throw of the season, sophomore Racquil Broderick set the USC school discus throw record with a mark of 207-0 (63.09m) and won the competition. He broke the longest-standing USC men's track and field record of 206-0 (62.78m) which was set by Gary Carlsen on June 4, 1967. Carlsen, who was on hand at the meet, posed with Broderick after the competition and gave him a gift of a Greek thrower trophy. Broderick placed second at the NCAA Championships in the discus throw last season as a freshman. Freshman Shaiquan Dunn placed fourth today with a mark of 171-8 (52.32m).
- The Trojan women's discus throwers captured the top three positions with sophomore Reese Garland winning by an inch with a throw of 174-0 (53.05m). Freshman Ashley Erasmus placed second with a mark of 173-11 (53.01m) which moved her into eighth place on USC's all-time list, a list which includes Garland as fifth all-time with her best throw last season of 178-2. Junior transfer Karyssa Owens placed third with a PR of 170-7 (51.02m) to move into 10th place on USC's all-time discus throw list.
- Owens also had a big PR in the women's hammer throw, finishing fifth with a personal-best mark of 199-1 (60.68m). She had three throws better than her previous career-best throw of 183-1 (55.80m) in placing second at the 2024 Big West Championships while competing for UC Riverside. Sophomore Jenna Gallaway had a best throw of 187-1 (57.03m) to place seventh today.
- Freshman Kaden Garland had a personal-best men's hammer throw of 184-6 (56.24m) to place sixth.
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