University Southern California Trojans
2026 USC Track & Field Roster
Roster
Christine M. Mallard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mansfield Legacy
- Hometown:
- Mansfield, Texas
2026: Outdoor First Team All-American in the 4x400m relay…Earned Indoor Second Team All-American in 200m…Opened her season with a career-best 7.27 in the 60m at the Spokane Sports Showcase…Member of the 4x400m relay team that won gold both indoor and outdoor Big Ten Championships…Won gold in the 200m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships…Recorded a new personal best of 22.44 in the 200m at NCAA West Regionals to punch her ticket to NCAA Championships.
2025: Competed in the 100m, 200m, 400m and as a member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams…Took first place in the 4x400 relay and sixth place in the 200m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Mar. 1)...Earned bronze with the 4x400 relay team at the NCAA Indoor Championships (Mar. 14)...Placed in the top three in all four of her events at the Trojan Invite (Mar. 22)...Placed third in the 200m and fourth in the 100m at the Battle at the Beach (Apr. 4)...Instrumental in the Big Ten Outdoor Championship title for the USC women helping both of her relay teams to first place finishes…Recorded a season-best time of 52.04 at the NCAA West Regional Championships.
2023: Won the USATF U20 Championships 400m title with a USC freshman record of 50.74, which also ranks third on USC’s all-time list…that time was just 0.05 seconds off the USATF U20 Championships record of 50.69 set by Sanya Richards Ross in 2002...Held a time of 51.41 to place third in the 400m and a time of 23.51 (+1.9) to place eighth in the 200m at the Pac-12 Championships...Set her outdoor 200m PR of 22.93 (+0.8) to take second at the Aztec Invitational on March 25..Recorded an indoor 400m PR of 52.42 to place ninth at the Tiger Paw Invite on Feb. 10...Ran on USC’s 4x400m relay which ran 3:29.81 to place third at the Razorback Invitational on Jan. 28 and move into ninth on the Trojans’ all-time indoor 4x400m relay list.
HIGH SCHOOL: Mallard, from Mansfield, Texas, is a 2022 graduate of Mansfield Legacy High School in Mansfield, Texas..Posted a personal best of 52.12 in winning the 400m dash at the Brooks PR Invitational which led all high school women in 2022, and ranks No. 2 all-time in the state of Texas...Holds PRs of 11.49 in the 100m, 23.22 in the 200m and 19-6.75 in the long jump...Recorded a time of 52.66 to win the 17-18 girls 400m race at the AAU Junior Olympics, setting a meet record, breaking the previous mark which had stood for nine years...Captured the 400m title at 2022 UIL Texas 5A State Championships with a winning time of 53.63...Placed second in the 200m running a time of 23.50...Placed second in the 200m at the 2022 New Balance Nationals with a time of 23.50 and third in the 100m with a time of 11.69.PERSONAL: Christine was born on May 12, 2004 in Fort Worth, Texas…Her parents are James and Fatima Mallard, and has one sister named Autumn…Christine enjoys graphic design and studying art in her free time...Lists USA gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin as her biggest sports heroine…Aspires to start a non-profit and travel the world while making a positive impact…She is currently undecided on her major.
CAREER BESTS: 60m - 7.28 100m – 11.22 200m – 22.93 400m – 50.74 LJ – 19-6.75
