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2019 USC TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 2018 NCAA MEN’S TEAM 4TH 2018 NCAA WOMEN NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2018 PAC-12 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS EARNEST SEARS Pac-12 Champion - High Jump CHANEL BRISSETT Pac-12 Champion - 100m Hurdles NATHAN BULTMAN Pac-12 Champion - Hammer Throw COURTNEY CORRIN Pac-12 Champion - Long Jump LYNDSEY LOPES Pac-12 Champion - High Jump TEETEE TERRY Pac-12 Champion - 100m VETERAN RETURNERS MATTHEW KATNIK Throws MARQUIS MORRÍS Veteran Returners Hurdles MARGAUX JONES Jumps DIOR HALL Hurdles KY WESTBROOK Sprints MECCA MCGLASTON Hurdles 2018 NCAA CHAMPIONS ANGIE ANNELUS RANDALL CUNNINGHAM 2018 NCAA Outdoor 200m Champion 2018 NCAA Indoor High Jump MICHAEL NORMAN RAI BENJAMIN 2018 Outdoor & Indoor 400m Champion 2018 NCAA Outdoor 400m Hurdles Champion MEN’S INDOOR & OUTDOOR 4X400M NCAA CHAMPION KENDALL ELLIS Michael Norman, Ricky Morgan Jr., Zach 2018 NCAA Indoor 400m Champion Shinnick, Rai Benjamin WOMEN’S 2018 NCAA INDOOR WOMEN’S 2018 NCAA OUTDOOR 4X400M CHAMPION 4X400M CHAMPION Kendall Ellis, Deanna Hill, Anna Kyra Constantine, Anna Cockrell, Cockrell, Kaelin Roberts Deanna Hill, Kendall Ellis UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRACK AND FIELD |2019 SCHEDULE Date Event Location January 18-19 Dr. Martin Luther King Collegiate Invitational (Indoor) Albuquerque, N.M. January 25-26 Texas Tech Invitational (Indoor) Lubbock, Texas February 8-9 Tyson Invitational (Indoor) Fayetteville, Ark. February 15 Matador Qualifi er (Indoor) Lubbock, Texas February 22-23 MPSF Championships (Indoor) Seattle, Wash. March 1-2 Beach Opener Long Beach, Calif. March 8-9 NCAA Championships (Indoor) Birmingham, Ala. March 15-16 Trojan Invitational USC March 23 Power 5 Conference Challenge Miami, Fla. March 30 California Collegiate Invitational San Diego, Calif. April 4-5 Jim Click Multi-Events Tucson, Ariz. April 6 Jim Click Shootout Tucson, Ariz. April 12-13 Triton Invitational San Diego, Calif. April 18-20 Beach Invitational Long Beach, Calif. April 18-20 Mt. SAC Relays Torrance, Calif. April 28 USC-UCLA Dual Meet USC May 4-5 Pac-12 Multi-Event Championships Tucson, Ariz. May 11-12 Pac-12 Championships Tucson, Ariz. May 23-25 NCAA West Preliminary Rounds Sacramento, Calif. June 5-8 NCAA Championships Austin, Texas 1454 NCAA ALL-AMERICANS | 207 OLYMPIANS |UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRACK AND FIELD — PAGE 1 2019 USC TRACK & FIELD QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Nickname: Schedule................................................................................... 1 Trojans Contents and Quick Facts ........................................................ 2 2018 Bowerman Winner Norman ............................................. 3 Fight Song: 2018 NCAA Championship Moments .......................................4 “Fight On” 2019 Season Outlook ...........................................................5-6 USC Director of T&F Caryl Smith Gilbert .............................. 7-8 Colors: Track & Field Staff and Support Staff ..................................9-16 Cardinal & Gold 2019 Team Captains/2018 Dual Meet Champions .................17 Women's 4x400m Relay Honored At Dodger Stadium ...........18 Enrollment: Men's 2018 NCAA Championship Results ............................. 19 45,500 (19,000 undergraduates) 2018 Season in Review ..........................................................20 Men's 2019 Roster ................................................................. 22 Interim University President: 2019 Men's Veteran Student-Athlete Bios .........................23-31 2019 Men's Newcomer Student Athlete Bios .................... 32-35 Wanda M. Austin 2019 Men's Team Photo .........................................................36 2018 Men's Outdoor & Indoor Season Bests .................... 37-38 Athletic Director: Men's Year-by-Year Results .............................................. 41-42 Lynn Swann Men's NCAA Individual Champions ...................................43-44 Men's NCAA Point Scorers ................................................45-48 Director of Track & Field: Men's NCAA Point Leaders .................................................... 49 Caryl Smith Gilbert Olympic Team Members ....................................................50-51 Olympic Champions ............................................................... 52 Assistant Coaches: Hall of Famers ........................................................................ 53 Patrick Henner, Dan Lange, Carjay Lyles, Quincy Watts, Heritage Award Winners and Inductees ................................. 54 Katherine B. Loker Tribute and Award ....................................55 Skyler Willis Men's All-Time Records ..........................................................56 Men's All-Time Top 10 Performers .....................................57-59 Volunteer Assistant Coaches: Men's Freshman and Cromwell Field Records .......................60 Joanna Hayes, Ricky Morgan Jr., Joe Utzurrum Trojans in the World/U.S. Rankings........................................ 61 USC at 2018 USA Track & Field Championships ...................62 Director of Operations, Media & Publicity: Trojans on Track and Field News ........................................... 63 Kyrah McCowan Paths of Glory ....................................................................64-65 All-Time Men's Letterwinners ............................................ 66-70 Women's 2019 Roster ............................................................ 72 Assistant Director of Operations: 2019 Women's Veteran Student-Athlete Bios ................... 73-85 Alitta Boyd 2019 Women's Newcomer Student-Athlete Bios ...............86-88 2019 Women's Team Photo .................................................... 89 Strength Coach: Women's 2018 NCAA Championships Results ...................... 90 Ivan Lewis, Tatyana McMahon 2018 Women's Outdoor & Indoor Season Bests ...............91-92 Cross Country......................................................................... 93 Academic Counselor: Women of Troy Year-by-Year.................................................. 94 Angela Munger-Rivera Women's All-Time Records .................................................... 95 Loker Stadium/Cromwell Field Records ................................. 96 Compliance: Women's All-Time Performers ................................................ 97 De-Neita Peoples Women's Pac-12 and Freshman Record-Holders ..................98 Women's NCAA Individual Champions................................... 99 Women's All-Time NCAA Finalists .................................100-101 Track & Field Athletic Trainer: Women's All-Time All-Americans By Year ............................ 102 Dunford Rodill Women's All-Time NCAA Point Leaders ...............................103 Women's Olympic Members .................................................104 Historian: Women in the World Top 10 ................................................. 105 Tracy Sundlun Women's Letterwinners ........................................................ 106 Around The Track In 2018 ....................................................107 Trojan Force President: USC Experience Section ...............................................108-112 Treani Swain USC SPORTS INFORMATION Track and Field SID For all the latest news, facts and fi gures David Tuttle -- (213) 740-3806 (offi ce) (213) 725-3102 (cell) on Trojan track and fi eld, visit the offi cial USC athletics website at the following internet address: The 2019 USC Track & Field Media Guide has been prepared by the sports information offi ce for use during the 2019 season. The guide was written and edited by David Tuttle, USC associate sports information director. Cover design www.usctrojans.com and layout by Kait Meissner. Some photographic services provided by Kirby Lee/Image of Sport, Dan Avila, Patrick Gee, Jon SooHoo, Dan Lange, Hali Helf- gott and David Tuttle. Additional historical support provided by Russ Reabold. PAGE 2 — UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRACK & FIELD | 30 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 171 NCAA CHAMPIONS NNORMANORMAN WWINSINS 20182018 BBOWERMANOWERMAN UUSC'sSC's MichaelMichael NormanNorman waswas namednamed TheThe BowermanBowerman winnerwinner atat thethe U.S.U.S. TrackTrack & FieldField andand CrossCross CountryCountry CoachesCoaches AssociationAssociation (USTFCCCA)(USTFCCCA) conventiononvention iinn SSanan Antonio,Antonio, TTexasexas oonn DDec.ec. 220,0, 22018.018. 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