3 d e u l Return To Glory s TTROJANROJAN FORCEFORCE s I e , 1 USC ENJOYS MUCH SUCCESS IN 2014 i 2 - Men T-4th, Women T-16th At NCAA Championships - e SSENIORSENIORS DDOMINATEOMINATE AATT PPAC-12AC-12 CCHAMPIONSHIPSHAMPIONSHIPS F m u l o Volume 21, Issue 3 V Volume & k c a BBlackburnlackburn wwinsins 1100m00m HHHH ttitleitle BBrownrown wwinsins 1100m00m & 2200m00m titlestitles r T 4 C 1 0 2 S , 1 1 r USC Track & Field U USC Track e b CConatseronatser wwinsins hhammerammer tthrowhrow ttitleitle HHarrisarris wwinsins 1110m10m HHHH ttitleitle m e t INSIDE: p • Coach’s Corner • Golf Tournament Flyer e • 2014 Recap • Zamperini Tribute September 11, 2014 S September 11, • Summer Competitions • Cross Country Preview • Trojan Recruits • And Much More... COACH CARYL’S CORNER With one year in the books I can truly say that I am so happy to be the Director of Track & Field at USC and am so excited for the future! We had a solid fi rst season and I was excited to see our athletes compete so hard, now we are ready to do better things! Last season we were able to capture the women’s MPSF Indoor title in our fi rst season, both the men’s and women’s teams placed second at the conference meet and then our men tied for fourth and the women tied for 16th at the NCAA Championships. Along the way we had some outstanding individual performances like Aleec Harris setting the Pac-12 and school record in the 110m HH and Aaron Brown winning the 100m and 200m dashes at the Pac-12 Championships and fi nishing in the top three in both events at the NCAA Championships. Our women’s team posted 14 marks last season which rank in the USC all-time top 10. These are great things and I would like that to be the norm here at USC. We have established a solid foundation and return a strong team on both the men’s and women’s side with fi rst- team All-Americans like Alexandra Collatz, Alexis Faulknor, Tynia Gaither, Vanessa Jones, BeeJay Lee and Akawkaw Ndipagbor and Pac-12 heptathlon champion Amalie Iuel. We have also added a couple of high-end transfers and our recruiting class combined to win 14 individual state titles in 2014. I would be remiss if I did not mention that three-time All-American hammer thrower Jenny Ozorai has returned to health and we are looking for big things from her this season. Shortly we will begin the Fall workout program which sets the tone for the whole season. Many of our athletes have already arrived on campus and just seeing them gets me excited for the upcoming season and the great things I believe we can accomplish. Though our men’s team will be quite young this season, I believe both teams will be very competitive on the national level. I was able to meet many of our great fans last season and am looking forward to meeting more of you this season. Coach Allice has been a blessing as a mentor to me this past year. His wisdom, honesty and knowledge has been invaluable to me. He is an avid supporter of the USC track and fi eld program. Thank you Trojan Force...now its time to win some championships! Fight On! Caryl 2014 SEASON ACCOMPLISHMENTS Men’s Team: • NCAA Championships - T-4th Place • NCAA Preliminary Rounds - 4 individuals in 5 events advance & 4x100m relay • Pac-10 Championships - 2nd Place • First Team All-Americans: Terence Abram (4x100m), Aaron Brown (100m, 200m, 4x100m), Viktor Fajoyomi (Decathlon), Aleec Harris (110m HH, 4x100m), BeeJay Lee (4x100m) AAaronaron BBrownrown Women’s Team: • NCAA Championships - T-16th Place • NCAA West Regional - 7 individuals in 9 events & 2 relays advance • Pac-10 Championships - 2nd Place • First Team All-Americans: Alexandra Collatz (Discus), Jessica Davis (4x100m, 4x400m), Alexis Faulknor (4x100m), Tynia Gaither (100m, 200m, 4x100m), Vanessa Jones (4x400m), Loudia Laarman (4x100m), Ashley Liverpool (4x400m), Akawkaw Ndipagbor (4x400m) Above right Aaron Brown receives his 200m award from USC Director of Track & Field Caryl Smith Gilbert. Brown placed second in the 200m, third in the 100m and 4th as part of USC’s 4x100m relay team. Gaither placed 8th in the 100m, 6th in the 200m and 2nd as part of USC’s 4x100m relay team at the NCAA Championships. TTyniaynia GGaitheraither • 2014 POSTSEASON AND DUAL MEET REVIEW • Men T4th, Women T-16th At 2014 NCAAs USC Wins Most Titles At Pac-12 Meet - Brown & Gaither Score In 3 Events - - USC Men & Women Both Take Second Place - USC had a strong showing at the 2014 NCAA Track & Field Championships USC’s men’s and women’s teams both placed second and won more com- held in Eugene, Ore. from June 11-14. The men’s team tied for fourth and the bined titles that any other school at the Pac-12 Track & Field Champion- women’s team tied for 16th in Director of Track & Field Caryl Smith Gilbert’s fi rst ships hosted by Washington State at Mooberry Track & Field Complex in season at the helm of the Trojan program. Pullman, Wash. The Trojan women scored 145 points and the men 99 and combined to win 12 event titles, three more than Oregon which swept the USC had only four individual men in fi ve events after hammer throw favorite conference meet and eight more than any other school. Remy Conatser had to pull out of the regional following an emergency appen- dectomy, but they all answered the bell. Aaron Brown took second in the 200m, Trojans winning titles for the men were Aaron Brown (100m, 200m), Rem- third in the 100m and teamed with Terence Abram, BeeJay Lee and Aleec Harris ington Conatser (Hammer), Aleec Harris (110m HH) and the 4x100m relay. to place fourth in the 4x100m relay. Harris took second in the 110m HH, nar- USC women winning titles were Lauren Blackburn (100m HH), Alexandra rowly edged out at the wire despite running 13.18 which tied his PR which was previously the second-fastest time ever by a collegiate hurdler. Viktor Fajoyomi Collatz (Discus), Melia Cox (TJ), Amalie Iuel (Heptathlon), Jaide Stepter began the competition by placing seventh in the decathlon. (400m IH) and both the women’s 4x100m and 4x400m relays. Aaron Brown was named Men’s Athlete of the Meet for his wins in the 100m, 200m and Tynia Gaither led the women’s team by placing sixth in the 100m, eighth in the 4x100m relay. 200m and joining with Loudia Laarman, Jessica Davis and Alexis Faulknor to place second in the 4x100m relay. The 4x400m relay team of Ashley Liverpool, USC’s women’s 4x100m relay won with a stadium and meet record time of Akawkaw Ndipagbor, Davis and Vanessa Jones placed seventh. Alexandra 43.21, which is third all-time by a Trojan quartet and Pac-12 team. Harris Collatz was the other individual scorer with an eighth-place fi nish in the discus broke the Mooberry Track and conference meet record in the 110m HH in throw. the semis and fi nals, winning with a time of 13.35. Blackburn won the 100m Trojan athletes scoring and earning fi rst-team All-America status were: Ter- HH title and set the track record in the semis with a time of 13.30. The other ence Abram (4x100m, 5 points), Aaron Brown (100m, 6 points, 200m, 8 points, USC hurdler to win and set a track record was Stepter in the women’s 400m 4x100m, 5 points), Alexandra Collatz (Discus, 1 point), Jessica Davis (4x100m, 8 IH with a time of 56.99. Brown set track records in the 100m semis (10.16) points, 4x400m, 2 points), Viktor Fajoyomi (Decathlon, 2 points), Alexis Faulknor and the 200m fi nals (20.26). (4x100m, 8 points), Tynia Gaither (100m, 1 point, 200m, 3 points, 4x100m, 8 points), Aleec Harris (110m HH, 8 points, 4x100m, 5 points), Vanessa Jones Final 2014 Pac-12 Championship Results: Men’s Scores: 1.) Oregon - 163.25, , 3.) Arizona - 83, 4.) ASU - (4x400m, 2 points), Loudia Laarman (4x100m, 8 points), BeeJay Lee (4x100m, 2.) USC - 99 80, 75.) Washington - 75.25, 6.) Stanford - 71, 7.) UCLA - 68.25, 8.) California 5 points), Ashley Liverpool (4x400m, 2 points), Akawkaw Ndipagbor (4x400m, - 67, 9.) WSU - 66.50, 10.) Colorado - 44. 2 points). Women’s Scores: 1.) Oregon - 176, 2.) USC - 145, 3.) ASU and Stanford Final team scores: - 75, 5.) Arizona - 74, 6.) UCLA - 68, 7.) Washington - 53, 8.) WSU - 46.5, 9.) Men: 1.) Oregon - 88, 2.) Florida - 70, 3.) Texas A&M - 41.5, 4.) USC California - 44.5, 10.) Colorado - 33, 11.) Utah - 23, 12.) OSU - 2. and LSU - 29, 6.) Georgia - 24, 7.) Arizona - 23.5, 8.) Baylor - 21, 9.) Arkansas and Wisconsin - 20. Women: 1.) Texas A&M - 75, 2.) Texas - 60, 3.) Oregon - 59, 4.) Florida - Trojans Split Dual Meet With Bruins - Brown & Gaither Part Of Three Wins - 55, 5.) Georgia - 35...T-16.) USC and Florida State - 15. Tynia Gaither on the women’s side and Aaron Brown on the men’s side won the 100m and 200m dashes as well as ran a leg on winning 4x100m 11 Individuals Advance Out Of Regional relays to lead the USC track & fi eld team to a split in the annual USC-UCLA - Also One Men’s & Two Women’s Relay Teams - Dual Meet held at Drake Stadium in Westwood, Calif. on May 4. The USC women’s team won 95-68 to make it six victories in the last seven seasons, USC advanced four individual men and seven individual women as well as while the men’s team fell 89-74.