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2013 USC TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULE Date Event Location Feb. 17 Out of the Blocks Banquet Town and Gown/USC Feb. 28 Claremont Relays Claremont, Calif. March 2 Beach Invitational Cerritos, Calif. March 8-9 Ben Brown Invitational Fullerton, Calif. March 8-9 NCAA Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Ark. March 15-16 Northridge Invitational Northridge, Calif. March 22-23 Trojan Invitational (Texas A&M, BYU, Michigan, USC WSU, Washington & Utah) April 5-6 Stanford Invite Palo Alto, Calif. April 5-6 Florida Relays Gainesville, Fla. Apr. 18-20 Mt. Sac Relays Walnut, Calif. April 20 Long Beach Invitational Cerritos, Calif. April 27 USC-UCLA Dual Meet USC May 4-5 Pac-12 Multi-Event Championships USC May 11-12 Pac-12 Championships USC May 23-25 NCAA Preliminary Rounds Austin, Texas June 5-8 NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore. UNIVERSITYUNIVERE SITY OFOF SOUTHERNSOUUTHEERN CALIFORNIACALA IFORNIA — PAGEPPAGEE 1 2013 USC TRACK & FIELD QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Nickname: Schedule................................................................................... 1 Trojans Contents and Quick Facts ........................................................ 2 2013 Outlook ........................................................................3-4 Fight Song: USC Coach Ron Allice........................................................... 5-7 “Fight On” Assistant Coaches ...............................................................8-15 Men's 2012 NCAA Championship Results ............................. 12 Colors: Support Staff ........................................................................... 15 Cardinal & Gold 2012 Season in Review ..........................................................16 Men's 2013 Roster ................................................................. 18 Enrollment: Men Veteran Athlete Bios ..................................................19-31 38,000 (17,500 undergraduates) 2013 Men's Newcomer Bios ..............................................32-35 Other Trojan Men to Watch/Action Photos ........................ 36-37 University President: 2012 Men's Career/Season Bests ..........................................38 C.L. Max Nikias Men's Year-by-Year Results .............................................. 40-41 Men's NCAA Individual Champions ...................................42-43 Athletic Director: Men's NCAA Point Scorers ................................................44-47 Pat Haden Men's NCAA Point Leaders .................................................... 48 Men's Olympic Team Members ......................................... 49-50 Director of Track & Field: Men's Olympic Champions .....................................................51 Ron Allice (213) 740-4201 Hall of Famers ........................................................................ 52 Heritage Award Winners and Inductees ................................. 53 Assistant Coaches: Katherine B. Loker Tribute and Award ....................................54 Tina Fernandes, John Henry Johnson, Dan Lange, Men's All-Time Records ..........................................................55 Men's All-Time Top 10 Performers .....................................56-58 Tom Walsh, Mike Pullins, Ryan Wilson, Men's Freshman and Cromwell Field Records .......................59 Laszlo Tabori, Nikolay Preyn Trojans in the World/U.S. Rankings................................... 60-61 Trojans on Track and Field News ........................................... 62 Administrative Assistant: Paths of Glory ....................................................................63-64 Gwen Clementin All-Time Men's Letterwinners ............................................ 65-68 Women's 2013 Roster ............................................................ 70 Strength Coach: Women Veteran Athlete Bios .............................................71-80 Tatyana Obukhova 2013 Women's Newcomer Bios......................................... 81-83 Other Trojan Women to Watch/Action Photos ...................84-85 Managers: Women's 2012 NCAA Championships Results ...................... 86 Michael Hunter, Lauren Rodriguez, Lauren White 2012 Women's Career/Season Bests .................................... 87 Cross Country......................................................................... 88 Academic Counselors: Women of Troy Year-by-Year.................................................. 89 John Mosbach Women's All-Time Records .................................................... 90 Heather Bell Loker Stadium/Cromwell Field Records ................................. 91 Kam Klaver Women's All-Time Performers ................................................ 92 Women's Pac-12 and Freshman Record-Holders ..................93 Compliance: Women's NCAA Individual Champions................................... 94 Joyce Bell Women's All-Time NCAA Finalists .....................................95-96 Women's All-Time All-Americans By Year .............................. 97 Women's All-Time NCAA Point Leaders .................................98 Track & Field Athletic Trainer: Women's Olympic Members ...................................................99 Justin Shibel Women's Letterwinners ........................................................ 100 USC Experience Section ...............................................101-112 Historian: Sam Nicholson and George Ambrose USC SPORTS INFORMATION Trojan Force President: Robert Bivins Track and Field SID David Tuttle -- (213) 740-3806 (offi ce) (213) 725-3102 (cell) For all the latest news, facts and fi gures The 2013 USC Track & Field Media Guide has been prepared by the sports informa- on Trojan track and fi eld, visit the offi cial USC tion offi ce for use during the 2011 season. The guide was written and edited by David Tuttle, USC assistant sports information director. Cover design and layout by Jennifer athletics website at the following internet address: Griner. Printing provided by Pro Graphics. Some photographic services provided by Kirby Lee/Image of Sport, Dan Avila, Patrick Gee, Sam Haythorn, Hal Keimi, Dan www.usctrojans.com Lange and David Tuttle. Copies of this guide are available to the general public by sending $10 payable to USC to the USC Sports Information Offi ce, Heritage Hall 103, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0601. PAGEPAGE 2 — 201320013 USCUSCS TRACKTRAACKK & FIELDFIELD MEDIAMEDDIAI GUIDEGUUIDE 2013 USC Season Outlook TROJANS LOOK STRONG AGAIN; HOST 2013 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS The arrival of a new track and fi eld season is always exciting to me Brown also reached the Olympic semifi nals, fi nishing ninth in the and maybe none more than those following an Olympic games where men's 200m dash. It was there that he ran a PR of 20.42 to move into you get to see the Trojan athletes have such great success. It is these eighth place on the USC all-time list. Brown was also the 2012 Pac-12 seasons between the Olympic contests where the athletes really de- champion in the 100m dash and an All-American in the 200m race at velop and refi ne their skills, and that is exciting to watch. the NCAA Championships. We have a lot of people to replace on both the men's and women's Senior Reggie Wyatt is also a big key to the team as one of the top teams, but I believe we have the talent here to once again compete 400m IH runners in the country and a very strong relay runner. He ran for top 10 fi nishes at the national level. Another reason to be excited 49.11 to place third at the 2012 NCAA Championships in the 400m about this season is that USC will be hosting the Pac-12 Champion- IH which is the fi fth-fastest time ever by a Trojan male. Wyatt also ships at Loker Stadium, which I believe is the best conference track reached the fi nals of the 400m IH at the U.S. Olympic Trials where he meet in the country. placed sixth. The men's team is coming off a tie for 11th-place at the NCAA's last season, which saw the 4x400m relay team place second with the sec- ond-fastest time in school history. The Trojans' 1600m relay returns Olympic silver medalist in the event redshirt senior Bryshon Nellum and All-American senior Reggie Wyatt, but will need to replace the other two legs and alternates. This will be an event we will be ex- perimenting with throughout the season in hopes of fi nding a winning combination. Conversely, our men's 4x100m relay team may be better than it has been in years led by Canadian Olympian junior Aaron Brown, sopho- more transfer BeeJay Lee, football players redshirt freshman George Farmer, sophomore Marqise Lee and redshirt sophomore D.J. Mor- gan, sophomore Davonte Stewart, redshirt freshman Jovante Slater and others to choose from. They will also give the Trojans a strong presence in all of the sprint races. Wyatt taking third in the NCAA 400m IH fi nals. Sophomore Davonte Stewart had an impressive fi rst season for USC, improving every step of the way, culminating with a PR of 20.55 in the 200m and a third-place fi nish at the Pac-12 Championships. He also place 12th in the 100m dash at the conference meet and advanced to the NCAA Championships in the 200m dash where he placed 19th to earn honorable mention All-America honors. It will be interesting to see how our 110m HH group does. We have had a Trojan male earn All-America honors in the event in 10 of the last 16 seasons. Last year, reshirt sophomore D.J. Morgan came off the football practice fi eld and with very little practice was able to cap- ture fi fth place at the Pac-12 Championships. If he can focus on the event a little more this season, we may see him resemble his old form which earned