2008 USC Cross Country Roster Runner Height Birthdate Class Hometown Brianna Bentley 5-2 5/15/89 Sophomore Alta Loma, Calif. Lindsay Buckley 5-8 6/17/87 RS Junior Newport Coast, Calif. Kristin Byrne 5-7 7/18/89 Sophomore Rochester Hills, Mich. Sarah Cocco 5-5 8/17/88 Sophomore Boulder, Colo. Katherine Ellis 5-4 07/13/88 Junior Vancouver, Wash. Zsofia Erdelyi 5-3 12/10/87 Sophomore Godollo, Hungary Chanel Fischetti 5-5 03/07/88 Junior Laguna Niguel, Calif. Frida Flodstrom 5-9 12/24/87 Sophomore Sollentuna, Sweden Leah Gaeta 5-8 09/18/90 Freshman Palo Alto, Calif. Liz Gill 5-2 01/21/86 Senior San Anselmo, Calif. Christine Greer 5-2 12/07/86 Senior Warrington, Pa. Bridget Helgerson 5-1 12/17/87 Junior Portland, Ore. Colby Kennedy 5-5 08/13/89 Sophomore Newton, Mass. Jasmine Leija 5-4 09/21/88 Junior Chula Vista, Calif. Anniya Louis 5-4 09/03/90 Freshman Los Angeles, Calif. Zara Lukens 5-8 09/26/89 Sophomore Vancouver, Wash. Jessica Lundin 5-4 12/20/89 Freshman Hillsboro, Ore. Devon Rennie 5-5 04/05/89 Sophomore Hacienda Heights, Calif. Allison Rojewski 5-6 02/06/89 Sophomoe Phoenix, Ariz. Joy Samuels 5-9 04/02/90 Freshman Granada Hills, Calif. Allison Spies 5-8 10/16/87 Senior San Diego, Calif. Jennifer Wells 5-9 02/28/88 Junior Fountain Valley, Calif.
Head Coach • Tom Walsh Tom Walsh begins his 15th season as the USC women’s cross country coach and the middle and long distance coach for the track & field team.
In five of the last seven seasons, Walsh has coached a Women of Troy runner who has qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships - Iryna Vashchuk (2003-04), Brooke Thomas (2002), Sarah Ellis (2001) and Sarah Cocco (2007). In 1996, Walsh coached Emebet Shiferaw to All- America honors in cross country.
During his tenure, the Women of Troy middle and long distance program has consistently been one of the best in the country. USC under Walsh has produced a four-time NCAA All-American in both the 800m and 1500m .
During the last 12 years, USC middle distance runners have captured All-American honors 21 times, including an NCAA 800m championship by four-time All-American Brigita Langerholc in 2001. Langerholc also finished a surprising fourth in the 800m at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, in a school-record time of 1:58:51. Another Walsh product was Grazyna Penc, a four-time All-American in the 1,500m. Penc finished third in 1996 and 1998, fourth in 1997 and was second in 1999 in the 1500m at the NCAAs. Shiferaw was a two-time All-American in the 3,000m in 1996-97. Her best NCAA finish was second place. Anna Lopaciuch twice earned All-American honors in the 1,500m, finishing fifth in 1998 and third in 2000. In 2002, Aleksandra Deren placed seventh in the 800m at the NCAAs. In 2004, Julia Budniak became the first Women of Troy athlete to earn All-American honors in the 3,000m steeplechase as she finished sixth in the NCAAs. Vashchuk also earned All-American honors in 2004 and 2005, as she finished sixth and seventh respectively in the 1,500m at the NCAA Championships. Walsh also worked with 1500m runner Tomasz Babiszkiewicz, a four-time Pac-10 scorer and two-time NCAA championship qualifier. In 2007, Irek Sekretarski broke the USC mile record with a time of 4:01.89, a record that had stood for over 40 years. Last year Walsh developed Cocco and Erdelyi in cross country and then guided the long distance women to seven USC top 10 marks: Cocco (1), Erdelyi (3), Laura Meyers (1), Katherine Ellis (1) and Zara Lukens (1)
Walsh graduated from USC in 1988 and served as a graduate assistant at his alma mater for three years in the late 1980s. He also served as a track and field consultant for ABC and NBC during the 1988 and 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials.
1 2008 USC Women’s Cross Country Team Outlook 333 by USC head coach Tom Walsh 444 The 2008 USC women’s cross country team looks to improve on its breakout season last year. The Women of Troy return nine of their top 10 runners this season. We also bring in some solid new runners that will add depth to the program. The dynamic sophomore duo of Sarah Cocco and Zsofia Erdelyi will lead this team again. Last season the two combined to win three races as the Trojans had the individual champion at their last four regular season meets. Sarah won the Aztec Invitational and Pepperdine Invitational where she set the school 6K record and Zsofia won the Triton Invitational while setting a new course record. Zsofia then went on to have a strong track and field campaign, culminating with a ninth place finish in the steeplechase at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Bridget Helgerson and Christine Greer will lead the next group of runners as they have both improved since coming to USC. Bridget was our top finisher in the season opener meet at Fullerton, demonstrating the type of season she was going to have as she set new PRs in both the 5K and 6K races. Due to injuries last year, Chris- tine redshirted after competing in the first meet of the season. This caused her to get a late start on the track season, but she bounced back with a campaign setting new PRs in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m. Adding much needed depth to the distance program is Liz Gill, a graduate student from Columbia University. Liz comes from a very good Columbia program. Her race experience and determination will help the girls in the same way that Laura Meyers helped the team last season. Katherine Ellis, Chanel Fischetti and Zara Lukens have all improved over this past year. Kat comes off a solid track season that saw her take second place in the steeplechase at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet as USC’s 1-2 finish in the even set the tone in the Trojan upset of the Bruins. These three runners have all made steady progress. They will push each other on a daily basis and I am expecting some good races from this group. Freshman Jessica Lundin and returning runners Brianna Bentley, Jasmine Leija and Jennifer Wells will improve the depth of the USC cross country team. They all have talent to elevate their running to a higher level. Other runners that I expect to step up and complete well include freshmen Frida Flodstrom, Leah Gaeta, Anniya Louis and Joy Samuels, sophomores Kristin Byrne, Colby Kennedy, Devon Rennie and Allison Rojewski, juniors Lindsay Buckley and Jennifer Wells and senior Allison Spies. It is important for us to build off of last year and get to the next level in the Pac-10 Conference. This team really came together and ran well at the end of the season. They showed me that they can compete with some of the better teams in the Pac-10. It was also exciting to see the Women of Troy win the five Lexus Gauntlet points in the competition with rival UCLA. As a team, I think we can improve in the Pac-10 Conference and at the NCAA Regional. This group understands the commitment to running, and they are dedicated to having a successful season. We have a good chance of sending two girls to the NCAA Championships in November and have had at least one runner qualify in five of the last seven seasons.
Returning Trojans from left to right are Bridget Helgerson, Chanel Fischetti and Christine Greer
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MEET THE 2008 TROJANS
Coach Tom Walsh with USC’s 2007 NCAA West Regional team of Katherine Ellis, Zsofia Erdelyi, Sarah Cocco, Chanel Fischetti, Bridget Helgerson and Laura Meyers.
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BBRIANNARIANNA BBENTLEYENTLEY Ht. - 5-2 Birthdate - 5/15/89 C Class - Sophomore Hometown - Alta Loma, Calif. R Best 5K time - 20:02, Aztec Invitational (9/15/08) O S ““BriannaBrianna sshowedhowed ssomeome ttalentalent dduringuring hherer iinjurynjury pplaguedlagued ffreshmanreshman sseasoneason llastast ffall.all. IIff sshehe sstaystays hhealthyealthy S sshehe ccanan mmakeake a ccontributionontribution ttoo tthehe tteameam tthishis sseason.”eason.” --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh C At USC: O Brianna Bentley begins her second season as a cross country runner for USC. 2007: She had a solid first season, competing in all five regular season meets for USC...She was very consistent U running 20:02-20:08 in all three 5K races, with a season best of 20:02 at the Aztec Invitational in San Diego, Calif. on Sept. 15. ..She had her best 6K time of 22:41.97 at the Pepperdine Invitational N on Sept. 22...Bentley was one of USC’s top seven finishers and figured in the scoring in three of the five races. T High School: R Bentley is a 2007 graduate of Los Osos (Calif.) High...Los Osos placed third out of 23 teams at Morro Bay, led by Bentley who placed eighth with a time of 19:08...Set a school Y record in September at the Woodbridge Invitational with a time of 18:11 (12 seconds faster than her school-record time of 18:23 set as a junior) to finish fourth...Won at the Hi-Desert Classic amidst 20-mile-per-hour winds and temperatures in the mid-80s... She then took 32nd at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 19:00 in a race that featured B nine nationally ranked teams and over 160 runners...Finished sixth at the Inland Empire Challenge with a time of 18:18...Selected to the 2007 All-San Bernardino County Team and I as the San Bernardino County No. 1 ranked senior...Ran a 19:08 time at Mt. Sac Invite...She finished second at the Baseline League Championships with a time of 18:39 and Los Osos O tied for first with Upland, but by tiebreaker they finished second...Her high school won Baseline League titles in 2004 and 2005...Was selected All-League from 2003-06...Los Osos G was eliminated in the 2006 CIF prelims where Bentley placed 10th with a time of 19:09. R Personal: Lists her favorite television show at Grey’s Anatomy...Her favorite type of food to eat is Mexican, A specifically tacos...Is a Communications major at USC and would like to become a lawyer. P H I E Briana Bentley Cross Country Results S Date Meet (Distance) Finish Time 2007 Sept. 1 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) 42nd 20:03.00 Sept. 15 Aztec Invitational (5K) 75th 20:02 Sept. 22 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) 51st 22:41.97 Oct. 6 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) 78th 26:17.0 Oct. 19 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) 27th 20:08 Oct. 27 Pac-10 Championships (6K) ------Nov. 10 NCAA West Regional (6K) ------
* indicates Trojans’ top finisher
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LLINDSAYINDSAY BBUCKLEYUCKLEY Ht. - 5-8 Birthdate - 6/17/87 Class - RS Junior Hometown - Newport Coast, Calif. C Best 5K time - 19:02 (high school best) R
““LindsayLindsay hhadad a ggoodood ssummerummer ooff ttraining.raining. IIff sshehe ccanan sstaytay O hhealthyealthy aandnd pputut iinn a hhardard dday’say’s wworkork eeveryvery ssingleingle dday,ay, S hherer ttimesimes wwillill rreallyeally ddrop.”rop.” --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh S
At USC: C Lindsay Buckley served a redshirt season in 2007 after she transferred to USC from Irvine Valley College...2007: She ran unattached in the two 5K meets at Cal State Fullerton, O posting a time of 21:44.80 in the meet on Sept. 1 and 21:52 in the race on Oct. 19. U College: N 2005: Began her collegiate career at the University of San Diego...Ran in only one meet for the Toreros. T 2006: Spent the season at Irvine Valley College and did not compete. High School: R Buckley is a 2004 graduate of Rosary High in Fullerton, Calif....Ran cross country and track all four years at Rosary in coach Roy Crawford’s program...Also served Y as team captain for both sports...Was the cross country MVP three times and was the Tri-Sport Athlete of the year for four years...Buckley also played soccer at Rosary for four seasons and was the team captain and defensive specialist...Was named the soccer team MVP for three seasons and received Serra League honors B on defense...She was a Scholar-Athlete all four seasons and named an OC Register Scholar-Athlete...Her high school bests were 2:21 in the 800m, 19:02 in the 5K and I 1:00.1 in the 400m. O Personal: Lindsay is a broadcast journalism major at USC and would like to become a G sideline reporter...Chose USC because of the school spirit and location....Likes to spend time with her family and likes to go to the beach, shop and go R on vacations during her spare time...Says the toughest person she has competed against is her younger sister Shelby...Her favorite television A shows are Grey’s Anatomy and So You Think You Can Dance...Things she would like to do some day are sky diving and to visit Greece and P Barcelona, Spain. H I E Lindsay Buckley Cross Country Results Date Meet (Distance) Finish Time S 2007 Sept. 1 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) unattached 21:44.80 Sept. 15 Aztec Invitational (5K) ------Sept. 22 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) ------Oct. 6 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) ------Oct. 19 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) unattached 21:52 Oct. 27 Pac-10 Championships (6K) ------Nov. 10 NCAA West Regional (6K) ------* indicates Trojans’ top finisher
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KKRISTINRISTIN BYRNEBYRNE C Ht. - 5-7 Birthdate - 7/18/89 Class - Sophomore Hometown - Rochester Hills, Mich. R Best 5K time - 20:34, CSUF Invitational (10/19/07) O S ““KristinKristin hhadad ssomeome iinjuriesnjuries tthathat sslowedlowed hherer ddownown dduringuring hherer ffreshmanreshman sseason.eason. I tthinkhink sshehe hhasas ssolvedolved hherer iinjurynjury S pproblemsroblems aandnd I aamm llookingooking fforor hherer ttoo ccomeome bbackack sstrongtrong iinn tthehe ffall.”all.” --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh C At USC: O Kristin Byrne begins her second season as a cross country runner at USC...2007: She is the first Michigan native in the USC cross country program in 15 years...She sat out the first two U meets of the season due to injury...Made her collegiate debut and was USC’s ninth finisher at the Pepperdine Invitational on Sept. 22 with a time of 22:43.14...She figured in the scoring at N the next meet as USC’s seventh place finisher (43rd overall) with a time of 25:03.1 at the Aztec Invitational on Oct. 6...Ran in her last meet of the season on Oct. 19 at Fullerton and was USC’s T sixth finisher (34th overall) with a time of 20:34.
R High School: Byrne is a 2007 graduate of Rochester Adams (Mich.) High...Placed 57th at the MHSAA Y Championships held on November 4, 2006 at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. with a PR of 19:12.9 and helped lead her team to its first-ever Division I state cross country title...The senior captain was given credit for the victory by her head coach Budd Ciccarelli, “All of the sudden she found some legs and started passing people. B I think that was the difference”...Also helped Rochester Adams to the league title, placing 22nd at the championship meet with a time of 19:49.4...In her first meet of the season, the West I Bloomfield Invitational, placed 19th with a time of 21:02.5...She was named the Dr. Pepper Athlete of the Week for Sept. 7, 2006, Cross Country Academic All-State in 2006 and Cross O Country Team Academic All-State from 2004-06...Also selected the Reynolds-White Scholar Athlete Award in 2007...Was her high school Class of 2007 Top Scholar, Student Body Executive G Board Vice President (2006-07), National High School Honor Society member (2005-07), Junior R and Sophomore Class VP and Freshman Class student council secretary. Personal: A Is a business major at USC and would like to someday own her own business...One of her favorite pastimes is photography...Lists her favorite television show as Grey’s Anatomy... P Kristin’s favorite foods are lobster and chocolate, but points out not together!...Someday would like to visit Southern France, England and Northern Italy and would also like to learn how to fence...Says H her most thrilling sports moment was helping her high school win its first-ever cross country state title I and doing so on a sixth-man tie-breaker. E S Kristin Byrne Cross Country Results Date Meet (Distance) Finish Time 2007 Sept. 1 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) ------Sept. 15 Aztec Invitational (5K) ------Sept. 22 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) 52nd 22:43.14 Oct. 6 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) 43rd 25:03.1 Oct. 19 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) 34th 20:34 Oct. 27 Pac-10 Championships (6K) ------Nov. 10 NCAA West Regional (6K) ------
* indicates Trojans’ top finisher
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SSARAHARAH CCOCCOOCCO Ht. - 5-5 Birthdate - 8/17/88 Class - Sophomore Hometown - Boulder, Colo. Best 5K time - 17:43, Aztec Invitational (9/15/07) C
““SarahSarah hhadad aann ooutstandingutstanding ccrossross ccountryountry sseasoneason llastast yyear.ear. R SShehe wwonon hherer ffirstirst ttwowo rracesaces aass a TTrojanrojan aandnd aalsolso qqualifiedualified fforor O tthehe NNCAACAA CChampionships.hampionships. IIff sshehe ttrainsrains llikeike a cchampionhampion tthenhen sshehe wwillill bbee eevenven bbetteretter tthishis yyear.”ear.” S --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh S At USC: Sarah Cocco will begin her second season as a cross country runner for USC after posting one of the finest freshmen seasons in school history...2007: She burst onto the scene by winning her collegiate debut at the Aztec Invitational in come-from-behind fashion with a time of 17:43, the best 5K time by a Trojan C since 1998...She showed that was no fluke by winning the Pepperdine Invitational with a school- record 6K time of 20:00.0...She did not run again until the Pac-10 Championships on Oct. 27 where she placed 11th with a time of 20:30.9...It was the best finish by a Trojan since Iryna O Vashchuk finished 10th in 2004...Cocco then placed 18th at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 20:57.25 and helped lead USC to its lowest point total at the Regional since 1998...Cocco U was one of four freshman out of the 38 at-large selections for the NCAA Championships, but she did not compete...She was the first Trojan freshman to be selected for the NCAA N Championships and sixth USC female ever. High School: T Cocco is a 2007 graduate of Fairview (Colo.) High...She placed third at the 2006 Colorado 5A state cross country championships with a time of 19:11...For her efforts, Cocco was R named the 2007 Daily Camera Female Cross Country Runner of the Year...She was selected to the 2006 Rocky Mountain News All-Colorado cross country team...Cocco helped lead Y Fairview to the 2005 Colorado state cross country championships, finishing 27th with a time of 19:52...Won three races at the Boulder County Championships despite blisters which required her to cut out holes in the back of her running shoes, winning the 3200m (11:07.46), 1600m (5:04.51) and 800m (2:14.13) races and placing second as part of Fairview’s 800m medley relay team...Was named the meet’s Most Valuable Athlete...Won the girls 1600m B race at the Texas Relays with a time of 5:01.85, anchored her team to the 4x800m relay title (9:24.45) and opened for the winning distance medley relay team (12:25.7) to earn the Most I Outstanding High School Athlete Award...Set a then PR and a meet record in the 1600m race at Liberty Bell Invitational track meet with a time of 4:52.06, slightly more than two seconds O off the state record...Won three individual titles and was part of Fairview’s winning 3200m relay team at the Colorado state 5-A Track and Field Championships...Won the 800m race for the second G year in a row with a time of 2:08.50, the 1600m with a PR of 4:51.16 and the 3200m with a time of 11:02:66...As a junior, ran the fastest U.S. high school girls regular season 800m time of 2:08.58... Placed third in the 800m race with a time of 2:06.70 at the 2007 U.S.A. Junior Track and Field R Championships to qualify for the Pan American Junior Athletic Championships...Ran 2:05.70 in the semi-finals....Battled food poisoning at the Pan American Junior Athletic Championships, but still A finished fourth in the 800m race with a time of 2:08.45. P Personal: Grew up in San Francisco...At the age of five she was offered the part of Claudia in the 1994 H movie “Interview with the Vampire,” but her mother made her turn it down due to her age and the violence in the movie, and the part ultimately went to Kirsten Dunst...Wants to become an actress and is studying theatre at USC. I
Sarah Cocco Cross Country Results E Date Meet (Distance) Finish Time S 2007 Sept. 1 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) ------Sept. 15 Aztec Invitational (5K) 1st 17:43* Sept. 22 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) 1st 20:00.00* Oct. 6 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) ------Oct. 19 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) ------Oct. 27 Pac-10 Championships (6K) 11th 20:30.9* Nov. 10 NCAA West Regional (6K) 18th 20:57.25* * indicates Trojans’ top finisher
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KKATHERINEATHERINE EELLISLLIS
Ht. - 5-4 Birthdate - 07/13/88 Class - Junior Hometown - Vancouver, Wash. C Best 5K time - 19:02, CS Fullerton Invitational (10/19/07) R ““KatKat helpedhelped tthehe TTrojansrojans bbeateat UUCLACLA iinn tthehe ttrackrack aandnd ffieldield O ddualual mmeeteet llastast yyearear bbyy ffinishinginishing ssecondecond iinn tthehe ssteeple-teeple- S cchase.hase. IIff sshehe pputsuts hherer mmindind ttoo iitt sshehe ccanan hhaveave tthathat ssameame ssuccessuccess iinn ccrossross ccountry.”ountry.” S -Head Coach Tom Walsh At USC: Katherine Ellis begins her third season of running cross country at USC. 2007: Competed for the first time on Oct. 6 at the Triton Invitational after missing the first three meets with a hamstring C injury...She placed 25th (fifth among Trojans) with a time of 24:03.5... She ran a 5K personal best of 19:02 at the Titan Invitational to place sixth and second among USC runners...She O then ran a 6K best time of 22:48.0 at the Pac-10 Championships on Oct. 27, good for 65th (fifth among Trojans)...Placed 139th at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 22:57.25 U as USC’s last scoring runner...She was one of USC’s scoring runners in all four meets that she competed in...Ran 11:19.07 in the 3000m steeplechase at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet to place second...It was the seventh fastest steeplechase time in school history. N 2006: Made steady progress throughout the 2006 season and was one of USC’s top five finishers in all six meets...Was USC’s fifth-place finisher in the season opener on T Sept. 2 at Fullerton with a time of 20.44...Placed 12th overall and fourth among Trojans runners at the Pepperdine Invitational on Sept. 23, running the 6K course in 24.11...Was 12th R overall and USC’s second-place finisher at the UCSD Triton Classic on Oct. 7 in San Diego with a time of 24:20.4...Had a best 5K time of 19:10 to finish 25th at the CS Fullerton Invitational Y in the final regular season meet of the season...Ran at the Pac-10 Championships hosted by Stanford and placed 68th with a 6K personal best of 24:01.63...Also ran for the track team, specializing in the 3000m steeplechase...She placed fifth at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet with a then PR of 11:49 in the 3000m steeplechase...Has a season-best time of 10:51.47 in the 3000m B run at the Trojan Relays on March 3. I High School: Ellis is a 2006 graduate of Columbia River High in Vancouver, Wash... Ran cross country and track and field at Columbia River High where her team won the 3A District 4 cross country championship O twice...She was the 3A District 4 3200m champion four times and won the 1600m championship once...Her best cross country time as a senior was 18:53, her best 3200m time was 11:23 and best G 1600m time was 5:20...Was a national merit scholar in high school. R Personal: Lists listening to music as a favorite pastime...Was named to the 2007 Pac-10 All-Academic A second team...Chose USC for its great academics and the friendly people...Is an electrical P engineering major at USC. H Katherine Ellis Cross Country Results Date Meet (Distance) Finish Time I 2006 Sept. 2 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) 63rd 20:44.70 Sept. 16 Aztec Invitational (5K) 34th 19:55 E Sept. 23 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) 12th 24.11 Oct. 7 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) 12th 24:20.4 S Oct. 20 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) 25th 19.10 Oct. 28 Pac-10 Championships (6K) 68th 24:01.63 2007 Sept. 1 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) ------Sept. 15 Aztec Invitational (5K) ------Sept. 22 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) ------Oct. 6 UCSD Triton Invitational (6K) 25th 24:03.5 Oct. 19 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) 6th 19:02 Oct. 27 Pac-10 Championships (6K) 65th 22:48.00 Nov. 10 NCAA West Regional (6K) 139th 22:57.25
* indicates Trojans’ top finisher
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Ht. - 5-3 Birthdate - 12/10/87 Class - Sophomore Hometown - Godollo, Hungary Best 5K time - 18:13, Aztec Invitational (9/13/07) C R ““ZsofiaZsofia hhadad aann eexcellentxcellent ttrackrack sseasoneason llastast sspringpring rrunningunning O tthehe ssteeplechase.teeplechase. SShehe hhasas ggreatreat ppotentialotential aass a ddistanceistance rrunnerunner aandnd wwee eexpectxpect ttoo sseeee tthathat ppotentialotential ccomeome ooutut ddur-ur- S iingng tthishis ccrossross ccountryountry sseason.”eason.” --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh S
At USC: Zsofia Erdelyi begins her second season of running cross country at USC... 2007: She had a C very solid first campaign, finishing as one of USC’s top three runners in all of her five races...Made her debut on Sept. 15 at the Aztec Invitational and placed 13th with a time of O 18:13, second among Trojans...Also was the second Trojan finisher and third overall at the Pepperdine Invitational on Sept. 22 with a season-best 6K time of 20:29.85...Won her first U collegiate meet and set a course record at the Triton Invitational with a time of 21:50.04 on Oct. 6...Was USC’s third finisher and 45th overall at the Pac-10 Championships N with a time of 21:33.3 on Oct. 27...placed 30th at the NCAA West Regional on Nov. 10 with a time of 21:15.50, joining with Sarah Cocco (18th) to make USC one of six T teams with at least two runners in the top 30...Also starred on the track, finishing her freshman season with USC top-10 marks in the 3000m (4th) and 5000m (3rd) as well R as setting the school 3000m steeplechase record with a time of 10:03.73...She bettered that this summer with a time of 10:02.39 in Debrecen, Hungary. Y High School: Erdelyi is a 2007 graduate of Petofi 3 Gimn Slkk Es Kollegium High in Aszod, Hungary... Ran an a very impressive 5000m/10000m double in the scorching heat at the Under-23 B European Championships in Hungary in July...Has a best 5000m time of 16:25.25 and a best 10000m time of 34:29...Won the Hungarian national Under-20 2000m steeplechase I title with a time of 6:52.53...At the 2006 IAAF Championships in Beijing, China, Erdelyi came in 12th with a time of 10:41:71...Had the 13th fastest 1500m SC time in the world in 2004 O with a time of 4:55.45...Ran at the SPAR Cross Country Championships in San Giorgio, Italy on her birthday on December 10 and finished 48th with a time of 14:01...Ran a 10:13.17 time G in the 3000m steeplechase in the fall of 2006...Has the 2007 third best Hungarian women’s 12K performance with a time of 42:14...Also has the 2007 second best Hungarian women’s R 5000m time of 16:25.25. A Personal: Likes to read, watch movies and hang out with friends in her spare time...Lists her sister as P her biggest sports hero because she does everything to be the best and has instilled that in her, too...Her dream was to come to USA and learn and she chose USC because it is a very H good school and she likes the cross country team...Her favorite food is chocolate and favorite movie is The Notebook...Among the places she would like to visit are New York I and Beijing...Would like to continue running competitively after she graduates...Is a French Language and Literature major at USC. E Zsofia Erdelyi Cross Country Results S Date Meet (Distance) Finish Time 2007 Sept. 1 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) ------Sept. 15 Aztec Invitational (5K) 13th 18:13 Sept. 22 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) 3rd 20:29.85 Oct. 6 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) 1st 21:50.04* Oct. 19 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) ------Oct. 27 Pac-10 Championships (6K) 45th 21:33.3 Nov. 10 NCAA West Regional (6K) 30th 21:15.50
* indicates Trojans’ top finisher
9 CCHANELHANEL FFISCHETTIISCHETTI
Ht. - 5-5 Birthdate - 03/07/88 Class - Junior Hometown - Laguna Niguel, Calif. C Best 5K time - 19:31, Aztec Invitational (9/15/07) R O ““ChanelChanel iiss ggoingoing ttoo ssurpriseurprise ssomeome ppeopleeople tthishis sseason.eason. HHerer wworkoutsorkouts ccontinueontinue ttoo bbee ssolidolid aandnd wwee llookook fforor hherer S rraceace rresultsesults ttoo iimprovemprove aalso.”lso.” S --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh At USC: Chanel Fischetti begins her third season as a cross country runner at USC...2007: Was one C of USC’s scoring runners in all four of the regular season meets she competed in and was the Trojans’ sixth finisher in both postseason races...Placed 33rd as the third Trojan with a time of 19:48.30 at the CSUF Season Opener on Sept. 1...Was USC’s fifth runner and placed 50th overall O with a 5K PR of 19:31 at the Aztec Invitational on Sept. 15...Shaved over two minutes off her 6K best with a new PR of 21:54.24 to finish 32nd (fifth Trojan) at the Pepperdine Invitational on U Sept. 22...Had a strong race at the tough Triton Invitational course on Oct. 6, placing 19th as the fourth Trojan with a time of 23:49.9...Was USC’s sixth finisher and 66th overall at N the Pac-10 Championships as she ran 22:50.4, over two minutes better than her Pac-10 finals race last year...In her first NCAA West Regional race, she was USC’s sixth finisher T and 148th overall with a time of 23:05.50...2006: As a freshman, Fischetti competed in all six meets for the Trojans and finished between third and sixth among USC runners R each time...Was USC’s third-place finisher in the first 6K meet of the season on Sept. 23 at Pepperdine, placing 11th with a season-best of 24:10...Ran her fastest 5K race of 19:33 at the Y CS Fullerton Invitational on Oct. 20...Ran at the Pac-10 Championships for USC and posted a time of 24:56.70, 69th overall and USC’s sixth-best time...Improved her time in each of the 5K races during the season. B High School: Fischetti is a 2006 graduate of Dana Hills (Calif.) High... She ran cross country and track at Dana I Hills in the South Coast League...Had a personal-best time of 18:28 in cross country, 2:17 in the 800m, 5:07 in the 1600m and 11:30 in the 3200m...Was a class officer at Dana Hills High and was O the school’s valedictorian. G Personal: Is known for having a great sense of humor...Her interests include food, going to the beach and R hanging out with friends ...Her biggest sports hero is Steve Prefontaine...Is a neuroscience and sociology (pre-med) major at USC and is a Dean’s List student...Was a 2007 Pac-10 Cross Country A All-Academic first team selection...She served as secretary for the Student-Athlete Advisory Council P (SAAC) in 2007 which put on the Second Annual Tommy Awards held at the Galen Center. H Chanel Fischetti Cross Country Results Date Meet (Distance) Finish Time I 2006 Sept. 2 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) 42nd 20:02.30 Sept. 16 Aztec Invitational (5K) 38th 19:59 E Sept. 23 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) 11th 24.10 Oct. 7 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) 18th 25:00.5 S Oct. 20 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) 34th 19.33 Oct. 28 Pac-10 Championships (6K) 69th 24:56.70 2007 Sept. 1 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) 33rd 19:48.30 Sept. 15 Aztec Invitational (5K) 50th 19:31 Sept. 22 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) 32nd 21:54.24 Oct. 6 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) 19th 23:49.9 Oct. 19 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) ------Oct. 27 Pac-10 Championships (6K) 66th 22:50.4 Nov. 10 NCAA West Regional (6K) 148th 23:05.50 * indicates Trojans’ top finisher
10 FFRIDARIDA FFLODSTROMLODSTROM
Ht. - 5-9 Birthdate - 12/24/87 Class - Sophomore Hometown - Sollentuna, Sweden C Best 5K time - N/A (Has not run cross country) R
““FridaFrida ttransfersransfers ttoo UUSCSC ffromrom SSweden.weden. SShehe wwillill hhelpelp tthishis O tteameam iinn tthehe mmiddleiddle ddistancesistances dduringuring ttrackrack sseasoneason aandnd S I eexpectxpect hherer ttoo mmakeake a ccontributionontribution iinn ccrossross ccountryountry aass wwell.”ell.” S --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh At USC: Frida Flodstrom begins her first season of running cross country at USC after transferring from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. C College/High School: O Was a member of the track and field team at Karolinska Institute...Flodstrom is a 2006 graduate of Lopargymnasiet in Sollentuna, Sweden...Has PRs of 2:05.76 in the 800m, 55.55 in the 400m and 4:27 in the 1500m. U Personal: N She ran at the 2006 Junior World Championships in Beijing, China in the 800m where she ran a 2:09.34 to place seventh in her semifinals heat…advanced from the prelims with a time of 2:07.12…also competed in the 800m at the 2005 T European Junior Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania where she ran a 2:08.70 in the prelims. Her club team in Sweden was Turebergs FK…Has been a member of the Swedish youth, junior and senior national teams. R Y
LLEAHEAH GGAETAAETA B
Ht. - 5-8 Birthdate - 09/18/90 I Class - Freshman Hometown - Palo Alto, Calif. Best 5K time - 20:00 (high school best) O G R ““LeahLeah ccomesomes ttoo uuss ffromrom PPaloalo AAlto.lto. SShehe hhasas llimitedimited ddistanceistance rrunningunning eexperiencexperience bbutut hhasas sshownhown a ddesireesire ttoo A wworkork hardhard dduringuring ssummerummer ttraining.”raining.” P At USC: --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh Leah Gaeta begins her first season of running cross country at USC. H I High School: Gaeta is a 2008 graduate of Palo Alto Senior High in Palo Alto, Calif…Was a three-sport star in high school, competing E in cross country, track and soccer…Only ran cross country her senior year (2007) and was selected to the All-League team…was Palo Alto’s top finisher in her first race with a time of 14:26 on the 2.2 mile course…Finished eighth at the Palo Alto City Championships with a time of 13:54 on a 2.2 mile course…Ran 2:22.96 at the De Anza League Finals to S take fourth place…Was her high school’s 2008 MVP in track and field…Ran PRs of 1:01.00 in the 400m, 2:19:.34 in the 800m, 5:20 in the mile and 20:00 in the 5K…Was a midfielder/forward on the soccer team and was the team’s captain as a senior. Personal: Her grandfather received a football scholarship to USC, but hurt his back before enrolling…Her mother Laura was a synchronized swimmer at Bucknell…Lists her favorite food as paella…Places she would like to visit include Australia, Morocco and South Africa…Would like to try sky diving…Lists her sports heroes as Lance Armstrong and Michael Phelps…Is a Chemistry major at USC and would like to go to medical school or graduate school…Is interested in a career in Dermatology.
11 LLIZIZ GILLGILL
C Ht. - 5-2 Birthdate - 01/21/86 Class - RS Senior Hometown - San Anselmo, Calif. R Best 5K time - 18:30, Ivy League Championship O S ““LizLiz transferstransfers ttoo UUSCSC aafterfter sspendingpending ffourour yyearsears aatt CColum-olum- bbia.ia. SShehe iiss aann eexperiencedxperienced rrunnerunner wwhoho sshouldhould hhelpelp tthishis S tteameam iinn tthehe ssameame wwayay tthathat LLauraaura MMeyerseyers ddidid wwhenhen sshehe ttransferedransfered ttoo UUSCSC ffromrom CColumbia.”olumbia.” --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh At USC: C Begins her first season of running cross country at USC after transferring from the strong Columbia program which O also provided the Trojans Laura Meyers last season…Has one year of eligibility left. College: U Did not run cross country for Columbia last season, but was part of the Columbia Ivy League Championship teams in 2004 and 2005…2007: Placed 17th with a time of 19:52 at Metropolitan Championships…Completed the Heptagonal N Championships in 19:19.7…Ran the Ram Invitational in 20:06…2006: Finished the 5000m in 18:20.02 at the Sam Howell Invitational…Ran the 800m at the George Mason Invitational in 2:27.06…Had a time of 10:31.95 in the 3000m at the T Indoor Heps…Ran the 5000m in 17:52.07 at the Valentine Invitational…2005: Placed 11th at the Leopard Invitational with a time of 22:04.4…Took third at the Metropolitan Championships with a time of 19:07…Ran 18:34.3 at the Heps to R finish 36th…At the Sam Howell Invite ran 17:19.16 in the 5000m…Placed eighth at the 10K Outdoor Heps with a time of 37:43.37. Y High School: Gill is a 2004 graduate of The Branson School in San Anselmo, Calif…Earned a total of five letters is cross country, track and basketball…Was captain of the cross country and track teams…Was a first-team All-Marin Country Athletic League B selection in cross country as a junior and senior…As a senior, took second at the North Coast Section Championships and fourth in the state championships (Div. 5)…Starred on the track for Branson as a senior, winning the league 1600m title and taking second in both the 800m and 3200m…Won the 3200m race at the North Coast Section meet…Was selected I team MVP two times in track…Has the fastest high school time in the Dipsea Race (7.1 mile trail race) and was awarded the Dipsea Race & Foundation Scholarship…Was a four-year North Coast Section Scholar-Athlete and three-year CIF O Scholar-Athlete…Had PRs of 2:23 in the 800m, 5:13 in the 1600m, 10:30 in the 3000m, 11:16 in the 3200m and 19:23.7 in G the cross country 5K…Also played varsity basketball and JV soccer and volleyball at The Branson School. Personal: R Gill was born in Lake Forest, Ill…her mother Linda Gill, a high school track and cross country coach, competed in both sports at UCLA…Her uncle Stacy Geiken also ran track and cross country at Stanford…She would like someday A to take a cross country bike trip and to visit Greece and Spain…Her favorite pastimes are vinyasa yoga, going to the beach, reading and hiking…Lists her biggest sports heroes as Lance Armstrong and Steve Prefontaine because they P are legends in endurance competitions and reknown for their physical and mental toughness…Chose USC for the Journalism program…Her major at USC is Print Journalism and she works for Annenberg TV…Would like to become H a news anchor. I E S
12 CCHRISTINEHRISTINE GGREERREER
Ht. - 5-2 Birthdate - 12/07/86 C Class - RS Junior Hometown - Warrington, Pa. Best 5K time - 19:31.40, CSUF Invitational (9/02/06) R O ““ChristineChristine rreturnseturns aafterfter ssittingitting ooutut mmostost ooff tthehe 22007007 ccrossross S ccountryountry sseasoneason ddueue ttoo iinjury.njury. SShehe ccameame bbackack sstrongtrong llastast sspringpring iinn ttrack.rack. HHerer hhardard wworkork aandnd ddeterminationetermination sshouldhould S rrubub ooffff oonn tthehe rrestest ooff tthehe tteam”eam” -Head Coach Tom Walsh At USC: Christine Greer begins her second full season of running cross country at USC, after transferring C from New York University (NYU)...2007: Greer was limited to one meet due to a shin injury, before deciding to redshirt during the 2007 season...Ran in the season opener at CSUF and placed 40th O as USC’s fourth finisher with a time of 20:00.20...2006: Was one of USC’s top cross country athletes in her first season, finishing among the Trojans’ top three runners in all five races she U competed...Had her best 5K race in the season opener at the CSUF Jammin Invitational, when as an unattached runner she had a time of 19:31.40...In her first official race of her Trojan career, N she placed 32nd at the Aztec Invitational (second among USC runners) with a time of 19:53... Was the top Trojan runner and placed eighth at the Pepperdine Invitational (6K) on Sept. 23 T with a time of 23:54...Had her best 6K race at the Pac-10 Championships held at Stanford on Oct. 28 when she ran 23:32.48...She was USC’s second finisher and 65th overall. R College: Y Competed in 2005 as a freshman at NYU and scored in half of their meets...In her first race, NYU came in second at the Vassar College Invitational and Greer ran a 20:37.76 time to place 13th... Placed 40th with a time of 21:40 at the NYU Invitational in oppressive heat...Her team placed seventh at the NY State CTC Championships as she ran a time of 20:05.4 to finish 59th. B High School: Greer is a 2005 graduate of Central Bucks South High in Warrington, Pa...She participated in cross I country and track...Was named the cross country team MVP her senior season...her best 800m time was 2:27 and her best 5000m time was 19:27...Ranked in the top 10 percent scholastically in her school. O Personal: G Is a neuroscience major at USC and is planning to attend medical school...Also works in an organic chemistry lab doing research. R A P Christine Greer Cross Country Results H Date Meet (Distance) Finish Time I 2006 Sept. 2 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) unattached 19:31.40 Sept. 16 Aztec Invitational (5K) 32nd 19:53 E Sept. 23 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) 8th 23.54* Oct. 7 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) 13th 24:26.1 S Oct. 20 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) ------Oct. 28 Pac-10 Championships (6K) 65th 23:32.48 2007 Sept. 1 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) 40th 20:00.20 Sept. 15 Aztec Invitational (5K) ------Sept. 22 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) ------Oct. 6 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) ------Oct. 19 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) ------Oct. 27 Pac-10 Championships (6K) ------Nov. 10 NCAA West Regional (6K) ------* indicates Trojans’ top finisher
13 BBRIDGETRIDGET HELGERSONHELGERSON
C Ht. - 5-1 Birthdate - 12/17/87 Class - Junior Hometown - Portland, Ore. R Best 5K time - 18:37.50, CSUF Jammin Invitational (9/1/07) O
S ““BridgetBridget ssurprisedurprised eeveryoneveryone iinn tthehe PPac-10ac-10 iinn 22007007 wwithith hherer bbreakoutreakout sseason.eason. SShehe iiss vveryery ccoachableoachable aandnd kkeepseeps S improving every month. She has a chance to be one of oourur ttopop rrunnersunners tthishis yyear.”ear.” -Head Coach Tom Walsh C At USC: Bridget Helgerson begins her third season as a cross country runner at USC...2007: Helgerson O finished as one of the Trojans’ top four finishers in every race she entered...Was the Trojans’ top finisher and seventh overall at the CSUF Jammin Invitational on Sept. 1 with a 5K best of U 18:37.50...Placed 29th at the Aztec Invitational on Sept. 15 with a time of 19:01...Placed 20th at the Pepperdine Invitational on Sept. 22 with a time of 21:24.76, more than two minutes N faster than her pervious 6K best...Ran 23:36.5 at the tough Triton Invitational course on Oct. 6 to finish 16th, third among USC’s runners...Finished 52nd at the Pac-10 Championships T with a time of 21:50.0...Took 126th place at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 22:44.25..2006: Was one of USC’s top runners, finishing among the Trojan’s top five R runners in all six meets...Placed 21st at the season opening CSUF Jammin Invitational with a time of 19:25.30, leading all Trojan runners...Had her best 5K time in the regular Y season finale, posting an 18:55 time at the CS Fullerton Invitational on Oct. 20, finishing 19th overall and second among USC’s entrants...Followed that up with her best 6K time at the Pac- 10 Championships held at Stanford on Oct. 28 with a time of 23:50.23. B High School: Helgerson is a 2006 graduate of Jesuit High in Portland, Ore...She ran cross country and track I in high school...Was third-team 2005 All-Metro in cross country...Ran the 3000m and 1500m races in track...Named the most improved on the women’s track team in 2006...Had a personal- O best time of 19:18 in cross country, a 4:56 time in the 1500m and 10:46 in the 3000m...Was on the honor roll all four years and was a member of the National Honor Society. G Personal: List competing at Nike Team Nationals and running the last leg in the distance medley relay at the R XO invite in Eugene, Ore. and coming in first place to help her high school team win the meet as her most thrilling moment in sports...Likes to hang out with friends and family and has a passion A for eating...Would like to own a restaurant someday...Was named honorable mention on the 2007 Pac-10 Cross Country All-Academic team...Chose to attend USC because of the beautiful campus, P the weather, location, reputation, community, and to run cross country. H I Bridget Helgerson Cross Country Results Date Meet (Distance) Finish Time E 2006 Sept. 2 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) 21st 19:25.30* Sept. 16 Aztec Invitational (5K) 40th 20:07 S Sept. 23 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) 10th 24:04 Oct. 7 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) 19th 25:02.4 Oct. 20 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) 19th 18:55 Oct. 28 Pac-10 Championships (6K) 67th 23:50.23 2007 Sept. 1 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) 7th 18:37.50* Sept. 15 Aztec Invitational (5K) 29th 19:01 Sept. 22 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) 20th 21:24.76 Oct. 6 UCSD Triton Invitational (6K) 16th 23:36.5 Oct. 19 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) ------Oct. 27 Pac-10 Championships (6K) 52nd 21:50.0 Nov. 10 NCAA West Regional (6K) 126th 22:44.25 * indicates Trojans’ top finisher
14 CCOLBYOLBY KENNEDYKENNEDY
Ht. - 5-5 Birthdate - 8/13/89 Class - Sophomore Hometown - Newton, Mass. C R O ““ColbyColby hashas sshownhown ssomeome ggoodood eendurancendurance dduringuring hherer ttrainingraining ssessions.essions. SShehe jjustust nneedseeds mmoreore eexperiencexperience aandnd S hherer ttimesimes wwillill sstarttart ttoo ffallall ffast.”ast.” --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh S
At USC: C Colby Kennedy begins her first season of running cross country at USC...2007: Did not run cross country, but was a member of the track and field team as a freshman. O High School: Kennedy graduated from Newton North High school in 2007...Ran cross country and track and field all four years...Was U an honor roll student all four years. N Personal: Was born in Boston, Mass...Is a psychology major at USC. T R JJASMINEASMINE LEIJALEIJA Y Ht. - 5-4 Birthdate - 9/21/88 Class - Junior Hometown - Chula Vista, Calif. Best 5K time - 19:06 B I “Jasmine will be running in her first cross coun- try season at USC. She joined USC last spring as O a transfer and made some solid progress on the G ttrackrack fforor tthehe TTrojans.”rojans.” --HeadHead CCoachoach TomTom WalshWalsh R At USC: Jasmine Leija begins her first season as a cross country runner for USC after transferring from A Southwestern College in Chula Vista, Calif last spring...2007: Ran for USC during the 2007-08 track and field season...had a best of 4:52.94 in the 1500m at the Long Beach Invitational on P April 19 and 11:15.56 in the 3000m at the Trojan Relays on March 1. H College: Ran cross country at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, Calif. and helped lead her team to a I fifth-place finish at the 2007 Pacific Coast Conference Championships...Was named first-team All-League. E High School: S Leija graduated from Otay Ranch High in Chula Vista in 2006...Ran cross country and track all four years and was a point guard on the basketball team for two seasons...Was the team captain for cross country, track and basketball...Was her team’s MVP in cross country from 2004-06 and for basketball in 2004 and 2005...In 2003 was voted the most inspirational runner in cross country, the 2004-06 Outstanding Athlete of the Year in track and field, received the 2005 Coach Award for cross country and the 2006 Coach Award for track...Helped lead Chula Vista to the South Bay track Championship from 2004-06, earning first-team selection three times...Was a 2003-06 All- South Bay first team member in cross country...Named senior Athlete of the Year for 2005-06. Personal: Is a SPPD (School of Policy, Planning & Development-Real Estate) major at USC...Her sister DaShea graduated from USC in 2006...Loves to watch football, basketball and baseball in her free time...Likes Mexican and Thai food.
15 AANNIYANNIYA LLOUISOUIS
Ht. - 5-4 Birthdate - 09/03/90 C Class - Freshman Hometown - Los Angeles, Calif. R Best 5K time - 19:20 (high school best)
O ““AnniyaAnniya ccomesomes ttoo UUSCSC wwithith eexcellentxcellent ttrackrack aandnd ffieldield ccre-re- S ddentials.entials. SShehe wwonon tthehe 880000 mmeterseters llastast yyearear aatt tthehe CCalifor-alifor- nniaia SStatetate TTrackrack MMeet.eet. SShehe wwillill ggetet aann oopportunitypportunity ttoo hhelpelp S uuss iinn ccrossross ccountry.”ountry.” At USC: C Anniya Louis begins her first season as a runner at USC. High School: O Anniya graduated from Culver City High in 2008...She ran both cross country and track and field for the Centaurs...Won the CIF state 800m championship with a time of 2:09.77...Ran a season best of 2:09.38 at the CIF Southern Section master U meet which was the seventh-best time by a high school senior...Won the 800m at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational with a time of 2:10.90...Was the 800m champion of the Ocean League with a time of 2:14.69 and also won the 1600m N title with a school-record time of 5:04.48, 43 seconds faster than her nearest competition...Had her best 3200m race as a sophomore when ran 13:03.00...her other PRs are 57.54 in the 400m, 2:09.16 in the 800m (winning the 2007 CIF Div. 2 T title with a meet record), 19:02.1 in the 2.9 mile cross country course and 19:20 in the 3.1 mile cross country course... Was voted the Culver City High cross country Runner of the Year all four seasons and the Culver City Female Athlete of R the Year as a junior and senior...Won the Ocean League cross country finals with a time of 19:26.38 as a senior. Y Personal: Anniya helped develop a recycling program at her high school called “Be Blue, Think Green”...Was named a 2008 California Scholarship Federation Sealbearer...Was an honor roll student all four years in high school and won both the Most Spirited Student Council and Most Committed Awards...Lists her most thrilling moment in sports as going to the B California State Meet in 2007 and winning it in 2008...Likes to write poetry, swim, attend Bible studies and hang out with friends...Is a relative of boxer Roy Jones, Jr. who was named “Boxer of the Decade” for the 1990s...Says she chose USC I because it is the perfect place to be both a student and an athlete....Likes Thai and Panamania food...Would like to visit O France, Canada, Central America, Denmark, China and Hawaii. G R A P H I E S
16 ZZARAARA LLUKENSUKENS
Ht. - 5-8 Birthdate - 9/26/89 Class - Sophomore Hometown - Vancouver, Wash. Best 5K time - 19:19, CSUF Invitational (10/19/07) C R ““ZaraZara mmadeade ssomeome ssolidolid iimprovementmprovement llastast yyearear aass a ffresh-resh- O mman.an. SShehe ccontinuesontinues ttoo wworkork hhardard aandnd I aamm iimpressedmpressed wwithith hhowow hhardard sshehe hhasas wworkedorked tthishis ssummer”ummer” S --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh S At USC: Zara Lukens begins her second season of running cross country for USC...2007: Made her collegiate debut at the CSUF Season Opener on Sept. 1 and placed 41st as USC’s final scoring C runner with a time of 20:02.90...Ran next at the Aztec Invitational on Sept. 15 and finished 79th as USC’s eighth finisher with a time of 20:06...Ran a 6K best of 22:34.02 at the Pepperdine Invitational O on Sept. 22 to finish 48th, seventh among her teammates...Was the sixth USC finisher and 28th overall at the Triton Invitational on Oct. 6 wtih a time of 24:10.9...Ran a 5K PR of 19:19 and placed U 11th (third among Trojans) at the Titan Invitational on Oct. 19...Competed for USC at the Pac-10 Championships and placed 58th with a time of 23:04.1. N High School: T Lukens is a 2007 graduate of Columbia River High School in Vancouver, Wash...Was a 2005 Greater St. Helens 3-A Cross Country first-team selection...Named to the 2006 3-A Cross Country R All-Star team...Helped lead Columbia River to a third-place finish at the WIAA 2006 State Cross Country Championships, placing 12th with a time of 20:01 as the team’s top finisher...She Y also helped lead her team to an undefeated regular season...Was awarded a Distinguished Regents Scholarship from Washington State University (2006-07) which proclaims the student-athlete to be one of the most accomplished in the state of Washington...Was a 2007 National Merit Scholarship finalist...Was No. 1 in her 2007 graduating class...Was B Columbian GHSL first team All-League in track (2004-07), Columbian GHSL first team All-League in cross country (2004, 2006), Columbian GHSL second team All-League I (2005) and received the track and field WIAA Scholar Athlete Award (2004-07). O Personal: In her spare time likes to read, play the piano and work on political campaigns...Also G likes to watch Friends reruns and the Gilmore Girls...Her favorite movies are Legally Blonde, Forest Gump and Sound of Music...Her two favorite foods, though not together, R are sushi and peanut butter...Says Venus Williams is her biggest sports hero because she makes awesome noises whenever she hits the ball and because she works well A being the underdog...Would like to visit Argentina and Chile...Is an International Relations major at USC and would like to pursue a career in law or possibly study P foreign affairs in grad school...Plans to get involved in volunteer projects and government after graduation...Zara chose USC because of the amazing weather in H Los Angeles and because of her friendship with former high school and current teammate Kat Ellis. I E Zara Lukens Cross Country Results Date Meet (Distance) Finish Time S 2007 Sept. 1 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) 41st 20:02.90 Sept. 15 Aztec Invitational (5K) 79th 20:06 Sept. 22 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) 48th 22:34.02 Oct. 6 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) 28th 24:10.9 Oct. 19 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) 11th 19:19 Oct. 27 Pac-10 Championships (6K) 68th 23:04.1 Nov. 10 NCAA West Regional (6K) ------
* indicates Trojans’ top finisher
17 JJESSICAESSICA LLUNDINUNDIN
C Ht. - 5-4 Birthdate - 12/20/89 Class - Freshman Hometown - Hillsboro, Ore. R Best 5K time - 19:34 (high school best) O S ““JessicaJessica iiss oonene ooff ffourour WWomenomen ooff TTroyroy rrunnersunners oonn tthehe tteameam ffromrom tthehe nnorthwest.orthwest. HHerer sstrengthtrength iiss iinn tthehe ddistancesistances S aandnd wwee hhopeope tthathat wwillill hhelpelp uuss dduringuring tthehe ffall.”all.” --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh C At USC: Jessica Lundin (pronounced Lun-deen) is beginning her first season as a cross country runner for USC. O High School: U Lundin is a 2008 graduate of Heritage Christian School in Hillsboro, Ore…Finished ninth at the OSAA state 5K Championships as a senior with a time of 19:45…Took 10th in the same meet as a junior with a time of 20:03…Finished N third at the 1A State Championships as a senior in both the 3000m (11:18.76) and 1500m (5:08.58)…Had a PR of 19:34 at the Paul Marimar Invitational 5K as a sophomore….Also had PRs of 10:53 in the 3000m and 4:57 in the 1500m…Was T Student Body President her senior year, VP her junior year and on the honor roll all four years…Earned Oregon All-State in cross country all four years and was the team captain each season. R Personal: Y Ran at the 2006 USATF Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in Baltimore, Md. and placed fifth in the 3000m (10:53.74) and ninth in the 1500m (5:02.46)...Is a biomedical engineering major at USC. B DDEVONEVON RENNIERENNIE I O Ht. - 5-5 Birthdate - 04/05/89 Class - Sophomore Hometown - Hacienda Heights, Calif. G Best 5K time - 21:40 (high school best) R A ““DevonDevon iiss mmovingoving uupp iinn ddistanceistance fforor UUSC.SC. SShehe hhasas ddecentecent leg speed and has been working hard on her endurance P ooverver tthehe ssummer.”ummer.” H --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh I At USC: Devon Rennie is beginning her first season as a cross country runner for USC...2007: Did not compete for USC in her first semester, but did run on the track and field team in the spring...Had E a season best of 2:25.78 in the 800m at the Trojan Invitational on March 22. S High School: Rennie graduated from Glen A. Wilson High in Hacienda Heights, Calif...Competed all four years in track and field in the middle distances and hurdles, and on the volleyball team as a setter...Also was a goalkeeper on the soccer team for one season.
Personal: Is a psychology major at USC and would like to attend graduate school...List her favorite meal as steak...Would like to travel and visit Europe.
18 AALLISONLLISON ROJEWSKIROJEWSKI
Ht. - 5-6 Birthdate - 02/06/89 Class - Sophomore Hometown - Phoenix, Ariz. C R O “Allison is a middle distance runner on the track team. She has worked hard this summer running S more distance and I think she will surprise some ppeopleeople tthishis yyear.”ear.” S --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh At USC: Allison Rojewski begins her first season running cross country for USC...2007: Did not compete for USC in the cross country season, but did compete for the Trojans during the track and field C season...Ran the 800m for USC and had a season-best time of 2:17.32 on May 3 in the USC-UCLA Dual Meet. O High School: U Rojewski is a 2007 graduate of Desert Vista High in Phoenix, Ariz...Finished fifth in the 800m race as a junior at the Arizona High School Track and Field Championships...Helped lead Desert Vista N to a second-place finish at the 2005 Arizona Cross Country Championships...Placed eighth in the state in the 400m dash as a freshman with a time of 1:00.94...Also ran the first leg for the 4x400m T relay team which placed fourth in Arizona...Took fourth place in the 800m race with a time of 2:19.35 at the 2007 Chandler Rotary Seeded Invitational...Ranked sixth in Arizona as a senior in R the 800m with a time of 2:17.83. Y Personal: Allison was born in Chicago, Ill...She is a biology major at USC and is interested in pursuing a career in veterinary medicine. B JJOYOY SAMUELSSAMUELS I Ht. - 5-9 Birthdate - 04/02/90 Class - Freshman Hometown - Granada Hills, Calif. O Best 3 mile time - 18:35 (high school best) G R ““JoyJoy iiss oonene ooff oourur ffreshmanreshman wwhoho wwillill aadddd ddepthepth ttoo tthishis tteam.eam. SShehe hhadad aann eexcellentxcellent ssummerummer ooff ttrainingraining aandnd I A hhopeope iitt ccarriesarries iintonto tthehe ccrossross ccountryountry sseason.”eason.” --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh P H At USC: Joy Samuels is beginning her first season as a cross country runner for USC. I High School: E Samuels is a 2008 graduate of Chaminade College Preparatory High School in West Hills, Calif…Led Chaminade to a fifth place finish at the Mission League Finals on Oct. 30…Led her school in the season-opening win vs. Grace Brethren S and was the Chaminade’s top runner with a time of 19:58 in the league-opening loss vs. Louisville at the 2.9 mile Balboa Park course…was the 2006 Mission League cross country champion (17:44) and league MVP…Also was the 2007 Mission League 1600m champion…Received All-Mission League honors all four seasons…Had PRs of 2:18 in the 800m, 5:20 in the 1600m, 17:44 in the 2.9 mile cross country race and 18:35 in the 5K. Personal: Was awarded the “2007 Champion for Character” by the CIF-Southern Section, given to a select few student-athletes who consistently display positive attitudes, leadership abilities, sportsmanship and academic excellence…Her dad Troy attended USC and she says she fell in love with the campus…Would like to visit Africa and Japan…After graduation would like to volunteer for the Peace Corps…Is an undeclared major at USC.
19 AALLISONLLISON SPIESSPIES
Ht. - 5-8 Birthdate - 10/16/87 Class - Senior Hometown - San Diego, Calif. Best 5K time - 21:27.40, CSUF Invitational (9/02/06) C
R ““AllisonAllison ccomesomes bbackack aafterfter a ssemesteremester aabroadbroad iinn AAfrica.frica. O HHerer eendurancendurance hhasas iimprovedmproved aandnd I aamm llookingooking fforor hherer ttoo bbee ccompetitiveompetitive fforor tthehe TTrojansrojans tthishis yyear.”ear.” S --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh S At USC: Allison Spies (pronounced Speez) begins her third year of running cross country at C USC...2007: Competed in just the season opener on Sept. 1 at Fullerton, placing 117th with a time of 22:40.60....2006: Slowed by injuries throughout her first campaign on the Trojans’ cross O country team...Ran is the 2006 season-opening CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) on Sept. 2 and had a time of 21:27.40, the ninth Trojan to cross the finish line...Only other meet she competed in was the Pepperdine Invitational (6K) on Sept. 23...She posted a time of 26:22 to place 31st overall and U eighth out of USC’s 12 runners. N High School: Spies is a 2005 graduate of Point Loma (Calif.) High....She participated in cross country, track, T soccer and badminton at Point Loma...Earned all-CIF honors as a runner and in soccer...Named R All-Eastern League in cross country...Graduated in the top five percent of her class. Personal: Y Says competing at the state meet in Fresno was the most thrilling moment in sports for her due to the atmosphere and the crowd at the event...Enjoys hanging out and laughing with friends and going to the beach...Chose USC for the academics and because her sister attended USC...Is a kinesiology B major at USC. I O G R Allison Spies Cross Country Results Date Meet (Distance) Finish Time A 2006 Sept. 2 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) 136th 21:27.40 Sept. 16 Aztec Invitational (5K) ------P Sept. 23 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) 31st 26:22 Oct. 7 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) ------H Oct. 20 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) ------I Oct. 28 Pac-10 Championships (6K) ------2007 Sept. 1 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) 117th 22:40.60 E Sept. 15 Aztec Invitational (5K) ------Sept. 22 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) ------S Oct. 6 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) ------Oct. 19 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) ------Oct. 27 Pac-10 Championships (6K) ------Nov. 10 NCAA West Regional (6K) ------
* indicates Trojans’ top finisher
20 JJENNIFERENNIFER WELLSWELLS
Ht. - 5-9 Birthdate - 02/28/88 Class - Junior Hometown - Fountain Valley, Calif. C Best 5K time - 19:42, CS Fullerton Invitational (10/19/07) R O ““JenniferJennifer ccomesomes ooffff a ggoodood ssophomoreophomore ttrackrack sseasoneason llastast sspringpring tthathat ssawaw hherer iimprovemprove hherer ttimesimes iinn tthehe mmiddleiddle ddis-is- S ttances.ances. SShehe ccanan hhelpelp tthishis TTrojanrojan tteameam iiff sshehe sstaystays cconsis-onsis- S ttent.”ent.” --HeadHead CCoachoach TTomom WalshWalsh At USC: Jennifer Wells begins her third season running cross country at USC...2007: Was USC’s eighth C finisher at the CSUF Season Opener on Sept. 1 with a time of 20:46.90...Placed 96th as USC’s ninth finisher at the Aztec Invitational on Sept. 15 with a time of 20:33...Had a time of 23:33.27 at the O Pepperdine Invitational on Sept. 22 for her best 6K of her career and the only one she ran during the 2007 season..Her last race was the 5K Titan Invitational on Oct. 19 and she set a new PR with a time of 19:42...She placed 17th in that race, fourth among Trojan runners...2006: Competed in U four of USC’s five regular season cross country meets...Was USC’s eighth finisher with a time of 21:17.50 in her collegiate debut on the CSUF Jammin Invitational on Sept. 2...Was USC’s sixth N finisher (23rd overall) with a time of 25:12 at the 6K Pepperdine Invitational on Sept. 23...Had a time of 25:42.1 as USC’s eighth-place runner at the UCSD Triton Classic on Oct. 7...Had her T best 5K time as a Trojan in the regular season finale on Oct. 20 at the CS Fullerton Invitational, finishing with a time of 20:03 as USC’s seventh finisher and 49th place overall. R High School: Y Wells is a 2006 graduate of Fountain Valley (Calif.) High...She ran cross country and the 400m, 800m and 4x400m relay in track...Was All-Sunset League and All-Senior Orange County...Was voted the most improved varsity runner...Had personal-best times of 17:58 in cross country, 2:17.1 in the 800m, 59.00 in the 400m and 19:01 in the 5000m. B I Personal: Lists her most thrilling moment in sports as her team winning the 2005 CIF cross country O championship...Like to play other sports and hang out with friends in her spare time...Was born in St. Louis, Mo...Was named honorable mention on the 2007 Pac-10 Cross Country G All-Academic team...Is an undecided major at USC. R A P Jennifer Wells Cross Country Results H Date Meet (Distance) Finish Time 2006 Sept. 2 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) 128th 21:17.50 I Sept. 16 Aztec Invitational (5K) ------Sept. 23 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) 23rd 25:12 E Oct. 7 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) 63rd 25:42.1 Oct. 20 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) 49th 20.03 S Oct. 28 Pac-10 Championships (6K) ------2007 Sept. 1 CSUF Jammin Invitational (5K) 76th 20:46.90 Sept. 15 Aztec Invitational (5K) 96th 20:33 Sept. 22 Pepperdine Invitational (6K) 71st 23:33.27 Oct. 6 UCSD Triton Classic (6K) ------Oct. 19 CS Fullerton Invitational (5K) 17th 19:42 Oct. 27 Pac-10 Championships (6K) ------Nov. 10 NCAA West Regional (6K) ------
* indicates Trojans’ top finisher
21 LLAURAAURA MMEYERSEYERS
Volunteer Coach
At USC: Laura Meyers ran only during the 2007 season for USC as she completed her collegiate eligibility and began her grad school work, after transferring from Columbia...It may have been just one season, but she had a major impact on the program as she served as team captain in an exciting turn-around season for the Trojans...She was the Trojans No. 3 runner all season, posting a consistent effort each week and winning the final regular season meet at CS Fullerton on Oct. 19 with a time of 18:08...She was USC’s second finisher at the Pac-10 Championships with a time of 21:28.33...Placed third among USC runners at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 22:05.30...Also shined during the track and field season, helping USC win the Dual Meet vs. UCLA by winning the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 11:12.18...Placed her name in the USC record books by running the third-fastest 3000m steeplechase in school history with a time of 10:49.95 at the Stanford Invitational on April 5.
At Columbia: Began her collegiate career running cross country and track at Columbia...Helped lead Columbia to Ivy League championships each year she ran cross country (2003-05)...Qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships in 2004 and 2005...Ran a 10:24.83 in the 3000m steeplechase in 2006 for the third-fastest time ever by a Columbia runner.... Finished her career at Columbia with the 18th fastest time (18:05.1 - 2005) at their home course, Van Cortlandt Park...She was a 2006 track and field first-team All-Ivy League selection and won the 2006 outdoor ECAC steeplechase, ran 10:26 at the NCAA East Regional to finish seventh and placed fifth at the 2005 NCAA East Regional with a time of 10:28...She was a three-time NCAA East qualifier in the steeplechase and ranks sixth all-time in the event for Ivy League runners. High School: Meyers is a 2003 graduate of Maranatha High in Pasadena, Calif...She was one of the most talented scholastic distance runners in California during her four years at Maranatha...She earned the Olympic League MVP and was selected all- league all four years...Won the 2002 Olympic League individual title with a meet-record time of 17:39 on Nov. 5 at Hartwell Park...She also was named All-CIF four straight years, finishing first in 1999 and 2000...Placed fourth in the 2000 state Division IV cross country meet and won it all in 2002...Was a four-time Maranatha team MVP selection, leading them to a second-place finish in 2000 and a third-place finish in 2002 at the California state championships...She is the Maranatha school record-holder in cross country, a two-time winner of the Mt. San Antonio Invitational, a meet record-holder at the Bosco Invitationl, winner of the Woodbridge Invitational, three-time winner of the Bell-Jeff Invitational and winner of the Meet of Champions Invitational with the second-fastest time in meet history...Also was named All-American in the 3000m steeplechase in 2001...She holds the Maranatha school records in the 400m, 800m, 1600m and 3200m...Also played soccer for four years at Maranatha and was first-team All-CIF. Personal: Graduated with a 3.489 GPA from Columbia in May of 2007 and is now pursuing a Master’s in Public Health in the Keck School of Medicine at USC...She is in the Global Health Leadership Track with a potential goal of later getting an MD...Would like to become an international public health director or developer...Majored in Economics and Spanish at Columbia and received Dean’s List honors in 2003 and 2004...Didn’t really begin running competitively until high school. TTROJANSROJANS TOUGHTOUGH ININ THETHE CLASSROOM,CLASSROOM, TOOTOO: The 2007 USC women’s cross country team was given an NCAA Public Recognition Award, bestowed to those teams that have an NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate in the Top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports.
The letter came from NCAA President Miles Brand and acknowledged the job that USC cross country head coach Tom Walsh has done: “As a head coach, you play a critical role in helping your student-atheltes achieve their athletics and academic goals. The academic success of your team demonstrates your commitment to putting the student-athlete first. Your team and student-athletes have demonstrated their commitment in the classroom and in their sport and are setting a great example for all studentes.”
The USC women’s cross country team also had five individuals receive Pac-10 All-Academic honors. Leading the way for USC was sophomore Chanel Fischetti who was named to the Pac-10 All-Academic first team. Fischetti is a Sociol- ogy/Neuroscience major who sports a 3.93 GPA. Sophomore Katherine Ellis was named to the second team, while junior Taylor Carroll and sophomores Bridget Helgerson and Jennifer Wells were named to the honorable mention All-Academic team.
22 CROSS COUNTRY SCORING
Team Competition: A cross country team may consist of 12 runners, or more if otherwise agreed upon by the teams competing.
Team Scoring: All runners who finish a race shall be given an overall finish place. However, only the first seven runners on any one team may be used in scoring places. An order for team-finish placing is established by removing all runners behind the top seven finishers on each team. Those teams not finishing at least five runners likewise shall not be included in the order of team finish.
The score shall be determined by totaling the points of the first five runners of each team to finish. The team scoring the lower number of points shall be the winner. For example, a team with runners finishing 1, 5, 7,24, 39 for a total of 76 would defeat a team with runners finishing 2, 3, 4, 48, 52 for a total of 109.
Although the sixth and seventh runners of a team to finish do not score points toward their team’s total, their places, if better than those of any of the first five of an opposing team, serve to increase the team score of the opponents.
Ties in team scoring shall not be broken, except for advancement to the championship finals.
The starting line at the 2007 Cal State Fullerton Season Opener meet.
23 2007 Cross Country Recap In a sport that is run between trees, up hills and on trails, it appears the Trojans’ cross country team has come out of the woods after an eighth place finish at the 2007 Pac-10 Championships and with six members competing at the NCAA West Regional.
The young USC women’s team placed 16th out of 31 teams at the NCAA West Regional, led by freshman Sarah Cocco who placed 18th and qualified for the NCAA Championship. For USC, which featured one senior, two freshmen and three sophomore runners, it was the first time USC had entered a team at the Regional since 2004. USC had 391 points at the 2007 NCAA West Regional, its lowest score since 1998 when it scored 334 points.
The dynamic duo of freshmen Cocco (18th, 20:57.25) and Zsofia Erdelyi (30th, 21:15.50) led USC and made the Trojans one of six teams that had at least its top two runners place in the first 30 finishers out of the 212 entrants, the others being the top five finishers.
It was a solid season for USC with Cocco (2) and Erdelyi (1) combining to win three races and senior Laura Meyers winning Cocco & Erdelyi at Pepperdine another, making it four individual wins for the Trojans in five regular season races.
First, sophomore Bridget Helgerson placed seventh at the CS Fullerton Season Opener meet to lead USC to a sixth-place finish. Then in her first collegiate race, Cocco ran the fastest 5K time by a Trojan since 1998 when she won the Aztec Invitational with a time of 17:43 and USC placed fourth. Cocco then led USC to a third-place finish and set the school record with a 6K time of 20:00 in winning the Pepperdine Invitational. When Erdelyi won the UC San Diego Triton Invitational, she did it with a time of 21:50.4, which set a new course record. The Trojans finished second at that meet. Finally in the last regular season meet, Meyers led USC to another second-place finish by winning the Titan Invitational with a time of 18:08.
The arrival last season of fabulous freshmen Meyers, Helgerson and Fischetti Cocco and Erdelyi may have signified USC’s run at UCSD Triton Invitational towards the upper echelon in the conference and provides strong foundation on which to build, but they weren’t the only runners to excel during the season.
Sophomores Helgerson, Katherine Ellis, Chanel Fischetti and Jennifer Wells made great strides as they all posted their best career 5K and 6K times. The rest of the strong freshman class of Briana Bentley, Kristin Byrne and Zara Lukens all competed well against the toughest of competition, while gaining valuable experience.
Coach Tom Walsh guided USC past UCLA to earn the Lexus Gauntlet points for Cross Country
Meet Top Trojan - Place Team Finish CSUF Season Opener Helgerson - 7th 6th Aztec Invitational Cocco - 1st 4th Pepperdine Invitational Cocco - 1st 3rd Triton Invitational Erdelyi - 1st 2nd CSUF Invitational Meyers - 1st 2nd ------Pac-10 Championships Cocco - 11th 8th NCAA West Regional Cocco - 18th 16th
24 HISTORY OF CROSS COUNTRY AT USC The Trojans’ history in cross country in the Pac-10 has been limited in team competition. The men com- peted in the Pac-10 from 1969 to 1972 and then again from 1985 to 1993. Their highest finish was fourth place in 1969 and 1971.
The women began fielding a cross country team in the Pac-10 in 1990. The Women of Troy had their highest league finish in 1996 and 1997, when they took sixth-place in the Pac-10 Cross Country Cham- pionships.
Tom Walsh took over as head coach in 1993 and was able to move the team out of the conference cellar after it had finished last in the conference the first five seasons. The Women of Troy’s fledgling program had finished between sixth and eighth place every season since 1995, prior to finishing 10th in 2005 and 2006. USC improved to eighth last season as Sarah Cocco placed 11th and was named second team All- Pac-10 Conference. Cocco then placed 18th at the West Regional and was invited to compete at the 2007 NCAA Championships.
In five of the last seven seasons, the Trojans have qualified a runner for the NCAA Championships, with Sarah Ellis (2001), Brooke Thomas (2002), Vashchuk (2003-04) and Cocco (2007). Emebet Shiferaw, who finished 51st in 1995 and seventh in 1996 at the NCAAs, is the only Women of Troy cross country runner to be an All-American (1996). Her time of 17:53 in 1996 was second among all Pac-10 runners, as Arizona’s Amy Skieresz won the national title.
Since 1998, the Trojans have placed eight runners on the Pac-10 women’s cross country All-Academic first team, led by Kate Neeper, who was a first-team selection from 2003-05 and Chanel Fischetti in 2007.
The Trojans’ only NCAA champion in cross country was Max Truex, who won the individual men’s title in 1957. Men’s cross country has been an NCAA sanctioned sport since 1938 and women’s cross country began in 1981.
TROJAN CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS QUALIFYING FOR THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 1990 Amy Goodwin 1995 Emebet Shiferaw 1996 Emebet Shiferaw (Cross Country All-American) 2001 Sarah Ellis 2002 Brooke Thomas 2003 Iryna Vashchuk 2004 Iryna Vashchuk 2007 Sarah Cocco
Emebet Shiferaw Brooke Thomas Iryna Vashchuk
25 The University of Southern Cali for nia is a private research in sti tu tion of in ter na tion al dis tinc tion. It is dis tin guished by renowned faculty, highly com pet i tive ad mis sion standards, an ap pre ci a tion of the arts and an innovative com mu ni ty service outreach program that was rec og nized by Time Princeton Review when USC was named College of the Year in 2000 and Newsweek/Kaplan College Guide's "Hot School of 2001."
Founded in 1880, it enrolls about 32,000 stu dents annually on two cam pus es, the 235-acre Uni ver si ty Park Cam pus in Ex po si tion Park and the 56-acre Health Sci enc es Cam pus, three miles to the north east of down town Los Angeles.
USC is a unique and dis tin guished university with a proud tra di tion of achievement and un her ald ed suc cess in all areas of study:
USC is a member of the As so ci a tion of American Uni ver si ties, a se lect group of 62 elite public and private uni versi ties in the United States and Cana da that, to geth er, do about two-thirds of all feder al ly funded research and de vel op ment.
USC has 46 faculty members who are members of national acade mies. Member ship in these presti gious acade mies, cre ated by Congress, is by election only and is based on a fac ul ty member's distin guished and con tin u ous achieve ments.
The University is the home of 17 professional schools, in addi tion to the College of Letters, Arts and Sci enc es. These schools train spe cial ists in fi elds ranging from medicine and law to ar chi tec ture, the atre, ed u ca tion and business.
USC undergraduates can design degrees from more than 150 majors and 123 mi- nors available in the College of Letters, Arts & Sci enc es, the Gradu ate School and Professional Schools.
• More than 190,000 living alumni in the Trojan Family • Over 40 housing facilities available both on and off campus • More than 600 clubs and student orga ni za tions • Many of USC's under grad u ate/graduate programs rank in the top 10 nationally • 52 fraternities and sororities • One of the nation's best academic reputations. ‘College of the Year 2000’ -Time Princeton Review College Guide
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27 • TThishis isis USCUSC USC STUDENTS USC: THE UNIVERSITY OF SPOILED CHILDREN? Students come to USC from near ly ev ery eth nic, re li gious and social group in the world, and If you have heard the myth promoted each of them brings their unique per sonal i ty to the by students at other colleges that fold. Tro jans are Latino, Swed ish, Israeli, Hmong, USC's student body is rich and spoiled, Swahili, Ar me nian, Tai wan ese and Rus sian. They are consider this: Christian, Buddist, Jewish, Muslim and ag nostic. Their dif fer enc es are assets to ex plore, not prob lems USC to con front. ► USC is among the nation's most No univer si ty is a perfectly tran quil and UNDERGRADUATE selective universities, our student body har mo ni ous place - if it were, it would have very little PROFILE is also one of the most ethnically and con nec tion to the real world. USC’s extremely di verse racially diverse, drawing students from stu dent body is a strength and a source of pride. Our all 50 states and 136 countries. different back grounds and points of view are es sen tial to an open learn ing environment. African American 6% ► USC distributes $350 million in Asian 21% fi nancial aid; over 60 percent of our Caucasian 47% students receive assistance. Hispanic/Latino 13% Native American/Pacifi c Islander 2% ► More than 60 percent of USC International Students 9% students volunteer in community- service programs in neighborhoods Female 52% around campus and throughout L.A. Male 48%
California 51% And consider this: Out-of-State 37% Outside U.S. 12% ► The student-to-faculty ratio is 10- to-1. First generation college goers 10% ► The average class size is 26 USC undergraduates come from all 50 states and 136 countries. students.
Total Enrollment 33,000 ► Full-time faculty teach the vast Undergraduate Students 16,500 majority of our courses. Graduate/Professional Students 16,500 ► Students can get all the classes Student/Faculty Ratio 10:1 they need in order to graduate in four years. School with the largest un der - DID YOU KNOW? gradu ate enrollment is the Col- ► USC grads get great jobs, attend lege of Let ters, Arts and Sci enc es the best graduate and professional USC is among the nation’s most highly selective (24%). universities. The 2004 freshman class was among schools in the country (including our the strongest in the country, boasting an average Average class size is 26 students. own) and are supported by the Trojan GPA of more than 4.11 and an average SAT score Family - a network of nearly a quarter of 1353. The majority of entering freshmen come to More than 60% of students receive million alumni. USC from the top 10 percent of their high school some form of fi nan cial aid. graduating class. So, maybe we do spoil our students... Statistics reflective of 2006 Entering and we intend to keep it that way! USC is the oldest and largest private research Freshman Class. university in the western half of the United States. The university was founded in 1880 with 53 students; today, USC enrolls 33,000 students in its College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and 17 top-ranked professional schools.
USC is the largest private employer in the city of Los Angeles, and one of the largest in Southern California, providing jobs for 26,446 people during the 2005-06 fi scal year. During that same period, USC injected $1.86 billion into the economy, with an estimated additional output from the university of more than $2.14 billion in Los Angeles County.
TThishis isis USCUSC • 28 ATHLETIC EX CEL LENCE
SC has long dominated the world of (previously The Knoxville Journal) of the country’s intercollegiate athletics. In fact, it could be top men’s athletic programs — 6 times (1971-72-74- Uargued that Troy was the “Collegiate Athletic 75-77-80) since its inception in 1971. Program of the 20th Century.” USC men and women USC’s women are also a force, with 22 national have combined for 107 national team titles. team titles, all since 1976. Trojan men’s teams are tops in the nation in From 1959-60 to 1984-85, USC put together an NCAA championships with 73 — more than any amazing streak. In each of those 26 years, at least one other university. Overall, USC’s men have won 86 Trojan team won a national championship (including national championships. fi ve crowns in both 1962-63 and 1976-77). USC has won the National Collegiate All-Sports Following is a list with the coaches of the Championship--an annual ranking by USA Today winning teams. NNationalational CChampionshipshampionships MEN'S TEAM TITLES (86) Tennis (16) 1977 Ernie Hix 1946 William Moyle 1980 Ernie Hix Football (11) 1951 Louis Wheeler 1988 Bob Yoder 1928 Howard Jones 1955 George Toley 1990 Jim McLaughlin 1931 Howard Jones 1958 George Toley 1932 Howard Jones 1962 George Toley Water Polo (3) 1939 Howard Jones 1963 George Toley 1999 John Williams 1962 John McKay 1964 George Toley Jovan Vavic 1967 John McKay 1966 George Toley 2003 Jovan Vavic 1972 John McKay 1967 George Toley 2005 Jovan Vavic 1974 John McKay 1968 George Toley 1978 John Robinson 1969 George Toley WOM EN'S TEAM TITLES (22) 2003 Pete Carroll 1976 George Toley (tie) 2004 Pete Carroll 1991 Dick Leach Basketball (2) 1993 Dick Leach 1983 Linda Sharp Baseball (12) 1994 Dick Leach 1984 Linda Sharp 1948 Sam Barry 2002 Dick Leach Rod Dedeaux Golf (2) USC FIGHT SONG 1958 Rod Dedeaux Track and Field (26) 2003 Andrea Gaston 1961 Rod Dedeaux 1926 Dean Cromwell 2008 Andrea Gaston “Fight On” 1963 Rod Dedeaux 1930 Dean Cromwell 1968 Rod Dedeaux 1931 Dean Cromwell Soccer (1) 1970 Rod Dedeaux 1935 Dean Cromwell 2007 Ali Khosroshahin Fight On for ol’ SC 1971 Rod Dedeaux 1936 Dean Cromwell 1972 Rod Dedeaux 1937 Dean Cromwell Swimming and Diving (1) Our teams Fight On to victory. 1973 Rod Dedeaux 1938 Dean Cromwell 1997 Mark Schubert Our Alma Mater dear, 1974 Rod Dedeaux 1939 Dean Cromwell 1978 Rod Dedeaux 1940 Dean Cromwell Tennis (7) looks up to you 1998 Mike Gillespie 1941 Dean Cromwell 1977 Dave Borelli (AIAW) 1942 Dean Cromwell 1977 Dave Borelli (USTA) Fight On and win Gymnastics (1) 1943 Dean Cromwell 1978 Dave Borelli (USTA) 1962 Jack Beckner 1949 Jess Hill 1979 Dave Borelli (AIAW) For ol’ SC 1950 Jess Hill 1980 Dave Borelli (AIAW) Indoor Track and Field (2) 1951 Jess Mortensen 1983 Dave Borelli Fight On to victory 1967 Vern Wolfe 1952 Jess Mortensen 1985 Dave Borelli 1972 Vern Wolfe 1953 Jess Mortensen Fight On! 1954 Jess Mortensen Track and Field (1) Swimming and Diving (9) 1955 Jess Mortensen 2001 Ron Allice 1960 Peter Daland 1958 Jess Mortensen The music for USC’s fi ght song, 1963 Peter Daland 1961 Jess Mortensen Volleyball (6) “Fight On,”was composed in 1922 1964 Peter Daland 1963 Vern Wolfe 1976 Chuck Erbe (AIAW) by USC dental student Milo Sweet 1965 Peter Daland 1965 Vern Wolfe (tie) 1977 Chuck Erbe (AIAW) as an entry in a Trojan spirit con- 1966 Peter Daland 1967 Vern Wolfe 1980 Chuck Erbe (AIAW) 1974 Peter Daland 1968 Vern Wolfe 1981 Chuck Erbe test. 1975 Peter Daland 1976 Vern Wolfe 2002 Mick Haley 1976 Peter Daland 2003 Mick Haley 1977 Peter Daland Volley ball (6) 1949 Hans Vogel (USVBA) Water Polo (2) 1950 Hans Vogel (USVBA) 1999 Jovan Vavic (NCWWP) 2004 Jovan Vavic
29 • TThishis isis USCUSC 1994USC ~ 95 ~ HALL 97 ~ 99 ~ OF 01 ~ FAME03 ~ 05 ~ 07
1994 INDUCTEES Cynthia Cooper (Basketball) 2005 INDUCTEES Jon Arnett (Football, Pre-1960) Anthony Davis Dick Attlesey (Track and Field) Clarence “Buster” Crabbe (Swimming) (Football, Post-1960) Jack Beckner (Gymnastics) Rod Dedeaux (Coach) Homer Griffi th John Berardino (Baseball) Braven Dyer (Media) (Football, Pre-1960) Chuck Bittick (Swimming, Water Polo) Mike Garrett (Football, Post-1960) Jim Hardy (Football, Pre-1960) Jim Brideweser (Baseball) Al Geiberger (Golf) Jesse Hibbs (Football, Pre-1960) Willie Brown (Football Pre-1970, Frank Gifford (Football, Pre-1960) Gene Mako (Tennis) Baseball) Marv Goux (Special Recognition) Mark McGwire (Baseball) Jeff Cravath (Coach, Football Pre-1970) Howard Jones (Coach) Anthony Munoz Rich Dauer (Baseball) Fred Lynn (Baseball) (Football, Post-1960) Ken Flower (Basketball) Marcus Allen, Class of 1994 John McKay (Coach) Russ Saunders (Football, Pre-1960) Bud Furillo (Media) Parry O’Brien (Track and Field) Harry Smith (Football, Pre-1960) Lou Galen (Spirit Award) Bill Sharman (Basketball) Craig Stadler (Golf) Joe Gonzales (Baseball) O.J. Simpson (Football, Post-1960) Francis Tappaan Elmer "Gloomy Gus" Henderson Stan Smith (Tennis) (Football, Pre-1960) (Coach) Norman Topping Harley Tinkham (Media) Wally Hood (Baseball) (Special Recognition) Jack Ward (Special Recognition) Willis O. Hunter (Administration) Vern Wolfe (Coach) Sim Iness (Track and Field) 1995 INDUCTEES Cynthia Woodhead-Kantzer (Swimming) Payton Jordan (Track and Field) Marcus Allen (Football, Post-1960) Frank Wykoff (Track and Field) Bruce Konopka (Baseball) Dean Cromwell (Coach) Louis Zamperini (Track and Field) Mike Larrabee (Track and Field) Morley Drury (Football, Pre-1960) Lisa Leslie (Basketball) John Ferraro (Football, Pre-1960) 2001 INDUCTEES Katherine B. Loker (Spirit Award) Mal Florence (Media) Hal Bedsole (Football, Pre-1970) Bob Lutz (Tennis) Jess Hill (Coach) Bob Boyd (Coach) Bruce Matthews (Football Post-1970) Julie Kohl (Special Recognition) Brad Budde (Football, Post-1970) Clay Matthews (Football, Post-1970) Ronnie Lott (Football, Post-1960) Don Buford (Baseball) Sam Randolph (Golf) Marlin McKeever Sam Cunningham Bill Seinsoth (Baseball) (Football, Pre-1960) (Football, Post-1970) Lynn Swann (Football, Post-1970) Mike McKeever Jack Davis (Track and Field) Hal Urner (Baseball) (Football, Pre-1960) Craig Fertig (Spirit Award) Paula Weishoff (Volleyball) Cheryl Miller (Basketball) Bruce Furniss (Swimming) Cynthia Cooper, Class of 1999 Orv Mohler (Football, Pre-1960) Ray George 2007 INDUCTEES Charles Paddock (Track and Field) (Howard Jones Memorial Award) Charley Ane (Football, Pre-1970, Mel Patton (Track and Field) Jimmy Gunn (Football, Pre-1970) Baseball) Giles Pellerin (Special Recognition) Lee Guttero (Basketball) Sam Barry (Coach) Erny Pinckert (Football, Pre-1960) Alex Hannum (Basketball) Joe Bottom (Swimming) Dennis Ralston (Tennis) Tom Kelly (Media) Bud Bradley (Golf) Roy Saari (Swimming) Lenny Krayzelburg (Spirit Award) Pat Cannamela (Football, Pre-1970) Tom Seaver (Baseball) Rick Leach (Tennis) Mark Carrier (Football, Post-1970) Gus Shaver (Football, Pre-1960) Earle Meadows (Track and Field) Dusty Dvorak (Volleyball) Dave Stockton (Golf) John Rudometkin (Basketball) Ed Hookstratten (Spirit Award, Baseball) Brice Taylor (Football, Pre-1960) Makoto Sakamoto (Gymnastics) Jack Hupp (Basketball) Irvine “Cotton” Warburton (Football, Bill Sefton (Track and Field) Manuel Laraneta (Football, Pre-1970, Pre-1960) Bill Thom (Baseball) Basketball, Baseball) Charles White Steve Timmons (Volleyball) Matt Leinart (Football, Post-1970) (Football, Post-1960) Ralph Vaughn (Basketball) Earl McCullouch (Football, Pre-1970, Track and Field) 1997 INDUCTEES 2003 INDUCTEES Pam McGee (Basketball) Johnny Baker (Football, Pre-1960) Nate Barragar (Football, Pre-1970) Paula McGee (Basketball) Ricky Bell (Football, Post-1960) Ken Carpenter (Track & Field) Rafael Osuna (Tennis) Raymond “Tay” Brown Paul Cleary (Football, Pre-1970) Paula Jean Myers Pope (Diving) (Football, Pre-1960) Lillian Copeland (Track & Field) C.R. Roberts (Football, Pre-1970, Track Peter Daland (Coach) Howard Drew (Track & Field) & Field) Charlie Dumas (Track and Field) Marshall Duffi eld Gene Rock (Basketball) Lenny Krayzelberg, Class of 2001 Arnold Eddy (Spirit Award) (Football, Pre-1970) Loel Schrader (Media) Ron Fairly (Baseball) Debbie Green (Volleyball) Ron Severa (Water Polo, Swimming) Mort Kaer (Football, Pre-1960) Pat Haden (Football, Post-1970) Roy Smalley (Baseball) Allan Malamud (Media) John Hall (Media) John Werhas (Baseball, Basketball) Ron Mix (Football, Post-1960) Clarence “Bud” Houser Angela Williams (Track and Field) Jess Mortensen (Coach) (Track & Field) Charles Young (Football, Post-1970) John Naber (Swimming) Fred Kelly (Track & Field) Alex Olmedo (Tennis) Steve Kemp (Baseball) Nick Pappas (Spirit Award) Grenville “Grenny” Lansdell (Football, Aaron Rosenberg Pre-1970) (Football, Pre-1960) Dallas Long (Track & Field) Ambrose Schindler Dick Leach (Coach) (Football, Pre-1960) Mike Nyeholt (Spirit Award) Bob Seagren (Track and Field) Carson Palmer (Football) Scott Simpson (Golf) Murray Rose (Swimming) Ernie Smith (Football, Pre-1960) Jim Sears (Football, Pre-1970) Paul Westphal (Basketball) George Toley (Coach) Ron Yary (Football, Post-1960) Stan Williamson (Football, Pre-1970) 1999 INDUCTEES Gwynn Wilson (Administration) Garrett Arbelbide Don Winston (Spirit Award) Fred “Tex” Winter (Basketball) (Football, Pre-1960) Rafael Osuna, Class of 2007 Jerry Buss (Spirit Award) Richard Wood Bob Chandler (Football, Post-1970) (Football, Post-1960) TThishis isis USCUSC • 30 Entering the 2008-09 season, the Pacific-10 men’s water polo (USC), women’s basketball Conference continues to uphold its tradition as the (STANFORD), men’s gymnastics (STANFORD), “Conference of Champions.”® Pac-10 members have men’s golf (STANFORD), women’s golf (UCLA), claimed an incredible 159 NCAA team titles over the women’s tennis (CALIFORNIA), women’s track & past 18 seasons, for an average of more than eight field (ARIZONA STATE) and women’s water polo championships per academic year. (USC) . Overall, the Conference had 32 teams finish in the top four at NCAA Championship events. Even more impressive is the breadth of the Pac-10’s success, as those 159 team titles have come in 26 Participation in the postseason was a common different men’s and women’s sports. The Pac-10 has occurrence for the Conference in 2007-08. Of the led the nation in NCAA Championships 42 of the 22 sports sponsored by the Pac-10, 20 witnessed at last 48 years and finished second five times. least half its teams participating in NCAA or other postseason action. The men sent 73 of a possible Spanning nearly a century of outstanding athletics 90 teams into the postseason (81.1 percent), while achievement, the Pac-10 has captured 372 NCAA the women sent 74 of a possible 100 teams (74.0 titles (259 men’s, 113 women’s), far outdistancing the percent). runner-up Big Ten Conference’s 217 titles. The Pac-10 experienced continued success in football The Conference’s as the league sent six teams to bowl games. reputation is further USC and ARIZONA STATE were named co- proven in the annual champions with identical 7-2 league records. United States Sports The Trojans capped their season with a 49-17 Academy Directors’ win over Illinois in the Rose Bowl. Overall, Cup competition, the the Pac-10 went 4-2 in postseason bowl games prestigious award that with ARIZONA STATE, CALIFORNIA, honors the best overall OREGON, OREGON STATE and UCLA also collegiate athletics earning bowl appearances. USC, ARIZONA programs in the STATE, OREGON and OREGON STATE country. STANFORD found themselves ranked in the Top-25 in continued its the nation at the conclusion of the season, remarkable run finishing third, 16th, 23rd and 25th, respectively in the 2007-08 (Associated Press). season, winning its 14th consecutive The Pac-10 was the premier basketball conference Directors’ Cup. this season, as it sent a record nine teams to In the 2007-08 postseason play. competition, The UCLA Bruins, eight of the the Pac-10 regular Top-30 Division season champion I programs and Pacific Life were Pac-10 Pac-10 Tournament members: No. champion, PACIFIC-10 CON FER ENCE 1 STANFORD, advanced to the No. 2 UCLA, Final Four for the No. 4 ARIZONA third consecutive STATE, No. 7 season. On the CALIFORNIA, women’s side, three No. 13 USC, No. teams competed CONFERENCE 22 WASHINGTON, in the NCAA No. 26 OREGON and Tournament, as OF No. 27 ARIZONA. STANFORD The Pac-10 landed four advanced to programs in the Top- the national CHAMPIONS! 10, one more than the championship second-place SEC (3). for the first time since 1992. The Pac-10 captured 13 The Cardinal NCAA titles in 2007-08 to also claimed 1350 Treat Boulevard lead the nation, finishing just the 2007-08 one shy of the all-time Division I regular season Suite 500 record of 14 titles, set by the Pac-10 in title and the Walnut Creek, CA 94597 1996-97. It should be noted that the Pac- State Farm Pac- 10 total does not include CALIFORNIA’s 10 Tournament national championship in men’s rugby or trophy. Phone (925) 932-4411 STANFORD’s national championship in women’s synchronized swimming, as they are not counted as The Conference Fax (925) 932-4601 NCAA titles. The Pac-10 led the nation with the most continued its NCAA titles in women’s sports with eight. dominance in www.pac-10.org softball as seven of eight teams earned trips to NCAA NCAA team champions from the Pac-10 in 2007- regional play, the most out of any conference in the 08 came from ARIZONA (men’s and women’s nation. ARIZONA STATE claimed its first national swimming and diving), ARIZONA STATE (men’s title, outscoring Texas A&M by a margin of 14-0 in and women’s indoor track & field and softball), the best-of-three championship series. It marked the CALIFORNIA (men’s water polo), OREGON 20th national championship by a Pac-10 team since (men’s cross country), STANFORD (women’s cross 1982. With an 18-3 Conference record, ARIZONA country), UCLA (women’s water polo, women’s STATE picked up its first-ever Pac-10 crown, while tennis and men’s golf) and USC (women’s soccer and earning a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Division I Softball women’s golf). The Pac-10 also had runners-up in 10 Championship. The ARIZONA STATE baseball NCAA Championship events: women’s cross country team claimed the 2008 Pac-10 championship with a 31 • TThishis isis USCUSC (OREGON), women’s volleyball (STANFORD), 16-8 record in league play. The Conference sent five the University of Washington, the University of NCAA TEAM TI TLES teams to postseason play, including STANFORD, Oregon, and Oregon State College (now Oregon WON BY PAC-10 SCHOOLS which made its 16th appearance at the College World State University). All still are charter members of the Series, and first in five seasons. Conference. Men The Conference swept five NCAA NCAA TEAM TITLES Pacific Coast Conference play 1. USC 73 men’s and women’s titles, including WON BY CONFERENCE began in 1916. One year later, 2. UCLA 71 cross country, indoor track & field, Washington State College (now 3. Stanford 58 golf, water polo and swimming and Washington State University), 4. Cal i for nia 24 diving. CALIFORNIA captured the Men was accepted into the Conference, men’s water polo title for the second 1. Paci fi c-10 259 and Stanford University joined in 5. Ar i zo na State 11 year in a row, while UCLA garnered 2. Big Ten 199 1918. Or e gon 11 the women’s hardware for the fourth 7. Ar i zo na 6 3. Big 12 133 In 1922, the PCC expanded to consecutive year. The OREGON 4. South east ern 95 8. Or e gon State 3 men took home the cross country eight teams with the admission 5. Ivy 76 of the University of Southern 9. Wash ing ton State 2 title, while the STANFORD women claimed their third-straight crown. 6. Big East 56 California and the University The NCAA golf championship 7. Atlantic Coast 52 of Idaho. Montana joined the Total 259 trophies were taken home by LA 8. Conference USA 46 Conference in 1924, and in 1928, the PCC grew to 10 counterparts, as UCLA won the men’s 9. Western Athletic 36 Women title and USC won the women’s. Two members with the addition of 1. Stanford 37 10. Sun Belt 31 UCLA. Conference schools swept on their 2. UCLA 32 own, including ARIZONA STATE The Pacific Coast Conference 3. USC 13 (men’s and women’s indoor track & Women competed as a 10-team league 4. Arizona 11 field) and ARIZONA (men’s and 1. Pacifi c-10 113 until 1950, with the exception 5. Arizona State 10 women’s swimming and diving). 2. Southeastern 72 of 1943-45, when World War II 3. Atlantic Coast 54 curtailed intercollegiate athletic 6. Washington 4 On the men’s side, Pac-10 members 7. Oregon 3 have won 259 NCAA team 4. Big 12 37 competition to a minimum. In 8. California 3 championships, far ahead of the the 5. Big East 19 1950, Montana resigned from 199 claimed by the runner-up Big 6. Big Ten 18 the Conference and joined the Ten. Men’s NCAA crowns have come 7. Ivy 14 Mountain States Conference. The Total 113 at a phenomenal rate for the Pac-10 PCC continued as a nine-team Mountain West Conference through 1958. - 15 basketball titles by five schools 8. Colonial 12 (more than any other conference), In 1959, the PCC was dissolved CON FER ENCE PACIFIC-10 49 tennis titles, 45 outdoor track and and a new Conference was field crowns, and 26 baseball titles. formed - the Athletic Association NCAA TEAM TI TLES Pac-10 members have won 24 of the of Western Universities. Original last 39 NCAA titles in volleyball, 34 WON BY PAC-10 SCHOOLS AAWU membership consisted of the last 49 in water polo, and 21 of California, Stanford, total swimming and diving national Men Southern California, UCLA, championships. Baseball 26 and Washington. Washington Basketball 15 State became a member in 1962, Individually, the Conference has Boxing 1 produced an impressive number of while Oregon and Oregon State Cross Country 9 joined in 1964. In 1968, the NCAA men’s individual champions Golf 13 as well, claiming 1,162 NCAA name Pacific-8 Conference was Gymnastics 11 adopted. individual crowns. Soccer 4 On the women’s side, the story Swimming & Diving 21 Ten years later, on July 1, 1978, is much the same. Since the Tennis 49 the University of Arizona and NCAA began conducting women’s Indoor Track & Field 4 Arizona State University were championships 27 years ago, Pac-10 Outdoor Track & Field 45 admitted and the Pacific-10 members have claimed at least four Volleyball 24 Conference became a reality. In national titles in a single season on Water Polo 33 1986-87, the league took on a 19 occasions. Overall, the Pac-10 Wrestling 1 new look, expanding to include has captured 113 NCAA women’s 10 women’s sports. crowns, easily outdistancing the Women Currently, the Pac-10 sponsors SEC, which is second with 72. Basketball 4 11 men’s sports and 11 women’s Pac-10 members have dominated Cross Country 6 sports. Additionally, the a number of sports, winning 20 Golf 11 Conference is a member of softball titles, 18 tennis crowns, 13 Gymnastics 4 the Mountain Pacific Sports of the last 18 volleyball titles, 12 of Rowing 5 Federation (MPSF) in four other the last 19 trophies in golf and 10 in Soccer 1 men’s sports and two other swimming and diving. Softball 19 women’s sports. Pac-10 women athletes shine Swimming & Diving 10 Tennis 17 Edwin N. Atherton was named the nationally on an individual basis as Conference’s first Commissioner Indoor Track & Field 4 well, having captured an unmatched in 1940. He has been succeeded 511 NCAA individual titles, an Outdoor Track & Field 5 by Victor O. Schmidt (1944), average of more than 18 champions Volleyball 12 Thomas J. Hamilton (1959), per season. Water Polo 7 Wiles Hallock (1971), and The roots of the Pacific-10 current Commissioner Thomas Conference date back over 90 years to December C. Hansen in 1983. 2, 1915, when the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) The Pacific-10 Conference offices are located 25 was founded at a meeting at the Oregon Hotel in miles east of San Francisco in Walnut Creek, Calif. Portland, Ore. Original membership consisted of four schools - the University of California at Berkeley, TThishis isis USCUSC • 32 STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
he USC strength and conditioning program is education. Each year-round program is divided into Tdesigned to provide each student-athlete with three periods of training - preseason, in-season and the most effective and efficient means of sport- offseason. specifi c physical training. The program is geared USC's strength and conditioning program is toward helping all student-athletes reach their headquartered in the 10,000 sq. foot weight room physical potential, while meeting their specifi c needs. facility located in Heritage Hall. The facility houses Programs are tailored in each sport to enable student- a balance of machine apparatus and free weights as athletes to maintain strength, speed and conditioning well as a variety of modern fi tness equipment. for the physical demands of the playing season. The room is equipped with 35,000 pounds Head strength and conditioning coach Chris of Olympic weights, including Olympic bars, Carlisle, along with assistant coaches Bryan Bailey, Olympic benches, incline benches, military benches, Charr Gahagan, Ivan Lewis, Brent Metz, Tatyana knee extension and hamstring curl machines, Obukhova and Jamie Yanchar, personally oversee the Olympic power racks, dumbbells, exercise bikes and training of each student-athlete at USC. Programs Stairmasters. are tailored to include components of strength, The program also now boasts a satellite facility speed, conditioning, agility, fl exibility and nutrition in the new Galen Center, where the volleyball and basketball programs have equivalent amenities to the Heritage Hall facility.
HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH Chris Carlisle ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH Bryan Bailey
ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH Charr Gahagan ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH Ivan Lewis ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH Brent Metz ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH Tatyana Obukhova ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH
33 • TThishis isis USCUSC ATHLETIC TRAINING
ASSISTANT AD/DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER Russ Romano, MA ATC ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER David Borchardt, MED ATC ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Paul Diaz, MA ATC ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Chris Grosskopf, MS ATC ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Catherine Hill, MA ATC ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Sue Lerner, MS ATC ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Hillery Magness, MS ATC ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Sandy Olsen, MS ATC CSCS REHAB COORDINATOR John Meyer, DPT OCS
he USC athletic training staff consists of eight Catherine Hill, Sue Lerner, Hillery Magness and Tfull-time certifi ed athletic trainers, one physical Sandy Olsen and rehab coordinator John Meyer, therapist, one nutritionist, 20 student assistants and also spend time educating student-athletes in injury a staff of eight team physicians, all working to help prevention, nutrition and psychological support in provide Trojan student-athletes the best possible dealing with athletic injuries. medical care. In addition, the department of The main athletic training room is located in athletic medicine works with a network of specialists Heritage Hall and is easily accessible from all USC - dentists, optometrists, orthopedics, etc. - who are practice facilities. The brand-new Galen Center — available for USC student-athletes. home of the USC volleyball and basketball programs Each certifi ed athletic trainer is in charge of the — also has a full training room facility available to health care of two or more varsity athletic teams. student-athletes. Satellite training facilities also are These responsibilities include covering practice set up at off-campus playing sites. and competition, as well as traveling with the team as deemed appropriate. The athletic trainer is responsible for evaluating and assessing athletic injuries, administering first aid and injury care, making medical referrals and establishing treatments for the recovery and rehabilitation of athletic injuries and illnesses. Director of sports medicine and head trainer Russ Romano, along with assistant athletic trainers David Borchardt, Paul Diaz, Chris Grosskopf, TThishis isis USCUSC • 34 (Background) Blythe Hartley three-time NCAA Diver of the Year THE USC ATHLETIC (2003, 2005, 2006) and winner of fi ve NCAA diving titles. EXPERIENCE AAnn ggee llaa W Wilil l iiamsams FFour-Timeour-Time NCAANCAA 100m100m USC has a proud athletic heritage — and with good reason. Argu ably, Troy could CChampionhampion be regarded as one of the best collegiate athletic programs in the nation: 22002002 Honda-BroderickHonda-Broderick CCupup WWinnerinner Trojan teams have won more nation al champi on ships — 86 men’s (in clud ing a na tion al-best 73 men's NCAA titles) and 22 women’s — than all but two other uni ver si ties;
The Trojans won at least one national team title in 26 consecutive years (1959-60 to 1984-85);
USC has won the National College All-Sports Championship — an an nu al rank ing by USA Today (previously the Knox ville Jour nal) of the country’s top men’s athletic pro grams — six times since its in cep tion in 1971;
USC has won the annual Lexus Gauntlet Trophy, a year-long all-sports competition between Troy and crosstown rival UCLA, four times (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008);
Trojan male athletes have won more individual NCAA titles (303) than those from any other school in the nation (the Women of Troy have brought home anoth er 58 individual NCAA crowns);
Troy also has established a stellar rep u ta tion and a long tra di tion of nurturing Olympic athletes. From 1904 to 2008, 402 Trojan athletes had competed in the 22005005 NCAANCAA Men'sMen's WaterWater PPoloolo CChampionshampions Games, taking home 121 gold medals (with at least one gold in every summer Olympics since 1912), 76 silver and 60 bronze. In 2008, USC sent another 40 Trojans to Beijing in and came away with 9 gold, 10 silver and 2 bronze medals. If USC had competed as a country in Beijing, it would have fi nished 13th in the overall medal standings.
Four Trojans have won the prestigious Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in Ameri ca: diver Sammy Lee (1953), shot putter Parry O’Brien (1959), swimmer John Naber (1977) and swimmer Janet Evans (1989).
Two Women of Troy athletes have won the Honda-Broderick Cup as the top collegiate woman athlete of the year: Cheryl Miller (1983-84) and Ange la Williams (2001-02). And Trojan women have won 10 Honda Awards, as the top female athlete in their sport.
USC is tied for the most Heisman Trophy winners (seven), including an amazing three winners in the past four years (Carson Palmer in 2002, Matt Leinart in 2004, and Reggie Bush in 2005). 22007007 NCAANCAA Women’sWomen’s SoccerSoccer ChampionsChampions Along with the great accomplishments on the play ing fi elds, USC student- athletes have received 50 NCAA Postgrad u ate Schol ar ships, in the Top 22002002 andand 20032003 NCAANCAA Women'sWomen's VolleyballVolleyball 10 among all schools. In addi tion, USC has220050 0had5 OrangeOr a28nge firstBowlBowl ChampionsCteamhampi oAcns a dem ic CChampionshampions All-Americans and three athletes who were RhodesBBack-to-Backack-t oScholars.-Back NNationalational CChampionshampions
35 • TThishis isis USCUSC DIRECTOR OF STUDENT- ATHLETE STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC SERVICES Dr. Magdi El Shahawy ACADEMIC SERVICES SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC he University of Southern Cal i for nia and the Study table is available for all student-athletes and SERVICES TAth let ic Department are com mit ted to pro vid ing required for all incoming freshmen and transfer students. the support necessary to assist student-athletes in The sessions take place fi ve nights a week and scheduled Jason Pappas reaching their full potential academically, personally, on an individual basis. Student-athletes are checked ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS OF athletically and professionally. for attendance and are also monitored for productivity ACADEMIC SERVICES Lo cat ed in the McAlister Re source Center in during the evening. Heritage Hall, Stu dent-AthSAAS lete Ac a dem ic Ser vic es The primary goal of the tutorial program is to Dr. Denise Kwok (SAAS), pro vides aca dem ic counseling, career services, provide student-athletes with academic assistance to ACADEMIC COUNSELORS community service, tutorial programs and learning supplement what they receive in the classroom. Tutors specialists, in addition to spe cial ized as sis tance for are throughout the day and are scheduled based on Gregg Millward second language or learning disabled stu dents. SAAS the student's availability. There is also nightly tutorial John Mosbach also provides orien ta tion programs for in coming student- available in certain subjects on a walk-in basis. Following Kyle Ross ath letes and pe ri od ic career guidance work shops for all the tutoring session, each tutor submits a feedback Toni VanEck student-ath letes. assessment form to the academic counselor noting the Dr. Magdi El Shahawy, associate athletic director student-athlete’s preparedness, comprehension and notes TUTORIAL COORDINATOR/ and director of academic services, and a staff of 14 their success in meeting objectives during the session. LIFE SKILLS CONTACT academic counselors, learning specialists, etc., personally Each fall, SAAS also conducts an orientation oversee the development of each student-athlete. Each session in conjunction with the university orientation. Toni VanEck sport is assigned an academic counselor who provides The information that is shared is crucial not only for ELIGIBILITY assistance with class and major selection, assists with academic course selection, but also to familiarize the registration, arranges tutoring sessions and tracks the student-athlete with the Heritage Hall administration COORDINATOR/ academic progress of each student. and University resources available to each student- LEARNING SPECIALIST athlete. Jennifer Amran LEARNING SPECIALISTS Mimi Butler Dr. Jennifer Castro Susie Cognetta ACADEMIC MONITOR Willie Brown DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES Monica Morita OFFICE MANAGER Michelle Boon RECEPTIONIST Kimberly Whitfi eld
WHAT A USC SCHOLARSHIP IS WORTH
Tuition and Fees ...... $37,694 Room and Board ...... $11,298 Books and Supplies ...... $796 Transportation ...... $580 Fees and Expenses ...... $1,600
Annual Total ...... $51,968
TThishis isis USCUSC • 36 THE TRO JAN
The extended family of USC is a global network made up of thousands of alumni, students, faculty, and staff,Fam as well as parents of students, SCions i (children ly and grandchildren of alumni), the Board of Trustees, the boards of councilors, donors, athletic fans, and neighborhood partners. But the uniqueness of the Trojan Family isn’t due to its vast numbers. Rather, it’s the extraordinary closeness and solidarity that is found in this genuinely supportive community. To its members, the term “Trojan Family” is more than a phrase: it represents a promise, a commitment to support that is lifelong and worldwide.
STUDENTS ALUMNI USC’s diverse student body is a strength and USC’s fi rst alumni association was founded in source of pride. From its earliest days, USC aspired to 1885, just a year after the university graduated its diversity by instituting policies that assured no student fi rst class. Those initial eight men and women paved would be denied admission because of race, color, the way for today’s more than 180,000-member religion, or gender. The university has attracted more USC Alumni Association. Trojan alumni span all international students over the years than any other 50 states and virtually every region of the world. As American university. Currently, 12 percent of USC’s leaders in their communities and professions, they TROJAN FAMILY FUN FACTS students represent approximately 115 countries. bring recognition to their alma mater. Distinguished Equally important is the academic excellence alumni include former U.S. Secretary of State Warren ► The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and that today’s USC students bring. USC's admit rate is Christopher, astronaut Neil Armstrong, architect Sciences has nominated at least one USC about 27 percent, with most freshmen coming from Frank Gehry, opera singer Marilyn Horne, symphony alumnus every year since the inception of the top 10 percent of their high school classes. The conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, fi lm director the Academy Awards in 1929. 2004 entering class’ SAT score average is 1351 and George Lucas, and baseball pitcher Mark Prior. The GPA average is 4.11. But USC students are more than talents and commitment of its alumni are among ► When USC fi rst opened, tuition was academic high-achievers. There have been more Trojans USC’s greatest strengths. $15.00 per term, and students were in the Olympics than any American university, and not allowed to leave town without over 60 percent of the university’s students volunteer the knowledge and consent of the in community-service programs in neighborhoods USC ALMA MATER university president. around campus and throughout LA. Outstanding, well-rounded students are a hallmark of USC. “All Hail” ► USC's fi rst class valedictorian was a woman, Minnie C. Miltimore, class “All Hail to Alma Mater of 1884. FACULTY USC’s faculty members aren’t just teachers To thy glory we sing; ► The USC marching band is the only one of others’ works, but active contributors to what in the U.S. that has earned a platinum is taught, thought, and practiced throughout the All Hail to Southern Cal i for nia record. In fact, it has earned two. world. The university’s faculty includes Nobel Prize Loud let thy praises ring; laureate George A. Olah and 46 members of the ► Since 1912, USC is the only National Academy of Sciences, National Academy Where Western sky meets university in the world to have a gold of Engineering, and, Institute of Medicine. More medal-winning athlete in every summer than 200 faculty members have received prestigious Western sea Olympiad. academic and professional awards from organizations Our college stands in maj es ty; as varied as National Institutes of Health, the National ► A gargoyle monkey at the top of Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Sing our love to Alma Mater, Student Union thumbs his nose at the the National Endowment for the Humanities, the bust of past university president, Rufus John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, and the Hail, all hail to thee!” von KleinSmid because of a quarrel he Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. had with the architect over redesigning the building.
37 • TThishis isis USCUSC TRAVELER NOTABLE ALUMNI Traveler, the noble white horse that ap pears at all USC home foot ball games with a regal Trojan warrior Herb Alpert, Musician astride, is one of the most fa mous col lege mascots. Traveler first made an ap pear ance at USC Neil Armstrong, Astronaut foot ball games in 1961. Bob Jani, then USC’s Art Buchwald, Columnist director of special events, and Eddie Tannenbaum, LeVar Burton, Actor then a junior at USC, had spot ted Ri ch ard Saukko riding his white horse, Trav el er I, Leo Buscaglia, Author/Educator in the 1961 Rose Parade. They per suaded Jerry Buss, Owner - LA Lakers Saukko to ride his white horse during USC games, serv ing as a mas cot. Ever Warren Chris to pher, since, when ev er USC scores, the band former U.S. Secretary of State plays “Con quest” and Trav el er gal lops Will Ferrell, Actor around the Col i se um. The current Trojan mascot is Traveler Frank Gehry, Architect VII. Even though the breed of horse Frank Gifford, Sportscaster may have changed over the years — Travelers I through VI ranged from an Lionel Hampton, Musician Arabian/Tennessee Walker to a pure-bred Marilyn Horne, Opera Star Tennessee Walker to a pure-bred Arabian Ron Howard, Director/Actor to an Andalusian — Traveler’s color has always remained pure white. Keyshawn Johnson, NFL In the fall of 2004, USC alumnus Randy Johnson, MLB Bill Tilley ('61) and his wife, Nadine, donated $2 million to provide a permanent endowment to Michael Landon, Actor support Traveler. Lisa Leslie, WNBA Besides the horses, USC once even had a canine George Lucas, Film Director mas cot. A mutt named George Tirebiter I (famous for chasing cars through the USC Paul Mazursky, Director campus) fi rst appeared at foot ball games in Cheryl Miller, Sportscaster 1940. He survived a pub li cized dognapping by UCLA in 1947, but suc cumbed under Paul Orphala, Founder - Kinkos the tires of an au tomo bile in 1950. He Linda Johnson Rice, CEO - was suc ceed ed by George II for three Ebony, Jet Magazines years(1950-52), then George III for one year (1953) and fi nally George IV for one John Ritter, Actor year (1957). Barney Rosenzweig, Producer Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf TOMMY TROJAN Tom Selleck, Actor In the center of the USC cam pus stands one of the most fa mous col le giate Ally Sheedy, Actress landmarks in the coun try: Tommy Trojan. Cybill Shepard, Actress Since be ing un veiled in 1930 for USC’s 50th jubilee, John Sin gle ton, Director the stat ue of the bronzed Trojan warrior has served not only as a popular meet ing place on cam pus, but as a Thomas Stemberg, Founder - Staples sym bol of the uni ver si ty’s fi ght ing spirit. Lynn Swann, Sportscaster Sculpted by Roger Noble Burnham, Tommy Trojan cost $10,000 to build. A $1 surcharge then on Marlo Thomas, Actress season football tickets helped pay for it. The stat ue John Wayne, Actor is a com posite of many USC foot ball players from David L. Wolper, Producer the late 20s, most notably 1930 Rose Bowl Player TRO JAN of the Game Russ Saunders and All-Amer ican Erny Rob ert Zemeckis, Film Director Pinckert. TRADI TIONS Inscribed on the statue’s base is “THE TRO JAN” and the uni ver si ty’s seal, with the Latin motto “Palmam qui meruit ferat (Let him who de serves it bear away the palm).” Below the seal are in scribed the qualities of the ideal Trojan: “Faithful, Schol arly, Skill ful, Cou ra geous and Am bi tious.”
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teven B. Sample became the 10th president of the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, the Eddy University of Southern California in March 1991. He is the Award for excellence in economic development from the Los Suniversity’s fi rst holder of the Robert C. Packard President’s Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, and Chair. the University of Illinois’ Alumni Achievement Award. Sample is an electrical engineer, a musician, an outdoorsman, Sample is married to the former Kathryn Brunkow of an author and an inventor. In February 1998 he was elected to Park Ridge, III. Th e Samples have two daughters and two the National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to grandchildren. consumer electronics and leadership in interdisciplinary research • • • • • • • • and education. In 2003 he was elected to the American Academy President Steven B. Sample on of Arts and Sciences in recognition of his accomplishments as a university president. What Makes a USC Education Distinctive He remains an active member of USC’s faculty, co-teaching (Excerpted from USC Focus, a publication for prospective students) with management expert Warren Bennis a popular course for While the University of Southern California shares the high juniors and seniors titled “Th e Art and Adventure of Leadership.” ideals and high quality of many of the world’s great universities, it Steven B. Sample His book, Th e Contrarian’s Guide to Leadership, has been a Los possesses a special vitality, a sense of community and a drive for Angeles Times best-seller, was named one of six “must-reads” for excellence that set it apart. Our campus is suff used with optimism President, leaders by Harvard Management Update of the Harvard Business and a can-do spirit that motivates students to expand their minds School, and has been translated into fi ve languages. He donates and enlarge their vision, and inspires them to transform their University of Southern all royalties to a scholarship fund for USC undergraduates. ambitions and aspirations into accomplishments and achievements. Cal i for nia Under Sample’s leadership, USC has become world-renowned At USC we want students to invent their future by probing in the fi elds of communication and multimedia technologies, deeply into what they study and by stretching broadly across the received national acclaim for its innovative community intellectual landscape. What are some qualities that set USC apart? First, USC has partnerships, and solidifi ed its status as one of the nation’s leading outstanding faculty who are engaged in research, scholarship and research universities. creative activities that have an impact on people around the world. USC milestones in the past 15 years include conducting a Because they are at the forefront of their fi elds, faculty members USC PRESIDENTS national-record-setting fundraising campaign and receiving fi ve such as those we have at USC are exciting in the classroom, whether gifts of $100 million or more, an achievement unmatched by any they teach freshmen or doctoral students. Th ey can ignite a fi re in Marion M. Bovard 1880-91 other university in the nation; the awarding of the Nobel Prize in the minds of their students and bring a perspective to their teaching that faculty members in more parochial institutions simply cannot Joseph P. Widney 1892-95 chemistry to USC faculty member George Olah; being named College of the Year 2000 by Time magazine; and the recruitment duplicate. All of our senior faculty teach regularly. We’re very proud of the fact that practically all of our courses are taught by George W. White 1895-99 of one of the most academically talented freshman classes in the George F. Bovard 1903-21 members of the professoriate, generally in classes of 30 or fewer. nation. Another characteristic that sets USC apart from other Rufus B. von KleinSmid 1921-47 Sample is the author of numerous journal articles and universities is its outstanding students. USC is one of the most Fred D. Fagg, Jr. 1947-57 published papers in science and engineering and higher selective academic institutions in the country, typically receiving Norman Topping 1958-70 education. His patents in the fi eld of digital appliance controls 10 applicants for every opening in our freshman class. Th e ones have been licensed to practically every major manufacturer of we admit are those who excel, who probe, who ask questions John R. Hubbard 1970-80 appliance controls and microwave ovens in the world. Over 300 and have the capacity to think deeply and originally. You may be James H. Zumberge 1980-91 million home appliances have been built using his inventions. interested to know that USC has more National Merit Scholars Sample has chaired a number of statewide and national than Princeton, MIT or UCLA. Steven B. Sample 1991-present One of the unique strengths of USC is our integration of groups examining the state of elementary, secondary, and higher the liberal arts with professional studies. Every student early on education. In 1994 he convened a group of Los Angeles leaders takes six courses in our highly successful core curriculum. We which was awarded a historic $53 million challenge grant from then encourage them to take a major and a minor that are widely the Annenberg Foundation to accelerate reforms in local public separated from each other across the intellectual landscape—such schools. Sample co-founded the Association of as chemistry and classics, or English and engineering, or business Pacifi c Rim Universities (APRU), a consortium and music. We’ve found there is a marvelous release of intellectual of 34 premier Pacifi c Rim research universities energy that occurs when two widely separated fi elds of thought located in 15 countries. He is a past chairman of come together in one mind. the Association of American Universities (AAU), At USC we want students to probe deeply into what they study, and we want them to stretch themselves. We call it “breadth with a consortium of the 63 leading North American depth.” Th e university recognizes students who do outstanding research universities. He chaired a special AAU work in two or more widely separated fi elds by naming them committee on postdoctoral education, and co- Renaissance Scholars. Student who receive this honor then have an chaired an AAU task force on increasing protection opportunity to compete for $10,000 prizes, awarded at graduation. for human subjects in university-based research. I know of no other university that off ers this kind of program. Sample came to USC from the State Another hallmark of a USC education is community service. University of New York at Buff alo, where he had At USC we give students a wide array of experiences so they can served as president since 1982. develop fully has human beings, and community service is an Sample earned B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. important part of this process. Another thing that sets USC apart from other universities is our degrees in electrical engineering from the University location. I have visited and lived in many places around the world, of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has received and, believe me, Southern California is extraordinary. It is probably honorary doctorates from the State University the most interesting, dynamic, culturally rich, and diverse place on of New York at Buff alo (2006), the University earth. Th is region has a terrifi c intellectual and artistic vibrancy, of Notre Dame (2005), Northeastern University and its human and creative resources are nearly limitless. Southern (2004), the University of Nebraska (1995), Purdue California brings together the peoples of the world in a manner and University (1994), Hebrew Union College (1994), to an extent unlike that of any other city in history. the University of Sheffi eld, England (1991), and Finally, what truly makes USC unique is the “Trojan Family.” Th ere is a closeness among the students, faculty, staff and alumni at Canisius College, Buff alo (1989). USC that is unmatched by that of any other university with which Th e recipient of numerous awards, I’m familiar. Trojans tend to stick together and help one another Sample recently received the Distinguished long after they leave the university. It’s a genuinely supportive Business Leader Award from the Los Angeles community, all that the word family implies: a special bond that Area Chamber of Commerce, the Heart of the lasts a lifetime and is with you wherever you go; memories and City Award from the Central City Association traditions that are held dear by Trojans everywhere; a desire to give of Los Angeles, and the Chancellor Charles P. mutual encouragement and inspiration. Norton Medal, the highest award bestowed by the Th ere are more than 180,000 members of the Trojan Family State University of New York at Buff alo. He has throughout the world, and I’ve never met one who doesn’t feel a kindred bond to all of his fellow Trojans. Undoubtedly one of also received the Humanitarian Award from the the greatest benefi ts of a USC education is becoming a part of this National Conference of Christians and Jews (now special family, whose embrace of every Trojan is truly lifelong and the National Conference for Community and worldwide. Justice), the Hollzer Memorial Award from the 39 • TThishis isis USCUSC T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F S O UTHERNU T H E R N CALC A L I FORF O R NIAN I A
ichael L. Garrett, so much a part of USC’s Prior to joining the USC staff , he was director of unparalleled athletic tradition, was named the business development for the Great Western Forum (1988- Mschool’s sixth-ever athletic director in January 90), including its highly-successful boxing program. of 1993. Earlier in his career, he worked for the San Diego Garrett, Troy’s 1965 Heisman Trophy-winning district attorney’s offi ce and as a youth counselor, held tailback who has a background in business, law, government, management positions in the retail, construction and real athletic administration and community aff airs, oversees the estate industries, did color commentary on USC football 19 men’s and women’s teams and the $44 million budget telecasts, and ran for Congress (1982) and San Diego City that make up the nation’s most tradition-rich athletic Council (1983). program. During his tenure: In 1996, he received the Boys and Girls Clubs of • USC has won 18 national titles (in men’s tennis Pasadena’s “Youth Partnership Award.” in 1993, 1994 and 2002, women’s swimming in 1997, In 2008, the Urban League of Los Angeles presented baseball in 1998, men’s water polo in 1998, 2003 and him with its Whitney M. Young Jr. Award and he was 2005, women’s water polo in 1999 and 2004, women’s honored by the Aquatic Foundation of Metropolitan Los track and fi eld in 2001, women’s volleyball in 2002 and Angeles for his dedication to athletic endeavors. Mike Garrett 2004, women’s golf in 2003 and 2008, women’s soccer in He helped establish the East Los Angeles Youth Director of Athletics, 2007 and football in 2003 and 2004), plus 44 conference Activities Foundation in 1989, a community-based group crowns, and almost annually has fi nished in the Top 10 that ran boxing/educational clubs as a gang-intervention University of Southern (among the 323 Division I universities) in the Sears program. Cal i for nia Directors’ Cup all-sports standings. Born April 12, 1944 in East Los Angeles, • USC won the Lexus Gauntlet Trophy, a year-long Garrett was a prep All-American at that neighborhood’s all-sports competition between Troy and crosstown rival Roosevelt High. UCLA, in the 2002 inaugural season and again in 2004, As a student at USC, Garrett set the standard for 2006 and 2008. the modern-era “I” formation Trojan tailbacks. He was USC ATHLETIC DIRECTORS • Fundraising (reaching a record $75-plus million a two-time All-American (1964-65) who set 14 NCAA, in 2006-07) and corporate sponsorships, merchandising conference and USC records in his three-year career, and licensing (to a record $10 million in 2006-07) have including a then-NCAA career rushing mark of 3,221 Willis O. Hunter* 1926-57 skyrocketed. yards and a then-USC season mark of 1,440 yards in 1965. Jess Hill* 1957-72 • He has undertaken the biggest building program He was the fi rst Trojan since 1927 to run for 1,000 yards in John McKay 1972-75 in the history of USC athletics, including the $3 million a season. Richard Perry* 1975-84 Galen Center (a dining/activity center), a 3,000-square- A versatile athlete, he also started at cornerback for Mike McGee 1984-93 foot addition to the weight room, a 3,000-seat track the Trojans and was an All-League outfi elder for USC’s and fi eld stadium, expansion of the tennis stadium and baseball team (he hit .309 in 1965 and was drafted by the Mike Garrett 1993-present football practice fi eld, a new women’s soccer practice fi eld, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers). a short-game golf practice facility, an addition to baseball’s Garrett played eight seasons (1966-73) in the NFL * Members of the National Dedeaux Field, and the 10,258-seat Galen Events Center with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers, Association of Collegiate Directors (for basketball and volleyball) becoming the fi rst player to rush for 1,000 yards for two of Athletics Hall of Fame. • He has added two women’s teams (soccer and water teams. An All-Pro, he played in Super Bowls I and IV. polo), elevated women’s rowing from a club to intercollegiate Garrett was inducted into the National Football sport, and awarded 42 more women’s scholarships (at an Foundation’s College Football Hall of annual cost of $1.8 million) so that USC provides the Fame in 1985 and won the NCAA’s maximum number of women’s scholarships permitted by prestigious Silver Anniversary Award the NCAA. in 1990. He was a charter member • Offi cial NCAA graduation rates for USC student- of USC’s Athletic Hall of Fame, athletes reached an all-time high in 1996 (71%) and have which he founded in 1994. He was averaged near or above the national rate over the past nine inducted into the East-West Shrine years; the 2001 graduation rate for the Trojan football Game Hall of Fame in 2004. team was at an all-time high 82%. Th ere have been nine Garrett graduated from USC NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship winners, four National in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes, a Rhodes Scholar sociology and earned a law degree and a USC valedictorian under Garrett. from Western State University • He has hired 21 head coaches and Trojan coaches College of Law in Fullerton, Calif., in have been named National Coaches of the Year 13 times 1986. and Conference Coaches of the Year 32 times under his Garrett and his wife, Suzanne, watch. have four children, Sara, a 2004 He was a member of the NCAA Division I Men’s and graduate of USC, Daniel, a 2008 Women’s Track and Field Committee. graduate of USC, and three-year old Garrett, 64, became the seventh African-American twins, Michael and John. athletic director at a major Division I-A institution. In Danielle Martinez-Galvan 2003, he was named one of “Southern California’s 25 serves as Garrett's executive assistant. Most Infl uential Executives in Sports” by the Los Angeles Business Journal (ranking sixth) and one of the nation’s “101 Most Infl uential Minorities in Sports” by Sports Illustrated (ranking 49th). He rose to 21st in SI’s 2004 poll (the highest of any collegiate executive). In 2005, he was named one of the “50 Most Powerful African Americans in Sports” by Black Enterprise magazine and was ranked fi fth among the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Los Angeles’ Most Powerful Sports Executives.” Garrett previously had served as USC’s associate athletic director since December of 1990. In that role, he was responsible for the athletic department’s budget, personnel, contract compliance and corporate sponsorships. He also handled day-to-day supervision of fi ve men’s sports — volleyball, golf, tennis, swimming and water polo.
TThishis isis USCUSC • 40 advanced trans por tation technol o gies. South ern Cali for nia's re search univer si ties provide a steady stream of dis cov er ies, patents and new ideas that keep its indus tries and stu dents on the cutting edge. In the most basic sense, however, L.A.'s peo ple are its great est asset. Cul tur al ly di verse, they come from every country in the world, speaking scores of languag es, prepar ing native foods, em bracing eastern and western “USC IS SUCH A GREAT ar tis tic tra di tions and wor ship ing in church es, SCHOOL - TOO BAD ABOUT LOS ANGELES syn a gogues and mosques. In di vid u al ly, tradi tions are pre served; collec tive ly, some thing is being THE NEIGH BOR HOOD.” A place. A state of mind. The present as cre at ed a fu sion of el e ments, a world culture. future. Locat ed at the edge of the Pa cifi c Ocean, USC lies in the heart of every thing Los Here’s the media buzz: opening to ward the Pacifi c Rim, Los Angeles L.A., home of earthquakes, fires, An ge les has to of fer. The 10-square block area is the heart of a mega-region, a crossroads fl oods, crime and soon to be invaded north of campus - the histor ic West Adams city whose lure is in fi nite possibility, fu eled by by killer bees and giant frogs, is about Dis trict - is an ethni cal ly diverse resi den tial the imag ina tion and creativ i ty of its people. to sepa rate from the continent and drift neighbor hood that is home to about 6,000 out to sea. Nowhere else on earth has the L.A. mix: great stu dents, faculty and staff. Figueroa Street, the weath er, global popu la tion and en tre pre neur ial main connec tion bou le vard be tween USC and Here’s the reality: spir it, cut ting-edge re search and new indus tries, downtown, is lined with small business es, hotels USC is ranked among the safest of and an almost palpa ble sense that the soci ety and a myri ad of restuarants. The cam pus also all U.S. universities and colleges, and econo my of the fu ture are being invent ed lies right across the street from the in fa mous with one of the most comprehensive here. campus/community safety programs Shrine Au di to ri um. Founded in 1781 by 44 pobladores from in the nation. Our neighbor hood, North In Los Ange les, the fu ture hap pens every Mex i co, Los Angeles has wel comed im mi grants Univer si ty Park, is made up of schools, day. The truth is, Southern Cali for nia is the of all rac es, cul tures and creeds since its in ception mu se ums, church es, parks, shop ping na tion's win dow on the fu ture. For those who cen ters, restaurants, hous es and and has pro vid ed op por tu ni ty for those who seek choose to em brace it, this future is fi lled with apart ments. It is home to work ing- it. The tiny pueblo grew in re la tion to changing abun dant sun shine, prom ise and possi bil i ty. class fami lies, small business owners, times; one of its most remark able building down town pro fes sion als and thou sands pe ri ods was the early 1880s, when USC was of stu dents, faculty and staff. You es tab lished in what was then west Los An ge les, WHAT TO DO IN L.A. can walk to the Col i se um or the IMAX and the Los Ange les Times be gan to publish the Theater, listen to mariachi bands Students at USC have easy access to just about play for wed dings in Ex po si tion Park news. ev erything Los An ge les has to offer. It's within rose gar den or stargaze at the Shrine Industrial tech nol o gy and, lat er, World Au di to ri um, where the Os cars and the War II ush ered in South ern Cal i for nia's mod ern a short drive of almost 75 miles of shoreline and Emmys are often held. A short bus ride era. Aero space joined moviemaking and other beaches. You can swim in the Pacifi c, snow ski will take you to Staples Center, home of man u fac tur ing in dus tries, pro vid ing jobs for in Big Bear or visit the desert all in the same day. the Lak ers, Sparks, Clippers, Avengers thousands of veter ans who fell in love with Los You can drop in on the studios of Holly wood, a and Kings. Ange les while en route to the Pacifi c theatre host of movie the atres, play hous es and con cert and then re turned to make the region home. venues. Those with an eye for shopping are right around the corner from the world-renowned shops Our neighborhood is diverse, vibrant and The histo ry of the area is replete with stories of essential to USC and your ed u ca tion. of Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Melrose and Venice. men and women who dreamed big dreams and Ad di tion al ly, just about every pro fes sion al sport is willed them to happen. repre sent ed in L.A., and there's a diverse col lection To an unequaled degree, the histo ry of the of in ter na tion al cui sine all within a short drive. region and the histo ry of its uni ver si ty, USC, are in ex tri ca bly in ter twined. Fac ul ty re search, Credit: Jane Pisano, clini cal practice, and the efforts of USC alumni VP of External Relations have shaped such key indus tries as aerospace and cine ma-tele vi sion, and provid ed vital servic es like health care and so cial work, law and justice, and gov ern ment and ed u ca tion. This sym bi ot ic re la tion ship con tin ues. As L.A. re in vents it self, so does the univer si ty. Few regions face the future with so many assets. In an era of inter na tion al econom ic com pe ti tion, South ern Cal i for nia has emerg ing ex port indus tries in commu ni ca tions tech nol o gy and enter tain ment, bio tech nol o gy and 41 • TThishis isis USCUSC PLACES TO SEE IN L.A. L.A. QUICK FACTS
Ahmanson The ater Found ed: Ana heim An gels September 4, 1781 by 44 Span ish, Ana heim Mighty Ducks Mex i can, Indian and Black farmers. Beverly Hills City Population: Big Bear Moun tain 3.9 million Cal i for nia Adventure County Population: Capitol Records 10 million in 88 cities Catalina Island (larger than 42 states) Disneyland Average Temperature: Downtown Disney High 74.0, Low 55.0 Farmers Market City Square Miles: Fisherman's Village - 469 Marina del Rey County Square Miles: Getty Museum 4,060 Griffi th Park and Observatory City Perimeter: Hollywood Bowl 342 miles Hollywood Walk of Fame Average Elevation: Hollywood Wax Museum 275 feet House of Blues Average Annual Rainfall: IMAX Theater SANTA BARBARA 35 days per year Knott's Berry Farm 98 miles Los Angeles Avengers MAGIC MOUNTAIN Los Angeles features almost Los Angeles Clippers 35 miles 75 miles of coastline. Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles boasts the 16th-largest Los Angeles Kings economy on earth. Los Angeles is the No. 1 import/ex- Los An ge les Lak ers LAS VEGAS BEVERLY HILLS port city in the nation, with $235 Los An ge les Sparks 275 miles 9 miles HOLLYWOOD billion trading activity. Los Angeles Zoo 7 miles Magic Mountain / MALIBU Hurricane Har bor 27 miles Malibu SANTA MONICA Mann's Chinese Theater USC 14 miles Melrose Avenue Museum of Natural His to ry MANHATTAN BEACH Museum of Tolerance 15 miles Old Town Pasadena Queen Mary DISNEYLAND Raging Waters 27 miles Rodeo Drive Santa Monica Pier / Third Street Prom e nade HUNTINGTON BEACH Snow Summit 36 miles Sunset Strip Universal Studios / City Walk Venice Beach Wild Rivers Warner Bros. Studios SAN DIEGO 123 miles
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eritage Hall, which sits in the middle of the HUSC cam pus, hous es the Uni ver si ty’s ath let ic de part ment and cel e brates the glo ri ous Trojan ath let ic her i tage. Originally 48,000 square feet and built at a cost of $2.8 mil lion, the three-level brick and con crete colon nad ed building opened in 1971 and since then it has been ex pand ed three times. Be tween the north and south wings on the LLosos AngelesAngeles MemorialMemorial ColiseumColiseum build ing’s ground level are some of USC’s nu mer ous ath let ic tro phies, in clud ing var i ous NCAA team cham pi on ships, five Heisman Tro phies and the jer seys of Troy’s win ners, and up dat ed displays hon or ing recent suc cess ful Tro jan ath letes. Plaques commem o rat ing the members of USC’s Athlet ic Hall of Fame are locat ed in the patio. The Hon ors Rail, which en circles the open-air foyer above the fi rst fl oor lobby, has bronze medal lions salut ing every Tro jan who won an Olym pic gold medal, cap tured an NCAA in di vid u al cham pi on ship, or was named a GGalenalen CenterCenter fi rst team All-Amer ican in an NCAA sport in which there are no in di vid u al cham pi ons. The underground lower level of Her i tage Hall houses var i ous lock er rooms, plus the equip ment room, medi cal training room, the Jess Hill Weight Room, and the McAlister Ac a dem ic Re source Cen ter. USC’s golf, swim ming, wa ter polo and soc cer coaches are locat ed in the near by Kennedy Aquatics Building, while the baseball staff has offi ces at Dedeaux Field which underwent a $4-mil lion renovation in MMcDonald’scDonald’s OOlympiclympic SSwimwim SStadiumtadium 2002 to add 700 additional seats, chairback seats, a play er’s lounge, remodeled coaches offi ces and hall of fame. Outside the north west corner of Her i tage Hall, the $3-mil lion Galen Center — a popular sports- DDedeauxedeaux FFieldield themed dining and ac tiv i ty cen ter — opened in early 1999. CCromwellromwell FieldField USC's other on-cam pus ath let ic fa cil i ties include Howard Jones Football Prac tice Field, the McDonald's Swim Stadium, Marks Tennis Stadi um, Cromwell Track and Field and Katherine B. Lock er KKatherineatherine BB.. LLokeroker StadiumStadium Sta di um, the McAlister Soc cer Field, the Lyon Cen ter (a cam pus rec re ation cen ter and home men’s and women’s vol ley ball) and the Phys i cal Ed u ca tion Build ing (hous ing the 1,000-seat North Gym). In October of 2006, the brand new, 10,258-seat, on-campus events center, Galen Center, became home to the Trojan bas ketball and volley ball teams, as well as the site of var i ous cul tur al events.
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DIRECTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY PARK CAM PUS
From the 110 (Harbor) North: From the 405 (San Diego) South or North: Take the Expo si tion exit. Go straight through the Take the 405 to the 10 (Santa Monica Freeway). 37th Street light. Keep left. Go under the free way Go east (Los Ange les) on the 10. Take the Hoover bridge. Turn right on Figueroa. Turn left at 35th exit, turn right at the light. Turn left on Jefferson, Street. Enter cam pus at gate #3. right on Figueroa. Turn right on 35th street. Enter campus at gate #3. From the 110 (Harbor/Pasadena) South: Take the Exposition exit. Turn right on Figueroa. From the 101 (Hollywood/Ventura) Turn left on 35th Street. Enter cam pus at gate South or North: #3. Take the 110 going south. Take the Exposition exit. Turn right on Figueroa. From the 10 (Santa Monica) East: Turn left on 35th Street. Enter Take the Hoover exit, turn right at the light. Turn campus at gate #3. left on Jefferson, right on Figueroa. Turn right on 35th Street. Enter campus at gate #3. From the 5 (Golden State/ Santa Ana) South or North: From the 10 (Santa Monica) West: Take the 5 to the 110. Go Take the Hoover exit, turn right at the light. Turn south on the 110. Take the right on Hoover. Turn left on Jefferson, right on Exposition exit. Turn right on Figueroa. Turn right on 35th Street. Enter campus Figueroa. Turn left on 35th at gate #3. Street. Enter campus at gate #3. TThishis isis USCUSC • 44 Overview of the Pepperdine Invitational course where USC will be competing on Oct. 4 and where the Trojans took third place in 2007. Sarah Cocco won the race with a school-record 6K time of 20:00.
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