2014 Usc Track and Field Schedule
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2014 USC TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULE Date Event Location Jan. 18 Washington Preview (Indoor) Seattle, Wash. Jan. 24-25 Cherry Silver Invitational (Indoor) Albuquerque, N.M. Feb. 7-8 Frank Sevigne Invitational (Indoor) Lincoln, Neb. Feb. 14-15 Don Kirby Elite Meet (Indoor) Albuquerque, N.M. Feb. 14-15 Tyson Invitational (Indoor) Fayetteville, Ark. Feb. 22 Claremont Relays Claremont, Calif. Feb. 28-Mar. 1 MPSF Championships (Indoor) Seattle, Wash. March 7-8 CS Los Angeles Invitational Los Angeles, Calif. March 14-15 Ben Brown Invitational Fullerton, Calif. March 14-15 NCAA Indoor Championships Albuquerque, N.M. March 21-22 Trojan Invitational USC March 28-29 Aztec Invitational San Diego, Calif. April 4-5 Florida Relays Gainesville, Fla. Apr. 17-19 Mt. Sac Relays Walnut, Calif. April 18-19 Long Beach Invitational Cerritos, Calif. April 24-26 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. April 25-26 Triton Invitational San Diego, Calif. May 4 USC-UCLA Dual Meet Westwood, Calif. May 10-11 Pac-12 Multi-Event Championships Pullman, Wash. May 17-18 Pac-12 Championships Pullman, Wash. May 29-31 NCAA Preliminary Rounds Fayetteville, Ark. June 11-14 NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — PAGE 1 2014 USC TRACK & FIELD QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Nickname: Schedule................................................................................... 1 Trojans Contents and Quick Facts ........................................................ 2 2014 Outlook ........................................................................ 3-4 Fight Song: USC Director of T&F Caryl Smith Gilbert .............................. 5-6 “Fight On” Assistant Coaches ............................................................... 7-13 Men's 2013 NCAA Championship Results ............................. 12 Colors: Support Staff ........................................................................... 14 Cardinal & Gold 2013 Season in Review .......................................................... 15 Men's 2014 Roster ................................................................. 16 Enrollment: Men Veteran Athlete Bios .................................................. 18-28 40,000 (18,000 undergraduates) 2014 Men's Newcomer Bios .............................................. 29-34 2013 Men's Career/Season Bests .......................................... 36 University President: Men's Year-by-Year Results .............................................. 38-39 C.L. Max Nikias Men's NCAA Individual Champions ................................... 40-41 Men's NCAA Point Scorers ................................................ 42-45 Athletic Director: Men's NCAA Point Leaders .................................................... 46 Pat Haden Olympic Team Members .................................................... 47-48 Olympic Champions ............................................................... 49 Director of Track & Field: Hall of Famers ........................................................................ 50 Caryl Smith Gilbert (213) 740-4201 Heritage Award Winners and Inductees ................................. 51 Katherine B. Loker Tribute and Award .................................... 52 Assistant Coaches: Men's All-Time Records .......................................................... 53 David Freeman, Dan Lange, Berry Shumpert, Loreal Smith, Men's All-Time Top 10 Performers ..................................... 54-56 Men's Freshman and Cromwell Field Records ....................... 57 Brysun Stately, DeeDee Trotter, Quincy Watts, Ryan Wilson Trojans in the World/U.S. Rankings................................... 58-59 Trojans on Track and Field News ........................................... 60 Director of Operations: Paths of Glory .................................................................... 61-62 Mary Angell All-Time Men's Letterwinners ............................................ 63-66 Women's 2014 Roster ............................................................ 68 Administrative Assistant: Women Veteran Athlete Bios ............................................. 69-83 Gwen Clementin 2014 Women's Newcomer Bios......................................... 84-88 Women's 2013 NCAA Championships Results ...................... 89 Strength Coach: 2013 Women's Career/Season Bests .................................... 90 Tatyana Obukhova, Chris Chase Cross Country......................................................................... 91 Women of Troy Year-by-Year.................................................. 92 Managers: Women's All-Time Records .................................................... 93 Adrienne Liu, Lauren Rodriguez Loker Stadium/Cromwell Field Records ................................. 94 Women's All-Time Performers ................................................ 95 Academic Counselors: Women's Pac-12 and Freshman Record-Holders .................. 96 John Mosbach, Kam Klaver Women's NCAA Individual Champions................................... 97 Women's All-Time NCAA Finalists ..................................... 98-99 Compliance: Women's All-Time All-Americans By Year ............................ 100 Women's All-Time NCAA Point Leaders ............................... 101 Joyce Bell, Aaron Price Women's Olympic Members ................................................. 102 Women in the World Top 10 ................................................. 103 Track & Field Athletic Trainer: Women's Letterwinners ........................................................ 104 Stephanie Hong USC Experience Section ............................................... 105-112 Historian: Tracy Sundlun USC SPORTS INFORMATION Trojan Force President: Ari Monosson Track and Field SID David Tuttle -- (213) 740-3806 (office) (213) 725-3102 (cell) For all the latest news, facts and figures The 2014 USC Track & Field Media Guide has been prepared by the sports informa- tion office for use during the 2014 season. The guide was written and edited by David on Trojan track and field, visit the official USC Tuttle, USC assistant sports information director. Cover design and layout by Ross athletics website at the following internet address: Yoshida. Printing provided by Pro Graphics. Some photographic services provided by Kirby Lee/Image of Sport, Dan Avila, Patrick Gee, Glenn Hundley, Hal Keimi, Dan Lange and David Tuttle. Additional historical support provided by Russ Reabold. Cop- www.usctrojans.com ies of this guide are available to the general public by sending $10 payable to USC to the USC Sports Information Office, Heritage Hall 103, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0601. PAGE 2 — 2014 USC TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 2014 USC Season Outlook by USC Director of Track & Field Caryl Smith Gilbert USC TRACK & FIELD: THE GOAL IS ALWAYS TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS I am very excited about the 2014 track and field season, both for the The women’s sprint group is stocked and indoor and outdoor teams. I want to win championships and enjoy has shown some very impressive times in the honor that I have been bestowed to add on to the unprecedented indoor season with virtually every runner history and successes of the USC track and field team. posting a PR in one of the first two meets. Senior Jessica Davis has put her two inju- We return a good group of elite athletes, have brought in some high- ry-marred seasons behind her and looks end transfers and have several athletes coming back from injury- ready to breakout once again, like she plagued 2013 seasons, so I am sure we will be able to represent the did as a freshman when she captured the USC shield well on the national level. We just released our first re- Pac-12 200m dash title and set the school cruiting class and are extremely pleased with the results and believe freshman 200m meter record with a time our fans will be, too. of 22.84. Also back for her final season is Loudia Laarman who placed sixth in the Our biggest strength for both the men’s and women’s teams will be 100m dash at the Pac-12 Championships our sprinters and throwers, not to say that we don’t have athletes in last season and earned All-America status most areas which can compete on the highest level, but our depth is running the leadoff leg for the 4x100m re- Jessica Davis best in these areas. lay team. Another runner back healthy and bet- ter than ever is senior Jenna Puterbaugh. She won the 200m dash For the men, we return Olympian at the UW Indoor invite and has already posted indoor PRs in the 200 Aaron Brown for his senior sea- and 60 meters. Last season Puterbaugh took fourth in the 200m dash son. He placed in the top five at at the Pac-12 Championships. Redshirt junior Charity Bruce will also the NCAA Championships last provide us depth in the short sprints. season in both the 100m and 200m dashes and is running very USC’s other top returning sprinters are the versatile juniors Akawkaw well. Right behind him is 2013 Ndipagbor and Vanessa Jones. Both of them have been valuable Pac-12 100m dash champion ju- members on the relay teams, while excelling in the 400m race. Ndip- nior BeeJay Lee. BeeJay really agbor also placed sixth in the 200m and seventh in the 100m at the came on last season and was conference meet last season, while Jones placed fifth in the 400m hitting his peak at the Pac-12 race at the Pac-12 Championships and anchored both relays, earning Championships before a leg inju- first-team All-America status in the 4x100m. Jones ranks seventh on ry slowed him down at the NCAA USC’s all-time 400m list with a PR of 52.89. Another Trojan