Coaching Staff Head coachMark Trakh Long Beach State 1981 Fourth Season at USC • 15th Season Overall has proven a successful leader for the he deserved this position,” said USC athletic di- Women of Troy, leading his squad to the NCAA rector Mike Garrett. “We were very impressed with tournament in his first two seasons at USC before his teams’ success both on the court and in the an injury-plagued 2006-07 season kept the Tro- classroom. He is a perfect fit to our current staff of jans just short of the postseason. His USC squads outstanding head coaches.” have reached the semifinals of the Pac-10 Tourna- In 11 seasons (1994-2004) as the Waves’ head ment for three straight years. coach, Trakh built a nationally recognized pro- Trakh now enters his fourth season at the helm of gram that made six postseason appearances the Trojan women’s program and 14th (2000, 2002-03) NCAA; 1999, 2001, 2004 WNIT) season as a collegiate head coach, with a USC re- and dominated play in the West Coast Confer- cord of 56-36 (.611) and career record of 255-159 ence, winning four of the last six league titles. He (.616). Now with his 250th career win in the books, was twice named WCC Coach of the Year (1999, Trakh is striding on in his USC career, eager to see 2002). his newest recruits in action alongside his previ- His teams compiled a 199-123 (.618) overall ously injured 2006 bluechip player Jacki Gemelos. record at Pepperdine and a 99-55 (.643) mark Gemelos headlined a group of four newcomers in the WCC. Under his leadership, Pepperdine considered the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class en- posted six 20-win seasons. THE MARK TRAKH FILE tering in 2006. Trakh coached two WCC Players of the Year — The injury bug held tight to the USC roster in Rasheeda Clark (2000) and Tamara McDonald Fourth season at USC 2006-07, when Trakh had just a handful of heal- (2002). Clark went on to become Pepperdine’s 14 years of collegiate head coaching tyh scholarship players and three top players first WNBA pick. In total, Trakh has had seven sidelined throughout the year. Still, Trakh and his experience players advance to the professional ranks, both Trojans made adjustments and extended their internationally and in the U.S. 27 years of head coaching experience win streak over rival UCLA to five in a row and pushed through Pac-10 play to reach the semifi- More impressive is the fact that in 11 years at Pep- • • • nals once again, finishing the year with a 17-13 perdine, Trakh graduated each and every one of his overall mark. student-athletes (100% graduation rate). 11 years at Pepperdine: The 2005-06 season marked a gutsy effort by Over his last seven seasons in Malibu, 199-123 (.618) Trakh’s Trojans, who reached the NCAA Second Trakh’s teams accounted for an overall record of 13 years at Brea Olinda HS: Round for the second straight season. Under 145-69 (.678) and a 76-22 (.776) record in the 354-45 (.887) Trakh’s guidance, USC finished 19-12 and took WCC. Pepperdine’s conference winning percent- fourth in the Pac-10 while placing three players age during that time topped all member schools. • • • on all-conference lists. In those seven years, the Waves also captured three regular-season titles outright while tying In his first year at Troy, Trakh followed up a suc- Two-time WCC Coach of the Year for another, and finished second twice and third cessful 11-year stand as head women’s basket- once. In each of those seven campaigns, Pep- (1999-2002) ball coach at Pepperdine by propelling the 2004- perdine tallied at least 10 conference victories, City of Brea Hall of Fame Inductee 05 Women of Troy to their first NCAA tournament including a school-record 12 wins in 2000 and appearance in seven years. That season, Trakh 2003. Southern California led the 20-11 Trojans to a second-place tie in High School Basketball Coaches the Pac-10 at 12-6 to help earn a long-awaited In 2004, his squad finished 17-13 overall, tied Hall of Fame Inductee place in the 2005 NCAA tournament. There, USC for second in the WCC at 10-4. The team made posted a first-round win over Louisville before their sixth-straight postseason appearance by • • • falling on a last-second basket to NCAA runner- advancing to the Women’s NIT. up Michigan State. The previous year marked the third time in four Eight total postseason appearances Trakh, 50, was hired on April 14, 2004, becom- years that the Waves advanced to the NCAA Five NCAA Tournament appearances ing the seventh head coach in USC history. Tournament. The 2003 squad won 14 of its last 17 games to reach the 20-win plateau for the Three WNIT appearances “I am very grateful for this opportunity,” said sixth consecutive season, becoming the first Four conference titles (4 WCC) Trakh. “USC is a wonderful institution and I am team in WCC history to accomplish the feat. honored to be a part of it. We will work very hard to make USC basketball one of the top teams in Trakh earned his two WCC Coach of the Year the country once again.” honors in 2002 and 1999. Pepperdine compiled a 23-8 record in 2002, captured the conference USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC “During his time at Pepperdine, Mark proved that championship and advanced to the NCAAs. In

58 • University of Southern California Women’s Basketball • Coaching Staff USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC Trakh’s Career Head Coaching Record Overall Conf. Conf. Final Year Team/School W-L W-L Finish Rank Postseason 2006-07 USC 17-13 10-8 5th — — 2005-06 USC 19-12 11-7 t-4th — NCAA Second Round 2004-05 USC 20-11 12-6 t-2nd 22nd NCAA Second Round 2003-04 Pepperdine 17-13 10-4 t-2nd — WNIT First Round 2002-03 Pepperdine 22-8 12-2 1st — NCAA First Round 2001-02 Pepperdine 23-8 11-3 1st — NCAA First Round 2000-01 Pepperdine 20-11 10-4 t-3rd — WNIT First Round 1999-00 Pepperdine 21-10 12-2 1st — NCAA First Round 1998-99 Pepperdine 21-9 11-3 t-1st — WNIT First Round 1997-98 Pepperdine 21-10 10-4 2nd — — 1996-97 Pepperdine 15-13 6-8 5th — — 1995-96 Pepperdine 15-13 7-7 t-4th — — 1994-95 Pepperdine 10-16 4-10 t-6th — — 1993-94 Pepperdine 14-12 6-8 t-5th — — Total Overall / Conference Record at USC: 56-36 (.609) / 33-21 (.611) Total Overall / Conference Record at Pepperdine: 199-123 (.618) / 99-55 (.643) Total Overall / Conference Collegiate Record (USC and Pepperdine): 255-159 (.616) / 132-76 (.635) 1981-93 Brea Olinda HS 354-45 — — — 4 California State Champ. (.887) 6 CIF Southern Section titles 11 league titles Total Career Head Coaching Record: 609-204 (.749)

1999, the Waves recorded a 21-9 overall mark ally prominent program, compiling a cumulative Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame. and tied for the regular-season conference title. record of 354-45 (.887) and earning annual rank- A 1981 graduate of Long Beach State with a At the time, the WCC champion was not granted ings from USA Today. His teams captured four bachelor’s degree in journalism and a teaching an automatic NCAA bid and Pepperdine ad- California state championships (1989, 1991, credential, Trakh also taught English at Brea vanced to the WNIT. 1992 and 1993), six CIF Southern Section titles Olinda. He also attended Fairleigh Dickinson The 2000 campaign was a season of firsts for (1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993) and and Fullerton Community College before trans- the program as Pepperdine won its first-ever 11 consecutive Orange League crowns. Brea ferring to LBSU. outright WCC title and made its inaugural NCAA Olinda High did not lose more than two games during any of Trakh’s final five seasons, rolling to He served as assistant boys’ varsity basketball Tournament appearance. In addition to winning a coach at Western High in Anaheim, Calif. school-record 12 conference games, the Waves an amazing record of 161-8 (.953). reached the championship game of the WCC Several of his players went on to enjoy success- Born on May 31, 1955, Trakh prepped at Lake- Tournament for the second straight year. ful collegiate careers, including ex-USC standout land Regional High in Wanque, N.J., where he Trakh came to Pepperdine after serving as the and current assistant coach Jody (Anton) Wynn. played both baseball and basketball. head girls’ basketball coach at Brea (Calif.) Trakh is a member of the City of Brea Hall of Trakh is the godfather to Derek and ’s Olinda High for 13 seasons (1981-93). During Fame and the Southern California High School daughter, Jada. his tenure, the Ladycats emerged as a nation-

• University of Southern California Women’s Basketball • 59 Coaching Staff Assistant Jody coach Wynn USC 1996 • Fourth Season at USC Jody Wynn is no stranger to USC basketball. The compiled a cumulative record of 79-35 (.693), won the fourth-year Trojan women’s assistant basketball coach 1994 Pac-10 Conference championship and made was a four-year letterwinner at Troy (1993-96) and a three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances former starting guard, playing under her maiden name from 1993-95. Wynn played for three head coaches of Jody Anton. Her familiarity with USC basketball is while at USC, including (1993), matched by a close relationship with head coach Mark (1994-95) and Fred Williams (1996). Trakh, who was Wynn’s high school coach leading into her Trojan playing career. Wynn teamed back up with Wynn enjoyed her best season as a junior in 1995, Trakh at Pepperdine, serving as a Waves assistant starting 27 games and averaging 8.2 points, 5.0 re- coach for eight seasons (1997-2004) before moving bounds and 3.0 assists a contest. Her former team- over with Trakh to USC for 2004-05. Wynn now enters mates included the WNBA’s Adrain Williams, Tina her 12th year as an assistant coach. Thompson, and current head coach Karleen (Shields) Thompson. After back-to-back NCAA Second Round appear- ances in her first two seasons as an assistant at USC, In the summer between her freshman and sophomore Wynn has made seven trips to the NCAA Tournament years, Wynn competed at the 1993 USA Olympic — three as a player, three times coaching at Pepper- Festival, playing under Connecticut head coach Geno dine, and twice coaching at USC. Auriemma for the West team. In Malibu, Wynn helped lead Pepperdine to six post- As a prep, Wynn played for Trakh at Brea (Calif.) Olinda season appearances, including three bids to the High, helping the Ladycats win three California state NCAA Tournament. The Waves posted six 20-win championships (1989, 1991 and 1992) and earning CIF seasons and captured four Southern Section Player of the Year accolades in 1991 championships. and 1992. She was also named two-time USA Today All-American honorable mention (1991, 1992), 1992 Her first season in the coaching ranks at USC brought Street & Smith All-American honorable mention, 1992 Wynn back to familiar territory as the Trojans tied for Los Angeles Times Player of the Year and two-time Or- second in the Pac-10 and rolled into the NCAA Tour- ange County Register Player of the Year (1991, 1992). nament for the first time since 1997. Born on Feb. 21, 1974, in Brea, Wynn earned a bachelor’s During Wynn’s playing career at USC, the Trojans degree in exercise science from USC in 1996 and attained a master’s in education from Pepperdine in 2000. She married fellow assistant coach Derek Wynn on May 20, 2000. The couple have a 3-year-old daughter, Jada, and are currently expected another child. The family resides in Yorba Linda. Jody’s Quick Hits If I wasn’t coaching, I’d...: be a physical therapist or a great stay-at-home mom! Favorite quote: “If your mind can conceive it… And your heart can believe it… Then you can achieve it.” Favorite thing about USC: The Trojan family atmosphere, tradition and pride… it’s simply the BEST! Favorite childhood memory: The countless hours training in the swimming pool and all the big meets and ocean swims. USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC

60 • University of Southern California Women’s Basketball • Coaching Staff Assistant coach USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC Derek Wynn Cal State Fullerton 1996 • Fourth Season at USC Derek Wynn enters his fourth season as part of the to play collegiate basketball, including six Division USC women’s basketball coaching staff and his I players. These athletes include Orlando Huff, who ninth season in the collegiate ranks, preparing the played at Fresno State and then for the NFL’s Se- Trojans to aim for a thids NCAA appearance in four attle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals, Desmond seasons since arriving at Troy. Penigar, who played at Utah State and was the 2004 leading scorer and Rookie of the Year in the Under head coach Mark Trakh, Wynn spent five NBA Developmental League, and Kirk Snyder, who years (2000-04) as an assistant at Pepperdine, help- played at Nevada and was a 2004 first round draft ing lead the Waves to five postseason appearances, pick (11th overall) of the NBA’s Utah Jazz. three West Coast Conference titles (2000, 2002, 2003) and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament In addition to coaching, Wynn taught physical educa- each of those seasons. tion during the 1998-99 school year at St. Edward’s School in Corona, Calif., and has worked extensively Prior to joining the Waves staff, Wynn spent six as a substitute teacher in the Upland Unified School seasons (1994-99) as the assistant boys’ basketball District. As a prep, Wynn played basketball at Up- coach at Upland (Calif.) High. There, Wynn helped land High, where he earned All-Baseline League ac- the Highlanders’ earn five consecu- colades as a senior in 1989. tive CIF Southern Section playoff berths. The 1996 and 1997 teams Wynn earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology captured the Baseline League from Cal State Fullerton in 1996 and a master’s and championship, while the 1999 team teaching credential from Azusa Pacific in 1999. notched a school-best 25-4 mark. Born on Jan. 24, 1972, in Upland, Wynn married fel- Wynn served as head coach of low assistant coach Jody Wynn on May 20, 2000. Upland’s freshman boys’ basketball The couple have a 3-year-old daughter, Jada, and team for two seasons (1992-93). In are currently expected another child. The family re- 1997 he coached the South Junior sides in Yorba Linda. College All-Star team at the Eddie Jones All-Star Game.

During his time at Upland, Wynn coached 12 athletes who went on

Derek’s Quick Hits If I wasn’t coaching..,: I don’t know what I’d do??? Favorite quote: “There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down & lifting people up.” - John A. Holmes Favorite thing about USC: The strong Trojan family and tradition. Favorite sports memory: Scoring 24 points vs NBA player Tracy Murray. Favorite childhood memory: Having two great parents raise me.

• University of Southern California Women’s Basketball • 61 Coaching Staff Assistant Kai coach Felton Randolph-Macon Woman’s College 2000 • Fourth Season at USC Kai Felton, who spent one year as an assistant Poly Pomona where she served multiple roles. coach at Pepperdine, now enters her fourth sea- With the Broncos, Felton was directly involved in son on the USC coaching staff after helping the recruiting, scouting, film editing and production, Women of Troy to their first NCAA Tournament guard and post player development and assisting appearance in seven years and a second-place in practice planning and implementation. tie in Pac-10 play in her first year at Troy. Felton spent two seasons (2001-02) as a gradu- Felton joined head coach Mark Trakh for the ate assistant coach at Springfield (Mass.) College, 2004 campaign in Malibu. She helped guide the before returning to the West Coast. At Springfield Waves to a 17-13 overall record and a WNIT she was in charge of recruiting, as well as other postseason appearance. administrative duties, as she helped lead the Pride to an overall record of 59-9 (.868) and two NCAA Prior to joining the Pepperdine staff, she spent the Division III postseason appearances, including a 2003 season as a volunteer assistant coach at Cal Sweet 16 appearance in 2002. As a player, Felton was a standout guard at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Lynch- burg, Va. During her four years, she set nine school records, including most career three- pointers (216), most three-pointers in a season (66) and most career assists (325). She fin- ished her career ranked No. 3 on the school’s all-time scoring list with 1,147 points. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biology in 2000 from Randolph-Macon and later attained her master’s in physical education and athletic administration from Springfield in 2002. Felton grew up in nearby Pasadena, Calif., and prepped at La Cañada High, where she was tabbed first team all-district as a senior. She set single-game, single-season and ca- reer marks for three- shooting.

Born on May 27, 1978, Felton currently re- sides in SouthKai’s Pasadena. Quick Hits If I wasn’t coaching, I’d...: Tough question! A nurse, sports broadcaster, fashion consultant or captain of a boat in Hawai’i. Favorite quote: “The best and most beauti- ful things in the world, cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” - Helen Keller Favorite thing about USC: Little things like walking through an airport and having strangers shout “Fight On!” There is nothing but love. Favorite sports memory: Finishing the 2002 Boston Marathon USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC

62 • University of Southern California Women’s Basketball • Support Staff Director of operations & marketing USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC Patrick Auerbach UCLA 1992 • Eighth Season at USC Patrick Auerbach joined the women’s For the past four seasons, he has served on the seven-member NCAA basketball staff as the program’s first- Women’s Final Four Media Coordination Committee, collaborating with ever director of operations and mark- NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship staff and the Wom- ing in July of 2000 and now enters his en’s Basketball Committee for on-site operations of Final Fours in New eighth year with the Women of Troy. Orleans, La., Indianapolis, Ind., Boston, Mass., and Cleveland, Ohio. His primary operations duties in- Prior to his arrival at USC in 2000, Auerbach held the consulting posi- clude basketball scheduling, budget tions of Year 2000 Compliance Coordinator (1999) and Marketing Works management, facilities scheduling, Project Manager (2000) at the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Ga. He team travel coordination and serv- also boasts a rich background in women’s basketball, including one ing as the program’s liaison for a year (1998) as the Assistant General Manager and Director of Public variety of administrative matters. His Relations for the of the WNBA. Auerbach spent four years marketing responsibilities include as the Director of Media and Public Relations for the Women’s Basket- directing ticket sales efforts, setting ball Coaches Association (1994-98). During this time, he also served and meeting attendance goals, as well as developing game-day promo- as a research and information consultant for USA Today’s Coaches tional events, brand enhancement initiatives and community relations Poll program (1994-98), ESPN’s exclusive NCAA Women’s Basketball programs for the Women of Troy. Tournament coverage (1996-97), and as an event operations consultant for Intersport Television’s Honda Elite 4 Holiday Classic (1997). Auer- Over the past seven seasons, Auerbach’s marketing efforts have pro- bach additionally worked as a Sports Information Desk Supervisor on gressively increased USC home attendance figures, which have more the Basketball Operations Secretariat Staff at the Centennial Olympic than doubled since 2000, and now account for 10 of the top 30 all-time Games in Atlanta. single-game crowds for the Women of Troy. Last year, USC registered its first-ever sellout in women's history and set a new USC single-game Auerbach earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology and business from home attendance record as 9,749 fans packed the Galen on UCLA in 1992 and a master’s degree in sport administration and man- Feb. 10, 2007, for the annual battle vs. crosstown rival UCLA. This agement from the Tennessee-Knoxville in 1994. While in graduate historic event, which sold out nine days in advance, also stands as school, he completed his thesis, “AIAW Large College/Division I Bas- the Pac-10’s highest attended women’s basketball conference game. ketball’s Impact on Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics, 1971-1982” and Additionally, Women of Troy marketing outreach partnerships raised won five CoSIDA honors for excellence in sports publications. Auerbach nearly $10,000 for local nonprofit community-based programs during is currently working on his doctoral dissertation, “Decisions Under Influ- the 2006-07 campaign. In 2005-06, the USC hosted UCLA in front of a ence: College Presidents’ Athletics-Related Decision-Making Behavior then-record crowd of 8,667 in its final season in the Sports Arena, and in at NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Institutions” and expects 2004-05, USC played before three 3,000-plus home crowds for the first to earn his Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in higher education ad- time in 20 years, including a season-high 5,222 during the conference ministration from USC in spring 2008. finale vs. UCLA. The Trojans also posted their largest-ever non-dou- bleheader, non-conference basketball crowd of 6,172 in a December Born on Aug. 22, 1970 in Van Nuys, Calif., he currently resides in Hol- matchup vs. top-ranked Connecticut at the Sports Arena in 2003-04. lywood Hills. Video coordinator Laura Freimuth USC 2005 • Fifth Season at USC Laura Freimuth enters her fifth year with the Wom- lege, serving as team captain in 2002-03 and earn- en of Troy basketball program and third season as ing a Scholar-Athlete Award in 2003. In high school, video coordinator. Her responsibilities include film Freimuth competed in basketball, volleyball, golf and exchange, editing, video breakdown and handling all track at Henry M. Jackson High in Mill Creek, Wash., on-site video needs during team travel. and became the first student-athlete in school history to earn 12 varsity letters. For the previous two seasons, Freimuth served as a team manager at USC, including one year as head Freimuth is currently pursuing her master’s degree manager in 2004-05, while completing her bachelor’s in Post Secondary Administration and Student Af- degree in communications from USC’s Annenberg fairs from the USC Rossier School of Education. School of Communication. She also played junior Born on April 18, 1983 in Wenatchee, Wash., she college basketball for two seasons at Fullerton Col- now resides in Long Beach, Calif..

• University of Southern California Women’s Basketball • 63 Support Staff

Rosa Andrade DARCY COUCH Carol Dougherty Ebony Hall Donna heinel Athletic Ticket Manager Sports Information Sr. Assoc. Athletic Director/ Administrative Assistant Admissions Coordinator Sr. Women’s Administrator

Craig Kelley daryl lundy ryan maier Monica Morita Sandy Olsen Director of Marketing IT Coordinator Game Management Student-Athlete Support Athletic Trainer Services Coordinator

Jason PAppas Noel Ragsdale david scott Teresa Verbeck Academic Advisor Faculty Athletic Equipment Manager Asst. Athletic Director/ Representative Development

Women’s Basketball Student Support Staff

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