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USC Ready For Dual Meet Sunday At UCLA
April 26, 2018 | Track & Field, Features
The Trojans will compete at the annual USC-UCLA Dual Meet hosted by the Bruins in Westwood, Calif. on April 29. The field action will begin with the men's hammer throw at 9 a.m., with the first running event being the women's steeplechase at noon. Entering this week, the USC women's team is ranked No. 2 and the men's team No. 9.
DUAL MEET HISTORY - USC's men lead 43-41 and the Trojan women trail 22-12 in the all-time Dual Meet series. USC's women have won nine of the last 10 meetings with the Bruins, including the last four. USC's men are 4-7 in the last 11 Dual Meets, last winning in 2015. A USC male athlete has won the 100m dash in 17 of the last 19 Dual Meets and the 200m dash 14 of the last 15 years. A USC woman athlete has won the 100m dash 14 of the last 15 Dual Meets and the 200m in 11 of 12 seasons. USC's women have won the 4x100m relay 13 consecutive times. In the 2017 season, USC's women won 86-77, while the men fell 75-88.
USC SHINES AT 3 DIFFERENT MEETS - Mt. SAC Relays: USC's W- 4x100m relay team (42.57) and TeeTee Terry (10.99 in the 100m dash) set school records while winning Invitational events. Terry also set the USC freshman record as did Kaelin Roberts (51.99) in the women's 400m. Michael Norman won the men's Invitational 400m with a PR of 44.53. Angie Annelus won the women's open 100m with a time of 11.44 (-0.3) and Cameron Samuel won the men's open 400m hurdles with a PR of 50.95. Beach Invitational: Courtney Corrin won the women's long jump with a leap of 21-2.75/6.47m (+3.9w) & a legal jump of 21-2.50/6.46m (4th on USC's AT list) and Nathan Bultman moved into USC's top 10 in the hammer throw with a mark of 220-2 (67.12m). Bryan Clay Invitational: Robert Ford had a 1500m PR of 3:48.67 and Chloe Berry (4:25.29), Amber Gore (4:31.46) and Lauren Maurer (4:49.10) had PRs in the women's 1500m.
THERE IS NO NORMAL WITH NORMAN - USC sophomore sprinter Michael Norman has run in just eight outdoor meets as a Trojan, yet each time he does it is something special. He began his outdoor college career at the 2017 USC-UCLA Dual Meet on April 30 and won the 400m dash with a then-USC freshman record. He then won the 2017 Pac-12 400m title with a time of 45.15, defeating the two-time defending champion on his own track. Norman then placed fourth in the NCAA 400m final with a new freshman record-time of 44.88 and the fifth-fastest time ever by a Trojan in the NCAA final. On April 7 in his second outdoor 200m race, Norman ran a PR of 20.06 (-1.4), the fourth-fastest time in school history and a time which would have brought home the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics. He lowered his freshman 400m record to 44.60 with a third place finish at the 2017 USA T&F Championships. Last week he opened up in the 400m at the Mt. SAC Relays and won the invitational race with a PR and NCAA-leading time of 44.53. Norman competed during the 2018 indoor season and won the NCAA 400m title while setting the world indoor record and was part of the the relay which had the fastest 4x400m time in history.
TERRY SETS 2 SCHOOL RECORDS ON SAME DAY - USC freshman Twanisha "TeeTee" Terry has been blazing a path towards greatness since she stepped on campus in the Fall. She set the USC freshman indoor 200m record with a time of 23.19 and ran 7.23 in the 60m dash, tops by a Trojan this season and .05 off the school freshman record. She won the 60m dash and was fifth in the 200m at the MPSF Championships to help lead USC to the team title. Then she got serious. Terry anchored USC's 4x100m relay which shatted the school record with a time of 42.57 at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 21. An hour and a half later, Terry won the women's 100m Invitational with a PR, school and USC freshman record of 10.99 (+1.7). She broke Olympian and four-time NCAA champion Angela Williams' school and freshman record of 11.04 set in 1999. The wind-lega 10.99 time is also the fifth-fastest every run by a Pac-12 woman. Terry also has run a wind-aided 100m time of 10.97 (T-2nd in the country). She also set her 200m PR of 23.01 which ranks 25th in the country.
THE NEW GUY RAI - USC junior Rai Benjamin is an All-American hurdler who transfered to USC from UCLA. Benjamin placed second in the 400m hurdles at the 2017 NCAA Championships with a PR of 48.33, just .01 second behind the winner. He also won the 2017 Pac-12 title in the event with a time of 49.52. Benjamin's PR of 48.33 in the 400m hurdles is the same as Olympic champion and USC record-holder Felix Sanchez ran while running as a Trojan. Benjamin demonstrated his talent during the 2018 indoor campaign by winning the MPSF indoor 400m title with a time of 45.94. He ran the second-fastest indoor 200m time in school history of 20.34 to place third at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Benjamin also ran a leg on USC's 4x400m relay team which beat the world record with a time of 3:00.77. Benjamin opened up his 2018 outdoor campaign on April 21 at the Mt. SAC Relays and took second in the 400m Invitational race with a PR of 44.74, third among collegians this season. That time also ranks sixth on USC's all-time 400m list.
TOP 30 TROJANS - The following USC athletes currently rank in the NCAA's descending order Top 30 in events so far this outdoor season. Angie Annelus (T-15th - 200m), Rai Benjamin (3rd - 400m), Nathan Bultman (21st - HT), Chanel Brissett (12th - 100m H), Anna Cockrell (7th - 100m H, 3rd - 400m H), Kyra Constantine (24th - 400m), Courtney Corrin (7th - LJ), Kendall Ellis (14th - 200m, 4th - 400m), Robert Ford (2nd - 800m), Dior Hall (T-5th - 100m H), Deanna Hill (4th - 100m, 11th - 200m), Breana Jemison (7th - SP), Lyndsey Lopes (15th - Hep.), Joy McArthur (29th - HT), Ricky Morgan Jr. (17th - 400m), Michael Norman (3rd - 200m, 1st - 400m), Nick Ponzio (19th - SP), Madisen Richards (T-19th - LJ), Kaelin Roberts (7th - 400m), Shante Robinson (30th - 400m H), Cameron Samuel (14th - 400m H), Earnest Sears III (T-19th - HJ), Zach Shinnick (T-16th - 200m), Eric Sloan (17th - TJ), TeeTee Terry (T-2nd - 100m, 25th - 200m), W-4x100m (2nd, 6th, 10th), M-4x100m (2nd).
ELLIS & NORMAN NAMED TO BOWERMAN MID-OUTDOOR WATCH LISTS - USC's Kendall Ellis was named to The Bowerman Mid-Outdoor Watch List (on April 18) and Michael Norman was named to the same men's watch list (on April 19) by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The Bowerman is awarded annually at the end of the track and field season to the most outstanding track and field athlete.
GETTING TO KNOW THE TROJANS - Throughout the season, the USCTrojans.com website is posting weekly "Getting To Know" features on many of the USC T&F athletes. You can also find a link to the 2018 USC T&F Media Guide located on the USCTrojans.com website.
ON DECK: PAC-12 MULTI-EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS - USC's will next be competing at the Pac-12 Multi-Events Championships hosted by Stanford on May 5-6.
DUAL MEET HISTORY - USC's men lead 43-41 and the Trojan women trail 22-12 in the all-time Dual Meet series. USC's women have won nine of the last 10 meetings with the Bruins, including the last four. USC's men are 4-7 in the last 11 Dual Meets, last winning in 2015. A USC male athlete has won the 100m dash in 17 of the last 19 Dual Meets and the 200m dash 14 of the last 15 years. A USC woman athlete has won the 100m dash 14 of the last 15 Dual Meets and the 200m in 11 of 12 seasons. USC's women have won the 4x100m relay 13 consecutive times. In the 2017 season, USC's women won 86-77, while the men fell 75-88.
USC SHINES AT 3 DIFFERENT MEETS - Mt. SAC Relays: USC's W- 4x100m relay team (42.57) and TeeTee Terry (10.99 in the 100m dash) set school records while winning Invitational events. Terry also set the USC freshman record as did Kaelin Roberts (51.99) in the women's 400m. Michael Norman won the men's Invitational 400m with a PR of 44.53. Angie Annelus won the women's open 100m with a time of 11.44 (-0.3) and Cameron Samuel won the men's open 400m hurdles with a PR of 50.95. Beach Invitational: Courtney Corrin won the women's long jump with a leap of 21-2.75/6.47m (+3.9w) & a legal jump of 21-2.50/6.46m (4th on USC's AT list) and Nathan Bultman moved into USC's top 10 in the hammer throw with a mark of 220-2 (67.12m). Bryan Clay Invitational: Robert Ford had a 1500m PR of 3:48.67 and Chloe Berry (4:25.29), Amber Gore (4:31.46) and Lauren Maurer (4:49.10) had PRs in the women's 1500m.
THERE IS NO NORMAL WITH NORMAN - USC sophomore sprinter Michael Norman has run in just eight outdoor meets as a Trojan, yet each time he does it is something special. He began his outdoor college career at the 2017 USC-UCLA Dual Meet on April 30 and won the 400m dash with a then-USC freshman record. He then won the 2017 Pac-12 400m title with a time of 45.15, defeating the two-time defending champion on his own track. Norman then placed fourth in the NCAA 400m final with a new freshman record-time of 44.88 and the fifth-fastest time ever by a Trojan in the NCAA final. On April 7 in his second outdoor 200m race, Norman ran a PR of 20.06 (-1.4), the fourth-fastest time in school history and a time which would have brought home the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics. He lowered his freshman 400m record to 44.60 with a third place finish at the 2017 USA T&F Championships. Last week he opened up in the 400m at the Mt. SAC Relays and won the invitational race with a PR and NCAA-leading time of 44.53. Norman competed during the 2018 indoor season and won the NCAA 400m title while setting the world indoor record and was part of the the relay which had the fastest 4x400m time in history.
TERRY SETS 2 SCHOOL RECORDS ON SAME DAY - USC freshman Twanisha "TeeTee" Terry has been blazing a path towards greatness since she stepped on campus in the Fall. She set the USC freshman indoor 200m record with a time of 23.19 and ran 7.23 in the 60m dash, tops by a Trojan this season and .05 off the school freshman record. She won the 60m dash and was fifth in the 200m at the MPSF Championships to help lead USC to the team title. Then she got serious. Terry anchored USC's 4x100m relay which shatted the school record with a time of 42.57 at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 21. An hour and a half later, Terry won the women's 100m Invitational with a PR, school and USC freshman record of 10.99 (+1.7). She broke Olympian and four-time NCAA champion Angela Williams' school and freshman record of 11.04 set in 1999. The wind-lega 10.99 time is also the fifth-fastest every run by a Pac-12 woman. Terry also has run a wind-aided 100m time of 10.97 (T-2nd in the country). She also set her 200m PR of 23.01 which ranks 25th in the country.
THE NEW GUY RAI - USC junior Rai Benjamin is an All-American hurdler who transfered to USC from UCLA. Benjamin placed second in the 400m hurdles at the 2017 NCAA Championships with a PR of 48.33, just .01 second behind the winner. He also won the 2017 Pac-12 title in the event with a time of 49.52. Benjamin's PR of 48.33 in the 400m hurdles is the same as Olympic champion and USC record-holder Felix Sanchez ran while running as a Trojan. Benjamin demonstrated his talent during the 2018 indoor campaign by winning the MPSF indoor 400m title with a time of 45.94. He ran the second-fastest indoor 200m time in school history of 20.34 to place third at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Benjamin also ran a leg on USC's 4x400m relay team which beat the world record with a time of 3:00.77. Benjamin opened up his 2018 outdoor campaign on April 21 at the Mt. SAC Relays and took second in the 400m Invitational race with a PR of 44.74, third among collegians this season. That time also ranks sixth on USC's all-time 400m list.
TOP 30 TROJANS - The following USC athletes currently rank in the NCAA's descending order Top 30 in events so far this outdoor season. Angie Annelus (T-15th - 200m), Rai Benjamin (3rd - 400m), Nathan Bultman (21st - HT), Chanel Brissett (12th - 100m H), Anna Cockrell (7th - 100m H, 3rd - 400m H), Kyra Constantine (24th - 400m), Courtney Corrin (7th - LJ), Kendall Ellis (14th - 200m, 4th - 400m), Robert Ford (2nd - 800m), Dior Hall (T-5th - 100m H), Deanna Hill (4th - 100m, 11th - 200m), Breana Jemison (7th - SP), Lyndsey Lopes (15th - Hep.), Joy McArthur (29th - HT), Ricky Morgan Jr. (17th - 400m), Michael Norman (3rd - 200m, 1st - 400m), Nick Ponzio (19th - SP), Madisen Richards (T-19th - LJ), Kaelin Roberts (7th - 400m), Shante Robinson (30th - 400m H), Cameron Samuel (14th - 400m H), Earnest Sears III (T-19th - HJ), Zach Shinnick (T-16th - 200m), Eric Sloan (17th - TJ), TeeTee Terry (T-2nd - 100m, 25th - 200m), W-4x100m (2nd, 6th, 10th), M-4x100m (2nd).
ELLIS & NORMAN NAMED TO BOWERMAN MID-OUTDOOR WATCH LISTS - USC's Kendall Ellis was named to The Bowerman Mid-Outdoor Watch List (on April 18) and Michael Norman was named to the same men's watch list (on April 19) by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The Bowerman is awarded annually at the end of the track and field season to the most outstanding track and field athlete.
GETTING TO KNOW THE TROJANS - Throughout the season, the USCTrojans.com website is posting weekly "Getting To Know" features on many of the USC T&F athletes. You can also find a link to the 2018 USC T&F Media Guide located on the USCTrojans.com website.
ON DECK: PAC-12 MULTI-EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS - USC's will next be competing at the Pac-12 Multi-Events Championships hosted by Stanford on May 5-6.
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