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USC Track & Field Heads To NCAA Indoor Championships
March 06, 2019 | Track & Field, Features
Trojan women No. 2 & men No. 21 in USTFCCCA rankings
THIS WEEK - The USC women's (No. 2) and men's (No. 21) indoor track and field teams will compete at the 2019 NCAA Indoor T&F Championships held at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala. on March 8-9. ESPN3 will stream the championships live starting at 3:30 p.m. PT on March 8 and starting at 2 p.m. PT on March 9. A re-air of the championship will take place starting at 7 p.m. PT Sunday, March 10 on ESPN2 and again Monday, March 11 starting at 7 p.m. PT on ESPNU.
USC WOMEN WIN MPSF TITLE; 8 INDIVIDUALS WIN EVENTS - The USC women's team won its fifth MPSF team title in six season on Feb. 23, scoring 120 points and defeating second-place Standord by 52.5 points. The USC men's team tied for third place with 63 points. Winning titles for the women were Angie Annelus (60m), Chanel Brissett (60m H), Krya Constantine (400m), Dior Hall (200m), Lanae-Tava Thomas (LJ) and the 4x400m relay. Men's MPSF champions were Isaiah Jewett (800m), Earnest Sears III (HJ), Brendon Stewart (60m) and the 4x400m relay.
USC AT THE NCAA INDOOR T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS - USC's men's team has won two NCAA indoor titles, winning in 1967 and 1972. USC's men placed second last season, its third runner-up finish. The USC women's program has never won an NCAA T&F indoor title, with its best finish being a tie for second in 1986. USC's women placed seventh indoors last season.
LAST YEAR AT THE NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - USC's men's team scored 37 points to finish second led by Michael Norman who won the men's 400m with a world-record time and who was part of the 4x400m relay which won with the fastest time ever recorded in the world for the event. The women scored 28 points to take seventh, led by Kendall Ellis who won the women's 400m with a USA-record time and was part of the winning women's relay. Randall Cunningham also won the men's high jump title and tied the school record, but suffered a broken leg on his final attempt.
WHO'S NEW ON THE 2019 TROJANS - The Trojans lost some key members from the women's 2018 NCAA title team and the men's fourth-place team, but return a strong core of athletes and have added a very strong group of newcomers. There are 12 new women's athletes on this season's outdoor roster: Breanna Bernard-Joseph (sprints), Alyssa Brewer (distances), Jacquelyn Fields (jumps), Karlee Freeman (throws), Bailey Lear (sprints), Katherine Longjohn (throws), Isabella Marten (jumps), Jemima Russell (distances), Brynn Sauer (distances), Natasha Stamp* (throws), Lanae-Tava Thomas (sprints/jumps) and Lauren Rain Williams (sprints). There are 20 new athletes competing for the men's team outdoors this season: Eric Allen Jr. (sprints), Devin Bright (sprints), Randall Cunningham* (high jump), Earvin da Silva (sprints), John Dempsey (distances), Noah Green (hurdles), Nicolaus Jakowec (distances), Isaiah Jewett (distances), Mathew Katnik (throws), Dylan Lange (throws), Talin Lewis (jumps), Mitch Libby (distances), Jaydon Logan* (sprints/hurdles), Marquis Morris* (hurdles), Omotade Ojora (hurdles), Ayden Owens (multis), Nathan Patterson (jumps), Daniel Robinson (sprints), Brendon Stewart (sprints) and Sam VanDorpe (distances). ` *denotes athlete who redshirted outdoors in 2018
HALL, JEWETT AND SMITH GILBERT EARN MPSF HONORS - USC redshirt junior Dior Hall was named Women's Athlete of the Meet, junior Isaiah Jewett was named Men's Athlete of the Meet and Caryl Smith Gilbert was named Women's Coach of the Year by the MPSF following the conclusion of the 2019 conference championship. Hall won the 200m and was second in the 60m hurdles and Jewett won the 800m and anchored USC's winning men's 4x400m relay. Smith Gilbert led the women's team to the title, winning six of the 17 events.
SMITH GILBERT & WATTS EARN USTFCCCA REGIONAL HONORS -- Caryl Smith Gilbert was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) 2019 Indoor West Region Women's Coach of the Year and Quincy Watts was named the 2019 Indoor West Region Women's Assistant Coach of the Year on March 1. Smith Gilbert, in her sixth season as USC Director of Track & Field, led the USC women's team to its fifth MPSF title in six seasons, winning the team title by a whopping 52.5 points. USC's women won five individual events and the 4x400m relay. USC's hurdlers finished first-fourth and its 60m sprinters also qualified four for the finals, finishing first, second and fifth. USC's No. 2 ranked women's team has 11 individuals in events and the 4x400m relay qualified for the indoor championships. Additionally, 14 individuals posted USC all-time top 10 marks this indoor season. This is Smith Gilbert's fifth USTFCCCA West Region Indoor Coach of the Year Award. Watts guided Kyra Constantine to the MPSF 400m title with a time of 52.07, No. 2 in the country. Kaelin Roberts ran 52.25 to win at the Texas Tech Classic & 52.54 to win at the MLK Invite. Constantine & Roberts now rank No. 2 & No. 4 on USC's all-time indoor 400m list and are 2 of 7 runners to go sub-52.50 this season. His 4x400m team ranked No. 1 all season, capturing the MPSF title & winning the 4x400m relay at every meet it competed: MLK Invite, Texas Tech Classic, Tyson and MPSFs. This is Watts's second USTFCCCA West Region Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year Award.
NEXT MEET: TROJAN INVITATIONAL - USC will host the Trojan Invitational at Loker Stadium on March 15-16.
USC WOMEN WIN MPSF TITLE; 8 INDIVIDUALS WIN EVENTS - The USC women's team won its fifth MPSF team title in six season on Feb. 23, scoring 120 points and defeating second-place Standord by 52.5 points. The USC men's team tied for third place with 63 points. Winning titles for the women were Angie Annelus (60m), Chanel Brissett (60m H), Krya Constantine (400m), Dior Hall (200m), Lanae-Tava Thomas (LJ) and the 4x400m relay. Men's MPSF champions were Isaiah Jewett (800m), Earnest Sears III (HJ), Brendon Stewart (60m) and the 4x400m relay.
USC AT THE NCAA INDOOR T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS - USC's men's team has won two NCAA indoor titles, winning in 1967 and 1972. USC's men placed second last season, its third runner-up finish. The USC women's program has never won an NCAA T&F indoor title, with its best finish being a tie for second in 1986. USC's women placed seventh indoors last season.
LAST YEAR AT THE NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - USC's men's team scored 37 points to finish second led by Michael Norman who won the men's 400m with a world-record time and who was part of the 4x400m relay which won with the fastest time ever recorded in the world for the event. The women scored 28 points to take seventh, led by Kendall Ellis who won the women's 400m with a USA-record time and was part of the winning women's relay. Randall Cunningham also won the men's high jump title and tied the school record, but suffered a broken leg on his final attempt.
WHO'S NEW ON THE 2019 TROJANS - The Trojans lost some key members from the women's 2018 NCAA title team and the men's fourth-place team, but return a strong core of athletes and have added a very strong group of newcomers. There are 12 new women's athletes on this season's outdoor roster: Breanna Bernard-Joseph (sprints), Alyssa Brewer (distances), Jacquelyn Fields (jumps), Karlee Freeman (throws), Bailey Lear (sprints), Katherine Longjohn (throws), Isabella Marten (jumps), Jemima Russell (distances), Brynn Sauer (distances), Natasha Stamp* (throws), Lanae-Tava Thomas (sprints/jumps) and Lauren Rain Williams (sprints). There are 20 new athletes competing for the men's team outdoors this season: Eric Allen Jr. (sprints), Devin Bright (sprints), Randall Cunningham* (high jump), Earvin da Silva (sprints), John Dempsey (distances), Noah Green (hurdles), Nicolaus Jakowec (distances), Isaiah Jewett (distances), Mathew Katnik (throws), Dylan Lange (throws), Talin Lewis (jumps), Mitch Libby (distances), Jaydon Logan* (sprints/hurdles), Marquis Morris* (hurdles), Omotade Ojora (hurdles), Ayden Owens (multis), Nathan Patterson (jumps), Daniel Robinson (sprints), Brendon Stewart (sprints) and Sam VanDorpe (distances). ` *denotes athlete who redshirted outdoors in 2018
HALL, JEWETT AND SMITH GILBERT EARN MPSF HONORS - USC redshirt junior Dior Hall was named Women's Athlete of the Meet, junior Isaiah Jewett was named Men's Athlete of the Meet and Caryl Smith Gilbert was named Women's Coach of the Year by the MPSF following the conclusion of the 2019 conference championship. Hall won the 200m and was second in the 60m hurdles and Jewett won the 800m and anchored USC's winning men's 4x400m relay. Smith Gilbert led the women's team to the title, winning six of the 17 events.
SMITH GILBERT & WATTS EARN USTFCCCA REGIONAL HONORS -- Caryl Smith Gilbert was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) 2019 Indoor West Region Women's Coach of the Year and Quincy Watts was named the 2019 Indoor West Region Women's Assistant Coach of the Year on March 1. Smith Gilbert, in her sixth season as USC Director of Track & Field, led the USC women's team to its fifth MPSF title in six seasons, winning the team title by a whopping 52.5 points. USC's women won five individual events and the 4x400m relay. USC's hurdlers finished first-fourth and its 60m sprinters also qualified four for the finals, finishing first, second and fifth. USC's No. 2 ranked women's team has 11 individuals in events and the 4x400m relay qualified for the indoor championships. Additionally, 14 individuals posted USC all-time top 10 marks this indoor season. This is Smith Gilbert's fifth USTFCCCA West Region Indoor Coach of the Year Award. Watts guided Kyra Constantine to the MPSF 400m title with a time of 52.07, No. 2 in the country. Kaelin Roberts ran 52.25 to win at the Texas Tech Classic & 52.54 to win at the MLK Invite. Constantine & Roberts now rank No. 2 & No. 4 on USC's all-time indoor 400m list and are 2 of 7 runners to go sub-52.50 this season. His 4x400m team ranked No. 1 all season, capturing the MPSF title & winning the 4x400m relay at every meet it competed: MLK Invite, Texas Tech Classic, Tyson and MPSFs. This is Watts's second USTFCCCA West Region Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year Award.
NEXT MEET: TROJAN INVITATIONAL - USC will host the Trojan Invitational at Loker Stadium on March 15-16.
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