Monday, March 26, 2012

USC Closes Trojan Invite By Posting World-Leading 4x400m Relay Time

Courtesy USC
On the web--http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/c-track/recaps/032412aac.h

Trojans Win 12 Events; Cox leaps into top 10 Sophomore Josh Mance (Pomona, CA) shown bringing home the stick in first with the second-fastest time in USC history and a world-leading time of 3:02.24. Mance also won the men's 400m race with a collegiate-leading time of 45.65.



March 24, 2012



Complete Results
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/usc/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/2011-12/box_score/stats_20120324aab.pdf

Video Highlights


USC closed out the 2012 Trojan Invitational in spectacular fashion by posting the second-fastest men's 4x400m relay time in school history today (March 24) in the final event of the two-day meet held on Cromwell Field at Loker Stadium. The Trojans won 12 events at the meet which included Texas A&M, Oregon, Michigan, BYU, Washington and Washington State and the seven schools teamed up to post a number of world-leading marks, collegiate-best times and personal-bests.

The USC men's 4x400m relay team of redshirt senior Bryshon Nellum (Los Angeles), senior Joey Hughes (Long Beach), junior Reggie Wyatt (Riverside) and sophomore Josh Mance (Pomona) stormed to victory over the defending NCAA champion in the event Texas A&M with a time of 3:02.24. The team's time is the second-fastest all-time by a Trojan quartet and is the current world-leading time early in the track season. Texas A&M was second with a time of 3:03.16.

Freshman Erin Matranga (St. Francis HS, Sacramento 2011) got things started on the day for the Trojans running the first 3000m steeplechase of her career and she came through in fourth place in the small field with a time of 11:28.47. In just one race, she moved into ninth place on USC's all-time list in the event. Redshirt sophomore Adrian Rafiee (San Diego)then ran in the men's 3000m steeplechase, an event he ranks eighth all-time on the Trojans' list. He placed ninth today with a time of 9:35.84.

USC's women's 4x100m relay team of sophomore Loudia Laarman (Lethbridge, Alberta, CN), senior Aareon Payne, sophomore Jenna Puterbaugh and freshman Akawkaw Ndipagbor then placed second with a time of 44.64. Sophomore sprinter Jessica Davis who normally anchors USC's relay is not competing this weekend as a precaution due to tighness in her left leg. The men were next and the 4x100m relay team of freshman Jovante Slater, freshman Davonte Stewart, junior Terence Abram and sophomore Aaron Brown placed third with a time of 40.14. They were .01 seconds behind second-place Washington on the strength of strong legs from Slater and Brown. Texas A&M won the event with a time of 39.48.

Freshman Erica Capellino,redshirt junior Shelby Buckley and freshman Kira Soderstrom then represented USC in the women's 1500m race and all three set PRs. Capellino had a time of 4:27.92 to place seventh, Buckley placed 11th with a time of 4:35.12 and Soderstrom 13th with a time of 4:39.49. Senior Blake Shaw then placed fifth in the men's 1500m race with a time of 3:50.06, redshirt junior Tony Martinez was 16th with a time of 4:07.93 and redshirt junior Greg Woodburn was 17th with a PR of 4:17.33.

The women's 100m HH were next and sophomore Lauren Blackburn in her first outdoor race of the season placed second with a time of 13.86. Last season Blackburn set the USC freshman record with a time of 13.06. 2012 freshmen Melia Cox finished in third place with a season-best time of 13.94 and Kiana Henry was 20th with a time of 16.78. Senior All-American hurdler Dalilah Muhammad was held out of action this weekend as a precaution due to right quad tighness. In the men's 110m HH race, freshman Allen Williams was eighth with a time of 14.89 and freshman Jemal Williams was 15th with a time of 15.92.

Freshmen Ndipagbor (54.41) and Jones (54.60) came in fourth and fifth respectively in the women's 400m dash. Also competing for USC in the race were freshman Malea Malik in 11th (59.24), junior Alexis Brown in 12th (60.55), freshman Tessa Granowski in 13th (60.76) and junior Caroline Lutzky in 14th (67.27).

Mance won the men's 400m dash with a great early season time of 45.65 which is the current U.S.-leading time and third in the world. Hughes in his first 400m race of the season was not far behind in third with a time 46.24 and Nellum was fourth with a time of 46.45. Senior Scott DeYoung was 13th with a time of 48.64, redshirt senior Josh Tennesoss was 19th with a time of 49.45, redshirt sophomore Karan Kanchan was 19th with a PR of 49.79, junior Joseph Laetsch was 21st with a time of 50.73, freshman Khoren Lawson was 23rd with a season-best time of 51.72 and junior Michael Zuletta was 24th with a time of 55.22.

The next race was the women's 100m dash and Laarman was second with a time of 11.83 run into a -2.5 wind. Redshirt freshman Charity Bruce came in 15th with a time of 12.66.

Brown won the men's 100m dash against a strong field which included 2011 NCAA finalist Prezel Hardy, Jr. of Texas A&M. Brown's winning time of 10.25 was a PR and is currently the second-leading time among collegiate runners. That time is also just .02 seconds outside of the Trojans' all-time top 10 in the event. Abram was 11th with a time of 10.93 and freshman Bryan Mercado was 12th with a time of 10.99.

In the women's 800m race, senior Anniya Louis was sixth with a time of 2:15.69, junior Kelly Owen was 13th with a time of 2:18.29, sophomore Natalia Williams was 16th with a time of 2:21.63, sophomore Anna Burger was 17th with a time of 2:22.75 and sophomore Jackie Dion was 18th with a time of 2:24.29. Freshman Myles Andrews placed seventh in the men's 800m race with a strong time of 1:51.14, just off his high school best. Also running the 800m race were senior James Leckie who placed 11th with a time of 1:52.77, junior Barry Wilkins was 14th with a time of 1:54.16, junior Ryan Thomas was 17th with a time of 1:56.92, junior Aaron Adkins was 18th with a time of 1:57.88 and redshirt junior Tim Kessler was 19th with a time of 1:59.45.

USC did not have a runner in the women's 400m IH race, but Wyatt running in the men's 400m IH race sure made some noise for the Trojans. He won the event with an amazing early season and collegiate-leading time of 49.95. Senior Duane Walker also had a good time of 52.09 to finish fifth. Also sophomore Greg Starkey was 15th with a time of 55.92 and freshman Sam Barkley was 16th after stumbling on the final hurdle and finishing with a time of 59.14.

Both the women's and men's 200m races featured very strong fields and the Trojans fared well. Payne had a good first 200m race of the season, finishing second with a time of 23.33, .05 seconds behind the winner Olivia Ekpone of Texas A&M. Puterbaugh tied for sixth with a time of 23.92, Laarman was 10th with a time of 24.11 and Bruce was 22nd with a time of 25.60.

The freshman Stewart ran in the men's 200m dash and set a PR with time of 20.62 to place third. His time was the fastest by a Trojan freshman in the 200m race since Ahmad Rashad ran 20.56 in 2007. 2012 NCAA 200m indoor champion Ameer Webb of Texas A&M won the race with a time of 20.46. Mercado placed 16th with a time of 22.17 and Jemal Williams placed 20th with a time of 24.27.

The women's 4x400m relay team of Puterbaugh, Ndipagbor, Jones and redshirt freshman Malea Malik came in third with a time of 3:44.97.

Event 32 Men 4x400 Meter Relay
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School Seed Finals
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Section 1
1 Usc 'A' 3:04.50 3:02.24 (WL, AL, CL)
1) Nellum, Bryshon 2) Hughes, Joey
3) Wyatt, Reggie 4) Mance, Josh
2 Texas A&M 'A' 3:04.00 3:03.16
1) Roberts, Joey 2) Babineaux, Ricky
3) Preble, Michael 4) Lendore, Deon

2012 Roster
Coaches


Last Name
NAME Height
HT EVENT(S) eligibility
Year Hometown
abram terence
Abram, Terence 71
5-11 Sprints 5
JR Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
adamski francesca
Adamski, Francesca 64
5-4 Distances 3
SO Troy, Mich.
adkins aaron
Adkins, Aaron 74
6-2 800m 4
RS SO Las Vegas, Nev.
andrews myles
Andrews, Myles 71
5-11 800 1
FR Cypress, Calif.
bailey candace
Bailey, Candace 68
5-8 Jumps, Heptathlon 6
RS JR Houston, Texas
barkley samuel
Barkley, Samuel 73
6-1 Hurdles 1
FR Newport Beach, Calif.
baumann tamara
Baumann, Tamara 67
5-7 Hammer 8
RS SR Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
benjamin farren
Benjamin, Farren 65
5-5 Hammer 6
RS JR Rossmoor, Calif.
blackburn lauren
Blackburn, Lauren 68
5-8 Hurdles 3
SO Dallas, Texas
blanchard tara
Blanchard, Tara 68
5-8 Distances 2
RS FR Agoura, Calif.
boehnlein colin
Boehnlein, Colin 69
5-9 Long Jump 3
SO Portland, Ore.
bogie douglas
Bogie, Douglas 74
6-2 Jumps 3
SO Malibu, Calif.
boyd alitta
Boyd, Alitta 70
5-10 Jumps 5
JR Union City, Calif.
brown aaron
Brown, Aaron 73
6-1 Sprints, 4x100m 3
SO Toronto, Ontario, Canada
brown alexis
Brown, Alexis 64
5-4 400m 5
JR Pomona, Calif.
bruce charity
Bruce, Charity 65
5-5 Sprints 2
RS FR Baton Rouge, La.
buckley shelby
Buckley, Shelby 64
5-4 Distances 6
RS JR Newport Coast, Calif.
burger anna
Burger, Anna 65
5-5 800m 3
SO Boulder, Colo.
burnett tony
Burnett, Tony 73
6-1 Jumps 7
SR Watts, Calif.
busa kristine
Busa, Kristine 70
5-10 Javelin 8
RS SR Riga, Latvia
byrne shannon
Byrne, Shannon 65
5-5 1500 1
FR Newbury Park, CA
capellino erica
Capellino, Erica 65
5-5 1500 / Mid-Distances 1
FR Palos Verdes, CA
chambers lauren
Chambers, Lauren 65
5-5 Throws 4
RS SO Acworth, Ga.
chang katherine
Chang, Katherine 65
5-5 Jumps 7
SR Short Hills, N.J.
cherry steven
Cherry, Steven 69
5-9 Pole Vault 1
FR Clayton, Del.
churchman jeffrey
Churchman, Jeffrey 76
6-4 Javelin 4
RS SO Santa Barbara, Calif.
collatz alexandra
Collatz, Alexandra 67
5-7 Discus 1
FR Bakersfield, CA
collins crispin
Collins, Crispin 67
5-7 400m, 800m 7
SR Santa Ana, Calif.
cox melia
Cox, Melia 66
5-6 Hurdles and Jumps 1
FR Long Beach, CA
davis jessica
Davis, Jessica 70
5-10 Sprints 3
SO Palmdale, Calif.
deyoung katie
DeYoung, Katie 65
5-5 Distances 2
RS FR Dana Point, Calif.
deyoung scott
DeYoung, Scott 73
6-1 400m 7
SR Dana Point, Calif.
dion jackie
Dion, Jackie 69
5-9 400m 3
SO Newport Beach, Calif.
erdelyi zsofia
Erdelyi, Zsofia 63
5-3 Distances 8
RS SR Godollo, Hungary
fajoyomi viktor
Fajoyomi, Viktor 73
6-1 High Jump 3
SO Budapest, Hungary
falgout beau
Falgout, Beau 78
6-6 Hammer 4
RS SO Dallas, Texas
gaeta leah
Gaeta, Leah 68
5-8 Distances 7
SR Palo Alto, Calif.
granowski tessa
Granowski, Tessa 67
5-7 400m 1
FR Dallas, Texas
harris aleec
Harris, Aleec 72
6-0 Hurdles 5
JR Atlanta, Georgia
hendin aron
Hendin, Aron 60
5-0 Pole Vault 1
FR Chesterfield, Mo.
henry kiana
Henry, Kiana 0 Heptathlon 1
FR Anaheim Hills
hoffer stephanie
Hoffer, Stephanie 68
5-8 Hammer 4
RS SO San Gabriel, Calif.
hughes joey
Hughes, Joey 70
5-10 200m, 400m 7
SR Long Beach, Calif.
jones jennifer
Jones, Jennifer 65
5-5 Jumps/Sprints 5
JR Rialto, Calif.
jones vanessa
Jones, Vanessa 67
5-7 400m and Relays 1
FR Fontana, CA
kanchan karan
Kanchan, Karan 68
5-8 400m 4
RS SO Bombay, India
karkut kathryn
Karkut, Kathryn 68
5-8 Jumps/Hurdles 7
SR Huntington Beach, Calif.
kessler tim
Kessler, Tim 68
5-8 800m 6
RS JR Portland, Ore.
laarman loudia
Laarman, Loudia 64
5-4 Sprints 3
SO Lethbridge, Alberta, CN
laetsch joseph
Laetsch, Joseph 71
5-11 400m 5
JR Palos Verdes, Calif.
lawson khoren
Lawson, Khoren 71
5-11 Sprints 1
FR Manchester, Jamaica
leckie james
Leckie, James 74
6-2 800m/1500m 7
SR Whitehouse Station, N.J.
lee marqise
Lee, Marqise 72
6-0 Jumps, Sprints 1
FR Inglewood, Calif.
linkletter brett
Linkletter, Brett 70
5-10 Jumps 3
SO Laguna Beach, Calif.
louis anniya
Louis, Anniya 64
5-4 800m/Distances 7
SR Culver City, Calif.
lundin austin
Lundin, Austin 68
5-8 Distances 1
FR Hillsboro, Ore.
lundin jessica
Lundin, Jessica 65
5-5 Distances 7
SR Hillsboro, Ore.
lutzky caroline
Lutzky, Caroline 67
5-7 400m 5
JR Miami Beach, Fla.
malik malea
Malik, Malea 65
5-5 Sprints 2
RS FR Ontario, CA
mance josh
Mance, Josh 75
6-3 400m, 200m, Relays 3
SO Pomona, Calif.
markowitz abe
Markowitz, Abe 74
6-2 Throws 6
RS JR Hawaii Kai, Hawaii
martinez tony
Martinez, Tony 72
6-0 Distances 6
RS JR Wildomar, Calif.
matranga erin
Matranga, Erin 66
5-6 Distances 1
FR Sacramento, Calif.
mccormick matthew
McCormick, Matthew 71
5-11 Pole Vault 7
SR San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
mcdonald ross
McDonald, Ross 72
6-0 Pole Vault/Long Jump 3
SO Newton, Mass.
mercado bryan
Mercado, Bryan 66
5-6 100m, 200m 1
FR Pomona, Calif.
minderler marissa
Minderler, Marissa 70
5-10 Throws 8
RS SR Santa Clara, Calif.
morgan d.j.
Morgan, D.J. 70
5-10 Sprints/Hurdles 2
RS FR Van Nuys, Calif.
muhammad dalilah
Muhammad, Dalilah 67
5-7 Hurdles, Sprints 7
SR Bayside, N.Y.
ndipagbor akawkaw
Ndipagbor, Akawkaw 68
5-8 Sprints 1
FR Corona, CA
nellum bryshon
Nellum, Bryshon 0 Sprints 8
RS SR Los Angeles, Calif.
niemeyer jade
Niemeyer, Jade 70
5-10 Throws 8
RS SR Hansville, Wash.
ojo samantha
Ojo, Samantha 71
5-11 400m 1
FR Los Angeles, Calif.
olonade oluwakemi
Olonade, Oluwakemi 66
5-6 Jumps 1
FR London, England
owen kelly
Owen, Kelly 70
5-10 Distances 5
JR Palos Verdes, Calif.
ozorai jenny
Ozorai, Jenny 63
5-3 Throws 3
SO Szombathely, Hungary
payne aareon
Payne, Aareon 66
5-6 Sprints 7
SR Cleveland Heights, Ohio
porterfield jay
Porterfield, Jay 66
5-6 Sprints 5
JR Stone Mountain, Ga.
puterbaugh jenna
Puterbaugh, Jenna 64
5-4 Sprints 3
SO Encinitas, Calif.
pyka ashley
Pyka, Ashley 67
5-7 Throws 6
RS JR Anaheim, Calif.
pysell holly
Pysell, Holly 74
6-2 Javelin 3
SO Gilbert, Ariz.
rafiee adrian
Rafiee, Adrian 70
5-10 Steeplechase/5000m 4
RS SO San Diego, Calif.
remick spencer
Remick, Spencer 73
6-1 800m 5
JR Inverness, Ill.
robey nickell
Robey, Nickell 68
5-8 Jumps 3
SO Frostproof, Fla.
robinson erin
Robinson, Erin 67
5-7 Distances 1
FR Los Altos Hills, CA
ruiz tyler
Ruiz, Tyler 74
6-2 Jumps 5
JR Valley Village, Calif.
schwindt kevin
Schwindt, Kevin 70
5-10 Pole Vault 3
SO Colorado Springs, Colo.
selma david
Selma, David 74
6-2 Jumps 4
RS SO Palmdale, Calif.
shaw blake
Shaw, Blake 75
6-3 800m, Distances 7
SR Houston, Texas
slater jovante
Slater, Jovante 69
5-9 Jumps, Sprints 1
FR Murrieta, Calif.
soderstrom kira
Soderstrom, Kira 0
starkey gregory
Starkey, Gregory 74
6-2 Hurdles 3
SO San Clemente, Calif.
stein eric
Stein, Eric 72
6-0 Throws 6
RS JR Lakewood, Calif.
stewart davonte
Stewart, Davonte 73
6-1 Sprints 1
FR Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
stutland jennifer
Stutland, Jennifer 70
5-10 High Jump 5
JR Lexington, Ky.
szabo daniel
Szabo, Daniel 0 Hammer Throw 1
FR Szombathely, Hungary
tennefoss josh
Tennefoss, Josh 73
6-1 Sprints 8
RS SR Portola Valley, Calif.
thomas ryan
Thomas, Ryan 71
5-11 800m/1500m 5
JR San Jose, Calif.
thompson cooper
Thompson, Cooper 72
6-0 Throws 7
SR Bakersfield, Calif.
walker duane
Walker, Duane 78
6-6 400m IH, Sprints 7
SR Compton, Calif.
walles jaclyn
Walles, Jaclyn 60
5-0 Distances 3
SO Westchester, Calif.
washington kristopher
Washington, Kristopher 68
5-8 800m/1500m 5
JR Cleveland, Ohio
weiss thea
Weiss, Thea 61
5-1 Pole Vault 4
RS SO Apple Valley, Calif.
wilkins barry
Wilkins, Barry 69
5-9 800m 5
JR Indianapolis, Ind.
williams allen
Williams, Allen 68
5-8 110m HH, TJ 1
FR Oakland, Calif.
williams jemal
Williams, Jemal 72
6-0 Decathlon 1
FR Santa Rosa, Calif.
williams natalia
Williams, Natalia 64
5-4 400m 3
SO Sherman Oaks, Calif.
woodburn gregory
Woodburn, Gregory 73
6-1 Distances 6
RS JR Ventura, Calif.
wyatt reggie
Wyatt, Reggie 77
6-5 Hurdles/400m 5
JR Riverside, Calif.
zia jeffrey
Zia, Jeffrey 71
5-11 Pole Vault 1
FR Oak Park, Calif.
zuletta michael
Zuletta, Michael 69
5-9 400m 5
JR Montebello, Calif.


Coaches


Ron Allice - Director of Track and Field
John Henry Johnson - Men's Sprint Coach/Recruiting Coord.
Tina Fernandes - Women's Sprint Coach, Assistant Coach
Dan Lange - Throws Coach
Mike Pullins - Jumps Coach
Tom Walsh - Distances/Women's Cross Country Coach
Kate Carlson - Pole Vault Coach
Laszlo Tabori - Distance Coach
Tommie White - Hurdles Coach

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