Monday, February 09, 2015

McCullough Sets USC Weight Throw Record At Frank Sevigne Invitational

McCullough Sets USC Weight Throw Record At Frank Sevigne Invitational
Freshman Dior Hall had the top qualifying time in the women's 60m HH today with a season-best time of 8.22.  That time currently places her 8th on the NCAA descending order list.
Freshman Dior Hall had the top qualifying time in the women's 60m HH today with a season-best time of 8.22. That time currently places her 8th on the NCAA descending order list.
Feb. 6, 2015
Conor McCullough
McCullough, Conor
ThrowsRS SRCanoga Park, Calif.
won the men's weight throw with a meet and school record, Jaide Stepter 
Stepter, Jaide5-8HurdlesJRTucson, Ariz.
won the women's 400m dash and eight Trojans advanced to tomorrow's finals during the first day of competition at the 40th Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational held at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Indoor Track in Lincoln, Neb. today (Feb. 6). The top-notch competition includes teams from the Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and Pac-12 among others.
"We had some solid performances today in Nebraska," said USC Director of Track & Field Caryl Smith Gilbert. "Of course, Conor threw an outstanding new school record and put himself in good position on the NCAA list. There were some great marks and a few PRs in the 60m and 60m HH. This is our first meet this year on a banked track and for most of the freshmen their first time ever running on a banked track. We had consistent marks and quite a few qualifiers for tomorrow's finals. I am pleased with the energy and progress of our team today."
The redshirt senior McCullough won the men's weight throw with a school record on his second throw of 74-7.00 (22.73m) which also set the meet record, breaking the old mark which had stood since 2007. McCullough won the event by nearly three feet and three of his six throws would have won the event. McCullough improved to three-for-three in his career in weight throw competitions, winning twice in the 2012 season. His mark today puts him in third place in the country.
Freshman Dior Hall 
Hall, Dior5-6HurdlesFRDenver, Colo.
advances to tomorrow's women's 60m HH final by running a season-best 8.22 today to win her heat and post the fastest qualifying time. That time places her eighth on the NCAA descending order list entering today's action. Sophomore Amalie Iuel
Iuel, Amalie5-11Heptathlon, JumpsSOOslo, Norway
ran her first 60m HH race of the season and had a time of 8.87 to finish 22nd. Freshman Marquis Morris placed 12th in the men's 60m HH with a season-best time of 8.06 and seniorAllen Williams
Williams, Allen5-8110m HH, TJSROakland, Calif.
 took 14th place with a time of 8.15.
The USC women dominated the 60 dash prelims with four Trojans winning their heats and all five Trojans finishing among the top six qualifiers. Junior Alexis Faulknor
Faulknor, Alexis5-5Long Jump, SprintsJRLos Angeles, Calif.
 won her heat and was the top qualifier with a time of 7.38. Freshman Gabriella Cantrell
Cantrell, Gabriella5-4SprintsFRSan Leandro, Calif.
won her heat with a season-best time of 7.40 which was the second-best qualifying time. Freshman Ky Westbrook 
Westbrook, Ky5-9SprintsFRChandler, Ariz.
was second in Cantrell's heat with a time of 7.41 which was the top non-automatic time to advance to the finals. Redshirt junior Tynia Gaither
Gaither, Tynia5-2SprintsRS JRKissimmee, Fla.
 won her heat with a time of 7.45, the third-best automatic qualifying time and sophomore Destinee Brown 
Brown, Destinee5-5SprintsSOInglewood, Calif.
won her heat with a time of 7.47, fourth among the automatic qualifiers.
Senior BeeJay Lee 
Lee, BeeJay5-6SprintsSRWest Covina, Calif.
won his 60m heat with a time of 6.70 which was the top time to advance to tomorrow's finals. Junior Andre De Grasse
De Grasse, Andre5-10100,200JRMarkham, Ontairo, CN
 won his heat with a time of 6.75, which was the third-fastest qualifying time. Junior Just'N Thymes
Thymes, Just'N6-0SprintsJRPhoenix, Ariz.
ran his first race for USC and had a time of 6.87 which was good for 17th.
USC's women also cleaned up in the 400m final as junior Jaide Stepter 
Stepter, Jaide5-8HurdlesJRTucson, Ariz.
won with a time of 54.05, senior Vanessa Jones
Jones, Vanessa5-7400m and RelaysSRFontana, CA
 was third with a time of 54.66, Iuel was fourth with a time of 54.72, freshman Kendall Ellis
Ellis, Kendall5-8SprintsFRPembroke Pines, Fla.
 was fifth with a time of 55.00 and sophomore Cameron Pettigrew 
Pettigrew, Cameron5-10SprintsSOChicago, Ill.
was 12th with a time of 56.60.
Freshman Ricky Morgan
Morgan, Ricky5-9400mFRWoodbridge, Va.
 continued his strong indoor showing by taking second among 52 runners in the men's 400m dash with a time of 47.33.
Freshman Adoree' Jackson
Jackson, Adoree'5-11JumpsFRBelleville, Ill.
 placed seventh in the men's long jump with a best leap of 23-8.00 (7.21m). He entered the finals in sixth, but fouled in all three of his attempts and slipped to seventh. Freshman Dominic Smallwood
Smallwood, Dominic6-2JumpsFRLas Vegas, Nev.
 placed 16th with a jump of 22-2.50 (6.77m).
The Trojans will be back in action tomorrow beginning at 10 a.m. PT with the men's shot put competition.

USC 2015 Roster
Coaches

Men
NAMEHTEVENT(S)YearHometown
Andrews, Myles
800,1500SRLong Beach, Calif.
Cunningham, Randall6-6High JumpFRLas Vegas, Nev.
De Grasse, Andre5-10100,200JRMarkham, Ontairo, CN
Ford, Robert5-10Middle DistancesFRSan Antonio, Texas
Galen, Josh5-6DistancesRS SOLos Angeles
Iverson, Kyle6-0800mJRNewport Beach, Calif.
Jackson, Adoree'5-11JumpsFRBelleville, Ill.
Jordan, Bryan6-0DistancesRS JRReno, Nevada
Krone, Michael6-1High JumpSRAnnapolis, Md.
Lee, BeeJay5-6SprintsSRWest Covina, Calif.
Lopez, Diego5-11JavelinRS JRPasadena, Calif.
Manahan, David6-1800,1500FRLos Angeles, Calif.
McCullough, Conor
ThrowsRS SRCanoga Park, Calif.
Mercado, Bryan5-6100m, 200mSRPomona, Calif.
Millon, Jabre6-0Sprints/JumpsSRLa Verne, Calif.
Morgan, D.J.5-10Hurdles/SprintsRS SRPacoima, Calif.
Morgan, Ricky5-9400mFRWoodbridge, Va.
Morin, Gabriel5-7DistancesFRLos Angeles, Calif.
Morris, Marquís6-3110MH, 400MH, 400mFRPittsburg, Calif.
Ponzio, Nick6-0ThrowsRS FRTemecula, Calif.
Robinson, Will6-0800mJRSan Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Rohani, Alex6-0400m, 4x400mSOBeverly Hills, Calif.
Rozvar, Mikey5-10Pole VaultSOSan Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Rule, Clayton6-1DistancesSOSan Diego, Calif.
Sellens, David6-4ThrowsRS FRYreka, Calif.
Slater, Jovonte5-9Jumps, SprintsRS JRMurrieta, Calif.
Smallwood, Dominic6-2JumpsFRLas Vegas, Nev.
Spanos, Andreas6-0Middle DistancesJRStockton, Calif.
Stewart, Davonte6-1SprintsSRRancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Thymes, Just'N6-0SprintsJRPhoenix, Ariz.
Wallin, Jordon5-11DistancesFRMeridian, Id.
Williams, Allen5-8110m HH, TJSROakland, Calif.
Williams, Jemal6-1Decathlon, 400HSRSanta Rosa, Calif.

Women
NAMEHTEVENT(S)YearHometown
Berdousi, Katerina5-10DistancesJRTripoli Greece
Bragdon, Amber5-7DistancesFRFountain Valley
Brown, Destinee5-5SprintsSOInglewood, Calif.
Cantrell, Gabriella5-4SprintsFRSan Leandro, Calif.
Capellino, Erica5-71500 / Mid-DistancesSRPalos Verdes, CA
Collatz, Alexandra5-8DiscusSRBakersfield, CA
Cox, Melia5-6Hurdles and JumpsSRLong Beach, CA
Cravens, Malia5-9JumpsRS JRLos Angeles, Calif.
Davies, Nicole5-4DistancesJRCoronado, Calif.
Davis, Jerayah5-10SprintsFRCasper, Wy.
Ellis, Kendall5-8SprintsFRPembroke Pines, Fla.
Faulknor, Alexis5-5Long Jump, SprintsJRLos Angeles, Calif.
Gaither, Tynia5-2SprintsRS JRKissimmee, Fla.
Grego, Lauren5-10800m, 1500mRS SOHuntington Beach, Calif.
Hall, Dior5-6HurdlesFRDenver, Colo.
Hill, Deanna5-5SprintsFROrlando, Fla.
Horvath, Felicia5-7Pole VaultJRBudapest, Hungary
Iuel, Amalie5-11Heptathlon, JumpsSOOslo, Norway
Jones, Vanessa5-7400m and RelaysSRFontana, CA
Kao, Emma5-6DistancesFRLaguna Niguel, Calif.
Kijima, Reika5-6DistancesJRYokohama, Japan
Ndipagbor, Akawkaw5-8SprintsSRCorona, CA
Novy, Tera6-0ThrowsJRMontesano, Wash.
Ozorai, Jenny5-3ThrowsRS SRSzombathely, Hungary
Peace, Mackensie5-8DistancesFRMission Viejo, Calif.
Pettigrew, Cameron5-10SprintsSOChicago, Ill.
Peyton, Erika5-11ThrowsRS SOStudio City, Calif.
Reardon, Alyssa5-5DistancesJRPlacentia, Calif.
Richards, Madisen5-7Sprints/LJFRSimi Valley, Calif.
Ricks, Madison5-11DistancesFRSan Ramon, Calif.
Sapa, Tanya5-8ThrowsSORiverside, Calif.
Soderstrom, Kira5-4DistancesSRWinter Park, Fla.
Stepter, Jaide5-8HurdlesJRTucson, Ariz.
Strickland, Natasha5-11800mJRLaguna Beach, Calif.
Tong, Jenna5-2DistancesJRManhattan Beach, Calif.
Tseng, Julia5-3JavelinRS JRWest Covina, Calif.
Westbrook, Ky5-9SprintsFRChandler, Ariz.
Coaches
Caryl Smith Gilbert - Director of Track & Field

Dan Lange - Assistant Coach, Throws
Jamie Nieto - Jumps/Multis Coach
Loreal Smith - Assistant Coach
Quincy Watts - Assistant Coach, Sprints
Dee Dee Trotter - Volunteer Assistant
Ryan Wilson - Volunteer Assistant
Mary Angell - Director of Operations


Courtesy USC

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