USC Starts Season With A Strong Showing At UW Indoor Preview
Courtesy USC |  Junior Eric Sloan, a transfer from San Joaquin Delta College, began his Trojan career in style winning the triple jump with a leap of 53-11.00 and taking second in the long jump with a jump of 24-5.50. |
Jan. 16, 2016 Results 
USC came out of the blocks strongly in the season-opening UW Indoor Preview Meet in Seattle, Wash. today (Jan. 16), winning six events, setting one school record and two meet records. "Today was a solid day of competition," said USC Director of Track & Field Caryl Smith Gilbert. "We had several great opening marks and for the most part everyone opened up ahead of where they were last year. The jumpers were very impressive today because the marks were earned using half approaches in order to work on the technical aspects of their events." "We held back some of the sprinters so they can rest and prepare for the meet in Birmingham next week and the rest of the season," added Smith Gilbert. "We have been experiencing a few nagging injuries here and there. I was exited to see the throwers compete and they did an outstanding job. This week we will go back to the drawing board and get ready for next week's competition." Senior Jaide Stepter won the women's 400m dash with a meet-record time of 53.18. Taking second place was sophomore Kendall Ellis who had a time of 53.54. Only one other runner was able to open up under 55 seconds and that was former Oregon star Brianne Theisen- Eaton who took third with a time of 53.87. Sophomore Gabriella Cantrell won the women's 200m dash with a time of 24.13. Freshman jumper Margaux Jones also ran and placed 23rd with a time of 25.88. Sophomore Robert Ford won the men's 800m race with a time of 1:50.86, more than 2.5 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Sophomore Jordon Wallin also ran for USC and took 12th with a time of 1:56.47. Redshirt freshman Zyaire Clemes got his USC career off to a great start by winning the men's 400m race with a time of 47.46. Only five runners in the field ran under 49.0 seconds and only Stanford's Jackson Shumway broke 48 seconds with with a time of 47.71. In other men's races, sophomore Adoree' Jackson placed third in the 60m dash with a time of 6.84 and freshman Dominic Davis was fourth with a time of 6.92. The pair was second and third among the college runners. Jackson had a time of 6.85 and Davis a time of 6.93 in the prelims to advance to the finals. Senior Just'N Thymes had a PR of 6.77 which was second in the prelims, but did not run in the finals. Davis had a time of 6.97 in the prelims qualifier to take fourth and advance. Sophomore Marquis Morris took third in the men's 60m HH with a time of 8.09, which was second among collegians. He had a time of 8.14 in the prelims to advance to the finals with the third-fastest qualifying time. Sophomore Ricky Morgan Jr. took second in the men's 600m race with a time of 1:18.55. He finished just .18 seconds behind the winner. Sophomore Mitchell Cameron ran in the men's one-mile race and took 12th in his heat and 48th overall with a time of 4:30.81. Freshmen Trent Rule (8:45.08) and Nicolaus Jakowec (8:53.19) finished 41st and 49th respectively in the men's 3000m race. In other women's races, sophomore Deanna Hill was seventh with a time of 7.41 and senior Alexis Faulknor was eighth with a time of 7.45 in the women's 60m dash finals. Former Trojan All-American Jessica Davis was fifth with a time of 7.37. Hill advanced out of the prelims with a time of 7.41 and Faulknor with a time of 7.40. Junior Destinee Brown advanced out of the prelims qualifier with a time of 7.54, while Jones ran 7.88, but did not advance. Brown had a time of 7.43 in the preliminary rounds and finished ninth, one spot out of advancing to the finals. Freshman Jasmyne Graham had a time of 8.61 to advance out of the women's 60m HH prelims in fourth. She then ran 8.31 in the finals to finish third, second among college hurdlers. Former USC All-American Nia Ali won with a meet-record time of 8.12. Freshman Lyndey Lopes had a time of 9.75 in the qualifier for the prelims, but did not advance. Junior Cameron Pettigrew ran in the women's 600m race and placed seventh with a time of 1:34.80. Freshman Rachel Glynn placed fourth in the women's 800m race, second among college runners, with a time of 2:13.65. Redshirt sophomore Rebekah Ent had a time of 2:18.33 to place 13th and freshman Taylor Seamans had a time of 2:22.39 to place 20th. Senior Katerina Berdousi was the only Trojan to run in the women's one-mile race and she had the fastest time in the first two sections of 5:01.71 and finished 20th overall. Senior Jenna Tong bettered her school-record 3000m time by running 10:05.08 (more than a 4-second improvement), but finished 30th overall. The top 10 finishers in the event were all professional runners. In men's field events, junior Eric Sloan won the men's triple jump with a meet-record leap of 53-11.00 (16.43m). He broke the previous record set in 2011 by 2-feet, 8-inches. He was also 7.5 inches off the Dempsey track record of 54-6.50 set by USC's Julien Kapek in 2003. Sloan had his jump in his first attempt, then had two fouls and passed on his final three attempts. Sophomore Dominic Smallwood took seventh with a jump of 46-9.00 (14.25m). Earlier in the day Sloan took second in the men's long jump, first among collegians, with a leap of 24-5.50 (7.45m). Smallwood was ninth in the long jump with a mark of 22-3.75 (6.80m). Sophomore Randall Cunningham tied four fourth in the men's high jump with a clearance of 6-10.75 (2.10m). He was clean at 2.05 and 2.10 meters, but missed all three attempts at 2.15m (7-0.50 feet). He tied for second among the collegiate jumpers. Sophomore Nick Ponzio and freshman Matthew Katnik went 1-2 in the men's shot put competition. Ponzio had an indoor PR of 63-9.00 (19.43m) to win the event, while Katnik had a best mark of 60-2.00 (18.34m) to place second. In women's field events, Jones took fifth in the women's long jump with a leap of 18-10.50 (5.75m), while junior Amalie Iuel tied for 12th with a jump of 17-10.75 (5.45m) and Lopes was 23rd with a jump of 17-1.25 (5.21m). Alum Ali was third with a jump of 19-1.25. Senior Tera Novy placed fifth in the women's shot put with a best mark of 48-10.25 (14.89m), while junior Tanya Sapa took sixth with a mark of 47-1.25 (14.37m). Iuel was 28th with a mark of 31-8.75 (9.67m) and Lopes was 29th with a shot put of 31-3.75 (9.54m). Freshman Jordan Winters had a clearance of 5-3.00 (1.60m) to take 12th in the women's high jump competition.
USC came out of the blocks strongly in the season-opening UW Indoor Preview Meet in Seattle, Wash. today (Jan. 16), winning six events, setting one school record and two meet records. "Today was a solid day of competition," said USC Director of Track & Field Caryl Smith Gilbert. "We had several great opening marks and for the most part everyone opened up ahead of where they were last year. The jumpers were very impressive today because the marks were earned using half approaches in order to work on the technical aspects of their events." "We held back some of the sprinters so they can rest and prepare for the meet in Birmingham next week and the rest of the season," added Smith Gilbert. "We have been experiencing a few nagging injuries here and there. I was exited to see the throwers compete and they did an outstanding job. This week we will go back to the drawing board and get ready for next week's competition." Senior Jaide Stepter won the women's 400m dash with a meet-record time of 53.18. Taking second place was sophomore Kendall Ellis who had a time of 53.54. Only one other runner was able to open up under 55 seconds and that was former Oregon star Brianne Theisen- Eaton who took third with a time of 53.87. Sophomore Gabriella Cantrell won the women's 200m dash with a time of 24.13. Freshman jumper Margaux Jones also ran and placed 23rd with a time of 25.88. Sophomore Robert Ford won the men's 800m race with a time of 1:50.86, more than 2.5 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Sophomore Jordon Wallin also ran for USC and took 12th with a time of 1:56.47. Redshirt freshman Zyaire Clemes got his USC career off to a great start by winning the men's 400m race with a time of 47.46. Only five runners in the field ran under 49.0 seconds and only Stanford's Jackson Shumway broke 48 seconds with with a time of 47.71. In other men's races, sophomore Adoree' Jackson placed third in the 60m dash with a time of 6.84 and freshman Dominic Davis was fourth with a time of 6.92. The pair was second and third among the college runners. Jackson had a time of 6.85 and Davis a time of 6.93 in the prelims to advance to the finals. Senior Just'N Thymes had a PR of 6.77 which was second in the prelims, but did not run in the finals. Davis had a time of 6.97 in the prelims qualifier to take fourth and advance. Sophomore Marquis Morris took third in the men's 60m HH with a time of 8.09, which was second among collegians. He had a time of 8.14 in the prelims to advance to the finals with the third-fastest qualifying time. Sophomore Ricky Morgan Jr. took second in the men's 600m race with a time of 1:18.55. He finished just .18 seconds behind the winner. Sophomore Mitchell Cameron ran in the men's one-mile race and took 12th in his heat and 48th overall with a time of 4:30.81. Freshmen Trent Rule (8:45.08) and Nicolaus Jakowec (8:53.19) finished 41st and 49th respectively in the men's 3000m race. In other women's races, sophomore Deanna Hill was seventh with a time of 7.41 and senior Alexis Faulknor was eighth with a time of 7.45 in the women's 60m dash finals. Former Trojan All-American Jessica Davis was fifth with a time of 7.37. Hill advanced out of the prelims with a time of 7.41 and Faulknor with a time of 7.40. Junior Destinee Brown advanced out of the prelims qualifier with a time of 7.54, while Jones ran 7.88, but did not advance. Brown had a time of 7.43 in the preliminary rounds and finished ninth, one spot out of advancing to the finals. Freshman Jasmyne Graham had a time of 8.61 to advance out of the women's 60m HH prelims in fourth. She then ran 8.31 in the finals to finish third, second among college hurdlers. Former USC All-American Nia Ali won with a meet-record time of 8.12. Freshman Lyndey Lopes had a time of 9.75 in the qualifier for the prelims, but did not advance. Junior Cameron Pettigrew ran in the women's 600m race and placed seventh with a time of 1:34.80. Freshman Rachel Glynn placed fourth in the women's 800m race, second among college runners, with a time of 2:13.65. Redshirt sophomore Rebekah Ent had a time of 2:18.33 to place 13th and freshman Taylor Seamans had a time of 2:22.39 to place 20th. Senior Katerina Berdousi was the only Trojan to run in the women's one-mile race and she had the fastest time in the first two sections of 5:01.71 and finished 20th overall. Senior Jenna Tong bettered her school-record 3000m time by running 10:05.08 (more than a 4-second improvement), but finished 30th overall. The top 10 finishers in the event were all professional runners. In men's field events, junior Eric Sloan won the men's triple jump with a meet-record leap of 53-11.00 (16.43m). He broke the previous record set in 2011 by 2-feet, 8-inches. He was also 7.5 inches off the Dempsey track record of 54-6.50 set by USC's Julien Kapek in 2003. Sloan had his jump in his first attempt, then had two fouls and passed on his final three attempts. Sophomore Dominic Smallwood took seventh with a jump of 46-9.00 (14.25m). Earlier in the day Sloan took second in the men's long jump, first among collegians, with a leap of 24-5.50 (7.45m). Smallwood was ninth in the long jump with a mark of 22-3.75 (6.80m). Sophomore Randall Cunningham tied four fourth in the men's high jump with a clearance of 6-10.75 (2.10m). He was clean at 2.05 and 2.10 meters, but missed all three attempts at 2.15m (7-0.50 feet). He tied for second among the collegiate jumpers. Sophomore Nick Ponzio and freshman Matthew Katnik went 1-2 in the men's shot put competition. Ponzio had an indoor PR of 63-9.00 (19.43m) to win the event, while Katnik had a best mark of 60-2.00 (18.34m) to place second. In women's field events, Jones took fifth in the women's long jump with a leap of 18-10.50 (5.75m), while junior Amalie Iuel tied for 12th with a jump of 17-10.75 (5.45m) and Lopes was 23rd with a jump of 17-1.25 (5.21m). Alum Ali was third with a jump of 19-1.25. Senior Tera Novy placed fifth in the women's shot put with a best mark of 48-10.25 (14.89m), while junior Tanya Sapa took sixth with a mark of 47-1.25 (14.37m). Iuel was 28th with a mark of 31-8.75 (9.67m) and Lopes was 29th with a shot put of 31-3.75 (9.54m). Freshman Jordan Winters had a clearance of 5-3.00 (1.60m) to take 12th in the women's high jump competition.
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