Stepter Sets USC 400m Record In Win At New Mexico Classic
 |  Eric Sloan had a PR of 54-2.75 (16.53m) to win the men's triple jump at the New Mexico Classic. |
Feb. 6, 2016
Complete Results
Jaide Stepter set a school record in winning the women's 400m and was part of the winning 4x400m relay, Eric Sloan won the triple jump, Tera Novy the women's shot put and Nick Ponzio the men's shot put during the final day of action at the New Mexico Classic held at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M. today (Feb. 6). "This weekend we put more elite marks on the board," said USC Director of Track & Field Caryl Smith Gilbert. "Although we still had some athletes back in L.A. nursing nagging injuries both teams are coming together and competing at a high level. The jumps groups were outstanding and the throwers threw some indoor PB's. The 400 groups ran great races despite a couple of poor lane draws. The sprinters are showing improvement and beginning to execute properly. Despite the challenging altitude in New Mexico our distance runners never allowed it to be a distraction. How can anyone argue with Top 10 U.S. performances?" The senior Stepter led USC to a 1-2-3 finish in the women's 400m race with a PR and school indoor record of 52.30. Her time broke the school record of 52.47 set by Akawkaw Ncha-Ndip in the semifinals at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships. Junior Amalie Iuel was right behind her with a PR and Norway national record of 52.73, followed by sophomore Kendall Ellis with a season-best time of 53.42. They were all in the same heat and all of the other college runners ran 55.0-plus. Entering action this weekend, Stepter's time would move her in to second, Iuel would move to fourth and Ellis would remain 10th on the NCAA indoor 400m list this season. Stepter's time also would put her second on the U.S. list entering action this week. Ellis, Iuel and Stepter were joined by sophomore Deanna Hill on the 4x400m relay and they won the event by 11 seconds with a season-best time of 3:31.48. Their time was the second-fastest by a college quartet this indoor season. The junior Sloan continues to impress during the indoor season winning the men's triple jump with a PR of 54-2.75 (16.53m), six feet farther than the next closest collegian. His jump moves him to second on the NCAA descending order list. Sophomore Dominic Smallwood placed seventh in the triple jump with a leap of 47-6.50 (14.49m). Novy, a senior, won the women's shot put competition with a season-best mark of 49-7.00 (15.11m). Right behind her in second place with a PR of 49-1.50 (14.87m) was junior Tanya Sapa. Iuel (35-1.25/10.70m) and freshman Lyndsey Lopes (32-1.00/9.78m) both had PRs to finish 14th and 18th respectively. The sophomore Nick Ponzio made it a Trojan sweep in the shot put by winning the men's competition with a mark of 61-8.25 (18.80m). Freshman Nathan Bultman had a best throw of 56-6.50 (17.23m) to finish third. The day began with sophomore Marquís Morris running 8.07 in the men's 60m HH semifinals. He finished ninth in the event, one spot out of advancing to the finals. Freshman Jasmyne Graham had a time of 8.32 in the women's 60m HH semifinal to finish third in her heat and seventh overall to move on to the final. In the finals, she had a time of 8.37 to finish seventh. She was one of three college runners to advance to the final. Sophomore Adoree' Jackson had a time of 6.80 in the men's 60m dash semifinals to finish fourth in his heat and eighth overall to advance to the finals. In the finals, Jackson matched his PR of 6.78 to finish fourth, second among college runners. In the women's 60m semifinals, Hill had a season-best time of 7.40 to finish fourth and junior Destinee Brown a time of 7.46 to finish sixth to advance, while sophomore Gabriella Cantrell had a time of 7.48 to finish 10th. In the finals, Hill placed fifth with a time of 7.41 and Brown was sixth with a time of 7.47. Freshman Trent Rule placed 12th in the men's one-mile race with a time of 4:32.56, freshman Nicolaus Jakowec was 16th with a time of 4:34.18 and sophomore Mitchell Cameron was 18th with a time of 4:38.21. Senior Katerina Berdousi placed third in the women's one-mile race with a time of 5:05.04, while fellow senior Jenna Tong was seventh with a time of 5:10.02. In the men's 800m race, sophomore Jordon Wallin had a time of 1:56.55 to finish ninth, Cameron had a time of 2:01.91 to place 20th, Rule had a time of 2:04.70 to finish 24th and Jakowek a time of 2:11.33 to finish 25th. Redshirt sophomore Rebekah Ent finished seventh in the women's 800m race with a time of 2:13.92. Berdousi won her heat and finished 11th overall with a time of 2:16.68, junior Cameron Pettigrew had a time of 2:24.76 to finish 20th and Tong had a time of 2:26.40 to finish 23rd. Sophomore Ricky Morgan had a time of 47.33 to finish third in his 400m heat and sixth overall in the event. He then came back to team with Jackson, redshirt freshman Zyaire Clemes and Morris to lead the USC men's 4x400m relay to a second-place finish with a time of 3:10.13, best among the college teams. Senior pole vaulter Felicia Horvath cleared 12-3.50 (3.75m) to tie for 18th. In her first meet of the season, Horvath had her highest pole vault indoors or outdoors as a Trojan.
Complete Results
Jaide Stepter set a school record in winning the women's 400m and was part of the winning 4x400m relay, Eric Sloan won the triple jump, Tera Novy the women's shot put and Nick Ponzio the men's shot put during the final day of action at the New Mexico Classic held at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M. today (Feb. 6). "This weekend we put more elite marks on the board," said USC Director of Track & Field Caryl Smith Gilbert. "Although we still had some athletes back in L.A. nursing nagging injuries both teams are coming together and competing at a high level. The jumps groups were outstanding and the throwers threw some indoor PB's. The 400 groups ran great races despite a couple of poor lane draws. The sprinters are showing improvement and beginning to execute properly. Despite the challenging altitude in New Mexico our distance runners never allowed it to be a distraction. How can anyone argue with Top 10 U.S. performances?" The senior Stepter led USC to a 1-2-3 finish in the women's 400m race with a PR and school indoor record of 52.30. Her time broke the school record of 52.47 set by Akawkaw Ncha-Ndip in the semifinals at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships. Junior Amalie Iuel was right behind her with a PR and Norway national record of 52.73, followed by sophomore Kendall Ellis with a season-best time of 53.42. They were all in the same heat and all of the other college runners ran 55.0-plus. Entering action this weekend, Stepter's time would move her in to second, Iuel would move to fourth and Ellis would remain 10th on the NCAA indoor 400m list this season. Stepter's time also would put her second on the U.S. list entering action this week. Ellis, Iuel and Stepter were joined by sophomore Deanna Hill on the 4x400m relay and they won the event by 11 seconds with a season-best time of 3:31.48. Their time was the second-fastest by a college quartet this indoor season. The junior Sloan continues to impress during the indoor season winning the men's triple jump with a PR of 54-2.75 (16.53m), six feet farther than the next closest collegian. His jump moves him to second on the NCAA descending order list. Sophomore Dominic Smallwood placed seventh in the triple jump with a leap of 47-6.50 (14.49m). Novy, a senior, won the women's shot put competition with a season-best mark of 49-7.00 (15.11m). Right behind her in second place with a PR of 49-1.50 (14.87m) was junior Tanya Sapa. Iuel (35-1.25/10.70m) and freshman Lyndsey Lopes (32-1.00/9.78m) both had PRs to finish 14th and 18th respectively. The sophomore Nick Ponzio made it a Trojan sweep in the shot put by winning the men's competition with a mark of 61-8.25 (18.80m). Freshman Nathan Bultman had a best throw of 56-6.50 (17.23m) to finish third. The day began with sophomore Marquís Morris running 8.07 in the men's 60m HH semifinals. He finished ninth in the event, one spot out of advancing to the finals. Freshman Jasmyne Graham had a time of 8.32 in the women's 60m HH semifinal to finish third in her heat and seventh overall to move on to the final. In the finals, she had a time of 8.37 to finish seventh. She was one of three college runners to advance to the final. Sophomore Adoree' Jackson had a time of 6.80 in the men's 60m dash semifinals to finish fourth in his heat and eighth overall to advance to the finals. In the finals, Jackson matched his PR of 6.78 to finish fourth, second among college runners. In the women's 60m semifinals, Hill had a season-best time of 7.40 to finish fourth and junior Destinee Brown a time of 7.46 to finish sixth to advance, while sophomore Gabriella Cantrell had a time of 7.48 to finish 10th. In the finals, Hill placed fifth with a time of 7.41 and Brown was sixth with a time of 7.47. Freshman Trent Rule placed 12th in the men's one-mile race with a time of 4:32.56, freshman Nicolaus Jakowec was 16th with a time of 4:34.18 and sophomore Mitchell Cameron was 18th with a time of 4:38.21. Senior Katerina Berdousi placed third in the women's one-mile race with a time of 5:05.04, while fellow senior Jenna Tong was seventh with a time of 5:10.02. In the men's 800m race, sophomore Jordon Wallin had a time of 1:56.55 to finish ninth, Cameron had a time of 2:01.91 to place 20th, Rule had a time of 2:04.70 to finish 24th and Jakowek a time of 2:11.33 to finish 25th. Redshirt sophomore Rebekah Ent finished seventh in the women's 800m race with a time of 2:13.92. Berdousi won her heat and finished 11th overall with a time of 2:16.68, junior Cameron Pettigrew had a time of 2:24.76 to finish 20th and Tong had a time of 2:26.40 to finish 23rd. Sophomore Ricky Morgan had a time of 47.33 to finish third in his 400m heat and sixth overall in the event. He then came back to team with Jackson, redshirt freshman Zyaire Clemes and Morris to lead the USC men's 4x400m relay to a second-place finish with a time of 3:10.13, best among the college teams. Senior pole vaulter Felicia Horvath cleared 12-3.50 (3.75m) to tie for 18th. In her first meet of the season, Horvath had her highest pole vault indoors or outdoors as a Trojan.
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