Track & Field | March 07, 2023
Freshman Tamaal Myers is in his first season as a hurdler on the USC track and field team. He comes to USC from Detroit, Mich. and seems to be having no trouble adjusting to the geographical change. He was slowed by an injury his senior year of high school, but entered the season as the top returning high school hurdler with personal bests of 51.46 in the 400m hurdles and 13.93 in the 110m hurdles. We had a chance to catch up with him recently.
Q: What brought you to USC?
TM:I think the environment was the big thing that brought me here, the coaching staff [too]. It’s a great school. I don’t think it was anything that could go wrong with me coming here. So that’s why I chose USC.
Q: Were there any other schools that you looked at?
TM: Back at home, Michigan was my other big school. I think coming here, the weather was different, it’s a good place to train, my coaching staff here [is great], [and] it’s a great business school. I couldn’t go wrong.
Q: Were there any sort of nerves about leaving Michigan and coming all the way out here?
TM: Yeah, of course. I have never been away from my family, just far away from them. Coming here, I was kind of scared. But now I’ve got a family here, so it’s just as good.
Q: How’s that adjustment been?
TM: It’s pretty easy. Honestly, coming here, everybody’s really welcoming. Everybody just showed love, helped me where I needed help. It was just an easy adjustment.
Q: How is the second semester going?
TM: I think it’s still a little bit different because this is our first time in the season. It’s a lot of traveling, a lot of adjusting to time changes for practices and stuff. I’m still getting adjusted to that. The first semester was good, just continuing the momentum into the second semester. Just keep going.
Q: How have you felt about the season so far?
TM: For me the season has been up and down. I have my good days and my bad days, but I’m really just getting ready for the outdoors. Doing what I need to do and handle my business.
Q: How did the Cougar classic opener go?
TM: It was pretty good. Yeah, that was a good meet. I think that was just a feel good meet. Just run a [4×400 meters], get the nerves off, shake it off. It’s your first college meet, get that done with it, and it’s a…
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