Trojans Excel With 9 Event Wins At The Spokane Sports Showcase

Track & Field | January 12, 2024

USC athletes won nine different events, posted six USC all-time top 10 marks and established at least 14 personal bests in the season-opening Spokane Sports Showcase held at The Podium in Spokane, Wash. today (Jan. 12). Winning events today for USC were Jasmine Jones (W-60m H), Jassani Carter (W-60m), Bryce Brock (M-60m), Madison Whyte (W-300m), Johnnie Blockburger (M-300m), Marne Sullivan (W-800m), Max Thomas (M-200m), JC Stevenson (M-LJ) and Elias Gerald (M-HJ).

Jasmine Jones won the women’s 60m hurdles final with an NCAA-leading time of 8.03. Nonah Waldron placed fourth and tied her PR with a time of 8.35 in the final. Her time is second among freshmen in the country. Simone Ballard placed fifth with a time of 8.38. To reach the finals, Jones ran 8.07 in the prelims, Ballard 8.40 and Waldron 8.47.

Jassani Carter won the women’s 60m dash title with a time of 7.30, while Christine M. Mallard placed second with a time of 7.35. In the preliminary round, Carter had a PR of 7.27 with leads all NCAA runners in the early season and ranks tied for ninth on USC’s all-time list. Mallard had a PR of 7.28 in the prelims which is tied for second on the NCAA descending order list and tied for 11^th on USC’s all-time list. Madison Whyte had a PR of 7.31 in the prelims which is the fastest freshman time this season and tied for fifth on the NCAA descending order list. Whyte and Samirah Moody, who ran 7.42 in the prelims to qualify for the final, did not run in the final.

Bryce Brock won the men’s 60m dash final with a PR of 6.64, which ties him for 10^th on USC’s all-time indoor list and ranks fifth nationally. Travis Williams was second in the final with a time of 6.70, Max Thomas was third with a time of 6.76 and Jacob Andrews was sixth with a time of 6.84. Justin Braun did not compete in the final, but ran a blazing 6.55 in the prelims which ties him for second on USC’s all-time indoor list and ranks second among NCAA runners. Also in the prelims, Brock had a time of 6.68, Williams a time of 6.69, Thomas a time of 6.74 and Nickolas Miller a time of 6.87.

Madison Whyte won the women’s 300m race with a PR of 36.63, followed by Jan’Taijah Jones in second with a time of 36.85 and Yemi John in third with a PR of 37.68.

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