Track & Field | September 18, 2023
LOS ANGELES – The USC Track & Field program has added an outstanding recruiting class and group of transfer athletes to the 2023-24 team. The following is a quick recap of all of the 30 additions to the program.
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Jacob Andrews:
Andrews, from Bellingham Wash., is a 2023 graduate of Sehome High in Bellingham where he led his team to the 2022 and 2023 2A Washington high school team titles. He has personal bests in the 100m of 10.47, the 200m of 20.97 and the 400m of 45.91. He won the 2023 2A WIAA 100m, 200m, 400m and 4x100m titles to help lead his team to the state championship. He won the 200m, 400m and 4x400m to lead Sehome to the 2022 team title. Andrews placed second in the 400m dash at the 2023 USATF U20 championships with his PR of 45.91, which ranked fifth among graduating high school seniors. He also took third in the 200m with a time of 21.10 at the 2023 Nike Outdoor Championships.
Di’Niko Bates:
Bates, from Oakland, Calif, comes to USC after parts of two seasons at California. He has a personal best of 13.88 in the 110m hurdles. Bates placed third in the 110m hurdles at the 2023 Pac-12 Championships with his PR of 13.88 and went on to compete in the event at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. He is a 2021 graduate of St. Mary’s College High in Oakland.
Racquil Broderick:
Broderick, from Port Maria, Jamaica, is a 2023 graduate of Jamaica College High in Kingston, Jamaica. He has a discus throw best of 189-5 (57.74m) which he established in placing seventh at the 2023 Jamaice Athletics Championships on July 8. He also has a 1.75kg discus throw best of 206-6 (62.94m). He has a 6kg shot put PR of 58-5.25 (17.81m).
Gavin Champ:
Champ, from Princeton, Texas, comes to USC after one season at TCU. He has collegiate PRs of 50-2.50 (15.30m) in the triple jump and 23-7.25 (7.19m) in the long jump. He advanced to the 2023 NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in the triple jump after placing ninth in the triple jump and 12th in the long jump at the Big 12 Championships. His is a 2022 graduate of Princeton High in Princeton, Texas.
Nathan Cumberbatch:
Cumberbatch, from Milwaukee, Wisc., is a 2023 graduate of Shorewood High in Shorewood, Wisc. He is a three-time Wisconsin 2A 800m champion and two-time 400m champion, leading his team to the 2022…
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