USC and UCLA put out statements within four minutes of each other today: The Trojans won 21 Olympic medals. The Bruins won 16. And this chestnut from USC: “If USC athletes had competed as a country at the 2020 Olympics, they would be seventh in the gold medal standings and tied for 12th in overall medals.” But this is fuzzy math because individual medals won … Continue reading USC v. UCLA: Olympics Edition

Allyson Felix, who graduated from USC, is leaving the Olympics as “most decorated American Olympian in track and field” with 11 medals, surpassing the 10 medals won by Carl Lewis. Some bandwagoners are also saying she is “USC’s greatest Olympian.” Here is my problem with that: Felix has won 11 Olympics medals but only one gold medal in an individual event (gold medal, 200 meters, … Continue reading Time For An Olympics Mini-Rant

Former USC sprinter Michael Norman had a disappointing 400-meter final and finished fifth. Norman started strong but wilted as the race continued. The U.S. finished the men’s sprints, flats and hurdles without a gold medal. Here is the race: Steven Gardiner in 43.8! Michael Cherry & Michael Norman 4th/5th pic.twitter.com/B8HDRvObhy — Travis Miller (@TravisMillerFlo) August 5, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading Michael Norman Fifth In 400 Meters

USC finally won a gold medal at the Olympics. The Trojans’ streak of winning gold at every Olympics since 1912 continued today as sprinter Andre De Grasse won the 200 meters in Tokyo, his first gold of his career. “I’ve been waiting for this moment, I’ve been training hard for this moment,” De Grasse said. “I went back after the 100 meters and I was … Continue reading Andre De Grasse Gets USC Gold In 200

USC runners have been involved in two incredible races the past two days in Tokyo and tonight, Dalilah Muhammad was involved in the better one. Muhammad led most of the 400 hurdles until Sydney McLaughlin won in a world-record time. Muhammad won the gold medal in 2016 at Rio and is one of the great runners in USC history. HER GOLDEN MOMENT!@GoSydGo takes the gold … Continue reading Dalilah Muhammad Wins Silver Medal

Usually at this point in the Olympics, we’ve already heard USC pull out its standard Olympics saying, “if USC were a country, it would rank — in medals won.” But it’s been a light medal haul so far, that will pick up with track and field underway especially with Michael Norman (400 meters) and Dalilah Muhammad (400 hurdles) coming up. Kendall Ellis won a bronze medal … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: A Light Medal Haul So Far At Olympics