Rai Benjamin dominated the field in the 400-meter hurdles to win the gold medal in Paris, which was USC’s first individual gold at the Olympics. It was a good day on the track for USC as Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown won gold for Canada in the 4×100 relay. De Grasse earned his 7th medal to tie Penny Oleksiak as Canada’s most decorated Olympian. … Continue reading USC Gets First Individual Gold!

Anna Cockrell of USC finished second in the 400-meter hurdles to win a silver medal at the Paris Olympics. It is USC’s second medal at the Olympics in track and field. Jasmine Jones of USC, who won the NCAA title this season, finished fourth. Her time of 52.29 is the fastest-ever time by a collegian on an all-dates basis. Continue reading USC Gets Silver Medal In Paris

It was a disastrous Olympics for former USC track star Michael Norman, who finished eighth in the final of the 400 meters in Paris. Norman was considered a gold-medal contender. USC overall has had a quiet Olympics overall but there are still some medal opportunities, notably Rai Benjamin in the 400 hurdles. On the other hand, Marko Vavic of USC scored the game-winning penalty shot … Continue reading A Setback In Paris

How’s this for some USC news? Scoop @PuckNews: Willow Bay, the Dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and wife of Disney C.E.O. Bob Iger, is nearing a deal to acquire Angel City F.C. — Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) July 3, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Maybe Bay can appoint Carol Folt the CEO of Angel City F.C. Or at least get USC women’s soccer the … Continue reading Quite A USC Item Of The Day

Do you remember that dumb idea to build a swim stadium on top of Dedeaux Field for the 2028 Olympics? Well, forget about it. The swimming events are being moved to SoFi Stadium, which will have 38,000 seats and 125 suites. Officially, the reason for switching the venue is because USC is building a new Dedeaux Field. The swim stadium proposed for Dedeaux Field was … Continue reading USC Will Not Host Olympic Swimming

A bit of news today. Felicia Washington, USC’s first senior vice president of human resources, is resigning to become the head of human resources at the University of Pennsylvania. Why does it matter? Washington is exteremly close to Carol Folt and followed her to USC from North Carolina. Her departure has led to speculation among administration watchers that it is a harbinger of things to … Continue reading Carol Folt Loses Close Associate