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    Ozorai, Sanchez, Trainer And Johnson Named USC Creidit Union Student-Athletes Of The Week
    Top-notch performances from a winning weekend for Troy
    2011 Pac-10 Champion Steve Johnson
    2011 Pac-10 Champion Steve Johnson

    May 2, 2011

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    Jenny Ozorai of the women's track and field team, Maria Sanchez of the women's tennis team, Martin Trainer of the men's golf team and Steve Johnson of the men's tennis team were named USC Credit Union Student-Athletes of the Week today (May 2) for the week of April 24 - May 1.

    Women's Track & Field: Jenny Ozorai: The freshman Ozorai was the USC women's team's final two-time winner and accounted for 13 team points as she won the hammer throw on Saturday with a mark of 212-3 (third all-time by a USC female), then won the discus today with a season-best throw of 153-4 (46.75m) and took second in the shot put with a season-best mark of 45-6.50 (13.88m).

    Women's Tennis: Maria Sanchez: Sanchez, a senior, put up a fight in the Pac-10 singles championship bout last weekend, finishing second to Stanford's Kristie Ahn 7-5, 6-1. She then teamed back up with freshman Kaitlyn Christian to do battle against the top-ranked Andersson/Juricova of Cal in the doubles final, pushing through three sets but coming up short of an upset (7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-1) to take the runner-up position in the doubles field as well.

    Men's Golf: Martin Trainer: The sophomore Trainer outlasted Oregon State's Alex Moore during a seven-hole playoff and helped lead USC to a convincing one-hole playoff win over Oregon at the 2011 Pac-10 Men's Golf Championships at the Stanford (Calif.) G.C., on Sunday (May 1).Trainer finished at 5-under 275 (68-68-69-70) with four birdies and four bogeys in the round for his third straight top 5 finish and first title as a Trojan.

    Men's Tennis: Steve Johnson: Johnson, a junior, became the third Trojan in the past four years to sweep at the Pac-10 Championships last weekend. Johnson swept through the 2011 Pac-10 Singles bracket with nonstop straight-set wins, capped with a redemption win as he faced rival Bradley Klahn of Stanford in the title match. Johnson powered his way to a 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory to seal the singles crown. Johnson extended his impressive singles winning streak to 25 matches. He captured the doubles championship as well, joining with freshman Ray Sarmiento for a 6-1, 6-2 win over UCLA's Hardie/Inbar.