May 20, 1997

1997 USC Spring Letter-of-Intent Signees

Women's Crew
Erin Pates, El Cajon, Calif. (Francis Parker HS)

Men's Swimming
Slawek Richter, Breaststroke, Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS)

• Junior National finalist in the 100 and 200 breast
• 1997 Southern Section champion in the 200 IM

Women's Swimming
Brittany White, IM/Breaststroke, Cockeysville, Md. (Dulaney HS)

• 2-time USS All-American
• Swam in 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200 and 400 IM
• Maryland state record holder in the 200 and 400 IM
• Senior National finalist in the 400 IM

Men's Track and Field
Felix Sanchez, 400m IH, San Diego, Calif. (Mesa Junior College)

• Top-ranked JC 400m hurdler in the country (50.21)
• Won the JC California State 400m IH championship
• 46.23 in the 400m, 21.21 in the 200m

Women's Track and Field
Kinshasa Davis, 400m, Carson, Calif. (Long Beach Wilson HS)

• 52.61 in the 300m, 11.79 in the 100m
• Ran the second-fastest prep 200m indoor time ever (23.73) at the Simplot Games this season
• Anchored Long Beach Wilson's 4x200m (1:36.55) and 4x400m (3:42.7) relay teams to national indoor high school records at 1997 National Scholastic Indoor Championships
• Top-ranked 400m runner in Track & Field News' 1997 Women's Prep All-America Team
• Finished No. 13 in the Track & Field News High School Women's Athlete of the Year voting
• Capped an undefeated junior season in 1996 by running the nation's fastest 400m time (52.67) that year to win the California state championship
• Anchored Long Beach Wilson's 4x400m relay team to national high school record of 3:37.38 as a junior at the 1996 National Scholastic Outdoor Championships
• Clocked the nation's fifth-fastest time of 1996 in the 200m (23.60)

Brigita Langerholc, 800m, Skofja, Slovenia (Sentvid HS [Ljubljana])

• 2:06.46 in the 800m, 53.58 in the 400m
• Finished fifth in the 400m at the 1995 European Junior Championship

Candace Young, 100m, 200m, Woodinville, Wash. (Garfield HS)

• 11.6 in the 100m, 23.9 in the 200m
• Four-time Washington state champion (100m and 200m in 1996 and 1994)
• Junior Olympic finalist in the 100m and 200m
• Daughter of 1972 USC All-American and NFL star tight end Charle Young
• Sister of ex-Stanford safety Charles Young

Men's Volleyball
Eli Fairfield, Outside Hitter, Encinitas, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS)

• Member of the Junior National team

Stephen Miksis, Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter, Rolling Hills, Calif. (Peninsula HS)

Women's Volleyball
Kashi Cormier, Outside Hitter, Fresno, Calif. (Bullard HS)

• 2-time USA Youth National team member
• 1997 Volleyball Magazine "Fab 50" selection
• 2-time Central Section Division I Player of the Year and Northwest Yosemite League MVP
• 4-time All-Northwest Yosemite League

Men's Water Polo
Brian Mericle, Driver, Yorba Linda, Calif. (Esperanza HS)

• 1996 NISCA High School All-American, All-Southern Section Division II first team,
• All-Orange County second team, All-Sunset League first team
• 91 goals and 61 steals as a 1996 senior
• 1995 All-Southern Section Division II second team, All-Sunset League first team
• 1994 All-Southern Section Division II third team, All-Empire League second team

Women's Water Polo
Jennifer Adams, Driver, Santa Ana, Calif. (Foothill HS)
Jennifer Durley, 2-Meters, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Thousand Oaks HS)
Lana Kraus, Driver, Irvine, Calif. (Irvine HS)