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2002 All-American -- Hammer
2003 Pac-10 Finalist -- Shot Put, Hammer
No. 2 on All Time USC Hammer List -- 209-8
No. 3 on All Time USC Shot List -- 54-6 3/4
THIS YEAR: Expect senior L'Orangerie Crawford--who was an All-American as a 2002 sophomore--to take her place as one of the top throwers in the nation in 2004.
2003: Crawford made great strides in the hammer in 2003, throwing a PR 209-8 at the Bennie Brown Invitational ... That mark is second all-time on the Women of Troy hammer chart ... She also PRed in the shot, throwing 54-6 3/4 at the Stanford Invitational ... That mark is third on the USC list ... Performed strongly at the Pac-10 Championships, finishing third in both the shot and the hammer ... Finished second in the shot at the dual meet with a put of 53-4 1/2 and third in the hammer at 203-6 ... Took fourth in the hammer at the NCAA West Regionals with a throw of 192-1 and also was fourth in the shot with a put of 52-1 3/4.
2002: Crawford had an outstanding sophomore season, earning All-American honors in the hammer by placing sixth at the NCAAs with a throw of 204-4 ... She also was 16th in the shot with a mark of 51-8 1/2 ... Her hammer PR of 205-5 at the CSUN meet was second on the all-time USC hammer chart (and 14 feet further than her previous year's PR), while her 53-8 1/4 at the Sun Angel Invitational was good for third on the all-time school shot put list ... At the Pac-10s, she was fourth in the shot and third in the hammer ... Against UCLA, she took second in the hammer with a throw of 196-0 and third in the shot with a mark of 52-10 1/4.
2001: Crawford improved by leaps and bounds as just a redshirt freshman ... Placed ninth in the shot at the NCAAs with a PR mark of 53-3 1/2, good for third on the all-time school chart ... At the Pac-10, she took fourth in the shot put (52-11 1/2) and eighth in the hammer (183-9) ... Threw a PR 191-2 in the hammer at the Cal State Fullerton Meet.
2000: L'Orangerie redshirted her first season at USC.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a 1999 senior at Santa Monica (Calif.) High, L'Orangerie won the CIF championship in the shot put ... She was also the Bay League champ in the shot ... Lettered in tennis and basketball as well.
PERSONAL: L'Orangerie was born on Dec. 23, 1981 ... She is a sociology major at USC.
CAREER BESTS: Shot Put -- 54-6 3/4; Hammer -- 209-8
