Track & Field
    USC Gets Indoor Season Underway At Cherry & Silver Invitational
    15 Trojans have strong start to season
    Alitta Boyd came out strong in her first competition of the indoor season, placing second in the long jump at the Cherry & Silver Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M.
    Alitta Boyd came out strong in her first competition of the indoor season, placing second in the long jump at the Cherry & Silver Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M.

    Jan. 21, 2013

    USC delved into the indoor season this weekend as the Trojans sent a group of 15 athletes to compete at the Cherry & Silver Invitational held at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M.

    The Trojans had some solid opening times and distances like Vanessa Jones running a 55.70 400m dash to finish fourth, Alitta Boyd posting a long jump of 19-6.00 ((5.94m) to place second and the women's 4x400m relay winning with a time of 3:45.89, nearly two seconds faster than the second place team.

    The following is list of the Trojans and their times and marks, as well as a link to the complete results:

    Complete Results Get Acrobat Reader

    Athletes and their best times for the weekend:

    Candace Bailey: TJ - 36-0.75 Alitta Boyd: 60m - 7.85, LJ - 19-6 Alexis Brown: 400m - 62.30 Melia Cox: 60m - 7.85, 60m HH - 8.75 Jessica Davis: 200m - 24.31, 400m - 58.06 Jackie Dion: 800m - 2:30.90 Jennifer Jones: 400m - 61.08, LJ - 16-8 Vanessa Jones: 200m - 24.97, 400m - 55.70 Loudia Laarman: 200m - 24.87, 400m - 60.09 Ashley Liverpool: 200m - 24.97 Akawkaw Ndipagbor: 200m - 24.70, 400m - 56.68 Oluwakemi Olonade: TJ - 39-1.75 Jenna Puterbaugh: 60m - 7.86, 200m - 24.72 Jaide Stepter: 60m HH - 8.79, 200m - 25.25 Jennifer Stutland: HJ - 5-2.25