Trojans In The World Rankings
USC athletes have earned more places in the Top 10 in the world (and Top 15 between 1975 and 1978) than any other university in the nation. The rankings are compiled by Track and Field News, the bible of the sport. Since the rankings were initiated in 1947, 70 different Trojans have placed among the world's best 272 times.
100 METERS (24)
1947 1 Mel Patton
1948 4 Mel Patton
1949 1 Mel Patton
1967 3 Lennox Miller
1968 3 Lennox Miller
1969 3 Lennox Miller
1971 5 Lennox Miller
1972 7 Lennox Miller
1973 4 Don Quarrie
1974 5 Don Quarrie
1975 2 Don Quarrie
9 James Gilkes
1976 1 Don Quarrie
8 Guy Abrahams
9 James Gilkes
1977 5 Clancy Edwards
6 Don Quarrie
1978 2 Clancy Edwards
3 Don Quarrie
13 Guy Abrahams
14 James Gilkes
1979 1 James Sanford
1980 4 James Sanford
1981 4 James Sanford
200 METERS (28)
1947 1 Mel Patton
1948 1 Mel Patton
6 Cliff Bourland
1949 1 Mel Patton
1967 4 Lennox Miller
1969 9 Lennox Miller
1971 5 Willie Deckard
1972 10 Don Quarrie
1973 2 Don Quarrie
1974 2 Don Quarrie
1975 1 Don Quarrie
3 James Gilkes
1976 1 Don Quarrie
6 James Gilkes
1977 2 Don Quarrie
3 Clancy Edwards
13 James Gilkes
1978 1 Clancy Edwards
3 James Gilkes
5 Don Quarrie
9 James Sanford
1979 3 James Gilkes
6 James Sanford
10 Clancy Edwards
1980 3 Don Quarrie
8 James Sanford
1981 3 James Sanford
1982 10 Don Quarrie
400 METERS (19)
1947 10 John Wachtler
1957 2 Mike Larrabee
1959 6 Mike Larrabee
1961 10 Rex Cawley
1963 4 Rex Cawley
1964 1 Mike Larrabee
1969 10 Edesel Garrison
1971 4 Edesel Garrison
1975 8 Ken Randle
1976 6 Ken Randle
1977 12 Tom Andrews
1978 2 Billy Mullins
1979 6 Bill Green
1980 7 Billy Mullins
9 Bill Green
1991 10 Quincy Watts
1992 1 Quincy Watts
1993 4 Quincy Watts
1994 7 Quincy Watts
10,000 METERS (2)
1960 6 Max Truex
1985 4 Toshihiko Seko
110 METER HH (42)
1949 5 Dick Attlesey
1950 1 Dick Attlesey
9 Al Lawrence
1951 1 Dick Attlesey
6 Art Barnard
1952 2 Jack Davis
5 Art Barnard
8 Dick Attlesey
1953 1 Jack Davis
4 Art Barnard
1954 1 Jack Davis
1955 2 Jack Davis
1956 1 Jack Davis
1962 7 Brian Polkinghorne
1966 5 Earl McCullouch
1967 2 Earl McCullouch
1968 2 Earl McCullouch
1971 7 Lance Babb
1975 3 Jerry Wilson
1978 10 Arto Bryggare
1980 7 Tonie Campbell
1981 5 Tonie Campbell
1982 6 Milan Stewart
8 Tonie Campbell
1983 2 Arto Bryggare
5 Tonie Campbell
1984 3 Tonie Campbell
6 Arto Bryggare
7 Milan Stewart
1985 4 Tonie Campbell
1986 6 Tonie Campbell
7 Milan Stewart
9 Arto Bryggare
1987 2 Tonie Campbell
1988 3 Tonie Campbell
1989 3 Tonie Campbell
1990 7 Tonie Campbell
1991 7 Tonie Campbell
1993 6 Mark Crear
1994 3 Mark Crear
1995 1 Mark Crear
1996 2 Mark Crear
1997 2 Mark Crear
400 IH (17)
1947 1 Walt Smith
1959 8 Rex Cawley
1960 9 Rex Cawley
1961 4 Rex Cawley
1962 3 Rex Cawley
1963 1 Rex Cawley
1964 1 Rex Cawley
1965 2 Rex Cawley
1966 5 Geoff Vanderstock
1967 8 Geoff Vanderstock
1968 3 Geoff Vanderstock
1976 8 Tom Andrews
1977 4 Tom Andrews
1978 8 Tom Andrews
11 Rich Graybehl
1979 9 Rich Graybehl
1994 10 Pedro Rodriguez
LONG JUMP (9)
1969 8 Henry Hines
1971 8 Henry Hines
1972 1 Randy Williams
4 Henry Hines
1973 3 Randy Williams
1975 10 Randy Williams
1976 4 Randy Williams
1977 11 Larry Doubley
1980 7 Larry Doubley
HIGH JUMP (14)
1953 2 Ernie Shelton
1954 1 Ernie Shelton
1955 1 Ernie Shelton
3 Charles Dumas
1956 1 Charles Dumas
8 Ernie Shelton
1957 3 Charles Dumas
9 Ernie Shelton
1958 2 Charles Dumas
1959 1 Charles Dumas
1960 6 Charles Dumas
1961 3 Bob Avant
1962 10 Bob Avant
1963 8 Lew Hoyt
POLE VAULT (33)
1947 3 Earle Meadows
8 Bob Hart
1948 4 John Montgomery
9 Earle Meadows
1949 2 John Montgomery
1950 8 Walt Jensen
9 John Montgomery
1951 4 Walt Jensen
1955 6 Ron Morris
7 Walt Levack
1956 7 Ron Morris
1957 4 Ron Morris
1958 2 Ron Morris
8 Jim Brewer
1959 8 Ron Morris
1960 2 Ron Morris
1961 1 Ron Morris
5 Jim Brown
1962 1 Ron Morris
1963 3 Ron Morris
1965 2 Bob Seagren
1965 2 Bob Seagren
1966 2 Bob Seagren
4 Paul Wilson
1967 1 Paul Wilson
2 Bob Seagren
1968 1 Bob Seagren
1969 1 Bob Seagren
1970 9 Bob Seagren
1972 2 Bob Seagren
6 Steve Smith
1973 1 Steve Smith
1978 11 Bob Pullard
SHOT PUT (36)
1947 10 Bill Bayless
1948 6 Bill Bayless
1949 3 Wilbur Thompson
8 Bill Bayless
1950 4 Wilbur Thompson
1951 4 Parry O' Brien
1952 1 Parry O' Brien
1953 1 Parry O' Brien
1954 1 Parry O' Brien
1955 1 Parry O' Brien
5 Ray Martin
1956 1 Parry O' Brien
1957 2 Parry O' Brien
1958 1 Parry O' Brien
2 Dallas Long
3 Dave Davis
1959 1 Parry O' Brien
2 Dallas Long
4 Dave Davis
1960 2 Parry O' Brien
3 Dallas Long
4 Dave Davis
1961 1 Dallas Long
3 Parry O' Brien
1962 1 Dallas Long
6 Dave Davis
10 Parry O' Brien
1963 2 Dave Davis
4 Parry O' Brien
6 Dallas Long
1964 1 Dallas Long
4 Parry O' Brien
7 Dave Davis
1966 3 Parry O' Brien
1967 5 Les Mills
7 Dave Davis
DISCUS (35)
1950 9 Sim Iness
1952 1 Sim Iness
1953 2 Sim Iness
5 Jack Ellis
6 Parry O' Brien
1954 3 Parry O' Brien
6 Des Koch
6 Leon Patterson
1955 4 Sim Iness
6 Parry O' Brien
9 Des Koch
1956 5 Parry O' Brien
6 Des Koch
1957 1 Parry O' Brien
2 Rink Babka
3 John Ellis
1958 1 Rink Babka
1959 4 Rink Babka
7 Parry O' Brien
1960 2 Rink Babka
8 John Ellis
1961 3 Rink Babka
9 Parry O' Brien
1962 4 Rink Babka
10 Parry O' Brien
1963 4 Rink Babka
1964 5 Rink Babka
1965 7 Rink Babka
10 Parry O' Brien
1966 3 Rink Babka
7 Gary Carlsen
1967 2 Rink Babka
3 Gary Carlsen
1968 6 Gary Carlsen
7 Rink Babka
JAVELIN (1)
1963 8 Larry Stuart
HAMMER (2)
1995 3 Balazs Kiss
1996 2 Balazs Kiss
1997 2 Balazs Kiss
MARATHON (7)
1978 3 Toshihiko Seko
1979 2 Toshihiko Seko
1980 3 Toshihiko Seko
1981 3 Toshihiko Seko
1983 2 Toshihiko Seko
1986 4 Toshihiko Seko
1987 5 Toshihiko Seko
DECATHLON (7)
1947 5 Al Lawrence
1948 10 Al Lawrence
1955 4 Robert Lawson
1956 10 Robert Lawson
1957 7 Robert Lawson
1979 1 Bob Coffman
1980 5 Bob Coffman
