USC Trojans track and field
College track and field team
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The USC Trojans track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of Southern California. The Trojans compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team is based in Los Angeles, California, at the Felix Field and Loker Stadium.[4]
| USC Trojans track and field | |
|---|---|
| |
| University | University of Southern California |
| Head coach | Quincy Watts |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Outdoor track | Felix Field and Loker Stadium |
| Nickname | Trojans |
| Colors | Cardinal and gold[1] |
| NCAA Indoor National Championships | |
| Men: 1967, 1972, 2025[2] | |
| NCAA Outdoor National Championships | |
| Men: 1926, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1976, 2025 Women: 2001, 2018, 2021[3] | |
The program is coached by Quincy Watts.[5] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[6]
As of 2024[update], the Trojans have had 512 Olympians, including 66 at the 2024 Summer Olympics with track and field being the most represented sport.[7] In 2023, the school named their field after Allyson Felix, who attended USC along with her brother Wes Felix, though Allyson turned professional out of high school and did not compete for the team.[8]
The programs have won 3 indoor and 30 outdoor national team titles. The men's team additionally originally won the 1978 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, but the title was revoked two years later after their sprinter Billy Mullins was found to be ineligible.[9]
In 2018, Michael Norman became the first athlete from USC to win The Bowerman.[10]
Postseason
AIAW
The Bruins have had six AIAW individual All-Americans finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.[11]
| AIAW All-Americans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Championships | Name | Event | Place |
| 1970 Outdoor | Sherry Calvert | Javelin throw | 1st |
| 1972 Outdoor | Sherry Calvert | Javelin throw | 1st |
| 1975 Outdoor | Rosetta Birt | 100 yards | 3rd |
| 1975 Outdoor | Rosetta Birt | Sprint medley relay | 3rd |
| Angela Hunter | |||
| Harrieth Knight | |||
| Anna Biller | |||
| 1977 Outdoor | Patty Van Wolvelaere | 100 meters hurdles | 1st |
| 1977 Outdoor | Rosetta Birt | 4 × 110 yards relay | 6th |
| Jackie Gordon | |||
| Anna Biller | |||
| Patty Van Wolvelaere | |||
| 1978 Outdoor | Gail Douglas | 100 meters | 4th |
| 1978 Outdoor | Patty Van Wolvelaere | 100 meters hurdles | 1st |
| 1978 Outdoor | Mitzi McMillin | 100 meters hurdles | 6th |
| 1978 Outdoor | Gail Douglas | 4 × 100 meters relay | 5th |
| Patty Van Wolvelaere | |||
| Mitzi McMillin | |||
| Rosetta Birt | |||
| 1979 Outdoor | Gail Douglas | 4 × 110 yards relay | 4th |
| Kim Robinson | |||
| Sandra Crabtree | |||
| Linda Cassidy | |||
| 1979 Outdoor | Sandra Crabtree | Long jump | 5th |
NCAA
As of April 2025[update], a total of 385 men and 95 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).[12][13]