Good morning! USC track and field’s Johnny Brackins Jr. has leaped into some rare air. Over the weekend at the USATF Indoor Championships, Brackins Jr. became just the 4th college athlete to win the long jump title this century. For his efforts, he was named the NCAA D1 Men’s National Athlete of the Week!

What else can you find in today's edition of The Three Torches?

🏀 JuJu keeps making history
🎾 Piper selected as Player of the Week
⚔️ And much, much more!

Stock Up is sponsored by our friends at Cymbiotika, who are changing the health and wellness industry by creating clean, science-backed supplements and products you can comfortably use in everyday life. They only source the highest quality plant-based ingredients so your body absorbs everything it needs and nothing it doesn’t.

All season long receive 15% off on every order with code FIGHTON.

🔼 Piped Up. For the first time this season, USC junior Grace Piper has earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors. This is Piper's first time earning this award in her career, and this marks the 46^th  all-time weekly award presented to the Women of Troy. Piper showed out against the pair of Big Ten opponents USC faced over the weekend, going undefeated in both singles and doubles play. This season, the England native is 16-4 in singles play, currently riding a nine-match win streak, and is 18-8 in doubles. 

🔼 Rain Rain Go Away. Due to weather, USC baseball had its game against UC San Diego canceled, and a decision to reschedule has not been made. However, the Trojans will still suit up to take on LMU at Page Stadium. USC leads the all-time series with LMU 25-10 through the first 35 contests. with the Trojans taking each of their last five games against the Lions and eight of the last nine.

🔼 Tight Race. The No. 4 ranked USC women's golf team remains in the hunt for its third team title, as it sits in 3rd place with only one stroke separating it from the leader after the second round of the Pac-12 Preview. Amari Avery posted the best second round for USC as she was one-under-par (72) for the afternoon while freshman Bailey Shoemaker and senior Brianna Navarrosa finished as the other two Trojans in the top ten. The Trojans hope to finish the day with another team title as they close out the Pac-12 Preview today at the Nanea Golf Club on the Big Island of Hawaii. 

📊 See the Women of Troy’s full results from round two 

🔼 Big Time Plays. USC men’s volleyball opposite hitter Jack Deuchar was selected as the MPSF Offensive Player of the Week. In the pair of wins over Concordia to open MPSF play, he had 32 kills and hit .375 in the team's sweep over CUI. In the two matches, he reached double-digit kills for the ninth and 10th times this season and produced his 11th and 12th matches in double-digit points. The 10th-ranked Trojans moved up two spots in the AVCA/NVA Coaches Poll following a 2-0 week against Concordia, and this week, USC heads to Phoenix for its final out-of-state matches of the season.

Trojan Trivia is sponsored by our friends at United Healthcare, who are helping people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. They dedicate themselves to this every day by being there for what matters in moments big and small — from their earliest days to their working years and throughout retirement. Find a plan that works for you today at United Healthcare.

Birdie Ball. USC women’s golf is battling it out in Hawaii against its conference foes. Do you know which Woman of Troy currently has the most birdies at the Pac-12 Preview?

Think you got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

Everywhere you look, JuJu Watkins is making history. Watkins was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for a record 13th time this season and also captured the Pac-12 Player of the Week alongside it. The awards mark the third time this season that JuJu has swept both conference honors. She also became the first Trojan since Tina Thompson to earn conference Player of the Week honors three times in one season.

Now riding a six-game win streak and ranked No. 7 in the nation, USC is coming off victories over Arizona (81-64), Oregon (88-51) and then-No. 11 Oregon State (58-50). Watkins was USC's top scorer in all three contests, helping USC to complete its first road sweep of the Oregon schools since the 2012-13 season.

✌️ESPN named the Women of Troy the Team of the Week 

📬 STICK WITH US

Did someone send you The Three Torches Brew? Well, the first thing you should do is thank them. The next thing you should do is subscribe here and get it in your inbox every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning just in time for your first cup of coffee!

📅 LOOKING AHEAD

Wednesday, Feb. 21

⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Pac-12 Preview in Big Island, HI | Live Stats

⚾️ Baseball vs. Loyola Marymount @ 6:00pm in Los Angeles, CA

Thursday, Feb. 22

🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. UCLA @ 12:15pm in Honolulu, HI | Live Stats

🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Stanford @ 4:00pm in Honolulu, HI | Live Stats

⚔️ Click here to view the full USC Trojan Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Bailey Shoemaker!

Shoemaker has carded eight birdies in two rounds of play at the Pac-12 Preview, one more than Avery, Park and Wang.

⚔️ Have a great Wednesday, everyone!