The Three Torches 4/29: Top Trojans

Today, more Trojans get drafted, beach volleyball wins Pac-12 Championship, and more.

Good morning! The Trojans finished the weekend with 530 all-time NFL draftees! USC has the second-most NFL Draft picks all-time.

What else can you find in today's Brew?

🏈 Six more Trojans to the NFL
🏐 Pac-12 Champions
⚔️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Super Six. After Caleb Williams was drafted first overall, six more Trojans heard their names called. All-American safety Calen Bullock was drafted in the third round at 78th overall by the Houston Texans. Ten picks later, running back MarShawn Lloyd was drafted by the Green Bay Packers. Offensive lineman Jarrett Kingston went to the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round. Wide receiver Brenden Rice will stay local, he was drafted in the seventh round by the Los Angeles Chargers. Defensive lineman Solomon Byrd joins Calen in Houston as their seventh round pick. Tahj Washington was the last Trojan taken and he will be with the Miami Dolphins.

🔼 Top Trojans. USC beach volleyball are your Pac-12 Champions! They took down No. 3 Stanford and No. 2 UCLA to secure their fifth Pac-12 title. Megan Kraft and Delaynie Maple landed on the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team after going 3-1 on the week. Twins Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse were also named to the All-Tournament Team after going 4-0. They received the No. 1 seed at the NCAA Championship where they’ll look to defend their three titles.

🔼 Spring Cleaning. The Trojan track & field teams swept the USC-UCLA Dual Meet for the third time in four years. Temi Ojora won three women’s individual events — the long jump, triple jump, and high jump. Johnnie Blockburger won four titles for the men. He got wins in the 4×100m relay, 400m dash, 200m, and 3,000m. The men also took first, second, and third in the long jump. The men’s team got the 99-60 win, while the women’s team won 85-74.

🔼 Grand Finale. The Trojans finished the weekend strong on the diamond, beating Arizona State 11-6. They fired a four-run third inning powered by RBI from Dean Carpentier, Ethan Hedges, and Jacob Galloway. Will Watson earned the win after throwing 5 innings and giving up just two runs. Check out the highlights!

🔼 Fourth-Place Finish. The No. 5 women’s water polo team finished fourth at the MPSF Tournament. They fell to Stanford 12-11 in the third-place game. Alejandra Aznar scored two goals to move to No. 18 on the all-time list at USC. They’ll find out their future today when the NCAA Tournament bracket is announced on ncaa.com.

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USC is responsible for the most No. 1 overall NFL Draft picks!

Our question today: How many Trojans have been taken first overall?

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

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

Women’s basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb isn’t going anywhere! She just signed a contract extension through the 2029-30 season. She’s led the Trojans for three seasons and went to the NCAA Elite Eight this year. She was named a finalist for the Werner Ladder National Coach of the Year award after winning the Pac-12 Tournament.

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📅 LOOKING AHEAD

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Monday, April 29

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Wednesday, May 1

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Six!

⚔️ Have a great Monday, everyone!