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The Three Torches 4/30: Triple Threat
Today, USC places 29 on academic honor roll and beach volleyball duo named pair of the week
Good morning! What a weekend it was for USC football. In case you missed it, here are each of the now-former Trojans who were selected in this year’s NFL Draft.
What else can you find in today's edition of The Three Torches?
🎓️ Academic Honorees
🏖️ Pair of the Week
⚔️ And much, much more!
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🔼 All-American Trojans. Following the team’s postseason performance, USC men's volleyball sophomore outside hitter Dillon Klein and senior middle blocker Kyle Paulson were each chosen for AVCA All-America honorable mention. Klein is now a two-time honorable mention choice for AVCA All-America and earned his second All-MPSF second-team nod while Paulson is a first-time honoree. This season, Klein led the team in kills (3.44 kps) while Paulson led in blocks (1.06 bps).
🔼 Off The Field. USC Athletics has landed 39 Trojans on the 2024 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll, representing six different USC teams — men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming and diving and men's and women's indoor track and field. The group includes one four-time honoree in women's basketball's India Otto, along with six Trojans with their third spots on the Pac-12 Academic Honor roll.
🔼 Ticket Punched. USC women's tennis is set to open up its 2024 NCAA campaign from home this weekend, as the Trojans host Cal Poly in the first round of action on Friday, May 3 at 2 p.m. USC wrapped up the regular season 17-7 overall and 8-2 in conference play, and at the NCAA tournament, the Women of Troy hold a 76-38 all-time.
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Triple Threat. USC swept the annual USC-UCLA Dual Meet for the third time in four years over the weekend, but one Trojan in particular stood out with her performance.
Our question today: do you remember which Trojan won all three jump events in this weekend’s dual meet against UCLA?
Think you got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!
⚔️ ONE BIG THING
After earning the Pac-12 title, USC beach volleyball graduates Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse were named AVCA National Pair of the Week. The Trojan tandem went 4-0 at the No. 3 position this week to help top-seeded USC capture the program's fifth Pac-12 championship. Nourse-Nourse improved to 29-7 on the season and moved to 120-23 all-time as a pair.
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📅 LOOKING AHEAD
Tuesday, April 30
No scheduled events
Wednesday, May 1
🥍 Lacrosse @ Pac-12 Tournament in Los Angeles, CA | Watch
Thursday, May 2
🥍 Lacrosse @ Pac-12 Tournament in Los Angeles, CA | Watch
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: Temi Ojora!
Ojora won the long jump, triple jump and high jump in the Dual Meet vs. UCLA for the second straight year.
⚔️ Have a great Tuesday, everyone!