Good morning! It will be a busy weekend for the Trojans as the women’s tennis team will welcome its competition to Marks Stadium for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament.

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

👟 Blockburger earns weekly award
🥍 Attacker of the Year
⚔️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Man of the Week. After earning four event wins in last weekend’s Dual Meet vs. UCLA, Johnnie Blockburger was named the Pac1-2 Men’s Track Athlete of the Week. It is Blockburger's second Pac-12 Track Athlete of the Week award this season and the fourth of his career. The senior sprinter won two individual events and was part of two winning relay teams as USC defeated UCLA 99-60 in the annual crosstown meet.

🔼 The Streak Continues. USC women's water polo has secured its 20th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, locked in for action at the 2024 National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championship. Coming off a fourth-place finish at the MPSF Tournament, the Women of Troy carry an 18-8 overall record into NCAA action, where they will be on the hunt for an eighth national championship.

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🔼 National Team Trojans. Two Trojans will compete for their countries for the upcoming Volleyball Nations League tournament. Khalia Lanier made the 30-person roster for USA volleyball and Emilia Weske qualified for the 30-person roster for Germany.

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In A Flash. USC track and field’s Johnnie Blockburger has earned his share of accolades for his performances in recent meets.

Our question today: do you know how many events Blockburger holds the fastest time in the Pac-12?

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

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

USC lacrosse's Ella Heaney became the first Trojan in program history to win the Pac-12 Attacker of the Year award. The graduate student put up new career highs as she led the Trojans during the regular season with 68 points (43 goals & 25 assists). Heaney was a force, accumulating three conference Offensive Player of the Week awards throughout the 2024 season, and is one of two attackers USC attackers on the All-Conference First Team.

📚️ Read about the six other Trojans who earned Pac-12 awards

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📅 LOOKING AHEAD

Wednesday, May 1

🥍 Lacrosse @ Pac-12 Tournament in Los Angeles, CA | Watch 

Thursday, May 2

🥍 Lacrosse @ Pac-12 Tournament in Los Angeles, CA | Watch

Friday, May 3

🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. North Florida/Chatanooga @ 9:00am in Gulf Shores, AL | Watch
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Cal Poly @ 2:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Watch | Live Scoring
⚾️ Baseball vs. California @ 6:30pm in Irvine, CA | Watch | Live Stats

⚔️ Click here to view the full USC Trojan Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Three!

The senior sprinter owns the Pac-12's fastest time this season in the 200m (20.26), 400m (45.38) and has run on the fastest 4x100m relay (38.77).

⚔️ Have a great Wednesday, everyone!