Good morning! They say you have to beat the best to be the best, but what happens if the best is already all around you? I guess that means USC is just going to have to prove it that its the best in the Golden State once next season begins.

What all can you find in today's Brew?

👟 Championship Recap
🎾 Climbing The Mountain
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Championship Recap. The Trojans capped off the 2022-2023 athletic calendar in style at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

• Tade Ojora finished out his season as one of the best Trojans to ever compete in the 110-meter hurdles. After posting a time of 13.29, Ojora moved into second on USC’s all-time list in the event. With the time, he found himself on the podium after placing fourth.

• Elias Gerald, in his championship debut, posted a ninth place finish in the high jump with a clearance of 2.16 meters. He was the highest finisher among freshman in the event, and didn’t go away empty handed after receiving Second Team All-American status.

• Elite hept-athlete Allie Jones came away from the championships with a fourth place finish in the heptathlon for the second consecutive season. She came away with 6,052 total points and became the first Trojan since 2009 to score in the event.

• Temi Ojora closed out her championships with a sixth place finish in the triple jump with a distance of 13.66 meters. She became a two-time All-American following the finish, and is just one of two Trojans to score in the event in the last 20 years.

• Caisja Chandler capped off her season with a sixth place finish in the 200-meter dash after posting a time of 22.37. She became the ninth Trojan since 2016 to earn All-American honors after her First Team All-American award.

• The women’s 4×400 relay team of Bailey Lear, Christine Mallard, Caisja Chandler, and Yemi John finished out the championships with a fourth place finish in the final event of the meet. The team posted a time of 3:27.42 to help the women’s team jump 10 spots to finish 15th overall in the championships.

🔼 Climbing The Mountain. Rising star McKenna Koenig showed out this season, and earned the Trojan’s most improved player award for her clutch efforts. After appearing in the ITA singles rankings for the first time earlier this season, she finished with a total of 23 singles wins, 10 doubles wins, and clinched four matches for USC.

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Among The Greats. Tade Ojora closed out his championships as one of the best hurdlers to ever come through USC. After all his races, he finished with a personal best time of 13.29 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles.

Our question today—do you know how many All-American selections Mr. Ojora has accumulated during his USC career?

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

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

As we look ahead to the 2023-2034 athletic calendar year, we can’t help but get excited about the future of sports at USC. SIX teams will head into next year with the No. 1 signing in their respective sport:

• Men’s Basketball: Isaiah Collier

• Football: Malachi Nelson

• Women’s Basketball: Juju Watkins

• Women’s Golf: Bailey Shoemaker

• Men’s Tennis: Learner Tien

• Men’s Volleyball: Wes Smith

These programs will have a lot to look forward to in the coming months, and the fans can’t wait to see how these new student-athletes come in and change the game for their programs.

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Three!

He is now the third Trojan in history to become a three-time 110-meter hurdles All-American, the first to do so since Ryan Wilson did it from 2001-2003.

Have a great Monday, everyone!