Good morning! Rain, sleet, snow, or shine, Trojan sprinter Yemi John is going to find a way to get the job done. Amid wet conditions, John secured gold over the weekend in the 400-meter race with a personal best time of 51.04 at the U23 European Championships.

What all can you find in today's Brew?

🤓 Track-ademics
🎾 First Timer
⚔️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Track-ademics. Trojan track and field excelled this season just as much in their events as they did in the classroom. After all was said and done, 17 USC student-athletes from the program were received 2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic honors. Additionally, the women’s program earned themselves a All-Academic Team designation.

Women’s Honorees

👟 Jassani Carter
👟 Karlee Freeman
👟 Allie Jones
👟 Jan’Taijah Jones
👟 Jasmine Jones
👟 Bailey Lear
👟 Samirah Moody
👟 Lauren Reed
👟 Maci Simmons
👟 Jalaysiya Smith

Men’s Honorees

👟 Johnnie Blockburger
👟 Chris Borzor
👟 Elias Gerald
👟 Christian Johnson
👟 Michael Phillippy
👟 Bobby Poynter
👟 Brendon Stewart

🔼 First Timer. The standout tennis player has officially earned himself his first pro title of his career. Stefan Dostanic concluded the USTA SoCal summer Pro Series on top with a victory in the Lakewood 15K in a comeback three-set win. The 21-year-old Dostanic caps off his pro summer season debut with a record of 11-4.

🔼 New Kid Off The Blocks. The 26-year veteran is ready to jump into his new position as a member of the USC Track and Field staff. Jeff Petersmeyer was named as the Trojan’s newest assistant coach for jumps and multi-events effective immediately.

🗣️ “By combining the rich Trojan tradition of outstanding athletes, USC’s state-of-the-art facilities, and my passion, ingenuity, and perseverance, we will continue the battle to fight on!” - Jeff Petersmeyer

The newest assistant coach bring his experience from Louisville where he helped 10 of his athletes reach All-ACC honors just this past season alone.

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Tennis Rankings. Seeing Stefan succeed is nothing new for Trojan tennis fans. This season, he reached his career best singles ranking and made the singles bracket in the NCAA Tournament.

Our question today — do you know what that career best ranking was?

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

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

USC has its newest All-Americans.

Eden Cooper-Squires and Zoe McCutcheon were named Pocock Racing Shells All-America honorable mentions for their efforts out on the water this season. ECS and McCutcheon both raced in all 18 competitions for the varsity eight and helped guide a victory over UCLA and earn a top-four finish in the Pac-12 Championships.

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: No. 1!

Dostanic reached the peak of his ranking at the beginning of the 2022-23 season with a number one ranking for the first time ever. In Pac-12 action, he finished 7-4 and beat a total of ten ranked opponents throughout the season.

Have a great Monday, everyone!