Good morning! Today, we honor all who have served, are serving, and will serve in the future to protect our country. Happy Memorial Day to all, and we thank each veteran for their service.

What all can you find in today's Brew?

🎾 What A Ride
👟 One Big Thing
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Among The Best. Earning her second career pick as a finalist for college’s top water polo player is our very own Tilly Kerns. The announcement was made that Kearns was named a Peter J. Cutino Award finalist for her efforts this season in the pool.

She lead USC this past season in steal and drawn exclusions, and added 69 goals to her career total which was ninth most in a single season in Trojan history. Kearns also became the 23rd Trojan to earn a finalist honor for the Cutino Award. The winner will be named on Saturday, June 3rd, and with a win, Tilly Kearns would join an elite group of USC Trojan women’s water polo players.

🔼 What A Ride. It was quite a run for our girls at the women’s NCAA Championships. Maddy Sieg (in both singles and doubles events), and Eryn Cayetano fell during the semifinal round this weekend. The senior, Cayetano, went out swinging alongside Sieg after falling in straight sets in their doubles match.

Maddy Sieg, the fantastic freshman, was defeated in straight sets in singles play as well, and wraps up her season with an incredible 32-3 overall singles record. She became the first Trojan to reach the NCAA singles and doubles semis in the same season.

🔼 Finished The Fight. After a pair of third place finishes and one fifth place finish, the Trojans finished the 2023 NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships in 16th place at Camden County Boathouse. “Today we saw a lot of very gutsy racing. We are extremely proud of how we progressed as a team, and are excited for what the future holds.” said Trojan head coach Josh Adam.

🔼 Post Season Pride. Trojan duo Amari Avery and Catherine Park helped bring the 2023 women’s golf program a Pac-12 title, runner-up finish in the National Championship, and now, earn WGCA All-American honors for their efforts.

Both golfers were selected as Honorable Mentions to the WGCA teams, and become the 37th and 38th All-American Trojans for the program. “We are so proud that [they] are able to carry on the deep tradition of All-Americans in our program,” said head coach Justin Silverstein. Both golfers will return next season as they look to capitalize on their postseason accolades.

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Making Strides. In hitting coach Travis Jewett’s first season as hitting coach, USC baseball saw many of their hitting statistics jump up in improvement.

Our question today—do you know what the Trojans run differential was for the 2023 baseball season?

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

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

It was quite the successful weekend for USC track and field as a total of 13 members punched their tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Among the group are:

• Elias Gerald - high jump

• Johnny Brackins Jr. - 110m hurdles

• Tade Ojora - 110m hurdles

• William Jones - 400 meters

• Caisja Chandler - 100 meters

• Samirah Moody - 100 meters

• Jessani Carter - 200 meters

• Jan’Taijah Jones - 400 meters

• Bailey Lear - 400 meters

• Yemi John - 400 meters

• Temi Ojora - triple jump

• Women’s 4×100 relay

• Men’s 4×100 relay

What a way to finish, and we’re not done yet! NCAA Outdoor Championships begin June 7th in Austin, TX, so stay tuned as these Trojans have a chance to bring home some hardware.

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: +94!

In what was a bounce back year for USC baseball, the Trojans saw an 121 run improvement from last year. The men’s NCAA selection show airs later tonight where we will learn if USC will make an appearance in regional play.

Have a great Monday, everyone!