The Three Torches 7/23: Trojans In Paris

Today, the Paris Olympics are right around the corner, All-Academic Team, and more.

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Zach Garrett
July 23, 2024

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

🏅 60+ Trojans in the Olympics
🎾 All-Academic Team
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Trojans In Paris. The 2024 Paris Olympics begin later this week! USC will be represented by over 60 Trojan Olympians. USC athletes will represent 25 different nations across nine different sports. Of the 63 USC Olympians, 30 of them are first-timers and the 33 returning have already collected a combined 18 medals. USC has more Olympic medals than any other university in the U.S. Keep up with the Trojans here!

🔼 Academic Aces. The women’s tennis team earned ITA All-Academic Team honors, plus nine Trojans were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. Gabrielle Lee, Isabelle Lee, Sloane Morra, Grace Piper, Emma Charney, Immi Haddad, Eryn Cayetano, Naomi Cheong, and McKenna Koenig were named Scholar-Athletes. The team combined for a 3.58 GPA.

🔼 All Trojan. The longest tenured active head coach at USC is diving head coach Hongping Li! He came to USC in 1985 as a diver, winning the NCAA title in the 3-meter springboard as a freshman. In 1999, he was named the head coach of the Trojans. He’s a two-time NCAA Coach of the Year, a 12-time Pac-12 Women’s and six-time Pac-12 Men’s Diving Coach of the Year.

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF

40 days until kickoff, Trojan Family!

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📅 LOOKING AHEAD

Saturday, August 10

⚽️ Soccer vs. Long Beach State @ TBD in Carson, CA

Friday, August 30

🏐 Volleyball vs. Pepperdine @ 6:00pm in Malibu, CA

Sunday, September 1

🏈 Football vs. LSU @ 4:30pm in Las Vegas, NV | Tickets

⚔️ Have a great Tuesday, everyone!