The Three Torches 7/11: Watkins is Female Athlete of the Year

JuJu Watkins was named the Female Athlete of the Year.

July 11, 2025

Good morning, Trojan Family. Happy 7/11 day! Don’t forget to get your free Slurpee!

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🏀 Athlete of the Year
🤽 World competition
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Conference Honor. The Big Ten Conference named JuJu Watkins the 2024-25 Female Athlete of the Year. In her sophomore season, she was also a first-team All-American and national player of the year. She was the first basketball player at the Division I collegiate, WNBA and NBA levels since 2000 to score 38 points, 11 rebounds, eight blocks and five assists in a single game.

🔼 Pool Time. There are 14 current and former USC water polo athletes competing in the 2025 World Aquatics Championships. Team USA has four Trojans on the men’s roster and four on the women’s roster. USC also has athletes on Greece, Australia and Spain.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is Tilly Kearns. Kearns was named to the 2024-25 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Women’s At-Large Second Team. She is the second USC women’s water polo player to earn a spot on the team.

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Remembering You. Former USC Trojan Terry Dedeaux recently passed away at age 74.

Which College World Series championship baseball teams was Dedeaux on at USC?

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 1972 & 1973!

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