The USC Track & Field program will host the annual Trojan Invitational this week on March 15-16. The hammer throw and discus throw competitions will be held at Cal State Northridge beginning at noon on March 15, with the women's 5000m race at Loker Stadium at 5:30 p.m.  The remainder of the meet will be on March 16 at Loker Stadium beginning at 10 a.m. Among the teams expected to compete are USC, Baylor, BYU, Long Beach State, San Diego State, UC Davis and Washington.  The meet will also include high school relay races.  Tickets are $10 for Adults and $5 for Seniors (65+) and Youth.  Student admission is free.

Chanel Brissett in the 60m hurdles, Kaelin Roberts in the 400m and TeeTee Terry in the 60m all won titles to help lead the USC women's team to a second-place finish, while Earnest Sears III placed fourth in the men's high jump to help lead the Trojan men's team to a 17th place finish at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships being held at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala.  today (March 9).

Matthew Katnik placed seventh in the men's shot put, Ayden Owens stands ninth in the men's heptathlon and nine Trojan women and Isaiah Jewett in the men's 800m advanced to event finals during the first day of action at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships being held at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala. today (March 8). 

ESPN3 will stream the championships live starting at 3:30 p.m. PT on March 8 and starting at 2 p.m. PT on March 9. 

Sophomore sprinter Lauren Rain Williams transferred to USC this year from Oregon, and she is loving her time here in sunny SoCal. Last year she earned first-team All-America honors, and in the 2018 Desert Heat Classic she won the 200m with a PR of 22.51 while finishing third in the 100m with a PR of 11.29. Both of those times rank in Oregon's top 10. She also won the silver medal in the 200m dash at the 2018 World U20 Championships in Finland with a time of 23.09. We had a chance to catch up with and learn a little more about Williams the other day.