March 7, 2002

USC is ranked No. 1 in three events at this weekend’s NCAA Track and Field Championships: the women’s 400m (Demetria Washington), the men’s 800m (Otukile Lekote) and the women’s 4x400m relay. Below is a list of the USC qualifiers at the Indoor Championships.

Men’s NCAA Qualifiers at the NCAA Championships 60m hurdles Name Time/Mark NCAA rank Corey Taylor 7.75 c 6

200m Andre Totton 20.95 7

400m Otis Harris 46.28 8

800m Otukile Lekote 1:47.46 1

4x400m relay (Fortenberry, Harris, Lekote, Pressley) 3:05.90 4

Pole Vault Chris Steddum 17′ 9 8

Women’s NCAA Qualifers at the Show

60m Name Time/MarK NCAA list Aleen Bailey 7.32 7 Erica Whipple 7.33 c 11

60m hurdles Tiffany Ross 8.31 13

200m Lisa Barber 23.08 3 Aleen Bailey 23.10 4 Erica Whipple 23.41 6 Demetria Washington 23.51 9

400m Demetria Washington 52.13 1 Lashinda Demus 52.57 2 Lisa Barber 52.62 4 Shevon Stoddart 53.67 15

4x400m relay (Ross, Bass, Stoddart, Demus) 3:34.74 1

Long Jump Antoinette Wilks 20′ 8 10