The favored Trojans will rely heavily on Anna Cockrell, projected to score in both hurdles and be on the 4×4. (MIKE SCOTT)IN CHART #1, Caryl Smith Gilbert’s speed-laden Trojans had a tenuous 2-point lead in NCAA women’s team scoring. The SoCal crew still finds itself with that same slim margin, but the projected runner-up has changed from LSU to Texas A&M, with the Bengals dropping to No. 3. Previous No. 3 Arkansas dropped to No. 5, behind Texas, which rose a place.
Field events? Who needs field events? As in our first prognostications, USC is going to win the national title without a single point from a jumper or thrower. Not to mention sans points from anybody in a race that’s not run in lanes. Caryl Smith Gilbert’s speed-laden Trojans are currently projected to come away with 4 event wins: 100, 400, 400H, 4×1, plus backup points in the 200 (7th), 400 (4th), 100H (4th & 7th) and 4×4 (2nd).
Pat Henry’s Aggies are tabbed to pick up wins in the 800, HJ & heptathlon, and backup points in the 400 (3rd), 4×4 (4th), HJ (6th), LJ (3rd & 7th) & TJ (2nd). The huge key for the challengers is Tyra Gittens, slated for 22 points (wins in the HJ and hept, 7th in the LJ).
As is so often the case, the team battle is likely to come down to the climactic 4×4. Based on our current charting, as the teams toe the line A&M would be leading at 55. USC would be just a point behind at 54, with another 2 points back to LSU. There are all kinds of permutations possible there, all adding up to a slam-bam finish. Hint: no matter how it plays out teamwise, watch out for Athing Mu on the A&M anchor!
The 10-deep predictions for each event (‘ = athlete not eligible for U.S. international teams):
TOP 10 TEAMS
School Score Previous Place
1. USC
62 (-9)
1
2. Texas A&M
60 (+5)
4
3. LSU
55 (-14)
2
4. Texas
51 (+13)
5
5. Arkansas
49 (-7)
3
6. Alabama
47 (+17)
7
7. Georgia
45 (+9)
6
8. Florida State
30 (+10)
11
9. Iowa
22 (+1)
=9
10. Arizona
21 (+5)
=15
(complete team scores below event charts)
100 METERS
1. TeeTee Terry
USC
Jr
2. Kemba Nelson’
Oregon
Jr
3. Tamara Clark
Alabama
Sr
4. Jayla Kirkland
Florida State
Sr
5. Jada Baylark
Arkansas
Jr
6. Kiara Grant’
Norfolk State
Jr
7. Tiana Wilson
Arkansas
So
8. Cambrea Sturgis
North Carolina A&T
So
9. Angie Annelus
USC
Sr
10. Kynnedy Flannel
Texas
Jr
200 METERS
1. Abby Steiner
Kentucky
So
2. Tamara Clark
Alabama
Sr
3. Favour Ofili’
LSU
Fr
4. Cambrea Sturgis
North Carolina A&T
So
5. Kemba Nelson’
Oregon
Jr
6. Kynnedy Flannel
Texas
Jr
7. Angie Annelus
USC
Sr
8. Anavia Battle
Ohio State
Sr
9. TeeTee Terry
USC
Jr
10. Brittany Aveni
Duke
Sr
400 METERS
1. Kaelin Roberts
USC
Jr
2. Stacey Ann Williams’
Texas
Jr
3. Charokee Young’
Texas A&M
So
4. Bailey Lear
USC
Jr
5. Meleni Rodney’
UCLA
Sr
6. Talitha Diggs
Florida
Fr
7. Paris Peoples
Arkansas
So
8. Taylor Manson
Florida
Sr
9. Kethlin Campbell
Arkansas
Jr
10. Alexis Holmes
Kentucky
So
800 METERS
1. Athing Mu
Texas A&M
Fr
2. Aaliyah Miller
Baylor
Sr
3. Avi’Tal Wilson-Perteete
UNLV
So
4. Laurie Barton
Clemson
Sr
5. Shafiqua Maloney’
Arkansas
Sr
6. Amber Tanner
Georgia
Sr
7. Gabrielle Wilkinson
Florida
So
8. Lindsey Butler
Virginia Tech
So
9. Sarah Hendrick
Kennesaw State
So
10. Anna Camp
BYU
Sr
1500 METERS
1. Sage Hurta
Colorado
Sr
2. Ella Donaghu
Stanford
Jr
3. Michaela Meyer
Virginia
Sr
4. Maudie Skyring’
Florida State
Jr
5. Presley Weems
Auburn
Jr
6. Kennedy Thomson’
Arkansas
Sr
7. Bailey Hertenstein
Indiana
Fr
8. Kaley Richards
UMass Lowell
Jr
9. Katie Camarena
UC Santa Barbara
Sr
10. Danae Rivers
Penn State
Sr
STEEPLE
1. Hannah Steelman
NC State
Sr
2. Joyce Kimeli’
Auburn
Jr
3. Krissy Gear
Arkansas
Jr
4. Courtney Wayment
BYU
Jr
5. Gabrielle Jennings
Furman
Sr
6. Katie Rainsberger
Washington
Sr
7. Olivia Markezich
Notre Dame
Fr
8. Madie Boreman
Colorado
Sr
9. Charlotte Prouse’
New Mexico
Jr
10. Gracie Hyde
Arkansas
Jr
5000 METERS
1. Katie Wasserman
Notre Dame
Sr
2. Mercy Chelangat’
Alabama
So
3. Beth Hasz
Minnesota
Sr
4. Esther Gitahi’
Alabama
Sr
5. Amaris Tynnismaa
Alabama
Fr
6. Whittni Orton
BYU
Sr
7. Abbey Wheeler
Providence
Sr
8. Megan Hasz
Minnesota
Sr
9. Nicole Fegans
Georgia Tech
Jr
10. Lauren Gregory
Arkansas
So
10,000 METERS
1. Mercy Chelangat’
Alabama
So
2. Carmela Cardama Baez’
Oregon
Sr
3. Amanda Vestri
Syracuse
Jr
4. Grace Forbes
Rice
Fr
5. Clare O’Brien’
Boise
Sr
6. Lexie Thompson
Weber State
Sr
7. Aubrey Frentheway
BYU
So
8. Katie Izzo
Arkansas
Sr
9. Aiobhe Richardson’
USF
Sr
10. Callie Logue
Iowa State
Jr
100 HURDLES
1. Tonea Marshall
LSU
Sr
2. Tara Davis
Texas
Jr
3. Chanel Brissett
Texas
Jr
4. Anna Cockrell
USC
Sr
5. Ackera Nugent’
Baylor
Fr
6. Daszay Freeman’
Arkansas
So
7. Jasmine Jones
USC
Fr
8. Tiara McMinn
Miami
Sr
9. Rayniah Jones
UCF
Fr
10.Yoveinny Mota’ (Ar)
So
400 HURDLES
1. Anna Cockrell
USC
Sr
2. Shae Anderson
UCLA
So
3. Jurnee Woodward
LSU
Jr
4. Shannon Meisberger
Arizona
Jr
5. Brittley Humphrey
LSU
Sr
6. Ashton Lindley
South Carolina
Fr
7. Andrenette Knight’
Virginia
Sr
8. Lauren Hoffman
Duke
Jr
9. Milan Young
LSU
So
10. Darhian Mills
Washington
Jr
4 x 100
1. USC
USC
2. LSU
LSU
3. Arkansas
Arkansas
4. Texas
Texas
5. Alabama
Alabama
6. Miami
Miami
7. Florida State
Florida State
8. North Carolina A&T
North Carolina A&T
9. Houston
Houston
10. Texas A&M
Texas A&M
4 x 400
1. Arkansas
Arkansas
2. USC
USC
3. Texas
Texas
4. Texas A&M
Texas A&M
5. Kentucky
Kentucky
6. LSU
LSU
7. Alabama
Alabama
8. Florida
Florida
9. UCLA
UCLA
10. South Carolina
South Carolina
HIGH JUMP
1. Tyra Gittens’
Texas A&M
Jr
2. Abigail O’Donoghue
LSU
Sr
3. Alexa Porpaczy’
Arizona
So
4. Rachel Glenn
South Carolina
Fr
5. Anna Hall
Georgia
Fr
6. Lamara Distin’
Texas A&M
So
7. Esther Isa’
Middle Tennessee
Jr
8. Jamari Drake
New Mexico
Sr
9. Nyagoa Bayak
LSU
Fr
10. Morgan Smalls
USC
Fr
POLE VAULT
1. Lisa Gunnarsson’
LSU
Sr
2. Kayla Smith
Georgia
Sr
3. Nastassja Campbell
Arkansas
So
4. Rachel Baxter
Virginia Tech
Sr
5. Sydney Horn
High Point
Fr
6. Tuesdi Tidwell
Baylor
Jr
7. Lauren Martinez
Arkansas
Sr
8. Helen Falda’
South Dakota
Sr
9. Ariádni Adamopoúlou’
Oklahoma State
So
10. Julia Fixsen
Georgia
So
LONG JUMP
1. Tara Davis
Texas
Jr
2. Claire Bryant
Florida
Fr
3. Deborah Acquah’
Texas A&M
Sr
4. Jasmine Moore
Georgia
Fr
5. Ruth Usoro’
Texas Tech
Jr
6. Jasmyn Steels
Northwestern Louisiana
Jr
7. Tyra Gittens’
Texas A&M
Jr
8. Monae’ Nichols
Texas Tech
Sr
9. Aliyah Whisby
LSU
Sr
10. Destiny Longmire
TCU
Sr
TRIPLE JUMP
1. Ruth Usoro’
Texas Tech
Jr
2. Deborah Acquah’
Texas A&M
Sr
3. Rūta Lasmane’
Florida State
Fr
4. Jasmine Moore
Georgia
So
5. Charisma Taylor’
Washington State
Jr
6. Mikeisha Welcome
Oklahoma
So
7. Titiana Marsh
Georgia
Jr
8. Bria Matthews
Georgia Tech
Sr
9. Natricia Hooper’
Florida
Sr
10. Eszter Bajnok’
Virginia Tech
Sr
SHOT
1. Samantha Noennig
Arizona
Jr
2. Adelaide Aquilla
Ohio State
Jr
3. Lagi Tausaga
Iowa
Sr
4. Sade Olatoye’
Ohio State
Sr
5. Khayla Dawson
Indiana
Sr
6. Akealy Moton
North Dakota State
So
7. Jorinde Van Klinken’
Arizona State
Jr
8. Madison Pollard
Indiana
Sr
9. Latavia Maines
Tennessee
Sr
10. Taylor Latimer
Kansas State
Jr
DISCUS
1. Lagi Tausaga
Iowa
Sr
2. Shanice Love’
Florida State
Sr
3. Alexandra Emilianov’
Kansas
So
4. Jorinde Van Klinken’
Arizona State
Jr
5. Serena Brown’
Iowa
Jr
6. Seasons Usual
Texas Tech
Jr
7. Nora Monie
Houston
Sr
8. Zakiya Rashid
Miami
Sr
9. Debbie Ajagbe
Miami
Jr
10. Desirea Buerge
UT Rio Grande Valley
Sr
HAMMER
1. Camryn Rogers’
Cal
Jr
2. Alyssa Wilson
UCLA
Jr
3. Beatrice Llano’
Arizona State
Jr
4. Sade Olatoye’
Ohio State
Sr
5. Maddy Nilles
North Dakota State
Sr
6. Jillian Shippee
North Carolina
Jr
7. Autavia Fluker
South Alabama
Sr
8. Shey Taiwo
Ole Miss
Jr
9. Helene Ingvaldsen’
Kansas State
Sr
10. Tara Simpson-Sullivan’
Rice
Fr
JAVELIN
1. Marie-Therese Obst’
Georgia
Sr
2. Kylee Carter
Auburn
Sr
3. Alexandra Roberts’
Wake Forest
Fr
4. Skylar Ciccolini
Missouri
Fr
5. Kelechi Nwanaga’
Florida State
Jr
6. Ashton Riner
BYU
Jr
7. Madison Wiltrout
North Carolina
Jr
8. Rhema Otabor’
Florida International
Fr
9. Kari Wolfe
North Dakota State
So
10. Roosa Ylönen’
UTEP
So
HEPTATHLON
1. Tyra Gittens’
Texas A&M
Jr
2. Anna Hall
Georgia
Fr
3. Michelle Atherley
Miami
Sr
4. Kristīne Blaževiča’
Texas
Fr
5. Lauren Taubert
Kansas State
Sr
6. Erin Marsh
Duke
Sr
7. Jenny Kimbro
Iowa
Sr
8. Jadin O’Brien
Notre Dame
Fr
9. Mathilde Rey’
Oregon
Fr
10. Grace McKenzie’
McNeese State
Sr
COMPLETE TEAM SCORES
1. USC
62
2. Texas A&M
60
3. LSU
55
4. Texas
51
5. Arkansas
49
6. Alabama
47
7. Georgia
45
8. Florida State
30
9. Iowa
22
10. Arizona
21
=11. Auburn
20
=11. Oregon
20
=11. UCLA
20
14. Ohio State
19
15. Texas Tech
18
=16. Baylor
15
=16. Florida
15
18. Kentucky
14
=19. Arizona State
13
=19. BYU
13
=19. Notre Dame
13
=22. Colorado
11
=22. Miami
11
=24. Cal
10
=24. NC State
10
=26. South Carolina
8
=26. Stanford
8
=26. Virginia
8
=29. Indiana
7
=29. Minnesota
7
=29. North Carolina A&T
7
=29. North Dakota State
7
=33. Kansas
6
=33. Syracuse
6
=33. UNLV
6
=33. Virginia Tech
6
=33. Wake Forest
6
=38. Clemson
5
=38. Missouri
5
=38. North Carolina
5
=38. Rice
5
=42. Boise
4
=42. Duke
4
=42. Furman
4
=42. High Point
4
=42. Kansas State
4
=42. Washington State
4
=48. Norfolk State
3
=48. Northwestern Louisiana
3
=48. Oklahoma
3
=48. Washington
3
=48. Weber State
3
=53. Houston
2
=53. Middle Tennessee
2
=53. Providence
2
=53. South Alabama
2
=57. Florida International
1
=57. Georgia Tech
1
=57. UMass Lowell
1
=57. Ole Miss
1
=57. New Mexico
1
=57. South Dakota
1
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