TRACK AND FIELD : UCLA Wins, USC’s Krill Gets a Thrill

For USC senior Bryan Krill, Saturday’s first dual meet against UCLA on the USC campus was a dream come true.

Before a capacity crowd of 3,115 at Cromwell Field, Krill had a career day in anchoring USC’s winning 400- and 1,600-meter relay teams, won the 400 meters in a personal-best time of 45.69 seconds and finished second in the 200 in 20.5.

“To have fans out like this supporting track like this is what it’s all about,” said Krill, a Thousand Oaks native whose parents attended USC. “When I was coming down the stretch, I could feel my family and fans.”

Krill’s efforts were not enough as UCLA extended its dual-meet win streak over the Trojans to 17, thanks to double victories by junior Ato Boldon in the 100 and 200 and senior John Godina in the shotput and discus. UCLA outscored USC, 90-71, and Brigham Young, 111.5-37.5.

Behind junior Kehinde Alade’fa’s victories in the 110- and 400-meter hurdles, USC outscored BYU, 87.5-73.5.

UCLA’s women also swept the meet by outscoring USC, 84-52, and BYU, 94-38. USC and BYU tied, 67-67.

Senior Dawn Dumble established meet records in the shotput and discus with marks of 57-1 1/2 and 182-7, respectively.

In all, 11 records were established in the meet that featured added races including several former USC and UCLA athletes.

Jeff Williams defeated Olympic gold medalist Quincy Watts in the 200 in 20.53, Brian Stanton won the high jump at 7-1 3/4, Charles Rodgers won the triple jump at 53-3, Darcy Arreola won the 1,500 in a Cromwell Field record of 4:12.44, Beth Bartholomew won the 3,000 in 16.31.6 and Wendy Brown won the triple jump in 42-0 3/4.