Iowa, USC Earn First Weekly Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Awards of the Season

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of March 19-26, 2025.  

Track Athlete of the Week  
Yougendy Mauricette, USC 
Sophomore – Hurdles – Seaford, Del. – Major: Computer Science 

• Won the men’s 400m hurdles with a personal-best time of 50.64 at the Trojan
• Invitational His time ranks second among NCAA runners and 17^th in the current world rankings
• This marks USC’s first Big Ten Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week award 

Field Athlete of the Week 
Racquil Broderick, USC 
Sophomore– Throws – Port Maria, Jamaica – Major: Exploratory 

• Won the Trojan Invitation discus with a mark of 207-0 (63.09m)
• The mark was a PR for Broderick and broke the longest-standing USC men’s track and field record
• All five of Broderick’s legal throws would have scored at least third at the 2024 NCAA Championships
• He currently ranks second among collegians and 16^th in the world in the discus throw
• This marks USC’s first Big Ten Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week award 

Freshman of the Week 
Bryce Ruland, Iowa 
Freshman – Throws – Waterford, Wis. – Major: Undecided 

• Won the men’s discus at the UCF Black & Gold Invite with a mark of 55.75m
• Ruland’s mark was 10^th-best in Iowa’s program history
• His mark is also top ranked freshman in the Big Ten in discus
• Also placed second in the men’s shot put at 17.74m
• This marks Iowa’s first Outdoor Freshman of the Week Award 

2025 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week 

March 26 
Track: Yougendy Mauricette, USC 
Field: Racquil Broderick, USC 
Freshman:  Bryce Ruland, IOWA