Pac-12 Conference

131 2017-18 PAC-12 CONFERENCE // YEAR IN REVIEW MOUNTAIN PACIFIC SPORTS FEDERATION (Capsule Reviews of 2017-18 Pac-12 Highlights in the MPSF) MEN'S GYMNASTICS STANFORD and CALIFORNIA !nished second and third, respectively, behind seven-time NCAA Champion Oklahoma at the MPSF Champion- ships. Cal's Yordan Aleksandrov won the individual title on the high bar. The Cardinal placed third at the NCAA Championships with a score of 408.725, continuing a streak of top-!ve !nishes at the national championship meet dating back to 2006. The Cardinal's Robert Neff closed out his career with a second-straight national title on the high bar. MEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD Powered by several world-best marks, the USC men's program recorded the league's top NCAA National Championship !nish in second place. Michael Norman set a world record in winning the 400-meter dash (44.52) and anchored the Trojans' 4x400 relay team which ran the fastest time recorded in the event's history (3:00.77). Randall Cunningham also claimed a national title in the high jump for USC. The Trojans also captured the MPSF crown. WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD The Pac-12 recorded an impressive three top-10 (OREGON 5th, USC 7th, STANFORD 8th), four top-15 (ARIZONA STATE 13th) and !ve top-20 (COLORADO T-20th) team !nishes at the NCAA National Championship. Sabrina Southerland won the 800-meter run to lead the Ducks to their top-5 showing, while Kendall Ellis set an American record to win the 400-meter dash and anchored the victorious 4x400 relay to headline the Trojans. ASU's Maggie Ewen captured a national title in the shot put. USC also won its fourth MPSF title in the last !ve years, edging runner-up Stanford by 24 points. MEN'S VOLLEYBALL Unseeded UCLA advanced to the national-championship match on its home #oor. The Bruins, however, could not pull off the !nal upset and fell to Long Beach State, 3-2. UCLA also advanced to the MPSF title match where it received help from All-Tournament performers Micah Ma'a and Daenan Gyimah. USC was the sixth seed overall in the tournament and Stanford was the seventh seed. MEN'S WATER POLO UCLA capped the season with its 11 NCAA title in the sport, all-time, despite six true freshmen and a redshirt sophomore goalkeeper in the net. The Bruins defeated crosstown-rival USC, 7-5. Head coach Adam Wright was the MPSF Coach of the Year, while senior attacker Luca Cupido from California was named the MPSF Player of the Year. Stanford's Ben Hallock was the MPSF Freshman of the Year. The national champion- ship battle was a rematch of the MPSF title tilt, which also had the Bruins coming out on top, 7-5. WOMEN'S WATER POLO Top-seeded USC defeated second-seeded Stanford, 5-4, for the program's sixth all-time NCAA title. It was the Trojans second NCAA title in three years. The Trojans won their !fth MPSF leading a contingency of four teams to the NCAA Tournament, as they were joined by California and UCLA, as well. USC swept the conference honors, taking the MPSF Player of the Year (Amanda Logan), MPSF Newcomer of the Year (Paige Hauschild) and MPSF Coach of the Year (Jovan Vavic). Vavic claimed the award for the sixth time in his career.

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