USC Homecoming is finally here and we are celebrating on campus! Trojan Candy arrived early to the USC campus to help set up the USC TGLA Homecoming booth. As we were setting up, two very familiar faces came up to look at our products. My Delta Phi Kappa Sorority sister Lily Nakatani and her husband David, have stopped by our USC TGLA booth for several years to support our scholarship fund.
Another familiar face came to our USC TGLA booth. Tanya Moran-Adolph, whom Trojan Candy met in the Half-Century Trojans, came with her friend, Melissa Charpiel.
Melissa and Tanya posed with my sister Patti Poon.
One of our USC TGLA scholars, Amy Altman, came to volunteer at our booth. I took her picture with our volunteers.
Thanks for your help, Amy!
While I was volunteering at the USC TGLA booth, my husband Jim had walked over to the upstairs gym in Galen Center and used his iPhone 6s to take pictures of the Women of Troy basketball team open practice.
He took pictures of the two sets of NCAA Women's Championship banners that hang on the gym walls.
It is so nice that Trojan Candy can be in two places at the same time! Thanks, Jim!
Jim and I met at the Track and Field Reception located at the Colich Track and Field Center. Trojan Candy looked around for any USC Track and Field athletes. There were five of them, but I was lucky to talk with and interview only three of them. I walked over to their table, and noticed a familiar face. She was Kyra Constantine (5/4/2020). Trojan Candy caught up with Kyra. She majored in Communication and Business. She is now running professionally and competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She ran in the 400m and 4x400m for her home country Canada. Keep FIGHTING ON, Kyra!
The next USC Track and Field athlete Trojan Candy interviewed, who was sitting next to Kyra, was Austin Allen. Austin is a Junior from Maryland who competes in sprints and jumps. He is majoring in Communication. Austin’s older brother Eric is a USC Senior and competes in Sprints. More personally, Eric is a big fan of popcorn. His favorite popcorn is Kettle Corn. As for his favorite movie, it is “The Dark Knight.” Eric has many hobbies. He likes photography, art, swimming and meditation. Eric told Trojan Candy that his new experience is to “dream what you want to have.” Let’s hope that all of Austin’s dreams come true! FIGHT ON, Austin!
The third Trojan whom I interviewed today was graduate student Angie Annelus. Angie was the 2018 and 2019 NCAA 200m Champion. She competed in the 2020 Olympics in Japan. Angie majored in Communication at USC and is now earning her M.S. in Communication Management. She trains at USC and is running professionally for Adidas. More personally, Angie’s favorite food is cheese. She likes to paint when she is bored or stressed out. Her two favorite movies are “Beastly” and "A Bronx Tale.” It was so nice to interview another USC Olympian! KEEP FIGHTING ON, Angie!
After Trojan Candy finished interviewing Angie, I took this picture of my friends who also attended the USC Track and Field reception. Standing were Dudley and Patti Poon, USC track alumnus Jeff Williams, Jerry Ensom, Jim Yee and sitting were Cheryl and Elliott Schwartz.
FIGHT ON, Spirit of Troy!
FIGHT ON, USC Football!
The night before our Homecoming Game vs Arizona, the Spirit of Troy, with some in Halloween costumes, staged a football rally with the team. Watching in the stands were sixty years of Spirit of Troy Alumni, who will be performing during half time tomorrow for Homecoming. Trojan Candy was there too.
Trojan Candy took this video of the band practicing before the team arrived.
Then, the team arrived and all of the action came alive.
FIGHT ON, USC Spirit of Troy!
FIGHT ON, USC 2021 Football Team!
Trojan Candy walked with my hubby Jim, sister Patti and brother-in-law Dudley around the Fan Fest area at the Coliseum before the USC-Utah football game.
Then, during the game, Carson was featured on the Coliseum Big Screen. Here are five pictures that I took:
Congratulations and FIGHT ON, Carson!