EDMONSON FAMILY FEUD; IT'S NOT JUST A CROSSTOWN RIVALRY FOR USC FRESHMAN.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Malika Edmonson was among the nation's top recruited sprinters as a high school senior last year, attracting scholarship interest from top-notch track programs at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , Arizona State, Purdue and South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. . In reality, the Trojans freshman had two options: USC or UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . Malika's mother Barbara, a 1968 Olympic gold Olympic Gold is the official video game of the XXV Olympic Summer Games, hosted by Barcelona, Spain in 1992. It was released for the Sega consoles, Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System, and Sega's handheld, Game Gear. medalist in the 400-meter relay and 200-meter silver medalist, is the USC women's coach. Her father Warren was the 1972 NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association 100-meter champion at UCLA and a member of the 1971 national-champion mile-relay team, helping UCLA to national titles each season. ``Malika took her recruiting trips. But the bottom line is she had two choices, UCLA or USC,'' Warren said. Malika, who has had no coach other than her mother and father, was part of a USC freshman recruiting class which was rated No. 1 in the nation by Track & Field News magazine. Running under the tutelage TUTELAGE. State of guardianship; the condition of one who is subject to the control of a guardian. of her father at St. Bernard St. Bernard a very large (110-200 lb) dog with massive, broad head, medium-sized ears lying close to the head, and a long tail. There are two varieties, the most familiar (rough) has a long, thick coat, while the smooth variety has a shorter coat, lying close to the body. High in Playa playa or pan or flat or dry lake Flat-bottomed depression that is periodically covered by water. Playas occur in interior desert basins and adjacent to coasts in arid and semiarid regions. Del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
One daughter at USC has been enough for Barbara this season. A former world record holder in the 50, 100 and 200 and a member of the U.S. National Track and Field Hall of Fame, Barbara said she was braced for playing the role of mother and coach this season. But she concedes she wasn't prepared for everything. Malika created commotion earlier this season by showing up to practice with a butterfly tattoo on the back of her right shoulder. She also has her first boyfriend - Trojans basketball player Jeff Trepagnier Jeffery (Jeff) Trepagnier (born July 11 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is an African American professional basketball player. Pro career He played collegiately at the University of Southern California and was a second round draft pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the - which has been difficult for her mother to accept. ``You hate to see any of your daughters go out with boyfriends,'' Barbara said. ``I knew somewhere down the line it had to happen. But when it happens, it's like now? Why couldn't you wait four years? And the tattoo? I'll hate it as long as it's on her back. And if she gets another one, I won't talk to her for awhile.'' There have also been other standoffs between mother and daughter - on and off the track - along with nightly telephone calls to Malika's apartment, which she shares with three freshman teammates. ``She's a parent, but I am sure her parents weren't making her come home when she was in college,'' Malika said. ``I think she tries to set an example with me. She makes me work harder than everybody else in practice.'' Barbara said she is simply staking her territory. ``Sometimes Malika forgets she's at school and not at home,'' Barbara said. ``If I had been a regular coach, it would have been a different story. If I don't set a precedent on it, then it's going to be, `You're picking on me.' I have to tell her, I'll talk with you as a coach right now. I'll talk to you as a mother in the office.'' The entire Edmonson family will draw battle lines Battle Lines may refer to:
``When we go to a game, he'll be totally UCLA,'' Barbara said about her husband. ``He's always in UCLA colors and praying the Trojans do terrible. And I'll be having the same thoughts about the Bruins. Every opportunity he gets to bag on SC, he will. But I've got help this year - his daughter.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO USC freshman Malika Edmonson is the daughter of Warren, an ex-UCLA track star and NCAA champion, and Barbara, an ex-USC star, 1968 Olympic gold medalist and world-record holder. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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