LOS ANGELES — Allyson Felix didn't have to give USC a pile of money for the field at the Trojans' track stadium to be named for her.
Her alma mater will honor Felix, a Los Angeles native and the most decorated American track and field athlete in Olympics history, for giving of herself — for being a shining example of the power of one person and of the great resonance of a voice that might once have trembled but found the strength to bring about change for those whose voices often aren't heard.
USC announced Wednesday that Allyson Felix Field will be dedicated at Katherine B. Loker Stadium this spring. The university could have named the field for a philanthropist, as Loker was. It could have sold the naming rights. With that in mind, Felix was shocked when USC President Carol Folt called her to discuss naming the field for her.
