Track & Field
2010 Commencement moved…Again
…But just by two days. It will be held on Monday, June 14.
For those of you not familiar with the issue, the ceremony was originally moved up before finals week to accommodate the NCAA Track and Field Championships (red the original Emerald article about it here). Then, it was moved back (read about that here). [...]
Galen Rupp wins the USA 10,000 at the national championships
Galen Rupp won his final race at Hawyard Field tonight, beating out a loaded field for the 2009 National Championship in the 10,000 meters. His time of 27:52 beat out Dathan Ritzenhein of Nike by six seconds. Rupp, who is a six time national champion at the collegiate level, added to his already legendary resume [...]
McCrea will not throw at NCAA Outdoor Championships
Oregon javelin thrower Ashley McCrea has told the Emerald that she will not throw at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 10-13, Fayetteville, Ark.) because of ligament damage to her plant leg.
McCrea tore her anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and meniscus during the NCAA West Regionals, when she went down after attempting [...]
NCAA West Regional Live Blog: Day 1
Another meet, another school record goes down, but would you have expected it to me the women’s 100m hurdles record? Brianne Theisen ran 13.56 in the first preliminary heat to break Lexie Miller (Beck)’s 1981 record of 13.67. Theisen, who qualified for tomorrow’s final, only finished fourth in a very fast heat.
Cyrus Hostetler continues to [...]
Acosta not suspended currently…does that mean he ever was?
The Register-Guard reported yesterday Oregon distance runner A.J. Acosta is not currently suspended, director of track and field Vin Lananna said, but wouldn’t comment further. That leaves the question, was he suspended in the first place?
Having talked with people around the team in the last three days, I believe I know the answer, but frankly, [...]
Men’s Track and Field: Pac-10 Championships, Day 2
Our day starts with the men’s 4×100m relay, the first completed event thus far (the men’s discus is ongoing, although no Ducks are expected to score). UCLA outlasted USC in a true duel, winning in 39.77 seconds to USC’s 39.89. The Oregon men brought up the rear in eighth place, clocking in in 41.23. It’s [...]
Open Thread Day Two: Women’s Pac-10 Track & Field Championships
Women’s 4×100m relay: The Oregon women scored six surprising points in the first running event of the day, taking third in the event in 44.80, behind Arizona State (44.10) and USC (44.37). Mandy White led for Oregon, handing cleanly to Amber Purvis, to Keshia Baker and finishing with Jamesha Youngblood at the anchor.
Unlike yesterday, when [...]
Men’s Track and Field: Pacific-10 Conference Championships Running Thread
The only event thus far for the Oregon men in the Pac-10 Championships has been the 4×100m relay, where Vernell Warren, Ashton Eaton, Matt Butcher and Chad Barlow finished fourth in their heat in 40.65. USC won the heat in 40.07, but an Arizona State relay team holds the top time of 39.99. The men [...]
