2017 CROSS COUNTRYRECORD BOOK

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2017 Oregon Cross Country Record Book

Table of ContentsTable of Contents2017 Season

2017 Schedule 1Athletic Media Relations 1Men’s Outlook & Roster 2Women’s Outlook & Roster 3

2016 Season in ReviewSeason Review 42016 Results 6

Men’s HistoryMen’s History 10NCAA Results 12All-Americans/Olympians 13Conference/Regional Results 14World Records 15

Women’s HistoryWomen’s History 16NCAA Results/All-Americans 17Conference/Regional Results 18Olympians/American Records 19

Bill Dellinger InvitationalHistory 20Records 21

Steve PrefontaineSteve Prefontaine 23

The University of OregonUniversity Administration 24

Contact InformationCross Country/Track and Field Office Telephone (541) 346-2260 Fax (541) 346-5243 Address 2727 Leo Harris Pkwy Eugene, OR 97401 Website www.GoDucks.com Twitter @OregonTF Facebook facebook.com/oregontf

Robert Johnson, Head Coach Telephone (541) 346-2260 E-mail oregontf@uoregon.edu Twitter @Run4Ducks

Andy Powell, Associate Head Coach Telephone (541) 346-5473 E-mail acpowell@uoregon.edu

Maurica Powell, Assistant Coach Telephone (541) 346-5247 E-mail maurica@uoregon.edu

Credits: The Oregon Cross Country Record Book was designed and written and edited by Nate Krueger. Additional writing and editing by Greg Walker, Matthew Downs, Michael Reilly and Geoff Thurner. Primary photography courtesy of Eric Evans and Kirby Lee. Additional photography courtesy of John Becker, George Beltran, R.M. Collins III, Dave Coskey, Steve Dykes, Thomas Gee, John Gillespie, John Giustina, Don Gosney, Stan Green, Patrick Holleran , Kurt Jensen, Jeff Johnson, Phil Johnson, Norm Maves, Doug McDannald, Ken Moreland, Warren Morgan, Kevin Morris, Oregona, Oscar Palmquist, Bill Ross, Geoff Thurner, Betty Udesen, Bob Welch, Randy Wood, Herb Yamanaka, David Zahn, Pac-12 Conference and UO Archives.

Copyright: Any commercial use of information or photographs herewith is prohibited without prior written consent of the University of Oregon Athletic Dept. Copyright 2016.

The University of Oregon is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. This publication will be made available in accessible formats upon request. Accommodations for people with disabilities will be provided if requested in advance. TTY: (541) 346-5418.

CONTACTS: Assistant Athletic Communications Director Nate Krueger serves as media coordinator for the Oregon cross country program.

CREDENTIALS FOR ACCREDITED NEWS MEDIA: Admittance to home meets may be obtained with proper credentials that are issued at the discretion of the media services staff. Requests for news media credentials must be made at least 48 hours in advance.

EMAIL/WEBSITE: All pre- and post-meet releases and results will be posted to the University of Oregon Athletic Department website (www.GoDucks.com). Media requesting interviews, releases, results, or athlete photographs should contact Nate Krueger (541-346-5475, nkrueger@uoregon.edu).

Athletic Communications2727 Leo Harris Parkway, Eugene, Oregon 97401Phone: 541-346-5488; Fax: 541-346-7112Web Site: www.GoDucks.comTwitter: @GoDucksFacebook: GoDucksCross Country Twitter: @OregonTFCross Country Facebook: oregontfXC Contact: Nate Krueger (541-346-5475/nkrueger@uoregon.edu)

Jimmy Stanton, Senior Assoc. ADDirect: 541-346-5538Cell: 615-975-7322E-mail: jstanton@uoregon.edu

Andy McNamara, Assistant ADDirect: 541-346-2253Cell: 541-543-0123E-mail: mcnamara@uoregon.edu

Greg Walker, Associate DirectorDirect: 541-346-2252Cell: (541) 954-8775E-mail:gswalker@uoregon.edu

Todd Miles, Associate DirectorDirect: 541-346-0962Cell: 541-321-3417E-mail: miles@uoregon.edu

Joe Waltasti, Assistant DirectorDirect: 541-346-7332Cell: 916-889-6643E-mail: waltasti@uoregon.edu

Nate Krueger, Assistant DirectorDirect: 541-346-5475Cell: 253-569-9468E-mail: nkrueger@uoregon.edu

Rob Moseley, Editor-In-ChiefDirect: 541-346-2250Cell: 541-521-5304E-mail: rmoseley@uoregon.edu

Nathan Bryant, InternDirect: 541-346-5532Cell: 636-541-3828E-mail: nbryant@uoregon.edu

2017 Oregon Cross Country ScheduleThursday, September 7, Oregon XC Preview, Springfield Golf Course, Springfield, Ore.

Friday, September 29, Bill Dellinger Invitational, Springfield Golf Course, Springfield, Ore.

Saturday, October 14, Pre-Nationals Invitational, E.P. ‘Tom’ Sawyer State Park, Louisville, Ky.

Friday, October 27, Pac-12 Championships, Springfield Golf Course, Springfield, Ore.

Friday, November 12, NCAA West Regional, Jefferson Park Golf Course, Seattle, Wash.

Saturday, November 18, NCAA Championships, E.P. ‘Tom’ Sawyer State Park, Louisville, Ky.

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Men’s Preview

2017 ROSTERName CL Hometown (Previous School(s))Tanner Anderson Jr. Spokane, Wash. (North Central)Reed Brown Fr. Grapevine, Texas (Southlake Carroll)Connor Clark* RSr. Mill Valley, Calif. (San Francisco University HS/Dartmouth)Bryan Fernandez* RSr. Santa Barbara, Calif. (Dos Pueblos)Blake Haney* RJr. Bakersfield, Calif. (Stockdale)Matthew Maton Jr. Bend, Ore. (Summit)Jackson Mestler* RFr. Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon)Travis Neuman* RSr. Bend, Ore. (Summit)Sam Prakel* RSr. Versailles, Ohio (Versailles)Mick Stanovsek* RSo. Concord, Ohio (Notre Dame Cathedral Latin)Austin Tamagno So. Brea, Calif. (Brea Olinda)Cooper Teare Fr. Alameda, Calif. (St. Joseph Notre Dame)Levi Thomet So. Kodiak, Alaska (Kodiak)James West* RJr. Kent, England, UK (Loughborough University)Jack Yearian So. Tacoma, Wash. (Bellarmine Prep)

* - has utilized redshirt season

Men’s OutlookWho’s Back: Gone is 17-time NCAA champion and four-time Pac-12 cross country

champion Edward Cheserek, the face of this team for the last four seasons. The Men of Oregon will use a good mix of returners and newcomers to fill the void left by Cheserek, led by seniors Sam Prakel and Travis Neuman. Prakel was the Ducks’ fourth finisher last season at the NCAA Championships and is coming off a solid outdoor season on the track, and Neuman looks for a strong finish to his UO career after coming in as the Ducks’ fifth finisher last fall.

Junior Matthew Maton (pictured right) was the Ducks’ top finisher behind Cheserek last year at the NCAA Championships, finishing 29th overall after taking second at the NCAA West Regionals, and is looking to rebound from an injury-plagued 2016 outdoor season. Fellow junior Tanner Anderson is coming off a tremendous outdoor track season in which he qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 10,000 meters, and he finished third for the Ducks and 68th overall at last year’s NCAA Championships. Redshirt senior Bryan Fernandez and redshirt junior Blake Haney, who did not run cross country last season, round out the group of returning upper-classmen.

Five Ducks return with three seasons of cross country eligibility remaining. Redshirt sophomore Mick Stanovsek was fourth in the 800 meters at the Pac-12 Championships last outdoor season and returns for his second cross country season, and sophomore Levi Thomet ran for the Ducks last year in the NCAA Championships as a freshman. Austin Tamagno also returns for his sophomore seasons, and Jackson Mestler and Jack Yearian will be redshirt freshmen for the cross country season.

Who’s New: Four newcomers have joined the Men of Oregon for the 2017 season, two returners and two transfers. Connor Clark comes to the Ducks from Dartmouth with just one year of cross country eligibility remaining, and redshirt junior James West joins Oregon as a transfer out of Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. West ran for British Athletics in the 1,500 meters at the 2017 European U23 Championships and was the 2015 U20 National Indoor Champion, while Clark was honored by Dartmouth with the Paul S. Harmon ‘13 Trophy last season for showing great improvement through his college career.

Reed Brown and Cooper Teare will be the two true freshmen on the roster for the Ducks, with both coming off tremendous high school careers. Brown was the Texas 6A state champion in the 3,200 meters, breaking a 32-year-old state record with a time of 8:50.43, and was the 2016 Texas Boys All-Area Track and Field Athlete of the Year and 2015 Texas Gatorade Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. Teare was the 2016 California state champion in the 3,200 meters at 8:51.85 as well as a 2015 state cross country champion, and he was fourth in the 2016 U.S. U.S. Olympic Trials Nike Elite Camp High School Exhibition Mile at Hayward Field with a PR time of 4:06.79.

Outlook: Despite the departure of Cheserek, arguably the greatest collegiate cross country runner in NCAA history, the Men of Oregon should once again field a solid team and will compete both on the Pac-12 and national stages. With a strong returning group and an accomplished mix of newcomers, the eight-ranked Ducks will also have some depth to work with throughout the season.

Matthew Maton

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Women’s Preview

2017 ROSTERName CL Hometown (Previous School(s))Emma Abrahamson Sr. Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon)Lilli Burdon* RFr. Queensland, Australia (St. Hilda’s)Carmela Cardama Baez Jr. Vigo, Spain (Ies Do Castro/Florida State)Alli Cash* RSr. Lexexa, Kan. (Shawnee Mission West)Susan Ejore Jr. Nakuru, Kenya (St. Gabriel’s Mission School/Monroe College)Brooke Feldmeier Sr. Olympia, Wash. (Tumwater)Jessica Hull Jr. Albion Park, Australia (Albion Park)Rennie Kendrick So. Portland, Ore. (Grant)Kiley McCarthy Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad)Kate Murphy Fr. Burke, Va. (Lake Braddock)Judy Pendergast So. Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North/Harvard)Katie Rainsberger So. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Academy) Sabrina Southerland* RSr. New York, N.Y. (Benjamin N. Cardozo/Georgetown)

* - has utilized redshirt season

Women’s OutlookWho’s Back: Coming off a magical 2016 season in which they took home the

national championship in dramatic fashion and secured the first jewel in the eventual Triple Crown, the Women of Oregon return six student-athletes as they begin their NCAA title defense. Outstanding sophomore Katie Rainsberger (pictured below), the Ducks’ top runner last season as a freshman, highlights the group of returners along with redshirt senior Alli Cash. Rainsberger took fourth at the NCAA Championships last year to lead the Ducks to the national title before enjoying a phenomenal season on the track, and Cash was 14th overall last season at NCAAs and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in her final season.

Senior Emma Abrahamson and junior Jessica Hull also return after helping the Ducks secure the championship last season, and both performed well on the track last spring with point-scoring performances in the 1,500 meters at the Pac-12 Championships. Sophomore Lilli Burdon, an NCAA qualifier in the 5,000 meters last spring, and redshirt freshman Rennie Kendrick round out the group of returners for the Ducks.

Who’s New: The Ducks make up for the losses of three NCAA Championship participants from last year, Samantha Nadel, Ashley Maton and Maggie Schmaedick, by adding six newcomers to the 2017 roster. Four of the six newcomers come by way of transfer in redshirt senior Sabrina Southerland, juniors Susan Ejore and Carmela Cardama Baez and sophomore Judy Pendergast. Southerland, an all-American and three-time Big East champion from Georgetown, brings a wealth of 1,500 meter experience to Oregon for her final year of eligibility. Ejore, a native of Nakuru, Kenya, by way of Monroe College in New York, was the runner-up in the 2016 NJCAA Cross Country Championships and was a five-time NJCAA all-American. Cardama Baez is a two-time all-ACC selection from Vigo, Spain, who comes to the Ducks after being Florida State’s top cross country runner the last two seasons, capped by a 73rd-place finish at last year’s NCAA Championships. Pendergast, a Naperville, Ill., native, rounds out the group of transfers for the Ducks after competing at Harvard and earning all-Ivy League first-team honors as a freshman last season.

A pair of true freshmen, Kate Murphy and Kiley McCarthy, complete the 2017 roster for the Women of Oregon. Murphy enjoyed a tremendous high school career at Lake Braddock High School in Virginia, winning the Virginia 6A state cross country title in 2016, and has also thrived on the national stage with a win in the 3,000 meters at the 2016 USATF Junior Championships. Murphy also was a semifinalist at Hayward Field in the 1,500 meters at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, but she will most likely redshirt the cross country season as she works her way back to fitness. McCarthy rounds out the Oregon roster after a strong high school career at Carlsbad High School in California that she capped by winning the 800 meters at the Avocado West League Championships.

Outlook: Despite losing a few key contributors to graduation, the second-ranked Women of Oregon once again appear to boast a squad deep and talented enough to compete for the national championship. Rainsberger and Cash will lead the way along with Hull, who really began to emerge last season on the track, and multiple newcomers appear ready and able to step up and fill important spots for the Ducks.

Katie Rainsberger

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Season Review

2016 RecapThe women’s thrilling one-point victory at the NCAA Championships and an unprecedented fourth Pac-12 title for Edward Cheserek highlighted the 2016 season for the UO men’s and women’s cross country teams.

Bill Dellinger InvitationalA courageous run by Bryan Fernandez and a solid pack finish by the Women of Oregon helped the Ducks sweep the 2016 Bill Dellinger Invitational on Sept. 16 at Springfield Country Club. Oregon’s second-ranked men won their season opener by a point over No. 22 Portland, 28-29. UC Davis was third with 101 points, while North Dakota State was fourth with 113. In the women’s race, the fourth-ranked Ducks won with 39 points, followed by a spirted effort from defending NAIA national champion Northwest Christian, which had 51 points. UC Davis was third with 75 while Oregon State placed fourth with 84. In the men’s race, it was a late charge by Bryan Fernandez to pass the Pilots’ Fabian Tomas that gave Oregon the one-point victory. Junior Sam Prakel won the race for the Ducks in 24:36.8 with sophomore Tanner Anderson just a hair behind in second. Fernandez, a junior from Santa Barbara, Calif., was a career-best fourth in 24:45.8, with junior Blake Haney 10th (25:05.7), senior Jake Leingang 11th (25:07.4) and freshman Mick Stanovsek 12th (25:21.0). The Women of Oregon placed five runners in the top 11 who all finished within nine seconds of each other to claim the 2016 Dellinger title. Junior Emma Abrahamson led the way by finishing fourth in 17:34.2. Senior Sam Nadel, making her first appearance as a Duck after transferring from Georgetown, took sixth in 17:36.4, while senior Maggie Schamedick was eighth in 17:39.1. Senior Ashley Maton was ninth (17:42.8) and sophomore Jessica Hull was 11th in 17:43.0. Oregon State’s Emily Weber became the first Beaver to win the Dellinger after she crossed the line in 17:26.2. It was the men’s fourth straight Dellinger title, and eighth overall. The Duck women won for the second year in a row and seventh overall.

Washington InvitationalIn his 2016 debut, Edward Cheserek broke from the pack with 1,000 meters remaining to lead No. 3 Oregon to the Washington Invitational men’s team title Oct. 1 at Seattle’s Jefferson Park Golf Course. The Ducks had four runners in the top six to win with 26 points. No. 29 Colorado State was second with 39 points, while No. 21 Washington was third (64) and No. 24 Washington State was fourth (127). In the women’s race, No. 12 Washington won with 24 points. The fourth-ranked Ducks were second with 57 points, Harvard was third (78) and Colorado State took fourth (115). While Cheserek led the way, it took a solid effort by a number of the Duck men in the lead pack to earn the win. Sam Prakel, coming off his win at the Dellinger Invitational two weeks earlier, finished third in 23:27.30, Matthew Maton was fourth in 23:28.10 in his 2016 debut and Tanner Anderson was sixth in 23:31.10. Oregon also had solid depth backing the top four runners with Blake Haney 12th in 23:46.30, Bryan Fernandez 13th in 23:48.30 and Tim Gorman 17th in 24:00.50. For the women, freshman Katie Rainsberger led the Ducks with a second-place finish in her Oregon debut. The 2015 Gatorade national runner of the year finished in 19:42.90, six seconds off the pace of Washington’s Charlotte Prouse, who won in 19:36.80. The Ducks’ next four runners all finished within 10 second of each other. Jessica Hull was 12th in 20:22.40, Ashley Maton was 13th in 20:26.10, Emma Abrahamson was 14th in 20:27.80 and Maggie Schmaedick was 16th in 20:32.20. Washington had six runners finish in the top nine to secure the team title.

Pre-Nationals InvitationalEdward Cheserek won again, while a handful of newcomers helped lead the Oregon cross country teams’ efforts Oct. 15 at the Pre-National Invitational. The No. 4 men won with 85 points. No. 5 Arkansas was second with 110 points, followed by No. 6 Colorado (124), No. 20 Michigan (200), No. 13 Indiana (254) and No. 12 Texas-El Paso (257). The ninth-ranked women made a statement with a second-place finish. No. 2 Colorado won with 93 points. The Ducks were next at 154, followed by No. 13 Michigan (179), No. 5 Portland (196), No. 12 Arkansas (225), No. 7 Stanford (229) and No. 16 Eastern Michigan (255). For the men, Cheserek’s win was backed by top-20 finishes from sophomores Matthew Maton and Tanner Anderson, as well as a top-30 run from freshman Levi Thomet. Cheserek pulled away from the pack halfway through the race and went unchallenged for the remainder of the competition. He won in 23:34.7, which was more than :20 faster than Frankline Tonui of Arkansas, who was second in 23:56.1. Maton had one of the best races of his young career with a fourth-place finish in 24:07.7, while Anderson was solid with an 18th-place finish in 24:22.9. Thomet was impressive in his Oregon debut, taking 26th in 24:29.5. Junior Sam Prakel rounded out the scoring for the Ducks by running 36th in 24:38.8. This was the first Pre-National title for the men since 2009. Also noteworthy, junior Travis Neuman won the men’s open race in 25:23.3 with teammate Tim Gorman second in 25:27.2. In the women’s race, newcomers Katie Rainsberger and Sam Nadel led an impressive effort, who also welcomed all-American Alli Cash back to the lineup for the first time in 2016. Rainsberger was the top freshman at the Pre-Nationals and finished sixth overall in 20:19.1. Nadel, another newcomer as a fifth-year transfer from Georgetown, took 13th in 20:20.7. Jessica Hull continued her strong sophomore season as the Ducks’ No. 3 runner. The Australian was 34th overall in 20:50.6. In her 2016 debut, Cash clocked in at 20:59.1 as the Ducks’ fourth runner, while Maggie Schmaedick rounded out the scoring for the Ducks in 53rd (21:02.0).

Alli Cash

Sam Nadel

Katie Rainsberger

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Season Review

Pac-12 ChampionshipsEdward Cheserek won his unprecedented fourth straight Pac-12 men’s cross country individual championship Oct. 28 on a sweltering Rudolph North Golf Course in Tucson. Despite record temperatures in Arizona, Cheserek took the lead with 3,000 meters remaining and surged away from the pack to win comfortably in 23:58.9. Cheserek entered the day with three career cross country titles, which was tied for the most in league history with distance legends Steve Prefontaine of Oregon and Washington State’s Henry Rono. Meanwhile, Katie Rainsberger staked her claim as the league’s top freshman by leading the Duck women to a fourth-place finish. Rainsberger’s fifth-place run in 20:30.6 was the highest finish by a Duck true freshman since Jordan Hasay was third in 2009. No. 7 Colorado won its sixth straight Pac-12 men’s title with 41 points. No. 2 Stanford was second at 47 points, followed by No. 10 UCLA (58), No. 3 Oregon (94), No. 15 WSU (187), California (163), No. 25 Washington (187), Arizona State (225) and Arizona (234). The fifth-ranked Oregon women were fourth in a hotly contested race. No. 1 Colorado won with 33 points. No. 2 Washington followed with 74 points. No. 11 Stanford edged the Ducks for third with 83 points. Oregon scored 88 points for fourth, followed by No. 17 Utah (169), No. 25 California (184), No. 23 UCLA (201), Arizona (204), Oregon State (224), Arizona State (236), Washington State (304) and USC (375). In the men’s race, Travis Neuman had his best race of the season as Oregon’s No. 2 runner. The junior from Bend, Ore., was 13th overall in 24:44.4. The Ducks also counted freshman Levi Thomet’s 22nd-place finish (25:00.00), sophomore Matthew Maton’s 28th-place effort (25:03.7) and sophomore Tanner Anderson’s 30th-place finish (25:06.9). Junior Sam Prakel was 33rd in 25:09.1. Following Rainsberger in the women’s race, junior Alli Cash, in just her second appearance this season, took 13th in 20:56.7. The Ducks also counted senior Sam Nadel’s 22nd-place finish (21:17.0), junior Emma Abrahamson’s 23rd-place showing (21:18.2) and senior Maggie Schmaedick’s 25th-place finish (21:21.3). Oregon also had Jessica Hull 27th in 21:23.3. Amy-Eloise Neal of Washington was the individual medalist in 20:22.9.

NCAA West RegionalEdward Cheserek and Matthew Maton finished first and second, respectively, to lead the Men of Oregon at the NCAA West Regional Championships Nov. 11 at Haggin Oaks Golf Course. Both the men’s and the women’s teams finished fourth. Cheserek, recently named the Pac-12 athlete of the year for the fourth time in his career, continues to make history with every race and by winning Friday in 29:23.7, he became the first Duck to win three NCAA West Region crowns. Maton, a sophomore from Bend., Ore., was nearly as impressive. He posted a career-best second-place finish in 29:44.9 as the men ran at 10,000 meters for the first time this year. The two automatic bids on the men’s side went to No. 4 Stanford, which won with 75 points, and runner-up No. 12 Portland (90 points). No. 10 UCLA was third with 112 points, followed by No. 10 Oregon (122) and No. 17 Washington State (143). No. 7 Stanford won the women’s race with 71 points. No. 4 Washington locked up the other NCAA automatic bid by finishing second with 88 points. No. 16 San Francisco jumped into third with 101 points with No. 11 Oregon fourth (107) and No. 10 Portland fifth (130). Alli Cash led three Duck women who finished in the top 15 with her best finish at the Regional level. The junior was fifth in 19:43.5. Katie Rainsberger was the top freshman in the race after finishing 11th in 19:52.5. The Ducks also counted senior Sam Nadel’s 15th-place finish (19:58.9), sophomore Jessica Hull’s 37th-place run (20:26.7) and senior Ashley Maton’s 41st-place finish (20:32.5). Behind the 1-2 finish of Cheserek and Maton, the men were scattered throughout the pack. Sophomore Tanner Anderson was 32nd in 30:17.3, senior Tim Gorman took 43rd in 30:33.6 and senior Jake Leingang was 46th in 30:36.3. The competition for the two automatic women’s spots for the NCAA Championships was close as expected, with Stanford and Washington getting the nods at the end of the day. Oregon and San Francisco battled throughout the race before the Dons edged out the Ducks for third by placing four runners in the top 25. The Ducks nearly countered that effort with three runners of their own in the top 15, but Oregon’s fourth and fifth runners were a few places too far back to make up the gap. Oregon’s coaches have been stating that fifth-year senior Ashley Maton has arguably been the women’s squad’s most improved runner and no meet this season exemplified that more the West Regional. She finished a career-best 41st (20:32.5), which was nearly 40 places better than last season’s regional meet where she was 80th.

Matthew Maton

Tanner Anderson

Edward Cheserek

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Season Review

NCAA ChampionshipsThe Oregon cross country program captured a national title Nov. 19 at the NCAA championships, though not the one most were expecting. Maurica Powell’s UO women captured the team title by the barest of margins, a single point over Michigan, while three-time men’s champion Edward Cheserek finished third as the UO men took ninth as a team. Freshman Katie Rainsberger finished fourth for the Duck women over the six-kilometer LaVern Gibson Championship Course, in 19:51.1, leading three all-American finishers from Oregon. Junior Alli Cash was 14th in 20:08.2, and Samantha Nadel took 21st in 20:14.0. By the time seniors Ashley Maton (61st, 20:37.0) and Maggie Schmaedick (64th, 20:38.1) crossed the finish line, the Ducks knew they’d run exceptionally well. But the projected champs from Colorado also had a solid day, and Michigan was led across the line by the second-place individual, senior Erin Finn. After an agonizing wait that included reviewing race video for confirmation, the Ducks were announced as national champs with 125 team points, one fewer than the Wolverines. Only then did the significance of Schmaedick’s finish — one place and one-tenth of a second ahead of Michigan’s fifth finisher — begin to resonate. Colorado was third with 134 points. The Oregon women won their fourth NCAA cross country title, having previously taken first in 1983, 1987, 2012. Cheserek’s bid to become the only runner with four NCAA individual men’s titles ended over the final stretch the 10k race when he couldn’t stick with eventual champ Patrick Tiernan of Villanova and runner-up Justyn Knight of Syracuse. Still arguably the most decorated distance runner in NCAA history, Cheserek crossed in 29:48.0. Sophomore Matthew Maton also collected all-America honors, finishing 29th in 30:16.0. The Ducks also got scoring efforts from sophomore Tanner Anderson (68th, 30:39.9), junior Sam Prakel (104th, 30:53.6) and junior Travis Neuman (151st, 31:14.9). The 12th-ranked UO women became the lowest-ranked team to win an NCAA title. The previous record was set when No. 4 Georgetown won in 2011. Rainsberger’s fourth-place finish was highest-ever by a UO freshman. The men finished in the top 10 for the fourth straight year.

Schmaedick’s Kamikaze KickBy Rob Moseley

Nearly 40 minutes elapsed after the finish before results were finalized at the 2016 NCAA Cross Country Championships. So there was certainly no way, while the NCAA women’s cross country championship actually was being run, that anyone had any idea how close the team race would end up. All the Oregon women could do was burn every last bit of oxygen in their lungs. Stomach every anguished scream of pain from their legs. Track down every opposing runner they could, without regard for the logos on their jerseys. Two red flags flew at intervals along the home stretch of the LaVern Gibson Championship Course. When the Ducks saw them, that was their cue to go into what they call a “kamikaze sprint.” Limbs flail. Faces contort. Cadence is abandoned. That was Maggie Schmaedick’s state when the senior — the senior from Eugene — sprinted for the finish line Saturday, a runner in dark blue to her right. The two were racing for the right to place 64th, nobody’s goal entering the race. Until, of course, Schmaedick edged out the runner in blue by one-tenth of a second. And found out the runner was from Michigan. And realized, some time later, that the two had been racing with nothing less than the NCAA team title on the line. Schmaedick’s frantic final kick was the difference in Oregon’s one-point win over the Wolverines. The Ducks had three all-Americans, too, but no moment better encapsulated the never-say-die spirit that propelled the UO women to their fourth NCAA cross country title. “What we’ve talked about all season is, you can’t judge the race before it’s over,” said UO coach Maurica Powell, whose No. 12 Ducks became the lowest-ranked team ever to win the title. “All you can do is control your attitude and control your effort — and control how many people you can pass. Because you can’t count the score as you’re racing; there’s no way to know.

2016 SEASON RESULTSShe was just trying to beat the next kid.” Schmaedick’s race was a fitting end to the Ducks’ fall season. Oregon came into nationals ranked 12th in the country. That reflected their fourth-place finish in unseasonably warm conditions at the Pac-12 championships, and another fourth-place showing at West Regionals, where top runner Katie Rainsberger competed despite an illness. Through it all, Powell’s team stayed focused on the ultimate finish line: the one at the end of the six-kilometer race. They fought to the very last step: the one that propelled Schmaedick past Michigan’s Jaimie Phelan. Schmaedick crossed in 20:38.1. Phelan was timed in 20:38.2. “There’s no glory in fighting for 64th or 65th,” Schmaedick said later. “I don’t really care what that number is. But it mattered at the end of the day. I’m just so happy I could help out.” Rainsberger led Oregon’s five scorers by finishing fourth, a brilliant NCAA championships debut by the freshman, and a welcome bounceback from her labored effort at regionals. She was shadowed for much of the race by junior Alli Cash, whose season debut was delayed by injury, but who got back into peak condition at exactly the right time. Next across for the Ducks was senior Samantha Nadel, a transfer from Georgetown who made a substantial move through the field over the final 3k and finished eight spots ahead of Michigan’s No. 3 runner. And then, another duo that ran together, seniors Ashley Maton and Schmaedick. The LaVern Gibson Championship Course meanders over and around a berm of turf near the Terre Haute city limits. A number of ‘S’ curves provide coaches and fans ample opportunity to run from turn to turn, following the lead group like a gallery on a golf course. Powell took every opportunity she could to connect with each of her runners, communicating where they and their teammates stood in the field, and adjusting their race plans accordingly. At 2,000 meters, Michigan led, with Oregon second. Pre-race favorite Colorado, known as strong closers, lurked outside the top three. The Ducks’ optimism was growing. “I knew Ashley was having a good race,” Schmaedick said of Maton, who finished one second in front of her. “You could just tell by her body language. And I could tell by the body language of the coaches — Maurica and (her husband, UO men’s coach) Andy sprinting around frantically — I just had a good feeling. I didn’t know what the team score was going to be, but I knew it was going to be a good day.” The Ducks had come into the race believing they were underrated at No. 12. Given the resiliency they’d shown all year, combined with the fact they finally had a full complement of runners healthy and near peak condition, Maurica Powell thought a podium finish was possible. But even she wasn’t anticipating a team title. That began to change the next time splits were announced after another 2,000 meters. “At that point they were in such good position,” Powell said. “I was shocked to see they still looked so in control at 4k. It was like, ‘Oh my gosh — I think they might pull this off.’” It ended up coming down literally to their final stride. Fueled by positive energy drawn from her teammates and coaches, Schmaedick kicked past the Michigan runner at the finish. Adding to her elation was the fact that Schmaedick — a graduate of Sheldon High in Eugene — had helped deliver an NCAA title to her hometown team. “I’ve been an Oregon fan all my life,” she said. “Even when I was really little and running wasn’t really on my radar, it was a dream to come to this school and wear the ‘O’ on my chest. Having that come to reality, and actually matter, for a team that means so much to me, I have no words. It’s just incredible.” Once the race was finished, an agonizing wait for final standings ensued. There have been past instances of incorrect results being announced due to timing problems, and the NCAA didn’t want a repeat of that. Powell huddled her team at the finish to congratulate them on their effort. She was trying to tally results in her head; without knowing how many runners competing as individuals needed to be ignored to calculate team scores, that was next to impossible. All she knew was that the Ducks had exceeded even her own expectations. “I don’t know, guys,” Powell told her runners. “It’s close. You might have stolen the whole thing.” About a half-hour later, it became official. Oregon had edged Michigan for the NCAA title by a single point. An inspired effort personified by Schmaedick’s “kamikaze sprint” had given the Ducks their fourth women’s cross country title. “It’s a little lucky to come up with a one-point victory,” Powell said. “But they created their own luck.”

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Season Review

2016 SEASON RESULTSBill Dellinger Invitational (Springfield Golf Course, Springfield, Ore., 9.16.16)

Women’s Team Results (5,000 Meters) Women’s Individual ResultsPlace Team Score Place Name Time1 Oregon 39 1 Emily Weber, Oregon State 17:26.22 Northwest Christian 51 2 Sierra Brown, Northwest Christian 17:28.43 UC Davis 75 3 Shea Vallaire, Northwest Christian 17:31.14 Oregon State 84 4 Emma Abrahamson, Oregon 17:34.25 North Dakota State 97 5 Hannah Kirkegaard, UC Davis 17:35.36 Willamette 189 6 Samantha Nadel, Oregon 17:36.47 Portland 190 7 Brittany Brownotter, North Dakota State 17:38.48 Lewis-Clark State 230 8 Maggie Schmaedick, Oregon 17:39.1 9 Julia Lemak, UC Davis 17:41.8 10 Ashley Maton, Oregon 17:42.8 11 Jessica Hull, Oregon 17:43.0 12 Kristiane Width, Oregon State 17:44.4 13 Alyssa Harmon, Northwest Christian 17:54.9 14 Olivia Mancl, Willamette 17:55.9 15 Rosa Schmidt, Northwest Christian 18:00.1 23 Frida Berge, Oregon 18:16.3 55 Perrin Xthona, Oregon 19:23.8

Men’s Team Results (8,000 Meters) Men’s Individual ResultsPlace Team Score Place Name Time1 Oregon 28 1 Sam Prakel, Oregon 24:36.82 Portland 29 2 Tanner Anderson, Oregon 24:36.83 UC Davis 101 3 Logan Orndorf, Portland 24:43.24 North Dakota State 113 4 Bryan Fernandez, Oregon 24:45.85 Northwest Christian 163 5 Fabian Tomas, Portland 24:50.86 Willamette 187 6 Keegan Symmes, Portland 24:52.07 Lewis-Clark State 201 7 Sam Lomax, Portland 24:54.28 Lane CC 202 8 Joe Horen, Portland 24:54.4 9 Jordy Ceja, UC Davis 24:55.4 10 Blake Haney, Oregon 25:05.7 11 Jake Leingang, Oregon 25:07.4 12 Mick Stanovsek, Oregon 25:21.0 13 Erik Wingfield, Portland 25:23.0 14 Salem Bouhassoun, UC Davis 25:24.0 15 Michael Martin, Lane CC 25:26.4 19 Travis Neuman, Oregon 25:34.0 39 Tim Gorman, Oregon 26:32.3

Washington Invitational (Jefferson Park Golf Course, Springfield, Ore., 10.1.16)

Women’s Team Results (5,000 Meters) Women’s Individual ResultsPlace Team Score Place Name Time1 Washington 24 1 Charlotte Prouse, Washington 19:36.802 Oregon 57 2 Katie Rainsberger, Oregon 19:42.903 Harvard 78 3 Amy-Eloise Neale, Washington 19:47.204 Colorado State 115 4 Courtney Smith, Harvard 19:47.605 Idaho 146 5 Katie Knight, Washington 20:04.506 Washington State 174 6 Sarah Reiter, Eastern Washington 20:06.507 Eastern Washington 178 7 Kaitlyn Neal, Washington 20:11.008 Grand Canyon 237 8 Nicole Zielinski, Washington 20:19.409 Seattle U. 251 9 Anna Maxwell, Washington 20:19.90 10 Lisa Tertsch, Harvard 20:22.00 11 Janelle Lincks, Colorado State 20:22.20 12 Jessica Hull, Oregon 20:22.40 13 Ashley Maton, Oregon 20:26.10 14 Emma Abrahamson, Oregon 20:27.80 15 Devon Bortfeld, Washington State 20:31.10 16 Maggie Schmaedick, Oregon 20:32.20 17 Kaylee Flanagan, Washington 20:33.60 18 Samantha Nadel, Oregon 20:37.10 19 Emily Hamlin, Washington 20:37.60 20 Judy Pendergast, Harvard 20:39.20 24 Frida Berge, Oregon 20:45.20 47 Perrin Xthona, Oregon 21:42.60

Men’s Team Results (8,000 Meters) Men’s Individual ResultsPlace Team Score Place Name Time1 Oregon 26 1 Edward Cheserek, Oregon 23:06.302 Colorado State 39 2 Jerrell Mock, Colorado State 23:25.503 Washington 64 3 Sam Prakel, Oregon 23:27.304 Washington State 127 4 Matthew Maton, Oregon 23:28.105 Idaho 141 5 Colby Gilbert, Washington 23:29.606 Eastern Washington 192 6 Tanner Anderson, Oregon 23:31.107 Seattle U. 195 7 Grant Fischer, Colorado State 23:35.208 Grand Canyon 207 8 Johnathan Stevens, Washington 23:37.10 9 Eric Hamer, Colorado State 23:41.10 10 Jefferson Abbey, Colorado State 23:43.60 11 Cole Rockhold, Colorado State 23:44.00 12 Blake Haney, Oregon 23:46.30 13 Bryan Fernandez, Oregon 23:48.30 14 Carson Hume, Colorado State 23:49.70 15 Andrew Gardner, Washington 23:49.90 16 Fred Huxham, Washington 23:57.40 17 Tim Gorman, Oregon 24:00.50 18 Anthony Laurita, Colorado State 24:00.80 19 Jake Finney, Washington State 24:04.80 20 Mahmoud Moussa, Washington 24:15.50 23 Jake Leingang, Oregon 24:22.00 48 Mick Stanovsek, Oregon 24:56.50

Maggie Schmaedick’s “Kamikaze Kick” gave Oregon a one-point win for the NCAA title.

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Season Review

Pre-National Invitational (LaVerne Gibson Championship Course, Terre Haute, Ind., 10.15.16)

Women’s Team Results (6,000 Meters) Women’s Individual ResultsPlace Team Score Place Name Time1 Colorado 93 1 Erin Finn, Michigan 19:44.72 Oregon 154 2 Erin Clark, Colorado 20:08.43 Michigan 179 3 Peyton Bilo, Cal Poly 20:11.54 Portland 196 4 Karissa Schweizer, Missouri 20:14.05 Arkansas 225 5 Elinor Purrier, New Hampshire 20:15.46 Stanford 229 6 Katie Rainsberger, Oregon 20:19.17 Eastern Michigan 255 7 Devin Clark, Arkansas 20:20.08 California 330 8 Bethan Knights, California 20:21.09 Mississippi State 362 9 Lauren LaRocco, Portland 20:22.410 Air Force 404 10 Sharon Lokedi, Kansas 20:26.311 Cal Poly 477 11 Katherine Receveur, Indiana 20:26.412 Missouri 479 12 Kaitlyn Benner, Colorado 20:28.613 Kansas 492 13 Samantha Nadel, Oregon 20:28.714 Florida 497 14 Gillespie Carina, Air Force 20:29.315 Indiana 512 15 Katherine Turner, Butler 20:29.616 Butler 519 16 Savannah Carnahan, Furman 20:30.217 Eastern Kentucky 534 17 Dani Jones, Colorado 20:30.418 Virginia 540 18 Jordann McDermitt, Eastern Michigan 20:32.019 Purdue 565 19 Charlotte Imer, Eastern Kentucky 20:32.920 Ohio State 580 20 Claire Green, Arizona 20:35.121 Arizona 581 21 Emma Benner, Purdue 20:35.822 Oklahoma 619 22 Avery Evenson, Michigan 20:39.223 Colorado State 620 23 Grace Barnett, Clemson 20:39.424 Utah State 657 24 Vanessa Fraser, Stanford 20:39.725 Furman 661 25 Kiara McIntosh, Purdue 20:42.026 Brown 666 26 Makena Morley, Colorado 20:43.127 Dartmouth 679 27 Taylor Werner, Arkansas 20:44.428 Louisville 701 28 Parkes Endrick, Portland 20:45.529 New Hampshire 721 29 Danielle Katz, Stanford 20:45.930 Clemson 744 30 Dorcas Wasike, Louisville 20:46.931 Arizona State 773 31 Rhianwedd Price, Mississippi State 20:47.032 Elon 778 32 Natalie Cizmas, Eastern Michigan 20:48.533 Rice 778 33 Aynslee Van Graan, Coastal Carolina 20:48.534 Toledo 794 34 Jessica Hull, Oregon 20:50.635 James Madison 815 35 Elisabeth Bergh, Florida 20:51.836 UMass-Lowell 834 36 Sage Hurta, Colorado 20:52.037 Marquette 854 37 Addi Zerrenner, Arizona 20:52.038 Iowa 861 38 Marissa Williams, California 20:52.139 Northwestern 948 48 Alli Cash, Oregon 20:59.140 Coastal Carolina 948 53 Maggie Schmaedick, Oregon 21:02.041 Montana State 1038 67 Emma Abrahamson, Oregon 21:08.342 Tulane 1057 98 Ashley Maton, Oregon 21:24.3

Men’s Team Results (8,000 Meters) Men’s Individual ResultsPlace Team Score Place Name Time1 Oregon 85 1 Edward Cheserek, Oregon 23:34.72 Arkansas 110 2 Frankline Tonui, Arkansas 23:56.13 Colorado 124 3 Amon Terer, Campbell 23:58.54 Michigan 201 4 Matthew Maton, Oregon 24:07.75 Indiana 257 5 Calvin Chemoiywo, Louisville 24:07.76 Texas-El Paso 264 6 Edwin Kibichiy, Louisville 24:09.77 Air Force 274 7 Alex Short, San Francisco 24:11.28 Bradley 314 8 Aaron Baumgarten, Michigan 24:11.89 San Francisco 329 9 Cosmas Boit, Texas-El Paso 24:12.010 California 336 10 Antony Kosgei, Texas-El Paso 24:13.111 Furman 365 11 Dillon Maggard, Utah State 24:14.112 Cal Poly 409 12 Jack Bruce, Arkansas 24:14.913 Missouri 437 13 Connor Mora, Michigan 24:15.714 Utah State 467 14 Alex George, Arkansas 24:18.815 Ohio State 482 15 Ryan Forsyth, Colorado 24:21.016 Purdue 499 16 Michael Ward, Bradley 24:21.617 Oklahoma 508 17 Lawrence Kipkoech, Campbell 24:22.318 Dartmouth 512 18 Tanner Anderson, Oregon 24:22.919 Butler 528 19 Robert Murphy, IUPUI 24:23.620 Wyoming 544 20 Frank Lara, Furman 24:24.121 Kansas 618 21 Josh Brickell, Furman 24:24.422 Eastern Kentucky 626 22 Clayton Hutchins, Cal Poly 24:24.623 Portland 630 23 Evan Stifel, Ohio State 24:26.024 Louisville 666 24 Joe Klecker, Colorado 24:27.825 Campbell 677 25 Robert Brandt, California 24:27.826 Florida 679 26 Levi Thomet, Oregon 24:29.527 IUPUI 681 27 John Dressel, Colorado 24:30.928 Cornell 713 28 Ben Saarel, Colorado 24:31.129 Dayton 724 29 Austen Dalquist, Arkansas 24:31.830 Wichita State 761 30 Zach Perrin, Colorado 24:33.531 Gonzaga 765 31 Jason Crist, Indiana 24:35.232 Nebraska 773 32 Michael Saruni, Texas-El Paso 24:35.533 Utah Valley 777 33 Andrew Johnston, Air Force 24:36.334 Arizona State 807 34 Dylan Blankenbaker, Oklahoma 24:36.935 Harvard 823 35 Drew White, Missouri 24:37.536 Iowa 842 36 Sam Prakel, Oregon 24:38.837 Indiana State 849 37 Matthew Schwartzer, Indiana 24:39.838 Lehigh 929 38 Ben Veatch, Indiana 24:40.139 North Texas 951 39 Trent Brendel, California 24:43.740 Bowling Green 956 151 Bryan Fernandez, Oregon 25:38.841 Youngstown State 1061 DNF Austin Tamagno, Oregon DNF

Women’s Open Results (6,000 Meters) Women’s Individual Results Place Name Time 1 Valerie Reina, Arkansas 21:32.4 8 Frida Berge, Oregon 22:01.5 26 Perrin Xthona, Oregon 22:55.4

Men’s Open Results (8,000 Meters) Men’s Individual Results Place Name Time 1 Travis Neuman, Oregon 25:23.3 2 Tim Gorman, Oregon 25:27.2

Pac-12 Championships (Randolph North Golf Course, Tucson, Ariz., 10.28.16)

Women’s Team Results (6,000 Meters) Women’s Individual ResultsPlace Team Score Place Name Time1 Colorado 33 1 Amy-Eloise Neale, Washington 20:22.852 Washington 74 2 Erin Clark, Colorado 20:23.213 Stanford 83 3 Dani Jones, Colorado 20:24.314 Oregon 88 4 Kaitlyn Benner, Colorado 20:28.295 Utah 169 5 Katie Rainsberger, Oregon 20:30.586 California 184 6 Charlotte Prouse, Washington 20:31.937 UCLA 201 7 Bethan Knights, California 20:34.258 Arizona 204 8 Vanessa Fraser, Stanford 20:35.159 Oregon State 224 9 Makena Morley, Colorado 20:42.9210 Arizona State 236 10 Addi Zerrenner, Arizona 20:47.5711 Washington State 304 11 Fiona O’Keeffe, Stanford 20:50.4812 USC 375 12 Grayson Murphy, Utah 20:55.11 13 Alli Cash, Oregon 20:56.69 14 Christina Aragon, Stanford 20:57.99 15 Sage Hurta, Colorado 21:00.23 16 Mackenzie Caldwell, Colorado 21:03.70 17 Melanie Nun, Colorado 21:04.53 18 Claire Green, Arizona 21:07.30 19 Katie Knight, Washington 21:09.18 20 Ella Donaghu, Stanford 21:11.72 21 Kaitlyn Neal, Washington 21:14.90 22 Samamtha Nadel, Oregon 21:16.98 23 Emma Abrahamson, Oregon 21:18.17 24 Emily Weber, Oregon State 21:20.33 25 Maggie Schmaedick, Oregon 21:21.25 27 Jessica Hull, Oregon 21:23.29 45 Ashley Maton, Oregon 21:52.25 59 Frida Berge, Oregon 22:18.09 103 Perrin Xthona, Oregon 25:08.46

Men’s Team Results (8,000 Meters) Men’s Individual ResultsPlace Team Score Place Name Time1 Colorado 41 1 Edward Cheserek, Oregon 23:58.902 Stanford 47 2 Grant Fisher, Stanford 24:13.473 UCLA 58 3 Ben Saarel, Colorado 24:16.474 Oregon 94 4 Zach Perrin, Colorado 24:17.105 Washington State 130 5 Ferdinand Edman, UCLA 24:18.376 California 163 6 John Dressel, Colorado 24:20.737 Washington 187 7 Sean McGorty, Stanford 24:22.888 Arizona State 225 8 Thomas Ratcliffe, Stanford 24:31.819 Arizona 234 9 Ryan Forsyth, Colorado 24:39.50 10 Jonah Diaz, UCLA 24:42.15 11 Collin Burke, UCLA 24:42.73 12 Austin O’Neil, UCLA 24:43.54 13 Travis Neuman, Oregon 24:44.35 14 Garrett Sweatt, Stanford 24:48.57 15 Sam Levora, Washington State 24:50.14 16 Steven Fahy, Stanford 24:52.48 17 Trent Brendel, California 24:53.36 18 Andrew Gardner, Washington 24:53.86 19 Joe Klecker, Colorado 24:55.14 20 Daniel De La Torre, UCLA 24:57.72 21 Robert Brandt, California 24:58.23 22 Levi Thomet, Oregon 25:00.00 23 Collins Kibet, Arizona 25:00.48 24 Michael Williams, Washington State 25:00.79 25 CJ Albertson, Arizona State 25:01.12 28 Matthew Maton, Oregon 25:03.65 30 Tanner Anderson, Oregon 25:06.84 33 Sam Prakel, Oregon 25:09.07 43 Tim Gorman, Oregon 25:27.94 49 Austin Tamagno, Oregon 25:38.81 53 Jake Leingang, Oregon 26:00.45 66 Bryan Fernandez, Oregon 26:44.25

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NCAA Championships (LaVern Gibson Championship Course, Terre Haute, Ind., 11.19.16)

Women’s Team Results (6,000 Meters) Women’s Individual ResultsPlace Team Score Place Name Time1 Oregon 125 1 Karissa Schweizer, Missouri 19:41.62 Michigan 126 2 Erin Finn, Michigan 19:44.23 Colorado 134 3 Anna Rohrer, Notre Dame 19:44.64 North Carolina State 223 4 Katie Rainsberger, Oregon 19:51.15 Stanford 255 5 Sharon Lokedi, Kansas 19:52.26 San Francisco 307 6 Brenna Peloquin, Boise State 19:54.57 New Mexico 310 7 Elinor Purrier, New Hampshire 19:56.98 Michigan State 314 8 Amy-Eloise Neale, Washington 19:58.39 Eastern Michigan 316 9 Grace Barnett, Clemson 20:02.410 Brigham Young 328 10 Charlotte Taylor, San Francisco 20:02.711 Notre Dame 338 11 Katherine Receveur, Indiana 20:04.012 Washington 352 12 Rachele Schulist, Michigan State 20:07.013 Providence 399 13 Ashley Montgomery, Penn 20:07.114 Wisconsin 451 14 Alli Cash, Oregon 20:08.215 Mississippi State 459 15 Elizabeth Chikotas, Penn State 20:09.416 Missouri 459 16 Taylor Werner, Arkansas 20:10.517 Oklahoma State 465 17 Erika Kemp, North Carolina State 20:10.618 Penn State 465 18 Avery Evenson, Michigan 20:11.519 Arkansas 476 19 Alice Wright, New Mexico 20:13.220 Utah 493 20 Angel Piccirillo, Villanova 20:13.821 Villanova 505 21 Samantha Nadel, Oregon 20:14.022 Portland 509 22 Dani Jones, Colorado 20:14.223 Mississippi 514 23 Peyton Bilo, Cal Poly 20:14.424 Penn 520 24 Jordann McDermitt, Eastern Michigan 20:14.625 Air Force 527 25 Rachel Koon, North Carolina State 20:15.026 Harvard 551 26 Kaitlyn Benner, Colorado 20:15.627 Baylor 586 27 Jamie Kempfer, Missouri 20:16.328 UCLA 596 28 Calli Thackery, New Mexico 20:17.429 Iowa State 608 29 Lauren Larocco, Portland 20:17.830 Yale 661 30 Gina Sereno, Michigan 20:19.531 Louisville 788 31 Charlotte, Imer, Eastern Kentucky 20:19.8 61 Ashley Maton, Oregon 20:37.0 64 Maggie Schmaedick, Oregon 20:38.1 65 Jaimie Phelan, Michigan 20:38.2 79 Jessica Hull, Oregon 20:44.3 112 Emma Abrahamson, Oregon 20:53.5

Men’s Team Results (10,000 Meters) Men’s Individual ResultsPlace Team Score Place Name Time1 Northern Arizona 125 1 Patrick Tiernan, Villanova 29:22.02 Stanford 158 2 Justyn Knight, Syracuse 29:27.33 Syracuse 164 3 Edward Cheserek, Oregon 29:48.04 Mississippi 196 4 Futsum Zienasellassie, Northern Arizona 29:49.85 Arkansas 206 5 Grant Fisher, Stanford 29:57.96 Colorado 223 6 MJ Erb, Mississippi 29:58.57 Brigham Young 247 7 Morgan McDonald, Wisconsin 29:59.28 Wisconsin 256 8 Edwin Kibichiy, Louisville 29:59.59 Oregon 282 9 Micolas Montanez, Brigham Young 30:02.310 Iona 319 10 Scott Carpenter, Georgetown 30:03.011 Tulsa 340 11 Matthew Baxter, Northern Arizona 30:03.112 Oklahoma State 363 12 Dillon Maggard, Utah State 30:03.913 Portland 368 13 Luke Traynor, Tulsa 30:07.714 Washington State 370 14 Ferdinand Edman, UCLA 30:08.815 UCLA 378 15 Alex George, Arkansas 30:10.116 Iowa State 384 16 Hassan Abdi, Oklahoma State 30:10.117 Colorado State 388 17 Colin Bennie, Syracuse 30:10.418 Virginia 476 18 Yusuke Uchikoshi, Boise State 30:10.819 Boise State 478 19 Jack Bruce, Arkansas 30:10.920 Michigan State 504 20 Joel Reichow, South Dakota State 30:11.521 Georgetown 534 21 Ben Saarel, Colorado 30:11.822 North Carolina State 543 22 Alex Short, San Francisco 30:12.123 Illinois 564 23 Tyler Day, Northern Arizona 30:13.024 Providence 611 24 Sean McGorty, Stanford 30:13.325 Dartmouth 621 25 Malachy Schrobilgen, Wisconsin 30:13.526 Navy 622 26 Lawrence Kipkoech, Campbell 30:13.927 Southern Utah 629 27 Sherod Hardt, Michigan State 30:15.428 Middle Tennessee 697 28 Joe Klecker, Colorado 30:15.629 Texas-El Paso 707 29 Matthew Maton, Oregon 30:16.030 Texas 736 30 Michael Williams, Washington State 30:16.631 California 776 31 Nicholas Raymond, Eastern Michigan 30:18.9 68 Tanner Anderson, Oregon 30:39.9 104 Sam Prakel, Oregon 30:53.6 151 Travis Neuman, Oregon 31:14.9 189 Jake Leingang, Oregon 31:34.4 241 Levi Thomet, Oregon 32:51.4

NCAA West Regional Championships (Haggin Oaks Golf Course, Sacramento, Calif., 11.11.16)

Women’s Team Results (6,000 Meters) Women’s Individual ResultsPlace Team Score Place Name Time1 Stanford 71 1 Amy-Eloise Neale, Washington 19:27.82 Washington 88 2 Charlotte Taylor, San Francisco 19:40.33 San Francisco 101 3 Brenna Peloquin, Boise State 19:42.04 Oregon 107 4 Lauren LaRocco, Portland 19:42.85 Portland 130 5 Alli Cash, Oregon 19:43.56 UCLA 191 6 Sarah Reiter, Eastern Washington 19:43.87 Boise State 200 7 Vanessa Frasser, Stanford 19:44.18 Arizona State 266 8 Bethan Knights, California 19:44.59 California 275 9 Peyton Bilo, Cal Poly 19:45.910 Cal Poly 277 10 Charlotte Prouse, Washington 19:51.511 Arizona 287 11 Katie Rainsberger, Oregon 19:52.512 Oregon State 398 12 Claire Green, Arizona 19:52.613 Idaho 405 13 Fiona O’Keefe, Stanford 19:53.714 UC Santa Barbara 458 14 Danielle Katz, Stanford 19:53.715 Cal State Fullerton 477 15 Samantha Nadel, Oregon 19:58.916 Gonzaga 487 16 Addi Zerrenner, Arizona 20:00.417 UC Davis 515 17 Christina Aragon, Stanford 20:02.018 Washington State 525 18 Marie Bouchard, San Francisco 20:03.519 San Jose State 565 19 Chelsey Albertson, Arizona State 20:04.720 Eastern Washington 571 20 Ella Donaghu, Stanford 20:07.421 Loyola Marymount 596 21 Carolina Johnson, UCLA 20:07.522 San Diego 600 22 Annemarie Schwanz, Fresno State 20:10.023 Seattle U. 605 23 Elena Burkard, San Francisco 20:10.524 Saint Mary’s 631 24 Katie Knight, Washington 20:11.425 Hawaii 639 25 Taryn Rawlings, Portland 20:12.926 San Diego State 681 26 Weronika Pyzik, San Francisco 20:14.427 Sacramento State 695 27 Kaitlyn Neal, Washington 20:16.328 UC Riverside 716 28 Anna Farello, Portland 20:17.429 UNLV 827 29 Isobel Batt-Doyle, Washington 20:20.430 UC Irvine 827 30 Claire Markey, UCLA 20:20.731 Portland State 841 31 Jenna Hinkle, UC Santa Barbara 20:20.932 Ca State Northridge 906 32 Parkes Kendrick, Portland 20:22.033 Pacific 986 33 Julia Rizk, UCLA 20:24.234 Santa Clara 1000 34 Emily Weber, Oregon State 20:24.535 Long Beach State 1056 35 Isabelle Brauer, San Francisco 20:25.5 36 Camille Campos, Hawaii 20:25.9 37 Jessica Hull, Oregon 20:26.7 41 Ashley Maton, Oregon 20:32.5 49 Maggie Schmaedick, Oregon 20:42.5 67 Emma Abrahamson, Oregon 21:04.0

Men’s Team Results (10,000 Meters) Men’s Individual ResultsPlace Team Score Place Name Time1 Stanford 75 1 Edward Cheserek, Oregon 29:23.72 Portland 90 2 Matthew Maton, Oregon 29:44.93 UCLA 112 3 Fred Huham, Washington 29:47.24 Oregon 122 4 Alex Short, San Francisco 29:47.85 Washington State 143 5 Ferdinand Edman, UCLA 29:47.96 California 188 6 Nick Hauger, Portland 29:48.17 Boise State 219 7 Gabe Arias-Sheridan, Saint Mary’s 29:54.28 San Francisco 221 8 Jose Pina, San Jose State 29:54.39 Cal Poly 223 9 Sean McGorty, Stanford 29:55.510 Washington 262 10 Jack Keelan, Stanford 29:55.511 San Jose State 340 11 Grant Fisher, Stanford 29:55.612 Gonzaga 341 12 Robert Brandt, California 29:56.013 Arizona State 367 13 Clayton Hutchins, Cal Poly 29:56.414 UC Santa Barbara 407 14 Jonah Diaz, UCLA 29:57.215 Cal State Fullerton 418 15 Jeff Thies, Portland 29:58.116 Loyola Marymount 435 16 Trent Brendel, California 29:58.917 Seattle U. 495 17 Michael Williams, Washington State 29:59.818 Saint Mary’s 528 18 John Whelan, Washington State 30:02.519 UC Davis 548 19 Adam Avila, UC Santa Barbara 30:04.620 UC Irvine 568 20 Tim Ball, Portland 30:05.421 Idaho 606 21 Yusuke Uchikoshi, Boise State 30:06.822 UC Riverside 616 22 Steven Fahy, Stanford 30:07.223 Santa Clara 630 23 Garrett Sweatt, Stanford 30:08.224 Sacramento State 671 24 Stephen Mulherin, Portland 30:08.725 Portland State 677 25 Timo Goehler, Portland 30:09.026 Eastern Washington 712 26 Austin O’Neil, UCLA 30:10.127 San Diego 721 27 Chandler Teigen, Washington State 30:10.928 Long Beach State 729 28 Brady Johnson, Portland 30:12.029 Cal State Northridge 822 29 CJ Alberson, Arizona State 30:12.6 30 Danny Martinez, Portland 30:15.3 31 Collin Burke, UCLA 30:16.4 32 Tanner Anderson, Oregon 30:17.3 33 Andrew Gardner, Washington 30:20.7 34 Garrett Corcoran, California 30:22.0 35 Nick Heath, Pepperdine 30:22.7 43 Tim Gorman, Oregon 30:33.6 46 Jake Leingang, Oregon 30:36.3 50 Travis Neuman, Oregon 30:40.4 78 Levi Thomet, Oregon 31:22.9

2016 NCAA Women’s National Champions

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Men’s Cross Country History

OREGON MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY HISTORY

By winning back-to-back NCAA Championships (2007-08) for the first time in 35 years and adding another podium finihs in 2015, the Oregon cross country team is in the midst of another Golden Era of running in what will undoubtedly

be another memorable chapter to the storied legend that embodies the tradition of the Men of Oregon. Edward Cheserek has added to that legacy, by becoming the first man in NCAA history to win three consecutive NCAA indivual championships.

In 2013, Cheserek became the first freshman in the history of the storied program to win the NCAA individual cross country national title. He followed that by capturing the title again in 2014 to become just the second person in Oregon history to win back-to-back NCAA crowns. He made NCAA history with his historic win in 2015. As a senior in 2016, Cheserek fell just short in his bid for a fourth NCAA title, but did win an unprecented fourth straight Pac-12 individual title.

In their 41 trips to the NCAA Championships, the Men of Oregon have claimed six NCAA titles, eight runner-up finishes and four more third-place efforts among their 35 top-10 finishes. The University of Oregon fielded its first track and field team in 1897. A decade later, Oregon’s first great track and field head coach, Bill Hayward, began an amazing 44-year career with the Ducks from 1904-47, and assisted Olympic squads from 1908-32.

The Ducks featured three Olympic distance runners during that period — Americans Walter McClure (1912, 800 meters) and Ralph Hill (1932, 5,000 meters, 2nd) and Canadian Jack Hutchins (1948, 800/1,500 meters; 1952, 800 meters). Hill, a native of Klamath Falls, Ore., broke the American mile record in 1930 (4:12.4), then added the American 5,000 meter record in 1932 (14:30.0).

The Ducks’ exceptional distance tradition continued in the 1950s under the guidance of another legendary coach, Bill Bowerman who later served as the 1972 U.S. Olympic head coach.

Springfield, Ore., native Bill Dellinger won Oregon’s first NCAA distance title in the mile in 1954, was the collegiate mile runner-up in ’55, then added the 5,000 meter crown in ’56. After college, he set six American records, two world records and made three Olympic appearances, earning the 1964 Olympic 5,000 meter bronze medal.

His teammate Jim Bailey was also an NCAA mile champion (1955) and Olympian (800 meters, 1956), and became the first miler to break the 4:00 minute mark on U.S. soil in Los Angeles in 1956 (3:58.6).

The mile and 1,500 meters continued to be Oregon trademarks thanks to four straight NCAA titles by Jim Grelle (1959) and Dyrol Burleson (1960-63). The Cottage Grove, Ore., native Burleson eventually claimed a pair of top-six Olympic finishes in the 1,500 meters (sixth, 1960; fifth, ’64) and four American records during his collegiate career.

Oregon’s first trips to the NCAA Cross Country Championships were rewarded with instant success. The Ducks scored runner-up NCAA finishes in ’63 and ’64 and were led by All-Americans Clayton Steinke and Ken Moore who placed 11th and 14th in 1963, respectively. A decade later, Moore placed fourth in the 1972 Olympic marathon after finishing 14th in ’68.

That same 1972 Olympic team showcased another Duck great — Steve Prefontaine — who helped transform the sport under the guidance of Dellinger, who had rejoined the program as an assistant coach in 1968 and assumed the head post in 1972.

Prefontaine arrived as a confident, talented star from the blue collar, coastal town of Coos Bay, Ore., and immediately demonstrated how he had become the U.S. junior record holder in the 2-mile (8:41.5, 1969).

That fall, Prefontaine finished third as a freshman in the 1969 NCAA Cross Country Championships, then added three NCAA cross country individual titles, leading the Ducks to two NCAA cross country team victories (1971, ’73) and second- and third-place finishes in 1969 and ’70. Though Pre passed away tragically in a car crash in 1975, a host of other Oregon runners shared his pursuit for American records and Olympic berths.

“Dellinger’s Army” added a third NCAA team title in 1974 thanks to a quartet of All-Americans who finished top 25 — Paul Geis (fourth), Dave Taylor (fifth), Terry Williams (sixth) and Gary Barger (25th).

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A new generation of Oregon excellence was introduced in 1976 with the arrival of freshmen Alberto Salazar and Rudy Chapa who combined for one NCAA title, four top-10 NCAA finishes and seven cross country All-America honors. The duo, along with All-Americans Don Clary, Bill McChesney, Jr. and Matt Centrowitz, won the fourth NCAA cross country team championship for the Ducks in 1977. Members from what are considered among UO’s greatest teams ultimately combined for an amazing six Olympic and two World Championships invitations on the track.

UO’s success continued in the ’80s and ’90s as eventual World Championships qualifiers Jim Hill and Brad Hudson scored top-10 NCAA cross country finishes. Other top-five NCAA teams featured Olympians and World Championships vets Karl Keska, Danny Lopez, Dan Nelson and Nick Rogers.

The three-time Olympian Dellinger also returned to the event as a U.S. assistant coach for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

Steve Fein continued the distance tradition when he took third in the NCAA Championships in 1999 as the top American finisher — less than a month after his Pac-10 and West Regional wins. Jason Hartmann followed with three All-America honors in 1999, 2000 and 2002 and became the third Duck ever to accomplish the feat. His last honor helped UO to its 18th top-five NCAA team finish in 2002.

Vin Lananna helped usher Oregon into another Golden Era of running. The Ducks won back-to-back NCAA Championships in 2007 and 2008 and a new stable of athletes takes their place among the legends of Oregon.

Galen Rupp won an unprecedented six NCAA distance race championships during the 2008-09 academic year. He was the 2008 individual cross country champion and followed that with NCAA indoor wins at 3,000 and 5,000 meters, anchored the winning distance medley relay team and capped his remarkable career with NCAA outdoor titles at 5,000 and 10,000 meters.

His last race in an Oregon singlet was the 2009 USA Track & Field Championships at Historic Hayward Field, where he won his first American title at 10,000 meters. He was also selected as the NCAA Division I Academic All-American of the Year, becoming the first track and field student-athlete to be so honored. A three-time Pac-10 champion, Rupp finished his career with a school-record 14 All-America awards.

Yet, Rupp was just one of the next generation of runners to flourish in the Golden Age under Lananna, Oregon’s back-to-back NCAA titles were made possible by All-Americans like Shadrack Biwott, who won the 2007 Pac-10 title, Luke Puskedra, Matthew Centrowitz, A.J. Acosta, Andrew Wheating, Kenny Klotz and Daniel and Diego Mercado. Puskedra, Centrowitz, Klotz and Danny Mercado all earned All-America status during the Ducks’ 2009 NCAA runner-up finish.

That golden age has continued under current head coach Robert Johnson and associate head coach Andy Powell with Cheserek leading the Ducks to a top-five national finish in 2013. Oregon followed that in 2014 by becoming the first school in 25 years to have runners finish first and second. Cheserek won for the second year in a row, followed by Eric Jenkins as the runner-up to become the first teammates to finish 1-2 in the men’s championships since John Nuttall and Jonah Koech of Iowa State in 1989. With his third win in 2015, Cheserek joined a club of distance running legends that Gerry Lindgren of Washington State (1966, 1967, 1969) Steve Prefontaine of Oregon (1970, 1971, 1973) and Henry Rono of Washington State (1976, 1977, 1979) as the only three-time NCAA individual champions. Cheserek is the only one of those four to win three in a row.

The 2007 NCAA Champions and President George W. Bush at the White House

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1971 NCAA Champions: Front (L-R): Pat Tyson, Mike Long. Back: Rich Ritchie, Bill Bowerman, Steve

Prefontaine, Randy James, Mark Savage, Bill Dellinger

1973 NCAA Champions: Front (L-R): Bill Dellinger, Terry Williams, Steve Prefontaine, Tom Hale. Back: Dave Taylor, Gary Barger, Randy James, Scott Daggatt, Bill Bowerman

Men’s NCAA Finishes1963 1. San Jose State 53, 2. OREGON 681964 1. Western Michigan 86, 2. OREGON 1661965 1. Western Michigan 81, 2. Northwestern 114…8. OREGON 2291969 1. Texas-El Paso 74, 2. Villanova 88, 3. OREGON 1111970 1. Villanova 85, 2. OREGON 861971 1. OREGON 83, 2. Washington State 1221972 1. Tennessee 134, 2. East Tennessee State 148, 3. OREGON 1581973 1. OREGON 89, 2. Texas-El Paso 1571974 1. OREGON 77, 2. Western Kentucky 1101975 1. Texas-El Paso 62, 2. Washington State 92...11. OREGON 3191976 1. Texas-El Paso 62, 2. OREGON 1171977 1. OREGON 100, 2. Texas-El Paso 1051978 1. Texas-El Paso 56, 2. OREGON 721979 1. Texas-El Paso 86, 2. OREGON 931980 1. Texas-El Paso 58, 2. Arkansas 152...20. OREGON 4621982 1. Wisconsin 59, 2. Providence 138…10. OREGON 2661983 1. Texas-El Paso 108, 2. Wisconsin 164, 3. OREGON 1711986 1. Arkansas 69, 2. Dartmouth 141…4. OREGON 1851988 1. Wisconsin 105, 2. No. Arizona 160…7. OREGON 2331989 1. Iowa State 54, 2. OREGON 741990 1. Arkansas 68, 2. Iowa State 96…5. OREGON 2011992 1. Arkansas 46, 2. Wisconsin 87…8. OREGON 2761993 1. Arkansas 31, 2. Brigham Young 153…15. OREGON 3231995 1. Arkansas 100, 2. Northern Arizona 142…7. OREGON 2281996 1. Stanford 46, 2. Arkansas 74, 3. OREGON 1401997 1. Stanford 53, 2. Arkansas 56…8. OREGON 2661998 1. Arkansas 97, 2. Stanford 114…5. OREGON 2331999 1. Arkansas 58, 2. Wisconsin 185…6. OREGON 3062001 1. Colorado 90, 2. Stanford 91…13. OREGON 3892002 1. Stanford 47, 2. Wisconsin 107…5. OREGON 2102003 1. Stanford 24, 2. Wisconsin 174…21. OREGON 4492006 1. Colorado 94, 2. Wisconsin 142…5. OREGON 1962007 1. OREGON 85, 2. Iona, 1132008 1. OREGON 93, 2. Iona 1472009 1. Oklahoma State 127, 2. OREGON 1432010 1. Oklahoma State 73, 2. Florida State 193...6. OREGON 2892012 1. Oklahoma State 72, 2. Wisconsin 135...20. OREGON 4722013 1. Colorado 149, 2. Northern Arizona 169...5. OREGON 2742014 1. Colorado 65, 2. Stanford 98...6. OREGON 2212015 1. Syracuse 82, 2. Colorado 91, 3. Stanford 151, 4. OREGON 1832016 1. Northern Arizona 125, 2. Stanford 158...9. OREGON 282

2008 NCAA Champions: (L-R): Vin Lananna, Curtis Suver, Luke Puskedra, Matthew Centrowitz,Galen Rupp, Diego Mercado, Kenny Klotz, Shadrack Biwott, Andrew Wheating, Andy Powell

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Men’s Olympians(Country listed in parentheses if other than USA.)

1912 Walter McClure 800m 1932 Ralph Hill 5,000m 14:30.0 (Silver)1948 Jack Hutchins (CAN) 800m 1:52.6 1,500m 3:54.41952 Jack Hutchins (CAN) 800m 1:52.8 4x400m (2) 3:09.3 (4th) 1956 Bill Dellinger 5,000m 14:16.5 (heat) Jim Bailey (AUS) 800m Doug Clement (CAN) 5,000m1960 Dyrol Burleson 1,500m 3:40.9 (6th) Jim Grelle 1,500m 3:45.0 (9th) Bill Dellinger 5,000m Sig Ohlemann (CAN) 800m 1964 Dyrol Burleson 1,500m 3:40.0 (5th) Bill Dellinger 5,000m 13:49.8 (Bronze) 1968 Wade Bell 800m 1:51.5 Ken Moore Marathon 2:29:49.4 (14th) Arne Kvalheim (NOR) 1,500m 3:47.4 Norm Trerise (CAN) 1,500m 3:47.6 1972 Ken Moore Marathon 2:15:39.8 (4th) Steve Prefontaine 5,000m 13:28.4 (4th) Steve Savage Steeple 8:39.0 (7th-ht.) 1976 Matt Centrowitz 1,500m 3:45.0 Paul Geis 5,000m 13:42.5 (12th) Lars Kaupang (NOR) 1,500m 3:44.6 Knut Kvalheim (NOR) 5,000m 13:30.3 (9th) Peter Spir (CAN) 1,500m 3:59.6 1980 Matt Centrowitz 5,000m DNC Bill McChesney Jr. 5,000m DNC Alberto Salazar 10,000m DNC 1984 Don Clary 5,000m 13:44.97 (Semi) Alberto Salazar Marathon 2:14.19 Art Boileau (CAN) Marathon 2:22.45 Joaquim Cruz (BRA) 800m 1:43.00 (Gold) Shemi Sabag (ISR) Marathon 2:31.341988 Joaquim Cruz (BRA) 800m 1:43.90 (Silver) 1992 Danny Lopez Steeple 8:29.01 (Semi) 1996 Joaquim Cruz (BRA) 1,500m 3:45.32 Peter Fonseca (CAN) Marathon 2:17.28 (21st)2000 Nick Rogers 5,000m 13:46.18 (Semi) Karl Keska (GBR) 10,000m 27:44.09 (8th)2008 Galen Rupp 10,000m 27:36.99 (13th) Andrew Wheating 800m 1:47.052012 Matthew Centrowitz 1,500 Meters 3:35.17 (4th) Galen Rupp 5,000 Meters 13:45.04 (7th) 10,000 Meters 27:30.90 (Silver) Andrew Wheating 1,500 Meters 3:44.88 (Semis)2016 Matthew Centrowitz 1,500 Meters 3:50.00 (Gold) Galen Rupp 10,000 Meters 27:08.92 (5th) Marathon 2:10.05 (Bronze) Carlos Trujillo (GUA) Marathon 2:10.24 (67th) Chris Winter (CAN) Steeple 8:33.95 (10th-ht.)

1984 Olympic Gold Medalist Joaquim Cruz

Men’s NCAA All-Americans1963 11-Clayton Steinke, 14-Ken Moore1969 3-Steve Prefontaine, 15-Mike McClendon1970 1-Steve Prefontaine1971 1-Steve Prefontaine, 19-Randy James1972 4-Randy James1973 1-Steve Prefontaine, 22-Terry Williams1974 4-Paul Geis, 5-Dave Taylor, 6-Terry Williams, 25-Gary Barger1975 4-Terry Williams1976 9-Rudy Chapa, 16-Terry Williams, 29-Dave Taylor1977 9-Alberto Salazar, 12-Don Clary, 27-Rudy Chapa, 28-Bill McChesney1978 1-Alberto Salazar, 7-Don Clary, 14-Rudy Chapa,

22-Ken Martin1979 2-Alberto Salazar, 10-Rudy Chapa, 24-Don Clary1982 32-Jim Hill1983 5-Jim Hill, 24-Brad Simpson, 36-Mike Blackmore1989 8-Brad Hudson, 16-Peter Fonseca, 17-Pat Haller, 27-Terrence Mahon1990 16-Pat Haller1994 31-Matthew Davis1995 15-Matthew Davis, 34-Karl Keska, 40-Rick Cantwell, 41-David Gurry1996 5-Matthew Davis, 18-Oliver Wirz1998 18-Steve Fein1999 3-Steve Fein, 33-Andrew Bliss, 37-Jason Hartmann2000 35-Jason Hartmann2002 20-Jason Hartmann, 34-Ryan Andrus, 41-Eric Logsdon, 43-Brett Holts2003 29-Eric Logsdon2006 6-Galen Rupp, 49-Diego Mercado2007 2-Galen Rupp, 9-Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott, 30-Diego Mercado, 37-Kenny Klotz, 41-Daniel Mercado2008 1-Galen Rupp, 5-Luke Puskedra, 9-Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott2009 21-Luke Puskedra, 27-Matthew Centrowitz, 29-Kenny Klotz, 31-Daniel Mercado2010 3-Luke Puskedra, 10-Matthew Centrowitz2011 6-Luke Puskedra2013 1-Edward Cheserek2014 1-Edward Cheserek, 2-Eric Jenkins2015 1-Edward Cheserek2016 3-Edward Cheserek, 29-Matthew Maton

2008 NCAA Champion Galen Rupp

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Men’s NCAA West Regional Team Results1982 1. OREGON 531983 1. OREGON 421984 1. Arizona 40…4. OREGON 1261985 1. Arizona 58…4. OREGON 971986 1. Arizona 58, 2. OREGON 671987 1. Arizona 72…4. OREGON 1281988 1. OREGON 381989 1. OREGON 151990 1. Arizona 50…3. OREGON 611991 1. Arizona 58…4. OREGON 971992 1. Arizona 27, 2. OREGON 641993 1. Portland 56…3. OREGON 761994 1. Arizona 46…4. OREGON 1151995 1. Stanford 53, 2. OREGON 691996 1. Stanford 31, 2. OREGON 471997 1. Stanford 50, 2. OREGON 841998 1. Stanford 37, 2. OREGON 651999 1. Stanford 40…4. OREGON 962000 1. Stanford 58…4. OREGON 1222001 1. Stanford 37…3. OREGON 1122002 1. Stanford 21, 2. OREGON 432003 1. Stanford 18…5. OREGON 1842004 1. Stanford 49…6. OREGON 1962005 1. Arizona 33…6. OREGON 1532006 1. OREGON 692007 1. OREGON 472008 1. OREGON 382009 1. Stanford 27…3. OREGON 1092010 1. OREGON 632011 1. Stanford 50…t6. OREGON 1752012 1. Stanford 45…4. OREGON 1352013 1. Stanford 53...2. OREGON 642014 1. OREGON 602015 1. Washington 63...3. OREGON 992016 1. Stanford 75...4. OREGON 122

Men’s NCAA West RegionalIndividual Champions1982 Jim Hill1983 Jim Hill1995 Karl Keska1996 Karl Keska1989 Brad Hudson1999 Steve Fein2007 Galen Rupp2008 Galen Rupp2013 Edward Cheserek2015 Edward Cheserek2016 Edward Cheserek

Men’s Conference Team Results*1969 1. OREGON 461970 1. OREGON 451971 1. Washington State 31, 2. OREGON 441972 1. Washington State 30, 2. OREGON 701973 1. OREGON 321974 1. Washington State 30, 2. OREGON 511975 1. Washington State 23, 2. OREGON 611976 1. OREGON 311977 1. OREGON 261978 1. OREGON 261979 1. OREGON 281980 1. UCLA 43…3. OREGON 671981 1. UCLA 59…3. OREGON 961982 1. OREGON 461983 1. Arizona 38, 2. OREGON 531984 1. Arizona 44…4. OREGON 821985 1. Stanford 60, 2. OREGON 751986 1. Arizona 49, 2. OREGON 741987 1. Arizona 32, 2. OREGON 711988 1. OREGON 311989 1. OREGON 301990 1. OREGON 391991 1. Arizona 45, 2. OREGON 671992 1. OREGON 481993 1. Washington 67…3. OREGON 841994 1. Arizona 49…3. OREGON 971995 1. OREGON 531996 1. Stanford 29, 2. OREGON 581997 1. Stanford 33, 2. OREGON 861998 1. Stanford 48, 2. OREGON 501999 1. Arizona 36…3. OREGON 762000 1. Stanford 21, 2. OREGON 662001 1. Stanford 28…3. OREGON 782002 1. Stanford 19, 2. OREGON 512003 1. Stanford 23, 2. OREGON 912004 1. Stanford 37…3. OREGON 1052005 1. Stanford 46…6. OREGON 1312006 1. OREGON 532007 1. OREGON 392008 1. OREGON 282009 1. Stanford 28, 2. OREGON 452010 1. Stanford 25, 2. OREGON 562011 1. Colorado 46...3. OREGON 932012 1. Colorado 49...3. OREGON 1052013 1. Colorado 28, 2. OREGON 542014 1. Colorado 30, 2. OREGON 572015 1. Colorado 46...3. OREGON 832016 1. Colorado 41...4. OREGON 94

Men’s Conference Individual Champions*1970 Steve Prefontaine1971 Steve Prefontaine1973 Steve Prefontaine1982 Jim Hill1983 Jim Hill1988 Brad Hudson1991 Colin Dalton1995 Karl Keska1999 Steve Fein2006 Galen Rupp2007 Shardack Kiptoo-Biwott2008 Galen Rupp2013 Edward Cheserek2014 Edward Cheserek2015 Edward Cheserek2016 Edward Cheserek

* Pac-8 (1969-77), Pac-10 (1978-2010), Pac-12 (2011-)

Two-timePac-10 Champion Jim Hill

Three-time NCAA Champion and Four-time Pac-12 Champion Edward Cheserek

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Men’s World Track and Field Championships Competitors1983 Joaquim Cruz (BRA) 800m 1:44.27 (3rd) Jim Hill 5,000m 13:38.7 (Semi) David Mack 800m 1:46.39 (Semi) Bill McChesney Jr. 10,000m 28:09.55 (h) Alberto Salazar 10,000m 28:48.42 1987 David Mack 800m 1:48.49 (q)1991 Brad Hudson Marathon DNF Dan Nelson Steeplechase 8:40.23 (e)1993 Brad Hudson Marathon DNF Dan Nelson 10,000m 30:41.72 1999 Karl Keska (GBR) 5,000m DNS2001 Nick Rogers 5,000m (16th-h) 14:33.392003 Karl Keska (GBR) 10,000m (9th) 27:47.892007 Galen Rupp 10,000m (11th) 28:41.712009 Galen Rupp 10,000m (8th) 27:37.992011 Matthew Centrowitz 1,500 Meters 3:36.08 (3rd) Galen Rupp 10,000 Meters 27:26.84 (7th) Galen Rupp 5,000 Meters 13:28.64 (9th) Andrew Wheating 800 Meters 3:42.68 (8th-p)2013 Matthew Centrowitz 1,500 Meters 3:36.78 (2nd) Galen Rupp 10,000 Meters 27:24.39 (4th) Galen Rupp 5,000 Meters 13:29.87 (8th) Carlos Trujillo Marathon 2:23:13 (37th) Chris Winter (CAN) Steeplechase 8:29.36 (8th-p)2015 Galen Rupp 5,000 Meters 13:53.90 (5th) Galen Rupp 10,000 Meters 27:08.91 (5th) Matthew Centrowitz 1,500 Meters 3:36.13 (8th)

Men’s World Record Holders1959 Bill Dellinger 2-mile (indoors) 8:49.91959 Bill Dellinger 3-mile (indoors) 13:37.01962 Archie San Romani, 4-mile Relay 16:08.9 Vic Reeve, Keith Forman, Dyrol Burleson1968 Roscoe Divine, 4-mile Relay 16:05.0 Wade Bell, Arne Kvalheim, Dave Wilborn

Men’s American Record Holders1930 Ralph Hill Mile 4:12.41932 Ralph Hill 5,000m 14:30.01956 Bill Dellinger 5,000m 14:26.01956 Bill Dellinger 5,000m 14:25.51956 Bill Dellinger 5,000m 14:16.21958 Bill Dellinger 1,500m 3:41.51959 Bill Dellinger 2-mile (indoors) 8:49.91959 Bill Dellinger 3-mile (indoors) 13:37.01960 Dyrol Burleson 1,500m 3:41.31960 Dyrol Burleson 1,500m 3:40.91960 Dyrol Burleson Mile 3:58.61961 Dyrol Burleson Mile 3:57.61962 Dyrol Burleson 2-mile 8:42.51962 Archie San Romani, 4-mile Relay 16:08.9 Vic Reeve, Keith Forman, Dyrol Burleson1967 Wade Bell 1,000y 2:06.51967 Wade Bell 1,000m 2:18.71971 Steve Prefontaine 5,000m 13:30.41972 Steve Prefontaine 5,000m 13:22.81972 Steve Prefontaine 3,000m 7:44.21972 Steve Prefontaine 2-mile 8:19.41973 Steve Prefontaine 5,000m 13:22.41973 Steve Prefontaine 2-mile (indoor) 8:24.61973 Steve Prefontaine 6-mile 27:09.41974 Steve Prefontaine 6-mile 26:51.41974 Steve Prefontaine 10,000m 27:43.61974 Steve Prefontaine 3-mile 12:51.41974 Steve Prefontaine 5,000m 13:22.21974 Steve Prefontaine 3,000m 7:42.61975 Steve Prefontaine 2,000m 5:01.41979 Rudy Chapa 3,000m 7:37.71982 Alberto Salazar Marathon 2:08:521982 Matt Centrowitz 5,000m 13:12.911982 Alberto Salazar 5,000m 13:11.931982 Alberto Salazar 10,000m 27:25.612009 Galen Rupp 5,000m (indoor) 13:18.122011 Galen Rupp 5,000m (indoor) 13:11.442012 Galen Rupp 10,000m 26:48.002013 Galen Rupp 3,000m (indoor) 7:30.162014 Galen Rupp 2-mile (indoor) 8:07.412014 Galen Rupp 5,000m (indoor) 13:01.262014 Galen Rupp 10,000m 26:44.36

Men’s World Cross Country Championships Competitors1966 Bruce Mortenson Sr. 12,000m (73rd)1974 Matt Centrowitz Jr. 8,000m 21:48 (5th) 1975 Don Clary Jr. 8,000m 21:38 (5th) 1976 Alberto Salazar Jr. 8,000m 24:36 (5th) 1979 Jim Hill Jr. 8,000m 23:37 (12th) 1980 Ken Martin Sr. 12,000m 37:53 (23rd) Don Clary Sr. 12,000m 38:23 (43rd)1981 Chris Hamilton Jr. 8,000m 22:21 (6th)1982 Don Clary Sr. 8,000m 23:49.0 (27th)1991 Dan Nelson Sr. 12,000m 35:01 (28th) Oliver Wirz (SUI) Jr. 8,000m — (103rd)1992 Ken Martin Sr. 12,000m 38:19 (41st) Dan Nelson Sr. 12,000m 39:23 (120th)1993 Oliver Wirz (SUI) Jr. 8,000m — (41st)1994 Steve Fein Jr. 8,000m 27:25 (131st)1995 Dan Nelson Sr. 12,000m 36:20 (82nd) 2000 Jason Hartmann Jr. 8,000m 25:50 (66th Karl Keska (GBR) Sr. 12,000m 36:13 (13th) Nick Rogers Sr. 12,000m 38:14 (76th) Daniel Das Neves (BRA) Sr. 4,000m 12:58 (119th)2001 Karl Keska (GBR) Sr. 12,000m 41:38 (38th) Nick Rogers Sr. 12,000m 41:59 (47th)2004 Chris Winter (CAN) Jr. 8,000m 27:53 (87th)2005 Galen Rupp Jr. 8,000m 25:05 (20th) Chris Winter (CAN) Jr. 8,000m 27:56 (97th)2006 Kenny Klotz Jr. 8,000m 27:11 (56th)2009 Luke Puskedra Jr. 8,000m 24:43 (30th)

Men’s USA Cross Country Champions1982 Alberto Salazar Sr. 12,000m 36:52.41983 Alberto Salazar Sr. 12,000m 36:342005 Galen Rupp Jr. 8,000m 25:14

13-time Americanrecord holderSteve Prefontaine

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OREGON WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY HISTORY

Winning the NCAA title under first year head coach Robert Johnson in 2012 on the heels of back-to-back NCAA runner-up finishes in 2007-08, the Oregon women’s cross country team has reestablished itself among the nation’s

distance programs, and added a bronze trophy to the mantle in 2015.That merely set the stage for Oregon’s historic win in 2016 - defeating Michgan by a single point, and in the process,

becoming the lowest-seeded team ever (No. 12) to win the NCAA Championship.Oregon’s women’s team has been a leader in cross country throughout its history dating back to Maryl Barker who placed

fourth in the 1974 AIAW Invitational. The AIAW held its first national cross country championship in 1975, and Oregon head coach Tom Heinonen and his Ducks

finished fourth that year to start a string of 10 consecutive top-10 team finishes in the AIAW and NCAA Championships, including a national championship in 1983.

Oregon’s magical run in the ’70s and ’80s featured several of the NCAA’s greatest runners, including a trio of top-five NCAA Championships finishers — Leann Warren (second, 1981), Kathy Hayes (third, 1983) and Annette Hand (Peters) (fifth, 1987).

Heinonen’s tremendous success continued in the ’80s and ’90s, and he was rewarded with his second NCAA Coach of the Year honor when Oregon won again in 1987.

Oregon cross country had 10 more NCAA appearances in the 1990’s that featured four more top-10 NCAA individual placers — Lisa Karnopp (third, 1991), Melody Fairchild (ninth, 1995) and Marie Davis (ninth, 1997, 1998). The 1995 squad was one of UO’s best ever with six eventual All-Americans on its squad — Fairchild, Jenna Carlson, Milena Glusac, Davis, Niamh Zwagerman and Kaarin Knudson.

By the end of Heinonen’s 28th and final cross country season in 2002, UO had qualified for the national finale as a team 24 times and advanced individuals three of the other four years. In that span, Oregon celebrated 18 top-10 team finishes, including six, top-three finishes.

The Ducks’ dominance in the Pac-10 and West Regional is equally impressive. In the West Regional, they have won 14 team titles — the most of any team — and their 34 top-five finishes includes 10 individual champions.

Since the inception of the Pac-10 (now Pac-12) women’s finale in 1986, the Oregon women own a conference-best 10 individual crowns, including Jordan Hasay in 2010 and Nicole Blood in 2009. Their eight team titles ranks second among the 12 women’s programs.

It was no surprise under Vin Lananna that the Ducks began their resurgence that saw the 2007 and 2008 squads post runner-up finishes at the NCAA Championships, NCAA West Regional and Pacific-10 conference meets.

Alexandra Kosinski became the NCAA West Regional champion for the first time in her career in 2008, followed by Hasay in 2010. Hasay, Kosinski, Blood and Mattie Bridgmon all earned All-America status in recent years, with Hasay taking third at the 2010 Championships.

In 2012, it was seniors Hasay, Alexi Pappas and Katie Conlon all earning All-America nods, along with Allie Woodward and Annie Leblanc who scored for the NCAA champions. A trio of All-Americans, Waverly Neer, Alli Cash and Molly Grabill led Oregon back to the podium with a third-place finish in 2015.

The 2016 season saw freshman Katie Rainsberger set the pace by finishing fourth at the national championships, where Cash and Sam Nadel also earned all-America honors.

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Women’s NCAA/AIAW Championships Top Finishes*1975 1. Iowa State 96, 2. Penn State 104…4. OREGON 1431976 1. Iowa State 62, 2. Cal State Northridge 110…7. OREGON 3001977 1. Iowa State 92, 2. Penn State 116…6. OREGON 2181978 1. Iowa State 119, 2. North Carolina State 142…5. OREGON 1781979 1. North Carolina State 108, 2. OREGON 120, 3. Penn State 1381980 1. North Carolina State 76, 2. Arizona 133…5. OREGON 2511981 1. Virginia 36, 2. OREGON 83, 3. Stanford 1051982 1. Virginia 40, 2. Stanford 91, 3. OREGON 1551983 1. OREGON 95, 2. Stanford 98, 3. North Carolina State 991984 1. Wisconsin 63, 2. Stanford 89…4. OREGON 1191985 1. Wisconsin 58, 2. Iowa State 98…11. OREGON 2641986 1. Texas 62, 2. Wisconsin 64…4. OREGON 1671987 1. OREGON 98, 2. North Carolina State 101, 3. Yale 1161988 1. Kentucky 75, 2. OREGON 128, 3. Nebraska 1421990 1. Villanova 82, 2. Providence 172…5. OREGON 2211991 1. Villanova 85, 2. Arkansas 168…5. OREGON 1911992 1. Villanova 123, 2. Arkansas 130…15. OREGON 3721993 1. Villanova 66, 2. Arkansas 71…8. OREGON 2381994 1. Villanova 75, 2. Michigan 108…13. OREGON 3491995 1. Providence 88, 2. Colorado 123…5. OREGON 1741997 1. Brigham Young 100, 2. Stanford 102…8. OREGON 2341998 1. Villanova 106, 2. Brigham Young 110…12. OREGON 3841999 1. Brigham Young 72, 2. Arkansas 125…19. OREGON 4602000 1. Colorado, 117, 2, Brigham Young 167…28. OREGON 6192007 1. Stanford 145, 2. OREGON 1772008 1. Washington 79, 2. OREGON 1312009 1. Villanova 86, 2. Florida State 133...9. OREGON 2762010 1. Villanova 120, 2. Florida State 154...12. OREGON 3782011 1. Georgetown 162, 2. Washington 170...5. OREGON 2812012 1. OREGON 114, 2. Providence 183, 3. Stanford 1982013 1. Providence 141, 2. Arizona 197...14. OREGON 3402014 1. Michigan State 85, 2. Iowa State 147...6. OREGON 2492015 1. New Mexico 49, 2. Colorado 129, 3. OREGON 2142016 1. OREGON 125, 2. Michigan 126, 3. Colorado 134

2012 NCAA Cross Country Champions – (L-R): Katie Conlon, Sarah Penney, Abbey Leonardi, Allie Woodward, Assistant Coach Maurica Powell, Alexi Pappas, Jordan Hasay, Anne Kesselring, Annie Leblanc.

1983 NCAA Cross Country Champions – Front (L-R): Gretch-en Nelson, Kathy Hayes. Back: Birgit Petersen, Claudette Groenendaal, Kim Ryan, Kim Roth, Lisa O’Dea (Martin).

Women’s NCAA/AIAW All-Americans*1979 9-Jody Parker1981 2-Leann Warren, 13-Eryn Forbes, 16-Kathy Hayes1982 15-Eryn Forbes1983 3-Kathy Hayes, 17-Lisa Martin, 27-Kim Roth1984 12-Kathy Hayes, 13-Leann Warren, 16-Kim Roth1986 13-Penny Graves1987 5-Annette Hand, 12-Penny Graves, 15-Liz Wilson1988 10-Penny Graves, 17-Liz Wilson1990 26-Stephanie Wessell, 32-Liz Wilson1991 3-Lisa Karnopp, 8-Lucy Nusrala1993 12-Milena Glusac, 23-Jenna Carlson1994 33-Milena Glusac1995 9-Melody Fairchild, 15-Jenna Carlson1996 18-Marie Davis1997 9-Marie Davis, 34-Milena Glusac1998 9-Marie Davis 2002 33-Carrie Zografos2004 31-Laura Harmon2007 8-Nicole Blood, 13-Alexandra Kosinski2008 8-Alexandra Kosinski, 10-Nicole Blood, 40-Mattie Bridgmon2009 18-Jordan Hasay2010 3-Jordan Hasay, 19-Alexandra Kosinski2011 2-Jordan Hasay2012 3-Jordan Hasay, 8-Alexi Pappas, 39-Katie Conlon2015 27-Waverly Neer, 31-Alli Cash, 33-Molly Grabill2016 4-Katie Rainsberger, 14-Alli Cash, 21-Sam Nadel

* AIAW (1975-80), NCAA (1981-present)

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1981 NCAARunner-upLeann Warren

Women’s AIAW/NCAA West RegionTeam Results*1975 1. Seattle Pacific 46, 2. OREGON 601976 1. OREGON 301977 1. OREGON 361978 1. OREGON 151979 1. OREGON 181980 1. OREGON 281981 1. OREGON 521982 1. Stanford 33, 2. OREGON 551983 1. OREGON 331984 1. Stanford 26, 2. OREGON 401985 1. OREGON 631986 1. UCLA 69…3. OREGON 801987 1. OREGON 291988 1. OREGON 361989 1. Washington 75…4. OREGON 951990 1. OREGON 491991 1. OREGON 561992 1. Washington 90, 2t. OREGON 941993 1. Arizona 59…3. OREGON 741994 1. Stanford 55…3. OREGON 991995 1. OREGON 371996 1. Stanford 51…4. OREGON 1531997 1. Stanford 37, 2. OREGON 781998 1. Arizona 78…4. OREGON 1181999 1. Stanford 29…5. OREGON 1582000 1. Stanford 58…4. OREGON 1692001 1. Stanford 39…12. OREGON 3502002 1. Stanford 24…5. OREGON 1292003 1. Stanford 45…8t. OREGON 2902004 1. Stanford 29…8. OREGON 2722005 1. Stanford 24…4. OREGON 1392006 1. Stanford 42…6. OREGON 1772007 1. Stanford 33, 2. OREGON 722008 1. Washington 25, 2. OREGON 622009 1. Washington 25, 2. OREGON 662010 1. Washington 73, 2. OREGON 772011 1. Washington 50...4. OREGON 1202012 1. OREGON 642013 1. Arizona 84...3. OREGON 1202014 1. OREGON 882015 1. Stanford 71...4. OREGON 107

Women’s AIAW/NCAA West RegionIndividual Champions*1978 Robin Baker1979 Molly Morton1983 Kathy Hayes1986 Penny Graves1987 Annette Hand1988 Penny Graves1991 Lucy Nusrala1994 Milena Glusac2008 Alexandra Kosinski2010 Jordan Hasay2011 Jordan Hasay2012 Jordan Hasay

* AIAW (1975-80), NCAA West Region (1981-present)

Women’s Conference Team Results*1975 1. Seattle Pacific 46, 2. OREGON 601976 1. OREGON 301977 1. OREGON 361978 1. OREGON 151979 1. OREGON 181980 1. OREGON 281981 (not contested)1982 1. OREGON 251983 1. OREGON 201984 1. OREGON 201985 1. OREGON 301986 1. OREGON 611987 1. OREGON 291988 1. OREGON 431989 1. Washington 65…3. OREGON 831990 1. OREGON 561991 1. OREGON 381992 1. OREGON 581993 1. Stanford 55…4. OREGON 781994 1. Stanford 57, 2. OREGON 741995 1. OREGON 551996 1. Stanford 38…5. OREGON 1261997 1. Stanford 38, 2. OREGON 821998 1. Stanford 53…5. OREGON 1251999 1. Stanford 32…6. OREGON 1752000 1. Stanford 51…7. OREGON 1402001 1. Stanford 27…8. OREGON 2102002 1. Stanford 23…5. OREGON 1342003 1. Stanford 22…5. OREGON 1612004 1. Stanford 30…7. OREGON 1822005 1. Stanford 34…3. OREGON 862006 1. Stanford 22…4. OREGON 1032007 1. Stanford 48, 2. OREGON 642008 1. Washington 15, 2. OREGON 552009 1. Washington 35, 2. OREGON 422010 1. Stanford 62, 2. Arizona 65, T3 OREGON 68; Washington 682011 1. Colorado 50...4. OREGON 892012 1. OREGON 472013 1. Arizona 69...4. OREGON 1132014 1. OREGON 542015 1. Colorado 45, 2. OREGON 512016 1. Colorado 33...4. OREGON 88

Women’s ConferenceIndividual Champions*1986 Penny Graves1987 Annette Hand1988 Liz Wilson1990 Liz Wilson1991 Lisa Karnoop1992 Nicole Woodward2009 Nicole Blood2010 Jordan Hasay

* NCWSA (1975-80), Nor Pac (1982-85),Pac-10 (1986-2010), Pac-12 (2011-)

2009 Pac-10 ChampionNicole Blood

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Women’s Olympians1984 Ranza Clark (CAN) 800m 2:04.67 (Semis) Lisa Martin (AUS) Marathon 2:29.03 (7th)1988 Lisa Martin (AUS) Marathon 2:25.53 (2nd) Cathy (Schiro) O’Brien Marathon 2:41.04 1992 Annette (Hand) Peters 3,000m 8:52.77 (Semis) Cathy (Schiro) O’Brien Marathon 2:39.42 (9th) Lisa Martin Ondieki (AUS) Marathon DNF2012 Zoe Buckman (AUS) 1,500 Meters 4:05.03 (Semis)2016 Zoe Buckman (AUS) 1,500 Meters 4:06.95 (Semis) Alexi Pappas (GRE) 10,000 Meters 31:36.16 (17th)

Women’s World Championships Qualifiers1991 Annette (Hand) Peters 3,000m 8:44.20 (8th)1993 Annette (Hand) Peters 3,000m 8:45.56 (10th)1993 Annette (Hand) Peters 5,000m 14:56.071997 Melody Fairchild 5,000m 15:42.66 (15th-q) Annette (Hand) Peters 10,000m 32:43.38 (13th) 2001 Rosa Gutierrez Marathon 2:49.08 (41st)2013 Zoe Buckman (AUS) 1,500m 4:05.07 (7th) Jordan Hasay 10,000m 32:17.93 (12th)

Women’s American Record Holders1993 Annette (Hand) Peters 5,000m 14:56.072001 Lisa (Karnopp) Nye Steeplechase 9:49:41

Penny Graves (left) and Annette Hand (Peters)

Women’s World Cross Country Championships Competitors1977 Eryn Forbes Sr. 5,000m 19:04 (54th)1985 Kathy Hayes Sr. 5,000m 15:54 (16th)1989 Annette Hand (Peters) Sr. 6,000m 23:22 (25th)1990 Melody Fairchild Jr. 4,000m 14:37 (12th)1991 Melody Fairchild Jr. 4,000m 14:30 (3rd) Annette (Hand) Peters Sr. 6,000m 21:10 (19th)1992 Annette (Hand) Peters Sr. 6,000m 22:13 (30th) Lisa Karnopp Sr. 6,000m 23:10 (89th)1993 Marie Davis Jr. 4,000m 16:17 (86th) Annette (Hand) Peters Sr. 6,000m 20:37 (21st)1994 Lucy Nusrala Sr. 6,000m 21:40 (39th) Liz Wilson Sr. 6,000m 21:48 (55th)1995 Liz Wilson Sr. 6,000m 21:50 (62nd)1996 Marie Davis Jr. 4,000m 14:45 (37th) Liz Wilson Sr. 6,000m 21:49 (48th) Lucy Nusrala Sr. 6,000m 24:31 (116th)1998 Liz Wilson Sr. 8,000m 27:23 (30th) Tara Struyk (CAN) Jr. 4,000m 22:06 (65th) 1999 Tara Struyk (CAN) Jr. 4,000m 24:03 (61st)2001 Lisa (Karnopp) Nye Sr. 4,000m 16:13 (47th) Annette (Hand) Peters Sr. 8,000m 31:19 (53rd)2002 Milena Glusac Sr. 8,000m 28:18 (23rd)2006 Nicole Blood Jr. 6,000m 21:28 (39th)2013 Mattie (Bridgmon) Suver Sr. 8,000m 25:41 (26th)2015 Mattie (Bridgmon) Suver Sr. 8,000m 29:00 (34th)

Women’s National Cross Country Champions1990 Melody Fairchild Jr. 4,000m 12:421991 Melody Fairchild Jr. 4,000m 14:061993 Annette (Hand) Peters Sr. 6,000m 20:271994 Lucy Nusrala Sr. 6,000m 20:401996 Lucy Nusrala Sr. 6,000m 21:572006 Nicole Bood Jr. 6,000m 20:45

Three-timeAll-AmericanKathy Hayes

Two-time Pac-10 ChampionLiz Wilson

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Bill Dellinger InvitationalBill Dellinger initially made his name as one of Oregon’s

greatest distance runners. From 1953-56, he was a two-time NCAA winner, three-time All-American and three-time conference champion. After college, he balanced a stint in the Air Force with post-collegiate training. By the end of his running career, he had added two world indoor records, six American records and three Olympic appearances (including a bronze in the 5,000 meters in 1964).

Dellinger began his coaching career at Springfield’s Thurston High School, joined Lane Community College in 1967, then accepted the Oregon assistant coach position in 1968 and quickly established a reputation as one of America’s finest distance coaches.

No U.S. distance runner made a bigger impact than his first star, Steve Prefontaine, but the legacy didn’t stop there.

Mentoring such greats as Alberto Salazar, Rudy Chapa, Matt Centrowitz and Bill McChesney, Jr., his distance pupils broke 18 American records, made 17 Olympic appearances and won 12 NCAA individual track titles. In his 32 years as cross country head coach, the Ducks claimed four NCAA team titles, five runner-up honors and four third-place finishes, to go along with four individual titles and another runner-up finish.

As a team, the Ducks continued their reputation as one of the nation’s deepest and most balanced units. At home at Hayward Field in 1984, the Ducks added their fifth NCAA track title and tallied 113 points — the highest NCAA total ever. At the conference level, his squads claimed four team titles and nine runner-up finishes. Individually, 23 Oregon runners combined for 41 cross country All-America honors, and 58 track athletes accounted for 105 track and field honors.

MEET HISTORY Since its inception, the Bill Dellinger Invitational has drawn top-ranked teams from around the nation to compete in Track Town, USA. The men have entertained the likes of Wisconsin, Alabama, Texas, Duke, Villanova, Michigan State, Texas-El Paso, Brigham Young, Penn State, Ohio State, Wake Forest, Georgia, Gonzaga and Portland, in addition to Pac-12 rivals UCLA and Washington. The tradition went international in 2010 with the University of Guelph from Ontario, Canada. The women have welcomed Michigan State, Villanova, Arkansas, Duke, Penn State, Baylor, Indiana, Wisconsin, Brigham Young, Wake Forest, Georgia, Texas-El Paso, Portland and Gonzaga, as well as Pac-12 rivals Oregon State, UCLA and Washington. Like the men, the women had an international field in 2010 with the University of Guelph.

Pre’s Trail RecordsWomen’s Top 15 Performers at Alton Baker ParkWomen (6K) 1. Jordan Hasay, Oregon 19:25 2010 2. Alex Kosinski, Oregon 19:25 2010 3. Rachele Schulist, Michigan State 19:38 2014 4. Rachel Cliff, Guelph 19:50 2010 5. Leah O’Connor, Michigan State 19:53 2014 6. Kassi Anderson, Brigham Young 19:54 2006 7. Zoe Buckman, Oregon 20:05 2010 8. Anne Kesselting, Oregon 20:08 2010 9. Lanie Thompson, Oregon 20:09 2010 10. Michelle Sikes, Wake Forest 20:11 2006 Lindsay Clark, Michigan State 20:11 2014 12. Courtney Laurie, Guelph 20:16 2010 13. Anne Luijten, Portland 20:17 2014 14. Lauren Johnson, Nike 20:19 2010 15. Tansey Lystad, Portland 20:20 2014

Men’s Top 15 Performances at Alton Baker ParkMen (8K) 1. Josh Rohatinsky, Brigham Young 22:58 2006 2. Galen Rupp, Oregon 23:09 2006 3. John Moore, Portland 23:19 2006 4. Abdi Abdirahman, Arizona 23:23 1998 5. Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott, Oregon 23:28 2006 6. Scott Overall, Butler 23:31 2006 7. Emmanuel Bor, Alabama 23:32 2006 8. Bernard Lagat, Washington State 23:33 1998 9. Diego Mercado, Oregon 23:35 2006 10. Abraham Kutingala, Alabama 23:36 2006 11. Matt Davis, Oregon 23:37 1998 12. Jeremy Mineau, Washington 23:37 2006 13. Joe Thorne, Texas 23:37 2006 14. Matthew Centrowitz, Oregon 23:38 2010 15. Luke Puskedra, Oregon 23:38 2010

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Springfield CC RecordsMen (8K) 1 Galen Rupp, Oregon 22:55.14 10-31-08 2 Cameron Levins, Southern Utah 23:10.51 10-1-11 3 Reed Connor, Wisconsin 23:18.88 10-1-11 4 Chad Hall, UC Riverside 23:18.91 10-1-11 5 Matt Withrow, Wisconsin 23:20.00 9-29-07 6 Ryan Collins, Wisconsin 23:22.79 10-1-11 7 Mohammed Ahmed, Wisconsin 23:22.93 10-1-11 8 Elliot Krause, Wisconsin 23:22.95 10-1-11 9 Maverick Darling, Wisconsin 23:23.35 10-1-11 10 Parker Stinson, Oregon 23:23.86 10-1-11 11 Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott, Oregon 23:24.00 9-29-07 12 Emmanuel Bor, Alabama 23:26.00 9-29-07 13 Augustus Maiyo, Alabama 23:30.00 9-29-07 14 Luke Puskedra, Oregon 23:32.11 10-31-08 15 Austin Ramos, UCLA 23:37.00 9-29-07 16 Tyson David, Alabama 23:37.71 10-2-09 17 Trevor Dunbar, Oregon 23:38.00 9-29-12 18 Chris Derrick, Stanford 23:38.17 10-31-08 19 Moses Kiptoo, Alabama 23:38.38 10-2-09 20 Jeremy Johnson, New Mexico 23:39.00 9-29-07

Men (10K) 1 Galen Rupp, Oregon 29:35.45 11-10-07 2 David Kinsella, Portland 29:45.70 11-10-07 3 Trevor Dunbar, Portland 29:57.89 11-13-10 4 Stephen Sambu, Arizona 29:57.95 11-13-10 5 Michael Coe, California 29:59.47 11-13-10 6 Luke Puskedra, Oregon 30:03.29 11-13-10 7 Shadrack Biwott, Oregon 30:03.50 11-10-07 8 John Moore, Portland 30:05.70 11-10-07 9 Michael Kilburg, Portland 30:06.90 11-10-07 10 Jonathan Peterson, UC Davis 30:07.41 11-13-10 11 Neftalem Araia, Stanford 30:08.35 11-10-07 12 Kyle Alcorn, Arizona State 30:12.15 11-10-07 13 Matthew Centrowitz, Oregon 30:14.35 11-13-10 14 Yosef Ghebray, California 30:14.55 11-10-07 15 Chris Derrick, Stanford 30:14.57 11-13-10 16 Elliott Heath, Stanford 30:14.71 11-13-10 17 Jake Riley, Stanford 30:14.75 11-13-10 18 Chad Hall, UC Riverside 30:16.40 11-13-10 19 Danny Mercado, Oregon 30:16.58 11-13-10 20 David Torrence, California 30:19.00 11-10-07

Women (5K) 1 Sheila Reid, Villanova 16:22.92 10-2-09 2 Alexi Pappas, Oregon 16:23.00 9-29-12 3 Alex Kosinski, Oregon 16:25.75 10-2-09 4 Tara Erdmann, Unattached 16:29.51 10-2-09 5 Amanda Marino, Villanova 16:30.76 10-2-09 6 Christine Babcock, Unattached 16:32.00 9-29-12 7 Nicole Schappert, Villanova 16:33.82 10-2-09 8 Alexa Efraimson, Unattached 16:35.00 10-5-13 9 Emma Bates, Boise State 16:35.00 10-5-13 10 Jordan Hasay, Oregon 16:39.71 10-2-09 11 Bogdana Mimic ,Villanova 16:41.18 10-2-09 12 Hannah Kiser, Idaho 16:45.71 10-1-11 13 Risper Kimaiyo, Texas-El Paso 16:46.58 10-2-09 14 AliphineTuliamuk, Wichita State 16:46.63 10-1-11 15 Sarah Penney, Oregon 16:46.97 10-1-11 16 Amy-Eloise Neale, Washington 16:48.00 10-5-13 17 Becca Friday, Oregon 16:49.00 10-1-11 18 Kaitlyn Tallman, Villanova 16:49.11 10-2-09 19 Mattie Bridgmon, Unattached 16:49.55 10-2-09 20 Marisa Howard, Boise State 16:50.00 10-5-13

Women (6K) 1 Kendra Schaaf, Washington 19:24.05 10-31-08 2 Marie Lawrence, Washington 19:52.76 10-31-08 3 Christine Babcock, Washington 19:53.71 10-31-08 4 Anita Campbell, Washington 19:57.06 10-31-08 5 Teresa McWalters, Stanford 19:57.30 11-10-07 6 Jordan Hasay, Oregon 20:01.90 11-13-10 7 Nicole Blood, Oregon 20:04.00 9-29-07 8 Katie Follett, Washington 20:04.66 10-31-08 9 Deborah Maier, California 20:06.81 11-13-10 10 Alexandra Kosinski, Oregon 20:09.53 11-13-10 11 Amanda Miller, Washington 20:10.16 10-31-08 12 Tara Erdman, Loyola Marymount 20:11.96 11-13-10 13 Kathy Kroeger, Stanford 20:13.47 11-13-10 14 Lindsey Scherf, Oregon 20:15.64 10-31-08 15 Katie Flood, Washington 20:17.03 11-13-10 16 Justine Johnson, Washington 20:17.74 11-13-10 17 Alex Kosinski, Oregon 20:19.90 10-4-08 18 Melissa Grelli, Oregon 20:20.51 10-4-08 19 Amanda Moreno, UC Santa Barbara 20:20.70 11-13-10 20 Jennifer Bergman, Arizona 20:23.13 11-13-10

Bill Dellinger Invitational Results2006 BILL DELLINGER INVITATIONALPre’s Trail, Alton Baker Park, Eugene, Ore. (Sept. 29, 2006)Men (8k)1, Oregon, 47. 2, Portland, 89. 3, Brigham Young, 102. 4, Alabama, 135. 5, Cal Poly, 144. 6, California, 163. T7, Washington, 183; Butler, 183. 9, Texas, 189. 10, Duke, 243. 11, Utah State, 270. 12, American, 325. 13, Wake Forest, 356.Individual1, Josh Rohatinsky, Brigham Young, 22:58.37. 2, Galen Rupp, Oregon, 23:09.03. 3, John Moore, Portland, 23:19.09. 4, Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott, Oregon, 23:28.18. 5, Scott Overall, Butler, 23:31.41.Women (6k)1, Arkansas, 35. 2, Brigham Young, 55. 3, Wake Forest, 117. 4, Washington, 119. 5, Duke, 132. 6, Butler, 158. 7, Indiana, 170. 8, California, 179. 9, Portland, 231. 10, Oregon, 247. 11, Utah State, 264.Individual1, Kassi Anderson, Brigham Young, 19:54.09. 2, Michelle Sikes, Wake Forest. 20:10.91. 3, Emily McCabe, Duke, 20:31.68. 4, Dani Parry, Arkansas, 20:39.99. 5, Amy Fowler, Brigham Young, 20:43.43.

2007 BILL DELLINGER INVITATIONALSpringfield Country Club, Springfield, Ore. (Sept. 29, 2007)Men (8k)1, Oregon, 54. 2, Wisconsin, 73. 3, Alabama, 111. 4, Portland, 137. 5, UCLA, 147. 6, Texas-El Paso, 148. 7, Washington, 176. 8, Cal Poly, 183. 9, New Mexico, 221. 10, Ohio State, 292. 11, Colorado State, 302. 12, Duke, 330. 13, Utah State, 343. 14, Marquette, 352. 15, Georgia, 369.Individual1, Matt Withrow, Wisconsin, 23:20. 2, Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott, Oregon, 23:24. 3, Emmanuel Bor, Alabama, 23:26. 4, Augustus Maiyo, Alabama, 23:30. 5, Austin Ramos, UCLA, 23:37.Women (6k)1, Oregon, 65. 2, Arkansas, 90. 3, Washington, 93. 4, Colorado State, 95. 5, Brigham Young, 104. 6, Georgia, 163. 7, Portland, 178. 8, Wake Forest, 187. 9, Marquette, 301. 10, New Mexico, 302. 11, UCLA, 323. T12, Montana, 324; Oregon State, 324. 14, Utah State, 361. 15, Texas-El Paso, 403.Individual1, Nicole Blood, Oregon, 20:04. 2, Katie Follett, Washington, 20:17. 3, Alexandra Kosinski, Oregon, 20:24. 4, April Thomas, Colorado State, 20:27. 5, Katie Bowen, Brigham Young, 20:31.

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2008 BILL DELLINGER INVITATIONALSpringfield Country Club, Springfield, Ore. (Oct. 4, 2008)Men (8k)1, Oregon, 49. 2, Portland, 56. 3, Alabama, 62. 4, UCLA, 106. 5, Cal Poly, 144. 6, Weber State, 158. 7, Texas-El Paso, 166. 8, Colorado State, 186. 9, Penn State, 221.Individual1, David Kinsella, Portland, 24:02.68. 2, Alfred Kipchumba, Portland, 24:05.48. 3, Luke Puskedra, Oregon, 24:06.90. 4, Augustus Maiyo, Alabama, 24:12.70. 5, Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott, Oregon, 24:14.41.Women (6k)1, Oregon, 23. 2, Arkansas, 60. 3, Penn State, 107. 4, Wake Forest, 115. 5, Brigham Young, 126. 6, Portland, 7, Cal State Fullerton, 175. 8, Colorado State, 177. 9, Texas-El Paso, 236.Individual1, Alex Kosinski, Oregon, 20:19.90. 2, Melissa Grelli, Oregon, 20:20.51. 3, Catherine White, Arkan-sas, 20:30.55. 4, Nicole Blood, Oregon, 20:39.56. 5, Bridget Franek, Penn State, 20:43.96.

2009 BILL DELLINGER INVITATIONALSpringfield Country Club, Springfield, Ore. (Oct. 10, 2009)Men (8k)1, Alabama, 53. 2, Brigham Young, 63. 3, Oregon, 71. 4, Portland, 73. 5, Villanova, 99. 6, Cal Poly, 173. 7, Texas-El Paso, 196. 8, Colorado State, 207. 9, Weber State, 238. 10, San Francisco, 261.Individual1, Tyson David, Alabama, 23:37.71. 2, Moses Kiptoo, Alabama, 23:38.38. 3, Miles Batty, Brigham Young, 23:39.61. 4, Matthew Centrowitz, Oregon, 23:39.87. 5, Hugo Beamish, Villanova, 23:40.96.Women (5k)1, Villanova, 22. 2, Oregon, 41. 3, Baylor, 86. 4, Texas-El Paso, 109. 5, Colorado State, 131. 6, San Francisco, 172. 7, Weber State, 178. 8, Oregon State, 195. 9, Portland, 224. 10, Hawaii, 264.Individual1, Sheila Reid, Villanova, 16:22.92. 2, Alex Kosinski, Oregon, 16:25.55. 3, Tara Erdmann, Unat-tached, 16:29.51. 4, Amanda Marino, Villanova, 16:30.76. 5, Nicole Shappert, Villanova, 16:33.82.

2010 BILL DELLINGER INVITATIONALPre’s Trail, Alton Baker Park, Eugene, Ore. (Oct. 16, 2010)Men (8k)1, Oregon, 26. 2, Wisconsin, 38. 3, Guelph, 75. t4, Portland, 123. t4, Idaho, 123. 6, Willamette, 171. 7, Portland State, 191.Individual1, Matthew Centrowitz, Oregon, 23:38.11. 2, Luke Puskedra, Oregon, 23:38.13. 3, Danny Mercado, Oregon, 23:42.15. 4, Maverick Darling, Wisconsin, 23:42.82. 5, Landon Peacock, Wisconsin, 23:44.73.Women (6k)1, Oregon, 18. 2, Guelph, 59. 3, Idaho, 74. 4, Oregon State, 105. 5, Portland, 134. 6, Portland State, 166.Individual1, Jordan Hasay, Oregon, 19:25.31. 2, Alex Kosinski, Oregon, 19:25.33. 3, Rachel Cliff, Guelph, 19:50.44. 4, Zoe Buckman, Oregon, 20:05.64. 5, Anne Kesselring, Oregon, 20:08.34.

2011 BILL DELLINGER INVITATIONALSpringfield Country Club, Springfield, Ore. (Oct. 1, 2011)Men (8k)1, Wisconsin, 24. 2, Oregon, 59. 3, Southern Utah, 104. 4, Idaho, 110. 5, UC Riverside, 113. 6, UC Irvine, 161. 7, Wichita State, 180. 8, Cal State Fullerton, 201. 9, Portland State, 272.Individual1, Cam Levins, Southern Utah, 23:10.51. 2, Reed Connor, Wisconsin, 23:18.88. 3, Chad Hall, UC Riverside, 23:18.91. 4, Ryan Collins, Wisconsin, 23:22.79. 5, Mohammed Ahmed, Wisconsin, 23:22.93.Women (5k)1, Oregon, 26. 2, Wisconsin, 73. 3, Portland, 95. 4, Oregon State, 118. 5, Idaho, 313. 6, Wichita State, 148. 7, Southern Utah, 151. 8, UC Riverside, 198. 9, UC Irvine, 266. 10, Cal State Fullerton, 290.Individual1, Hannah Kiser, Idaho, 16:45.71. Aliphine Tuliamuk, Wichita State, 16:46.63. Sarah Penney, Oregon, 16:46.97. 4, Becca Friday, Oregon, 16:49.00. 5, Lanie Thompson, Oregon, 16:51.06.

2012 BILL DELLINGER INVITATIONALSpringfield Country Club, Springfield, Ore. (Sept. 29, 2012)Men (8k)1, Brigham Young, 32. 2, Oregon, 49. 3, Southern Utah, 111. 4, Washington, 114. 5, Gonzaga, 130. 6, Seattle, 181. 7, Sacramento State, 185. 8, Massachusetts, 223. 9, UC Riverside, 233. 10, Idaho, 240.

Individual1, Trevor Dunbar, Oregon, 23:38.00. 2, Jared Ward, Brigham Young, 23:40.00. 3, Ben DeJarnette, Oregon, 23:49.00. 4, Nate Jewkes, Southern Utah, 23:51.00. 5, Tylor Thatcher, Brigham Young, 23:54.00.Women (5k)1, Oregon, 18. 2, Southern Utah, 73. 3, Gonzaga, 87. 4, UC Riverside, 98. 5, Idaho, 125. 6, Nevada, 135. 7, Seattle, 203. 8, UC Riverside, 198. 9, UC Irvine, 266. 10, Cal State Fullerton, 290.Individual1, Alexi Pappas, Oregon, 16:23.00. 2, Christine Babcock, Unattached, 16:32.00. 3, Annie Leblanc, Oregon, 16:59.00. 4, Jamie Smith, Southern Utah, 16:59.00. 5, Sarah Penney, Oregon, 17:02.00.

2013 BILL DELLINGER INVITATIONALSpringfield Country Club, Springfield, Ore. (Oct. 5, 2013)Men (8k)1, Oregon 32. 2, Boise State 39. t3, Washington 87. t3, Portland 87. 5, Gonzaga 121. 6, Wichita State 182. 7, Idaho 214. t8, Portland State 259. t8, UO Running Club 259. 10, Seattle U. 11, Mt. SAC 277.Individual1, Aaron Nelson, Washington, 23:55. 2, Edward Cheserek, Oregon, 24:00. 3, Trevor Dunbar, Unat-tached, 24:15. 4, Parker Stinson, Oregon, 24:17. 5, Allan Schroeder, Boise State, 24:19.Women (5k)1, Washington 30. 2, Oregon 52. 3, Boise State 63. 4, Portland 81. 5, Wichita State 163. 6, Idaho 175. 7, Gonzaga 186. 8, Seattle U 223. 9, Portland State 251. 10, Mt. SAC 328.Individual1, Alexa Efraimson, Unattached, 16:35. 2, Emma Bates, Boise State, 16:35. 3, Amy-Eloise Neale, Washington, 16:48. 4, Marisa Howard, Boise State, 16:50. 5, Katie Flood, Washington, 16:54.

2014 BILL DELLINGER INVITATIONALPre’s Trail, Alton Baker Park, Eugene, Ore. (Sept. 5, 2014)Men (8k)1, Oregon, 20. 2, Michigan State, 46. 3, American, 80. 4, Portland State, 106.Individual1, Edward Cheserek, Oregon. 24:24, 2, Matthew Melancon, Oregon, 24:26. 3, Caleb Rhynard, Michigan State, 24:28. 4, Travis Neuman, Oregon, 24:31. 5, Daniel Winn, Oregon, 24:35. Women (6k)1, Michigan State, 20. 2, Portland, 46. 3, Oregon, 68. 4, Oregon State, 68. 5, Portland State, 131.Individual1, Rachele Schulist, Michigan State, 19:38. 2, Leah O’Connor, Michigan State, 19:53. 3, Lindsay Clark, Michigan State, 20:11. 4, Anne Luijten, Portland, 20:17. 5, Tansey Lystad, Portland, 20:20.

2015 BILL DELLINGER INVITATIONALPre’s Trail, Alton Baker Park, Eugene, Ore. (Sept. 11, 2015)Men (8k)1, Oregon, 15. 2, Gonzaga 46. 3, Portland State, 85.Individual1, Edward Cheserek, Oregon, 24:26.0. 2, Sam Prakel, Oregon, 24:26.0. 3, Travis Neuman, Oregon, 24:26.1. 4, Matthew Melancon, Oregon, 24:26.2. 5, Jake Leingang, Oregon, 24:26.3. Women (6k)1, Oregon, 23. 2, Gonzaga, 35. 3, Portland State, 78.Individual1, Alli Cash, Oregon, 20:27.5. 2, Waverly Neer, Oregon, 20:29.5. 3, Shelby Mills, Gonzaga, 20:30.1. 4, Amelia Evans, Gonzaga, 20:30.5. 5, Frida Berge, Oregon, 20:39.6.

2016 BILL DELLINGER INVITATIONALSpringfield Country Club, Springfield, Ore. (Sept. 16, 2016)Men (8k)1, Oregon, 28. 2, Portland, 29, 3, UC Davis, 101. 4, North Dakota State, 113. 5, Northwest Chris-tian, 163. 6, Willamette, 187. 7, UO Running Club, 198. 8, Lewis-Clark State, 201. 9, Lane CC, 202.Individual1, Sam Prakel, Oregon, 24:36.8. 2, Tanner Anderson, Oregon, 24:36.8. 3, Logan Orndorf, Portland, 24:43.2. 4, Bryan Fernandez, Oregon, 24:45.8. 5, Fabian Tomas, Portland, 24:50.8.Women (5k)1, Oregon, 39. 2, Northwest Christian, 51, 3, UC Davis, 75. 4, Oregon State, 84. 5, North Dakota State, 97. 6, Willamette, 189. 7, Portland, 190. 8, Lewis-Clark State, 230.Individual1, Emily Weber, Oregon State, 17:26.2. 2, Sierra Brown, Northwest Christian, 17:28.4. 3, Shae Vallaire, Northwest Christian, 17:31.1. 4, Emma Abrahamson, Oregon, 17:34.2. 5, Hannah Kirkegaard, UC Davis, 17:35.3.

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Steve Prefontaine

Steve PrefontaineSteve Prefontaine was born in Coos Bay, Oregon on January 25, 1951. Although he was tragically involved in a fatal car accident in Eugene on May 30, 1975, his legacy lives on in the hearts and minds of countless track and field fans around the world.

Pre began his running career at Marshfield High School in Coos Bay, where he was coached by Walter McClure, a former Oregon track star. He went undefeated in cross country and track as a junior and senior. As a senior, he broke the American record for two miles in the Corvallis Invitational with a time of 8:41.5. Bill Dellinger, then an Oregon assistant track and cross coach, first saw Pre run as a junior at the state cross country meet in November 1967 at the urging of McClure. Prefontaine signed with the University of Oregon on Tuesday, April 29, 1969.

Between the time he entered the University of Oregon in the fall of 1969 and when he graduated in the summer of 1973, Pre won seven NCAA titles—three in cross country (1970, 1971, 1973) and four in the three-mile in track (1970, 1971, 1972, and 1973)—becoming the first collegian to accomplish the feat in track and the second in cross country. He won Pac-8 Conference championships in the 3-mile in 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1973, in addition to the mile title in 1971.

In his first outdoor track race, he won the 2-mile in a triangular against Fresno State and Stanford in Fresno, Calif., on March 21, 1970. Later that first season, he clocked a 3:57.4 mile at the Oregon Twilight, finishing second and setting an Oregon freshman record.

Pre’s victories became legendary. His first NCAA 3-mile track title in 1970 came with a dozen stitches in his foot after being involved in a diving board accident just days before. His final cross country victory came after making up a 100-yard deficit on Western Kentucky’s English distance star Nick Rose. At the close of his collegiate career he had set eight collegiate track records. Altogether, Pre raced at Hayward Field in Eugene in 38 races between 1970-75, losing only three times and all at one mile.

He owned every (8) American record between 2,000 and 10,000 meters and between two miles and six miles. He also held eight collegiate records while at Oregon, with his three-mile (12:53.4) and six-mile (27:09.4) performances still standing. During his career, he broke his own or other American records 14 different times, broke the four-minute barrier nine times, ran 25 two-mile races under 8:40, and 10 5,000 meter races faster than 13:30.

He competed in the 1972 Summer Games in Munich, when he was 21 years old and two years younger than anyone else in the 5,000 meters field. Taking the lead with a mile to go, and holding it until less than 600 meters remaining, he ultimately finished fourth (13:28.25) behind Lasse Viren of Finland (first, 13:26.42), Mohamed Gammoudi of Tunisia (second, 13:27.33), and Ian Stewart of Great Britain (third, 13:27.61). Stewart passed Prefontaine less than 10 meters from the finish line for the last medal.

Today, Pre’s impact can be found in the Steve Prefontaine Memorial Jogging Trail, 6.3 kilometers of wood chip path that winds through Alton Baker Park in Eugene. His life has been the subject of several recent books, movies and videos. A memorial was dedicated in 1997 at the corner of Birch Lane and Skyline Drive in Eugene—the site of his fatal car accident.

Personal Bests1,500 meters 3:38.1 6/28/73 HelsinkiMile 3:54.6 6/20/73 Eugene2,000 meters 5:01.4 5/9/75 Coos Bay3,000 meters 7:42.6 7/2/74 Milan5,000 meters 13:21.87 6/26/74 Helsinki10,000 meters 27:43.6 4/27/74 Eugene

“It’s more than just a race, it’s a style. It’s doing something better than anyone else. It’s being creative.”

- Steve Prefontaine

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University Administration

Rob MullensDirector of Athletics8th Year

Rob Mullens has presided over one of the most successful eras in the University of Oregon’s history with Duck student-athletes setting milestone records both on the field and in the classroom. He has guided Oregon to consecutive top-10 finishes in the Directors’ Cup, including an all-time high of ninth place in 2016-17. The Directors’ Cup is a national assessment of an athletic department’s overall achievements, for the first time in school history. At the same time, Mullens has improved the Ducks’ academic standards to where the University now averages more than 100 academic all-conference selections annually. And just as important as the athletic and academic success, Oregon’s philosophy of fiscal efficiency during Mullens’ tenure has been recognized nationwide. The University is one of only a handful of institutions that is self-sufficient as the Oregon brand continues to grow. That is a direct reflection of our generous donors who continue to help us achieve important fundraising results. Those three pillars – student-athlete experience, academic excellence and broad-based competitive excellence – comprise the foundation of Mullens’ core beliefs as he oversees nearly 500 student-athletes and a budget of $110 million. Yet Mullens himself would tell you that it is the talented student-athletes, coaches and staff at the University of Oregon that are the department’s most valuable assets. Mullens was named the University’s 12th director of intercollegiate athletics on July 15, 2010, after arriving from the University of Kentucky, where he served as deputy director of athletics and managed day-to-day operations for Kentucky’s 22-sport athletics department, with an annual operating budget of $79 million. Since Mullens’ arrival in Eugene, the Duck football team has claimed three conference championship and played in the inaugural College Football Playoff Championship Game. The 2014-15 season saw the coronation of the University’s first-ever Heisman Trophy winner, Marcus Mariota, as the Ducks won the Pac-12 title and then defeated undefeated Florida State in the Rose Bowl semifinal game. The 2016-17 year will go down as one of the finest in school history. Oregon became the first college in the country to win the “triple crown” in women’s track and field and cross country. The Women of Oregon captured the 2016 cross country title by a single point, scored a record number of points in winning the indoor track and field title, and then pulled off a stunning comeback to win the outdoor track and field title on the final event. The men’s basketball team returned to the Final Four for the first time since 1939, while the women’s basketball team made the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. A year after winning it all, the men’s golf team had a thrilling run to the championship match after winning the Pac-12 title for the first time since 1959. Additionally in 2016-17, Oregon saw the softball team return to the College World Series, top-10 national finishes from acrobatics and tumbling, men’s cross

Michael SchillUniversity President3rd Year

Michael H. Schill is the 18th president of the University of Oregon. He began his tenure on July 1, 2015. He previously served as the dean and Harry N. Wyatt Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. Prior to joining the University of Chicago in 2010, Schill served as the dean of the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law from 2004 to 2009. His other faculty appointments include tenured positions as professor of law and urban planning at New York University and professor of law and real estate at the University of Pennsylvania. A nationally recognized expert in property, real estate, and housing law and policy, Schill is the author or co-author of three books and more than

country and men’s indoor and outdoor track and field, and NCAA Tournament appearances by volleyball, women’s golf and men’s and women’s tennis. A year earlier after claiming championships in 2015-16 in men’s and women’s indoor track and field, the Ducks’ winning legacy was strengthened by the first-ever national championship for the men’s golf team, won on its home course in Eugene at Eugene Country Club. The Ducks claimed the team championship just a couple days after Aaron Wise won the individual national championship. Aided by the an Elite Eight appearance by the men’s basketball team and an NCAA quarterfinals finish for women’s golf, the Ducks’ three team championships helped carry them to a 10th-place Directors’ Cup finish, the highest in program history and the first ever top-10 finish. Oregon and Oklahoma are the only programs Division I athletics to win three or more NCAA team titles each of the last two years. Oregon also became the only athletic department in the nation to have won multiple NCAA team titles each of the last five academic years. In the history of the Directors’ Cup, Oregon is the only program with 19 or fewer NCAA sports to place among the top 15 nationally, a feat the Ducks have done six times. Oregon also ranked among the top 25 for an eighth time in nine years. Seventeen of the University’s 33 all-time national championships have been won in the last five years. Off the field, Mullens saw three-quarters of UO student-athletes earn degrees. All told, more than 100 student-athletes won academic all-conference awards. Since the opening of the John E. Jaqua Academic Center for Student Athletes in 2010, 32 UO student-athletes have earned Academic All-America honors. Other highlights of Mullens’ tenure include four Women’s College World Series appearances for the softball team, a trip to the NCAA championship game in volleyball, five consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament for men’s basketball and a combined total of 16 national championships won by the Duck track and field and cross country squads. Mullens arrived in Eugene as the Ducks opened their spectacular Matthew Knight Arena, which plays host to the school’s men’s and women’s basketball teams, women’s volleyball and acrobatics and tumbling, in addition to benefitting the entire Eugene-Springfield communities as a state-of-the-art venue for concerts, cultural forums and world-class entertainment. Other recent facilities include the Jaqua Center, the Hatfield-Dowling Football Complex, Jane Sanders Stadium (softball) and Pape’ Field (soccer and lacrosse). Mullens’ background is in accounting and auditing, and he promoted sound fiscal management and self-sufficiency at the University of Kentucky. During his total of eight years at Kentucky, the athletic department’s operating budget expanded by nearly 70 percent. Fundraising for the department hit record levels each of the past seven years prior to his departure. Prior to being named deputy director of athletics at Kentucky in 2006, Mullens began as the university’s executive associate director of athletics in 2002. He served at the University of Maryland from 1996 to 2002, starting as assistant director of athletics for business and ultimately as executive senior associate director of athletics and chief of staff. The West Virginia native was senior athletics business manager at the University of Miami (Fla.) from 1994 to 1996, and prior to that he was an accountant/auditor at Ernst & Young in Raleigh, N.C. The 47-year-old Mullens earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s in sport management from West Virginia University in 1991 and 1993, respectively. He and his wife, Jane, have two sons - Cooper and Tanner.

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40 scholarly articles. His work includes studies of the determinants of value in condominium and cooperative housing, the impacts of housing programs on property values, the enforcement of Fair Housing laws, mortgage securitization, and the deregulation of housing markets. His casebook, Property, co-authored with James Krier, Greg Alexander, and Lior Strahilevitz is one of the best-selling casebooks used in American law schools. In 2004, Schill founded the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at New York University. Under his and subsequent leadership, the Furman Center has become one of the nation’s leading research centers on housing and the built environment. In addition to serving as the president of the University of Oregon, Schill is a member of the Board of Governors of Argonne National Laboratory, a member of the Board of Trustees of Ithaka, the nonprofit organization that owns JSTOR, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Schill graduated with an AB in public policy from Princeton University in 1980 and a JD from the Yale Law School in 1984. Schill also holds a tenured faculty appointment in the University of Oregon School of Law.