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USC Wins Women’s NCAA Track & Field Championship
The Conference places three teams in the Top 12 with four athletes winning individuals titles

June 13, 2021June 13, 20211 hour ago Staff featured, recent

nna Cockrell won two individual NCAA track and field titles in the 100 meter hurdles and the 400 meter hurdles

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Pac-12 Men Shine at NCAA Track & Field Championships
The Conference places three teams in the Top 10 with five performers winning individuals titles

June 12, 2021June 12, 20211 day ago Staff featured, recent

rizona State’s Turner Washington won two individual NCAA track and field titles—the only Pac-12 men’s athlete to do so—taking home

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NCAA 10k Title Sweet Redemption for Oregon’s Baez
The Duck senior vindicates her 2019 second-place finish, thrilling her home-track crowd

June 11, 2021June 11, 20212 days ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

Oregon senior Carmela Cardama Baez vindicates her 2019 second-place finish, thrilling the partisan Hayward Field home crowd.

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Women’s Pac-12 Track Teams Take Center Stage at NCAAs
Predictions for all 21 winners in the women's competition from our senior track & field writer

June 9, 2021June 10, 20214 days ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

The Pac-12 track and field women’s teams the stage at the NCAAs at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon this weekend.

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Men’s Pac-12 Track Teams Look to Make a Splash at NCAAs
Predictions for all 21 winners in the men's competition from our senior track & field writer

June 8, 2021June 9, 20215 days ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

Pac-12 Track and Field Teams Look to Make a Splash at NCAAs at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon this weekend.

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Fans at Hayward Field a Treat for NCAAs and Olympic Trials
The excitement level at these two big events in the new venue should be off the charts

June 2, 2021June 2, 20212 weeks ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

Fans will be able to attend the Olympic Trials and NCAA Track & Field Championships this month at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

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Ritchie: Highlights & Takeaways from 2021 Pac-12 Track & Field Championships
The team titles followed the form charts, but there were plenty of individual twists and surprises

May 21, 2021May 21, 20213 weeks ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

The Duck men and Trojan women came away with team titles at the Pac-12 Track and Field Championships, just as predicted.

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Ritchie: Trojan Women, Duck Men Favored at Pac-12 Track & Field Championships
The event has been expanded to three days this year, with the multi-events included

May 13, 2021May 14, 20211 month ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

he 2021 Pac-12 Track & Field Championships kick off today at the Katherine B. Loker Track Stadium on the USC

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Pac-12 Track & Field Roundup: Rivalry Duals Highlight Slate
Several meet and school records fell and new national leads were set at the USC-UCLA meet

May 7, 2021May 7, 20211 month ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

rack & field dual meets at the college level might be on life support, but they aren’t dead yet, thanks

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Ritchie: The Evolution of OSU’s Kaylee Mitchell
The sophomore distance runner's performance this season has been stunning

April 29, 2021April 29, 20212 months ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

The athlete who has had the most impact this year in both cross country and track for Oregon State is redshirt sophomore Kaylee Mitchell.

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Fields: Arizona WBB Mines Gold from Transfer Portal
Adia Barnes and the Wildcats reload for next season with two forwards and a guard

April 26, 2021April 26, 20212 months ago LaMarr Fields featured, recent

he Arizona Wildcats women’s basketball team had a magical run in the NCAA Tournament, falling just short of a National

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Ritchie: Throwers take Center Stage at West Coast Classic
Pac-12 track and field athletes lead the nation in eight events after last weekend's action

April 22, 2021April 22, 20212 months ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

Oregon & Arizona co-hosted the West Coast Classic last Saturday with throwers & distance runners in Eugene and sprinters & jumpers in Tucson.

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Benson: Meet Tina Langley, the New Dawg in the Pac
Langley exudes a positivity that has been missing from women’s basketball at Washington

April 10, 2021April 10, 20212 months ago Leah Benson featured, recent

In 2020-21, Tina Langley’s Owls finished 23-4, won the WNIT, and were Conference USA West division champions.

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Hayward Field ‘Magic’ Back as Stadium Unveiled
Track and field once again has its holy place, Hayward Field at the University of Oregon

April 8, 2021April 8, 20212 months ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

Last weekend, Oregon unveiled its new Track & Field stadium by hosting more than a dozen collegiate squads at the Hayward Premiere Meet.

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Ritchie: Pac-12 in Hunt for NCAA Indoor Track & CC Titles
Oregon the men's track favorite, and Stanford men and women in mix for cross country podium

March 10, 2021March 17, 20213 months ago Steve Ritchie recent

This weekend will be the first national championship competition in track or cross country for NCAA D1 schools in 16 months.

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Ritchie: NCAA Bids on line at Cross Country Championship
The irregular season ran just one month, with most Pac-12 teams competing in only two meets

March 4, 2021March 17, 20213 months ago Steve Ritchie recent

The Pac-12 Conference Cross Country Championship meet will be held on Friday, March 5, at Chambers Bay Golf Course near Seattle.

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Ritchie: Pac-12 Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field are Back
Eight Conference teams will see action around the country this weekend

January 29, 2021February 3, 20215 months ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

Most Pac-12 cross country teams will see action in two weeks in Eugene, Tucson, Las Vegas, and Tallahassee.

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Mattice: Pac-12 Water Polo Teams set to Return to Action
As a restart draws near, questions remain about the viability of the men's and women's seasons

January 22, 2021January 24, 20215 months ago Lauren Mattice featured, recent

The threat of team outbreaks will arguably be more critical in determining the Pac-12’s success in water polo this season than performance.

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Ritchie: Pac-12 Cross Country and Indoor Track Notebook
The 2020-21 Conference cross country and indoor track seasons remain up in the air

January 15, 2021January 23, 20215 months ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

With the 2020-21 Pac-12 Cross Country Championship a mere seven weeks away, only one Pac-12 school has released a cross country schedule.

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Doss: Week 5 in Pac-12 Women’s Basketball—Best vs. Best
All four teams ranked in the top 10 in preseason will be in action against each other

January 1, 2021January 22, 20215 months ago Kim Doss featured, recent

The biggest surprise early in Pac-12 women’s hoops has been the strong play of the Cougars.

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Doss: Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Blazing Trails
Stanford defeated Pacific on Tuesday to give Tara VanDerveer her record-breaking 1,099th victory

December 18, 2020January 22, 20216 months ago Kim Doss featured, recent

On Tuesday, Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer passed the great Pat Summitt for the all-time wins record in women’s college basketball.

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Doss: Ready or Not the 2020 Pac-12 Women’s Hoops Season is Off and Running
Quarantines and scheduling are still major thorns in the sides of Pac-12 coaches

December 10, 2020January 22, 20216 months ago Kim Doss featured, recent

It was a positive week for Pac-12 women’s basketball as every team except Washington State played at least one conference game.

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Doss: Countdown to the 2020-21 Pac-12 WBB Season
With preseason honors announced and a schedule in place, it's almost time to play ball

November 24, 2020January 23, 20217 months ago Kim Doss

The media’s Preseason All-Pac-12 women’s basketball list was dominated by three teams: Stanford, Arizona and Oregon State.

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Cross Country Notebook: Season Switch Leads to Questions & Distance Dilemma
The Pac-12 Championship meet has been tentatively scheduled for Friday, March 5

November 11, 2020January 22, 20217 months ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

Pac-12 team websites appear to have updated cross country rosters, but no cross country schedules have been posted yet,

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Doss: Where Things Stand with Pac-12 Women’s Basketball
This season's round-robin schedule means every team will have to prove it every weekend

October 30, 2020January 22, 20218 months ago Kim Doss featured, recent

With Pac-12 women’s basketball playing a round-robin schedule this season, every team will have to prove it every weekend.

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Ritchie Mailbag: Handicapping a Lost Cross Country Season
Stanford and Oregon would have the favorites in championships that can't be rescheduled

August 18, 2020January 22, 202110 months ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

Stanford and Oregon would have the favorites in Pac-12 cross country championships that can’t be rescheduled.

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Doss Mailbag: Who would have won ’20 Pac-12 softball title?
Plus questions about women's basketball recruiting, volleyball favorites and more

August 3, 2020January 22, 202110 months ago Kim Doss recent

A Q&A look back and ahead at the top teams and athletes in each Pac-12 women’s sport.

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Ritchie Mailbag: Ex-Duck Coaches Turning Dawgs into Distance Powerhouse
Plus questions about "pop-up" meets, Olympic training schedules, and more

August 3, 2020January 22, 202110 months ago Steve Ritchie recent

Our first call for track and field mailbag questions drew some great responses. Judging by the reactions we’ve received to

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Pac-12 WBB and Volleyball: Making the Best of Things
Fall and winter women's sports continue to adjust to future unknowns

July 13, 2020January 22, 202111 months ago Kim Doss

he second week of July was a busy one for both current and former athletes in the Pac-12. WNBA teams

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Ritchie: History of Pac-12 Track & Field Championships
A brief overview of men's and women's Conference titles

May 17, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago Steve Ritchie featured, show

With the Covid-19 cancellation, the best we can do is take a look back at the past 55 years.

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Pac-12 Track & Field GOAT Series Wrap-Up
A round up of the GOAT. and Honorable Mention choices in a six-part series

May 12, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago Steve Ritchie show

he six columns I wrote on the Greatest Track & Field Athletes of All-Time for each Pac-12 school generated a

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MLB Announcement Changes Landscape of College Baseball
The pro baseball league has dramatically reduced the 2020 draft from previous seasons

May 9, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago James Cleary MLB Draft, show

MLB announced that the 2020 MLB draft would consist of only five rounds instead of the normal 40.

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Doss: Softball Olympians Return to the Pac-12
Already-strong UCLA and Arizona will benefit from the return of three Team USA players

May 8, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago Kim Doss Olympics

Already-strong UCLA and Arizona will benefit from the return of three Team USA players next season.

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Greatest Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of All Time: Part 6
USC and UCLA are profiled in this final installment of a six-part series

May 2, 2020April 16, 20211 year ago Steve Ritchie show

The University of Southern California has won more NCAA team titles than any other school, and UCLA has been nearly as dominant and successful.

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Greatest Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of All Time: Part 5
Arizona and Arizona State are profiled in this fifth installment of a six-part series

April 25, 2020April 16, 20211 year ago Steve Ritchie Arizona, Arizona State, show

Both Arizona and Arizona State have established strong track and field programs over the past 40 years.

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Doss: Pac-12 WBB Past, Present, and Future
Signing Day; WNBA Draft; Off the Court and into Court

April 23, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago Kim Doss show

It’s been a big week for Pac-12 women’s basketball players past, present and future.

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Greatest Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of All Time: Part 4
Colorado and Utah are profiled in this fourth installment of a six-part series

April 18, 2020April 16, 20211 year ago Steve Ritchie show

We now shift our Track & Field GOAT selections to the Pac-12’s newest members, Utah and Colorado.

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Greatest Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of All Time: Part 3
California and Stanford are profiled in this third installment of a six-part series

April 10, 2020April 16, 20211 year ago Steve Ritchie show

This week’s column features the two Bay Area schools, the University of California at Berkeley, and Stanford University.

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Greatest Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of All Time: Part 2
Washington and Washington State are profiled in this second installment of a six-part series

April 10, 2020April 16, 20211 year ago Steve Ritchie show

As with the two Oregon schools, Washington and Washington State have a long and distinguished history in the annals of track and field, and have been fortunate to have been guided by some all-time coaching greats.

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Greatest Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of All Time: Part I
Oregon and Oregon State athletes are profiled in this first installment of a six-part series

April 10, 2020April 16, 20211 year ago Steve Ritchie show

With the Summer Olympic Games and the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials postponed until next year, our focus here will shift from looking ahead to the Trials to looking back to the past.

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Cleary: Making Sense of a Lost Baseball Season
With extended eligibility, next season figures to be much different

April 9, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago James Cleary COVID-19, show

With the announcement of no college baseball season in 2020, the flood gates opened to new questions.

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Doss: Spring Softball, Women’s Basketball Wrap-Up & Repercussions
Some pivotal decisions have been made, and more are coming

April 6, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago Kim Doss Olympics

Softball Repercussions For softball, the NCAA decision to extend eligibility means that not only seniors, but everyone who was on

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Pac-12 Men’s 2020 Olympic Trials Outlook
The Trials will be held at Hayward Field, completely rebuilt at the estimated cost of $160 million

March 20, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago Steve Ritchie show

As of March 18, the International Olympic Committee and the Local Organizing Committee are insisting that the Games, scheduled for July 24 to August 9 in Tokyo, Japan, will not be postponed or cancelled.