Friends of Oregon Track and Field
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER WINTER 2013 VOLUME V - ISSUE 2
NCAA® Women’s Cross Country Champions
Above: Oregon women celebrating their 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championship.
Women of Oregon NCAA Champions! Coming off a fifth place team finish at the 2011 NCAA Cross Country Championship in Terre Haute, the Women of Oregon began the 2012 season strong with first place team finishes at the Pier Park and Dellinger Invitationals. Led by seniors Jordan Hasay and Alexi Pappas and freshman Allie Woodward, the Ducks continued to impress at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Louisville as they cruised to a second place team finish, just a mere fifteen points behind the #1 ranked Florida State Seminoles. Just weeks later, the Women of Oregon made school history winning their first Conference Championship since 1995. The Women of Oregon won the team title easily behind second (Hasay), fourth (Pappas) and fifth (Woodward) place individual finishes. Freshman Annie LeBlanc and senior Sarah Penney rounded out the top five Oregon runners placing 17th and 19th respectively. At the conclusion of the meet, Hasay was honored as the Pac-12 Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year for the third year in a row. The memorable season continued as Hasay led the Women of Oregon to gold at the NCAA West Region Championship with her first place individual finish. It was the 13th West Region title for the Ducks, but the first in 17 years. The Women of Oregon concluded their incredible season clinching their first NCAA Cross Country team title since 1987. Led by the courageous efforts of Hasay (3rd), Pappas (8th) and Katie Conlon (39th), the Ducks crushed the field beating runner-up Providence by an impressive 69-point margin. Stanford finished third with 198 points while Florida State finished fourth with 202 points.
Men of Oregon Earn At-Large Bid to NCAA Championships The Men of Oregon began the 2012 season with an impressive showing at the Bill Dellinger Invitational finishing a close second behind #3 ranked BYU. Senior Trevor Dunbar captured the individual title with junior Ben DeJarnette close behind, finishing third. Just a few weeks later the Ducks were guided by Dunbar and juniors Parker Stinson and DeJarnette to a third place finish behind top-ranked Colorado and BYU at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Louisville. At the Pac-12 Championship two weeks later, Dunbar and Stinson led the Ducks to a third-place team finish for the second year in a row, placing third and fourth individually. Colorado defended their team title with Stanford finishing second. After a fourth place finish at the NCAA West Region Championship, the Ducks fell short of an automatic berth (top 2 teams) to the NCAA Championship but were granted an at-large bid to Louisville after solid regular season team performances. Senior Trevor Dunbar was the top finisher at the NCAA Championship placing 41st on the 10,000 meter course in 30:04.8. During the course of the weekend in Louisville, junior Ben DeJarnette was awarded the prestigious NCAA Elite 89 Award. Founded by the NCAA, the award recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition in his or her sport by participating in the NCAA Championship, while also achieving the highest cumulative grade-point average.