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2009 OREGON STATE SCHEDULE NEXT UP FOR BEAVER TRACK: Date Opponent Time (First Race) OREGON RELAYS 2/14 Husky Classic (indoor) All Day April 23, 2009 Seattle, Wash. 3/07 UW Last Chance All Day THIS WEEK — Oregon State will take to the track at Hayward Field in Seattle, Wash. Eugene, Ore. Friday-Saturday, April 24-25 for the Oregon Relays. Beaver 3/07 Linfield Icebreaker All Day runners return to their usual events this weekend after the Lewis & Clark McMinnville, Ore. Invitational that played as a training meet last Saturday. 3/21 Oregon Preview 12 p.m. Eugene, Ore. Seventeen runners (two unattached) will participate in four different 3/27 Stanford Invitational All Day events: 800-meters, 1,500-meters, 3,000-meter steeplechase and the Palo Alto, Calif. 5,000-meters. This week’s group of 17 scheduled runners is the largest 3/27 SF State Distance Carnival 10 a.m. group to run thus far this season in the largest outdoor meet the Beavs San Francisco, Calif. have participated in. 4/11 Woody Wilson Open 10 a.m. Davis, Calif. The first race of the day for the Beavers on Friday will be the 800-meters 4/18 Lewis and Clark Invitational 1 p.m. scheduled for 3:25 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Portland, Ore. 4/24-25 Oregon Relays 3:25 p.m. OREGON RELAYS —Friday-Saturday (April 24-25): Nearly 60 collegiate Eugene, Ore. and club women’s programs are scheduled to compete against the Bea- 5/01 Pacific Twilight TBA vers at the Oregon Relays with nearly 2,000 athletes competing overall Forest Grove, Ore. in the event. Oregon State has runners in the 800-meters,1,500-meters, 5/03 Cardinal Invitational TBA 3,000-meter steeplechase and 5,000-meters races. Palo Alto, Calif. 5/06 John Knight Twilight TBA SULLIVAN SAYS — “This is one of the better meets in the country. Monmouth, Ore. Each one of our women has a chance to line up and compete against 5/08 Oregon Twilight TBA some familiar faces as well as compete against a lot of people they never Eugene, Ore. get a chance to compete against. If the weather cooperates, based on 5/16-17 Pac-10 Championship TBA everybody’s fitness level and how everybody is looking right now, we are Eugene, Ore. thoroughly optimistic going in. I am sure they are all anxious to jump into 5/29-30 NCAA West Regional TBA events they are more accustomed to and focused on from the very begin- Eugene, Ore. ning.” 6/10-13 NCAA Championships TBA Fayetteville, Ark. “We are starting to see runners get into form. Last week we saw Hannah Dates and times subject to change. [Soza-Hodgkinson] and Rebecca [Mishler] drop their 1,500-meters times significantly. That is always really good to see before you jump into a 5k. Overall I am really pleased. We’ve been having some really good workouts. Everybody is looking good. I’m anxious for everybody we’ve got competing ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS this weekend. Everybody has something to be excited about. As a staff we get excited to see our athletes have opportunities for personal bests and Director . Steve Fenk Intern Track Contact . Caleb Hawley do some special things.” phone . .(541) 737-3919 cell . .(402) 750-3428 REGIONAL QUALIFYING — Freshman Casey Masterson surpassed the email . [email protected] 1,500-meters regional standard of 4:27.80 at the Woody Wilson Open in fax . .(541) 737-3072 Asst. Directors . Jason Amberg, Michael Collins, Hank Hager, Davis, Calif. on April 11. En route to becoming a regional qualifier, Master- Melody Stockwell son broke the Oregon State record by running a time of 4:26.85. Communications Assistant . Lauren Pullen Student Assistants . .Ryan McCall, Brittany Orenelas, TOP 10s — The past few seasons have been nothing short of amazing for Sami Redmond, Tucker Smith Office Phone . .(541) 737-3720 Oregon State runners when it comes to breaking into the school’s all-time Mailing Address . 114 Gill Coliseum outdoor top 10 lists with more than 30 spots in seven events in addition to Corvallis, OR 97331 18 spots held in three events in the indoor ranks. This season is shaping www.osubeavers.com up the same with freshman Casey Masterson breaking the school record QUICK FACTS/ ROSTER OSU QUICK FACTS in the 1,500-meters and five more runners pushing into the outdoor re- Location . Corvallis, Ore. cords to accompany three runners breaking into the all-time indoor top 10 Founded . 1868 lists in three events including Masterson’s school record in the mile. Enrollment . .20,100 Nickname . Beavers INDOOR EXCITEMENT — At the Husky Classic indoor meet, sopho- Colors . .Orange & Black more Casey Masterson broke the school record by more than five sec- Conference . Pacific-10 onds in the mile (4:51.87), sophomore Abby Chesimet ran the second Home Course . Avery Park fastest 3,000-meters (10:02.17) and sophomore Jackie Brown ran the President . .Dr. Edward Ray sixth fastest 800-meters (2:23.13). Director of Athletics . Bob De Carolis Ticket Office . .1-800-GO-BEAVS BEAVERS AMONG PAC-10 LEADERS — Here is where Oregon State runners rank among this season’s Pacific-10 leaders through April 20 (* denotes regional qualifying mark). TRACK CONTACT INFO 800-meters Head Coach . .Kelly Sullivan (5th year) 18. Casey Masterson ...............2:11.99 ...............4/18/09 phone . (541) 737-9924 Assistant Coaches . .Cynthia Castro (5th year) 1,500-meters Elizabeth Carey (1st year) 16. *Casey Masterson .............4:26.85 ...............4/11/09 phone . (541) 737-6010 Volunteer Assistant Coach . Chas Davis (1st year) 3,000-meter steeplechase phone . (541) 737-6010 15. Jennifer Macias ..................11:09.83 ..............3/27/09 20. Hannah Soza-Hodgkinson .............11:27.95 ..............4/11/09 23. Cassandra Schumacher ...............11:54.38 ..............3/07/09 24. Kambria Schumacher ......11.54.92 ..............3/27/09 25. Melissa Kauffman ..............12:44.54 ..............3/07/09 LAST TIME OUT — Freshman Casey Masterson again moved into another place on Oregon State’s all-time record books running the fifth fastest 800-meters with a time of 2:11.99 at the Lewis & Clark Invitational in Portland, Ore. HEAD COACH KELLY SULLIVAN — Fifth-year head coach Kelly Sul- livan has been in charge of rebuilding the cross country and track pro- grams after a 16-year vacancy. Through his tenure as head coach, the cross country and track programs have boasted numerous awards and accomplishments. Sullivan has produced 88 Academic All Pac-10 honorees and has had an Academic All-American team every year since the program’s return. More than 20 athletes in seven different events have broken into Oregon State all-time top 10 lists in track under Sullivan’s leadership including four school records. TRACKING THE BEAVS THIS WEEK — Full results from this week’s events will be available on the freshly redesigned www.osubeavers.com. WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE BEAVERS — Oregon State track returns to action Friday, May 1, in Forest Grove, Ore. for the Pacific Twilight. 2009 OREGON STATE TRACK ROSTER Name Position Height Year Hometown (Previous School) Jackie Brown Mid-Distance 5-5 Sophomore Beaverton, Ore. (Southridge HS) Natosha Buruse Distance 5-10 Freshman Ridgefield, Wash. (Ridgefield HS) Abby Chesimet Mid-Distance 5-7 Sophomore Astoria, Ore. (Astoria HS) Michelle Childs Distance 5-4 Graduate St. Fenelon Falls, Ontario (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Lorine Cruz Distance 5-5 Freshman Grants Pass, Ore. (Grants Pass HS) Liz Gruber Distance 5-3 Freshman Redding, Calif. (Redding Adventist Academy) Melissa Kauffman Distance 5-7 Freshman Hood River, Ore. (Hood River Valley HS) Marsha Lampi Distance 5-3 Sophomore Portland, Ore. (Lincoln HS) Jennifer Macias Distance 5-4 Sophomore Hermiston, Ore. (Hermiston HS) Casey Masterson Mid-Distance 5-8 Freshman Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) Rebecca Mishler Distance 5-6 Senior Hillsboro, Ore. (NW Nazarene) (Newberg HS) Jenny O’Connor Distance 5-6 Senior Newfane, N.Y. (Newfane HS) Emily Olsen Distance 5-5 Freshman Medford, Ore. (Crater HS) Hayley Oveson Distance 5-5 Sophomore La Grande, Ore. (La Grande HS) Laurel Parks Distance 5-5 Freshman Grants Pass, Ore. (Grants Pass HS) Kaitlin Poggi Distance 5-10 Senior Gladstone, Ore. (Gladstone HS) Cassandra Schumacher Distance 5-5 Freshman Sweet Home, Ore. (Sweet Home HS) Kambria Schumacher Distance 5-5 Sophomore Sweet Home, Ore. (Sweet Home HS) Hannah Soza-Hodgkinson Distance 5-2 Sophomore Forest Ranch, Calif. (Pleasant Valley HS) Krista Stangel Distance 5-7 Junior Enterprise, Ore. (Enterprise HS) Holly Thomson Mid-Distance 5-5 Senior Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) Katelyn Van Brunt Mid-Distance 5-8 Junior Grants Pass, Ore. (Grants Pass HS) Sylvia Veal Distance 5-7 Senior Aloha, Ore. (Aloha HS) Lorene Young Distance 5-7 Junior Klamath Falls, Ore. (Klamath Falls HS) Head Coach: Kelly Sullivan (Willamette ‘79) Fifth Season Assistant Coaches: Cynthia Castro (Arizona State ‘03) Fifth Season; Elizabeth Carey (Columbia ‘06) First Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Chas Davis (Creighton ‘05) First Season Athletic Trainer: Jesseca Holcomb First Season ALL-TIME TOP 10 EVENTS LISTS c = converted to FAT timing 5. Sue Martineau 17:04.49 1984 LONG JUMP 6. Jackie Brown 2:23.13 2009 y = converted from yards 6. Abby Chesimet 17:16.00 2008 1. Colleen Gibson 20-00.00 1984 7. Tammy Anderson 2:23.24 1985 * = wind-aided mark 7. Caroline Walker 17:17.50 1980 2. Joni Huntley 19-06.00 1975 8.Tara Stirewalt 2:26.43 2006 bold denotes current OSU athlete 8. Brenda Cardin 17:19.70 1979 3. Sonya Crowther 19.00.25 1982 9.