TTABLEABLE OOFF CCONTENTSONTENTS Table of Contents Table of Contents Women’s History Contact Information Women’s History 83 Introduction Cross Country/Track and Field Offi ce NCAA Results/All-Americans 84 Athletic Media Relations 1 Telephone (541) 346-2260 Conference/Regional Results 85 Track Town, USA 2 Fax (541) 346-5243 Olympians/American Records 86 2011 Schedule 4 Address 2727 Leo Harris Pkwy Steve Prefontaine Eugene, OR 97401 Staff Profi les Steve Prefontaine 87 Website www.GoDucks.com Vin Lananna, Associate Athletic Director 6 Assistant Coach Profi les 10 The University of Oregon Vin Lananna, Associate Athletic Director Support Staff Profi les 14 University Administration 88 Telephone (541) 346-2260 Men’s Team Information E-mail [email protected] 2011 Outlook 16 About the Cover: Designed by Greg Walker of the Oregon Andy Powell, Associate Head Coach Team Roster 17 Media Services offi ce, the 2011 multi-media guide cover Telephone (541) 346-5473 Featured Athlete Profi les 18 features a pair or NCAA third-place fi nishers, Luke Puskedra and Jordan Hasay, over the top of the logo for the 2012 U.S. Olympic E-mail [email protected] Featured Newcomer Profi les 39 Trails, which will be hosted by Oregon June 23-July 1. Others to Watch 43 Jenni Ashcroft, Assistant Coach Credits: The Oregon Cross Country multi-media guide was Telephone (541) 346-5438 Women’s Team Information designed and written and edited by Greg Walker. Additional E-mail [email protected] 2011 Outlook 44 writing and editing by Michael Reilly and Geoff Thurner. Primary photography courtesy of Eric Evans, Phil Johnson, Kirby Lee Team Roster 45 and Geoff Thurner. Additional photography courtesy of John Featured Athlete Profi les 46 Becker, George Beltran, R.M. Collins III, Dave Coskey, Steve Others to Watch 63 Dykes, John Gillespie, John Giustina, Don Gosney, Stan Green, Patrick Holleran , Kurt Jensen, Jeff Johnson, Norm Maves, Doug Featured Newcomer Profi les 68 McDannald, Warren Morgan, Kevin Morris, Oregona, Oscar 2010 Season in Review Palmquist, Bill Ross, Betty Udesen, Bob Welch, Randy Wood, Herb Yamanaka, David Zahn and UO Archives. Season Review 72 2010 Results 74 Copyright: Any commercial use of information or photographs herewith is prohibited without prior written consent of the Men’s History University of Oregon Athletic Dept. Copyright 2011. Men’s History 77 The University of Oregon is an equal-opportunity, affi rmative- NCAA Results 79 action institution committed to cultural diversity and All-Americans/Olympians 80 compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. This publication will be made available in accessible formats upon Conference/Regional Results 81 request. Accommodations for people with disabilities will be World Records 82 provided if requested in advance. TTY: (541) 346-5418. Athletic Media Relations 2727 Leo Harris Parkway, Eugene, Oregon 97401 CONTACTS: Associate Media Services Director Greg Walker serves as media Phone: 541-346-5488; Fax: 541-346-5449 coordinator for the Oregon cross country program. Web Site: www.GoDucks.com 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 releases, results, or athlete photographs via email should contact Greg Walker (541-346-2252, [email protected]). David Williford Greg Walker Chris Geraghty, Assistant Director Andria Wenzel, Assistant Director Assistant AD/Media Services Associate Director Direct: 541-346-7332 Direct: 541-346-0962 Football Cross Country/Track & Field Cell: 541-335-9158 Cell: 916-838-2346 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Direct: (541) 346-2251 Direct: (541) 346-2252 Cell: (541) 729-6801 Cell: (541) 954-8775 Andy McNamara, Assistant Director Christina Hilliard, Intern E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Direct: 541-346-2253 Direct: 541-346-5532 Cell: 541-543-0123 Home: 989-964-9307 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Geoff Thurner, Assistant Director Kim Johannsen, Administrative Assistant Direct: 541-346-2250 Direct: 541-346-5488 Home: 541-343-0129 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] 1 1 Welcome to... Historic Hayward Field 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials 2009 Pac-10 Track & Field Championships 2009 USA Track & Field Championships 2010 NCAA Track & Field Championships 2011 USA Track & Field Championships 2012 Pac-10 Track & Field Championships 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials 2013 NCAA Track & Field Championships 2014 NCAA Track & Field Championships Track Town, USA 22011011 SSCHEDULECHEDULE 2011 Schedule Date Event Location September 10 Gonzaga Meadows Golf Course, Sunriver, Ore. October 1 Bill Dellinger Invitational Springfi eld Country Club, Springfi eld, Ore. October 14 Wisconsin adidas Invitational at Thomas Zimmer Course, Madison, Wis. October 22 Beaver Classic at Avery Park, Corvallis, Ore. October 29 Pacifi c-12 Championships at Wigwam Golf Resort, Litchfi eld Park, Ariz. November 12 NCAA West Region Championships at Stanford Golf Course, Stanford, Calif. November 21 NCAA Championships at LaVern Gibson Course, Terre Haute, Ind. 4 CCROSSROSS CCOUNTRYOUNTRY HHERITAGEERITAGE Trophy Town, USA ith 11 fi rst or second place NCAA trophies earned cross country (2008), men’s outdoor track (2009-10), women’s Wduring the course of the last three cross country and outdoor track (2010-11) and men’s indoor track (2010). track seasons, another Golden Era for Track Town, USA is The Ducks will begin their pursuit of excellence again this undeniably underway, due in no small part to the vision and fall as the cross country teams host both the Bill Dellinger leadership of Vin Lananna, Oregon’s nationally renowned Invitational on Oct. 1. associate athletic director. A new meet on the schedule is the Wisconsin adidas Lananna’s architectural work has produced powerhouse Invitational, which will be held Oct. 14 on the Badgers’ cross country and track and fi eld teams once again in Track recently completed Thomas Zimmer Championship Course. Town, USA, and cemented the region’s reputation as the After a trip to Corvallis for the Beaver Classic on Oct. home of the nation’s elite runners. 22, the championship season begins with the Pacifi c-12 Concurrently, the magnanimous haul of four NCAA titles, Conference Championships at Arizona State. plus seven more second-place fi nishes in the span of three The the teams travel to Stanford for the NCAA West academic years has earned a new moniker for the Eugene- Region Championships on Nov. 12 Springfi eld community: Trophy Town, USA. From that, teams will qualify for the NCAA Championships, That list includes NCAA titles in men’s cross country (2008), which again return to the LaVern Gibson Course in Terre men’ indoor track (2009) and women’s indoor track (2010-11), Haute, Ind., on Nov. 21. plus runner-up fi nishes in men’s cross country (2009), women’s 5 5 SSTAFFTAFF PPROFILESROFILES Vin Lananna The tremendous scope of Vin Lananna’s accomplishments has established him as one of the premier leaders in track and fi eld in the United States. Named Associate Athletic Director at the University of Oregon in July 2005, Lananna has been guiding a vision for the Oregon track and fi eld program and Historic Hayward Field as the center of track and fi eld in this country. He has been a driving force behind the University’s bids that landed the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Trials, the 2010, 2013 and 2014 NCAA Track & Field Championships and the 2009 and 2011 USATF Championships. Lananna also served as the head men’s coach for Team USA at the 2011 IAAF World Track & Field Championships in Daegu, South Korea. In 2011, the University of Oregon and Track Town, USA, played host to a record-setting USA Track & Field Championships. That came on the heels of a collegiate season where the Ducks won their second straight women’s indoor national title, fi fth straight men’s Pac-10 title and third consecutive women’s league title. Matthew Centrowitz captured both the NCAA and USA outdoor crown at 1,500 meters, while the Ducks also had NCAA champions in the pole vault (Melissa Gergel) and 800 meters (Anne Kesselring). Associate Athletic Director Indoors, the women claimed individual national titles in the mile (Jordan Hasay), 3,000 meters (Hasay) and pentathlon (Brianne Theisen). With an indoor national title and a runner-up performance outdoors, the 7th Year women were honored as the USTFCCCA’s Terry Crawford Program of the Year for the third straight season. The conference meet produced women’s champions in the 100 meters (English Gardner), 200 meters Coaching Honors (Amber Purvis), 1,500 meters (Hasay), 5,000 meters (Hasay) and the 4x400 meter relay team. On the men’s side, it was Centrowitz winning his third straight league title at 1,500 meters along with Mike Berry (400 NCAA Cross Country Coach of the Year meters) and Steve Finley (steeplechase). 1986, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2008 A season earlier, Eugene hosted a wildly successful NCAA Championships in 2010 that not only established an all-time attendance record, but also surpassed all expectations in terms of the overall experience for both NCAA West Region Coach of the Year the fans and student-athletes. The 2010 season saw Oregon win its fi rst-ever NCAA Indoor women’s national 1994 (W), 1995 (M&W), 1996 (M&W), title. The women were also the runner-up at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, while the men were second in both cross country and indoor track, and took third at the outdoor meet.