JUNE 2015 INSIDE THIS ISSUE LCC Men Win ..........................................2 A Thrilling Day as Women, NCAA Tickets .........................................2 Business Members ...................... 2, 3 First Call...................................................3 Run/Walk June 11 .................................3 Butte to Butte .......................................4 Men Sweep Pac-12 Titles Event Calendar .....................................4 MASTERS NEWSLETTER In a thrilling final day, the Oregon men’s in the top six of the 5,000. All Comers Meets .......................... 5-6 Vin’s TrackTown ...................................7 and women’s track and field teams swept The women nabbed their title in dramatic Honors to UO Athletes ......................7 the Pac-12 Championships at UCLA’s Drake fashion in the meet’s final event. The wom- Where in the World ............................ 8 Stadium. The men earned their ninth con- en needed to finish third or better in the TrackTown secutive conference crown while the wom- 4x400 and came home in second place. Tuesday on June 2 en took home their seventh straight title. Jasmine Todd and Sasha Wallace set the The next event in the Track- The men collected 152 points, 31 more pace for the women with 35 points apiece. Town Tuesday series will take than USC, while the women scored 185 Todd won titles in the triple jump and 100 en place June 2 at Hayward Field in Eugene. points, edging out the Trojans by three route to being named Athlete of the Meet, Special guests will be Alexi Pap- points. while Wallace nabbed three second-place pas and Jeremy Teicher who are “We, the staff, were emotional from the finishes. co-directing the movie “Track- Town.” They’ll discuss and show very beginning because we knew what it Wallace also broke her own school record clips from the movie, which is set was,” Oregon head coach Robert Johnson in the 100 hurdles with a time of 13.00. Todd in Eugene and its running com- told goducks.com. “Unbelievable team ef- set the third-best mark in school history in munity. Pappas is a member of OTC Elite and ran for the Ducks in fort by both the men and women.” the triple jump. 2012-13. The men overcame USC’s lead late in the Oregon also got an individual title from Doors open at 6 p.m. for a so- meet, and clinched victory in the penulti- Raevyn Rogers, who won the women’s 800. cial hour, and the free one-hour continued on page 2 program follows at 7 p.m. There will mate race of the day by placing four Ducks be free coffee, tea and soft drinks, $5 appetizers from the DAC, and $5 pints of beer from Hop Valley Brewing Company. Free parking Todd Wins Athlete of the Year is available in the adjacent Over- Oregon sophomore Jasmine Todd was claimed second place in the long jump and park. No validation is required after named the Pac-12 Women’s Track & Field fourth in the 200 me- 5 p.m. Athlete of the Year to go along with her ters. Todd also helped Oregon Track Club Office Pac-12 Championships Athlete of the Meet UO place second in the Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm PDT crown. 4x100-meter relay. 2350 Oakmont Way, Suite 201 Todd accounted for 35 of Oregon’s 185 Oregon has now won Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: 541-343-7247 points at the Pac-12 meet, boosting the back-to-back Pac-12 Email: [email protected] Ducks to a three-point win over second- Field Athlete of the Year OnTrack is published by the Jasmine Todd Oregon Track Club Board of Directors. place USC for their seventh consecutive awards with Jenna Pran- Oregon Track Club, P.O. Box 11364, Eugene, OR 97440 Issue #53, June 2015 title. dini taking the honor last year. Distributed free monthly. www.oregontrackclub.org • [email protected] Todd won the 100 meter and triple jump, OnTrack JUNE 2015 Business Members LCC Men Win Third Team Title AHM Brands Brown Contracting, Inc. Lane Community College’s Men’s Track High School) ran on both winning relays Byrke Beller MD, - Pacific Women’s Ctr and Field Team earned their third consec- and won the 200 ahead of freshman team- CAMERON MCCARTHY LANDSCAPE utive team title at the Northwest Athlet- mate Ben Kelly. Kelly and Goodier finished ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS – CHAMPION SUPPORTER ic Conference Track and Field Champion- one-two, respectively, in the 100. Rohan Cascade Dermatology ships in Spokane, while the Titan women Cain (high jump) and Michael Capri (400) Chambers Construction Company CORVALLIS HALF MARATHON & 5K – took home second-place honors. also nabbed crowns for the men. CHAMPION SUPPORTER The Titan men amassed 229 points to Earning titles for the Lane women were Creswell Health & Rehabilitation top Spokane (1841/3). Meanwhile, Spokane Nicole Maurmann in the 1,500 and Alyssa Center Curtis Restaurant Equipment turned the tables to deny the two-time Taylor in the hammer. Custom Orthotics defending Lane women 229 to 184 1/3, ac- Coaches named Lane coach Grady D2000 Safety, Inc. cording to a report in The Register-Guard. O’Connor the NWAC Men’s Coach of the Dave Henry Real Estate Services, Inc. David E. Carmichael, Attorney Sophomore Jesse Goodier (Springfield Year for the third straight season. Douglas Gallagher Law Office Eclectic Edge Racing Eugene Airport The Oregon Track & Field Team earned an Eugene Marathon Pac-12 continued from page 1 NCAA record 75 entries to NCAA competi- Eugene Physical Therapy, LLC – Marcus Chambers and Ben Thiel earned tion, which began with the regional meet in Supporter Member victories for the men, and were also part of Eugene Running Club Austin, Texas, on May 30-31. Four Ducks in Eugene Running Company the first-place 4x400 team and the 4x100 the combined events have qualified for the Eugene Wellness Center runner-up finish. NCAA Championships at Hayward Field June Eugene, Cascades & Coast Sports Commission Chambers won the men’s 400 with a life- 10-13. Dakotah Keys, Mitch Modin and Joe European Touch Painting Co time best by nearly a second (45.21). Thiel Delgado will compete in the decathlon with Fitness Link’s Performance and won the 400 hurdles with a lifetime best of Training Center Ashlee Moore in the heptathlon. Franklin R. Lulich, CPA, P.C. 50.32. GANT Custom Homes – Supporter Edward Cheserek gave the Ducks their Member final individual title in the 5,000 as Oregon NCAA Tickets on Sale Garden Way Chiropractic Center Single-day tickets for the 2015 NCAA Divi- Gleaves Swearingen LLP, Attorneys tallied 25 points in that event. Eric Jenkins at Law finished second behind Cheserek, while Will sion I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Golden Realty Field Championships are now on sale. Handy Ed Construction Geoghegan and Jake Leingang took fifth Health & Safety Institute and sixth, respectively. The championships take place at Hayward Home Federal Bank – Supporter Both the men’s and women’s 4x100 teams Field June 10-13. Tickets are available on Member line at www.NCAA.com/TrackandField , by Hughes Financial Group of Wells earned second-place finishes. Tony Brooks- Fargo Advisors – Supporter James, Arthur Delaney, Thiel and Chambers telephone at 1-800-WEBFOOT or in person Member at the Athletic Ticket Office located in the Hutchinson, Cox, Coons, Orr & ran the third-fastest time in school his- Sherlock, P.C. tory (39.64). The women’s team of Wallace, Moshofsky Center. Innovative Print Group Todd, Horsley and Marybeth Sant ran the For the first time since the men’s and Kalen Electric & Machinery, Inc. women’s championships were combined Kathleen Dugan LMT sixth-fastest time in UO history (43.65). Kernutt Stokes LLP The 4x400 team of Thiel, Delaney, Russell in 1982, the last two days of the meet will Let’s Move LLC Hornsby and Chambers broke the tape in showcase 14 men’s finals on one day and 14 Lile/Eugene Moving & Storage women’s finals the next day. Locklear Leatherworks LLC 3:05.84 to end the meet on a winning note LPL Financial - Kelly G. Higgins, Financial Advisor 2 www.oregontrackclub.org OREGON TRACK CLUB First Call: Join the Summer Business Members Marilyn Milne at Public Relations Services LLC – Supporter Fun at the All Comers Meets Member Mark Stapleton DMD, MSD, PC by Erin Regali, OTC President The Oregon Track Club is so very proud Dentistry For Children Michael Keller Realty of Spokane, As the busy month of this long-standing tradition and hope WA – Supporter Member of May comes to a that you are able to take part in the fun Mike Fanelli, San Francisco Real Estate close and we begin this summer! I hope to see you at the Musgrove Mortuaries & Cemeteries thinking about the track — competing, cheering or volun- National Fire Fighter – Supporter exciting NCAA Track & teering! Member NEUROSPINE INSTITUTE – Field Championships CHAMPION SUPPORTER and the USA Outdoor Nike Running Eugene On Track and Field, Inc. Championships in June, we should step Next Run/Walk OREGON DENTAL CARE – CHAMPION back and appreciate how fortunate we SUPPORTER are to have these high-quality meets in Set for June 11 Pacific Continental Bank Thanks everyone for all the help at Pink Buffalo Racing our community at Hayward Field. May’s edition of the OTC Run/Walk Series. Postal Pharmacy, Inc. I can’t wait to catch the action at Prichard Partners, Inc. The Eclectic Edge “Champion” shirts were the track and cheer on the Ducks. These RANDOM LENGTHS – CHAMPION a hit and an unexpected nice touch, as SUPPORTER fantastic track and field events in June RBC Wealth Management, Todd G. were the prizes and social hour provided will set the stage for the OTC All Com- Bosworth by Run Hub NW.