Oregon sophomore Marcus Chambers stood under the canopy of the media tent at Hayward Field, listening as the roars of the 11,168 crowd spurred on the action back out on the track. He just placed second in the 400 meters at a time of 45.59. Chambers took the time to speak with members of the media on how the day went before heading back out to the track to cheer on his teammates from the stands.
What happened in the last sprint?
My game plan, I knew the wind was going to be a factor on everybody. I knew I’d have a really good kick at the end, so I saved a little bit at the end to be able to outkick everybody. Kept it smooth, gave it all I had.
Interesting two days, how did you feel about your meet?
It feels great. From the start of the year I told myself every race I want to get faster. Everything I worked for was for this moment right here — NCAA Championships. I wanted to score as much points as I could for our team. I ran a great time, made sure I got into the finals. I am happy with my results.
Where did you find the speed?
Hard work, dedication. We work hard at practice everyday. Every time I practice I implement what I do to my race. I’ve been working hard for my kick, so I happened to have it when I needed it most.
How’d it feel crossing the finish line?
It felt great. All year long I wanted to score points for my team. I wanted to try to win, didn’t, came up a little short. That is just giving me more focus for next year, actually trying to come out on top.
Blake Haney, Johnathan Cabral, were you able to build on their performances?
Definetely. Blake had a great race — I was excited for him. Cabral came out and ran a great race. That just gave me more energy for my race. We’re all just doing what we can, feeding off each other.
How does it feel to get so many points as a team?
It feels great. We think we can score in every event. We all support one another; we want everybody to do the best we can. It just feels great to finally see all of our hard work at practice come off at the biggest stage of our career.
What would being repeat Champions mean for the program?
It means a lot. Some of us were part of last year’s team and some of us weren’t. We all just want to try to get that feeling again, us who already got it and those who haven’t got it yet want to be a part of what we’re doing. We just want to keep it going every year. As long as I’m here I want to keep trying to help this team win championships, I know everyone else is on the same mindset.
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Q&A: Oregon track and field’s Marcus Chambers sprints to a second place finish in the NCAA Championship 400
Christopher Keizur
June 11, 2015
Oregon sophomore Marcus Chambers stood under the canopy of the media tent at Hayward Field, listening as the roars of the 11,168 crowd spurred on the action back out on the track. He just placed second in the 400 meters at a time of 45.59. Chambers took the time to speak with …
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