The Oregon club sports men’s and women’s ultimate Frisbee teams took care of business last weekend by going undefeated on their home turf.
The Ducks hosted the sectionals tournament, and with their sweep, the Oregon teams advance to regionals on May 5-6.
“It was good to defend the home turf and be the state champions,” Oregon men’s head coach Joshua Greenough said.
The teams’ goal is to advance to nationals in Boston, but the Ducks will have to place first in regionals and that means defeating powerhouse teams such as Stanford and UC-Davis.
“We need to play at a consistently high and intense level,” Greenough said.

Crew performs well at home regatta
The Oregon club men’s and women’s crew teams were determined last weekend and it showed, as all of the teams placed in the top-three.
The Ducks competed in the eighth annual 2001 Covered Bridge Regatta on Saturday at Dexter Lake. Several teams competed for Oregon with men’s and women’s novice and varsity boats all showing their talent.
The toughest competition for both the men and women was in-state rival Oregon State, who has a varsity funded program. The Beavers were successful in defeating all of Oregon’s boats except for the varsity men’s open eight boat, which defeated the Beavers by four seconds.
“It was close, and we rowed so hard,” Oregon coordinator Kurt McCulloch said.
The Ducks also co-hosted the tournament with the Oregon Association of Rowers. Next up, the teams head to Tacoma, Wash., this weekend for the Cascade Sprints.
“I think it was a really fun weekend,” McCulloch said. “It was a big success.”

Triathlon pulls off a winner at the ‘Chill’
After pulling several all-nighters, which included some members marking the bike course at 3 a.m., the second annual Duck Bill Chill was a success for the Oregon triathlon club.
With a clear blue sky, the 50 competitors began three heats on Sunday at 7:30 a.m., and they completed a 500-yard swim, a 12.4-mile bike ride and a 3.1-mile run.
In a solid performance, the top men’s finisher was Riccardo Caruss in 1:03:00 and the top women’s finisher was Liz Wilson in a time of 1:12:25.
Awards were also given to the winners of each age group along with random prize drawings at the conclusion of the afternoon.
“It was a good experience for many as their first triathlon, and as a team for us in putting on the triathlon,” Oregon coordinator Jay Williams said. “People were really satisfied with the course.”

Baseball gives strong effort, drops two out of three
The Oregon men’s club baseball team traveled north this weekend to face Western Washington in a best-of-three series and finished 1-2.
The Ducks were defeated in game one, 5-4, but came together for the second game on Saturday to defeat the Vikings 6-4.
Oregon came ready to play on Sunday but couldn’t quite get over the hump and lost by a count of 5-4.
In both their losses, the Ducks entered the bottom of the seventh tied up at four, but the Vikings pulled through in each game and came up with the winning fifth run.
Oregon felt as if the wins were well within grasp considering the Ducks out-hit Western Washington in every game.
“It was a very productive weekend,” Oregon head coach Kurt Langworthy said. “We proved something to ourselves.”