Topic: English Gardner

Oregon men and women win Pac-12 Track and Field Championships again

By on Sunday, May. 12 at 9:43 pm.

The Oregon track and field team showed why Eugene is TrackTown USA. when both the men and women put on dominant performances in the Pac-12 Championships in Los Angeles this weekend. The women won their fifth consecutive conference championship, and the men won their seventh. While Saturday and Sunday saw a mix of trials and [...]


Oregon track and field will scrap with the formidable Texas A&M at the Pepsi Invitational

By on Thursday, Apr. 4 at 8:37 pm.

The weather in Eugene is in full capricious spring mode. Sunshine gives way to torrents of rain,followed by heavy gusts of wind. Then, back to sunshine. But Oregon’s track and field team will be ready to compete Saturday in the Pepsi Invitational regardless of the color of the sky. Fresh off recent successes at the [...]


Oregon women’s track and field take fourth-straight NCAA national title

By on Tuesday, Mar. 12 at 4:49 pm.

Oregon women’s track and field came one step closer to achieving the rare Triple Crown on Saturday, winning a record-tying fourth straight NCAA Indoor Track and Field national title at the Randal Tyson Center in Fayetteville, Ark. The win came courtesy a dominant performance in the 4×400 relay. The team of English Gardner, Chizoba Okodogbe, [...]


Hasay and Berry set school records at NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships

By on Saturday, Mar. 9 at 1:54 pm.

The women’s indoor track and field team earned eight points from Jordan Hasay and Alexi Pappas in the 5,000 meters yesterday at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. The women also got a point from the eighth-place distance medley relay team, but were hoping for a bit more in the event. “I’m not sure [...]


Women’s track and field wins MPSF title in Seattle this weekend

By on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 3:01 pm.

Oregon won the women’s 60, 400, 800 and 3,000 meters and the 4×400 meter relay to claim their third Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) title in the last four years in Seattle yesterday. “I’m very pleased with how our student-athletes showed up and performed today,” head coach Robert Johnson told goducks.com. “We’re gearing up for [...]


Day one of MPSF Championships concludes with a big day of personal bests for many Ducks

By on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 2:21 pm.

Day one of the MPSF Championships ended with a number of big personal bests from multiple Oregon athletes. Highlighting some of the Ducks best performances was Jillian Weir’s runner-up showing in the women’s weight throw. Weir recorded a pair of personal bests in the weight throw Friday night at the Dempsey Indoor Facility. She threw [...]


Zone Read AM: Defensive pressure the key to a Ducks win over Washington tonight, indoor track and field remains in the top 10

By on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 1:09 pm.

Tonight, the men’s basketball team faces the Washington Huskies at the Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, Washington. After three straight Pac-12 losses, the Ducks dropped four spots to No. 23 in the AP poll this week. This will be the 294th game between the two schools, the second-longest rivalry in the conference, trailing only the [...]


Indoor track and field Ducks fill all-time best list at Husky Classic, Tyson Invitational

By on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 2:45 pm.

The Ducks added two more members to their sub-four club in the indoor mile on Saturday at the Husky Classic in Seattle. Freshman Chad Noelle and junior Brett Johnson became the eighth and ninth members of this exclusive club. Noelle won the collegiate section in 3:59.57, while Johnson was sixth in the invitational section in [...]


Preview: Track and field competes in Husky Classic and Tyson Invitational this weekend

By on Friday, Feb. 8 at 6:26 pm.

Indoor track and field will compete this weekend in Seattle, Wash., at the Husky Classic as well as at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. The Husky Classic kicks off Friday afternoon and continues Saturday morning. A handful of distance and middle distance All-Americans represent Oregon in Seattle. Three of the notable events for the [...]


Ashton Eaton, Elijah Greer among current and former Ducks to shine at Trials

By on Monday, Jun. 25 at 10:22 pm.

From across the United States, track and field athletes have come to Eugene to compete in the Olympic Trials, including athletes right here in Oregon. Current and former students from the University of Oregon have and continue to compete in the Trials, securing spots in the semi-finals, finals and, ultimately, to London for the 2012 [...]