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Jordan Hasay’s@@http://uoregon.edu/findpeople/person/Jordan*Hasay@@ list of awards includes two NCAA Champion titles, and that’s just the beginning of the list. Besides being a 20-year-old junior, a business major and a California native, Hasay is a middle-distance runner for the University’s track team. And she is modest about it.
“Those awards might have my name on them, but there are other people who should be mentioned when it comes to success in track, like everyone who supports me,” she said. “You can’t be motivated by awards.”
Hasay has always loved to run. In fourth grade she joined her local junior high track team because she kept outrunning her P.E. classmates. There was no stopping her after that. With the help of her high school track coach and supportive family, Hasay found herself on Hayward Field.
“I am just happy to represent the University,” she said. “Sometimes you have to remind yourself that this is such a historic place — it’s an honor.”
This spring she has been busy practicing with her team for the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in June. They won indoor titles the last three years, and Hasay hopes she can do her part to help the team win the outdoor title this year.
After graduation, Hasay hopes to take her business bachelor’s into a sports marketing career — that is, if she can’t run. “You can’t run forever” she said, smiling like she plans on trying. For her, running track is a process and a journey, not a constant struggle for titles and records.
“I wouldn’t keep doing it if I didn’t love it,” Hasay said. She’s run long enough to realize that awards come with the position but they aren’t — and can’t be — the motivator for every mile. At least not if you want to run forever.