Saturday, November 18
Louisville, KY
TBD
University of Oregon
vs
NCAA Championships
Photo by: Eric Evans/GoDucks.com
Ducks Set to Run for National Titles in Louisville
11/15/17 | Cross Country
The Men and Women of Oregon cross country will run for the ultimate prize this Saturday at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Louisville, Ky.
EUGENE, Ore. – The Men and Women of Oregon cross country will run for the ultimate prize this Saturday at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Louisville, Ky., at E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park.
The national meet will begin at 6:00 a.m. PT with the women's 6,000-meter championship race, and will conclude at 7:00 a.m. with the men's 10,000-meter national title race.
Both the UO men and women earned at-large bids to the NCAA Championships after putting together impressive bodies of work throughout the season.
The Women of Oregon will be among the top teams contending for the national title Saturday after placing in the top three in all four meets this season, including a win in the Pre-Nationals Invitational on the same 6,000-meter course they will run Saturday. The Ducks will look to Katie Rainsberger to once again be the low stick Saturday, as the standout sophomore has finished in the top five in all four of her meets this year, including a fourth-place finish in Louisville.
The UO men have been in the top four in all their meets this year, and they were third at the Pre-Nationals Invitational last month in Louisville. The Ducks' main focus this season has been pack running, and that will again be imperative in a packed field as they try to work their way onto the podium.
The Women of Oregon head to Louisville looking to defend last season's national title and build upon last year's magical Triple Crown run, while the Men of Oregon get set to run their first national meet since 2012 without Edward Cheserek. Speaking of 2012, the Women of Oregon brought home the national title that year when the national meet was held in Louisville.
Each team will be allowed seven runners. The Men of Oregon will enter nine runners initially and then will cut down to seven come race time, while the Women of Oregon will go to Louisville with eight runners entered before trimming down to seven.
HOW TO FOLLOW: The NCAA Championships will be available to watch live at FloTrack.org with a premium subscription. Live results will be powered by Record Timing, and a link is available on the cross country schedule on GoDucks.com. Updates will be provided during the meet on Twitter via @OregonTF and @Run4Ducks.
UO ENTRIES - WOMEN (8): Emma Abrahamson, Lilli Burdon, Carmela Cardama Baez, Alli Cash, Susan Ejore, Jessica Hull, Judy Pendergast, Katie Rainsberger.
UO ENTRIES - MEN (9): Tanner Anderson, Reed Brown, Connor Clark, Blake Haney, Travis Neuman, Sam Prakel, Austin Tamagno, Cooper Teare, James West.
RANKINGS: The Women of Oregon enter the NCAA Championships tied for sixth in the nation, while the Men of Oregon are ranked 14th.
DUCKS EARN AT-LARGE BIDS TO NATIONAL MEET: The Women of Oregon placed third last weekend at the NCAA West Regional in Seattle, while the Men of Oregon finished fourth. Neither finish secured an automatic qualifier to the national meet, but both teams' body of work throughout the season was more than enough to land a pair of at-large bids. Katie Rainsberger (5th, 29:43.6), Lilli Burdon (9th, 19:43.3) and Carmela Cardama Baez (13th, 19:52.5) led the UO women, while Tanner Anderson led the Men of Oregon with a season-best sixth-place finish in 29:43.6.
FIVE EARN ALL-REGION HONORS: Five Ducks received all-region honors thanks to their performances at last weekend's NCAA West Regional. Katie Rainsberger, Lilli Burdon and Carmela Cardama Baez all were named all-region after top-15 finishes, while Tanner Anderson was joined by Cooper Teare, who was 23rd at the Regional meet, as Men of Oregon to earn all-region recognition.
UO WOMEN SECOND, MEN FOURTH AT PAC-12 MEET: Oregon cross country played host to the Pac-12 Championships on Oct. 27 at Springfield Golf Club, with the Women of Oregon placing second overall and the Men of Oregon finishing in fourth place. Katie Rainsberger continued her stellar season with a runner-up finish to lead the UO women, while Lilli Burdon finished sixth and Jessica Hull was 11th to give UO three top-11 finishers. Freshman Cooper Teare paced the UO men in eighth place overall, finishing as the top freshman in the field. Stanford swept the men's team and individual titles, while Colorado swept the women's conference championships.
TEARE NAMED PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: After finishing as the top freshman in the men's 8,000-meter race at the Pac-12 Championships, Cooper Teare was awarded the honor of Pac-12 freshman of the year. Teare now has two top-10 finishes in his first three collegiate races, and he joins Jason Hartmann, Diego Mercado, A.J. Acosta, Luke Puskedra and Edward Cheserek as Ducks to take home the conference's top rookie honor.
FOUR EARN ALL-PAC-12 HONORS: Four Ducks received all-Pac-12 recognition following the Pac-12 Championships meet, with Katie Rainsberger and Lilli Burdon landing on the all-Pac-12 first-team and Jessica Hull and Cooper Teare earning second-team honors. Rainsberger has finished in the top five in all three meets this year, while Burdon, a redshirt freshman, has been inside the top 10 three times. Hull continues to emerge as a consistent top 15 threat for UO, while Teare adds second-team all-Pac-12 recognition to his Pac-12 freshman of the year honor.
PRAKEL NAMED SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Redshirt senior Sam Prakel was honored before the Pac-12 Championships meet as the Pac-12 men's scholar athlete of the year. The scholar athlete of the year award honors collegiate student-athletes who are standouts both academically and in their sports discipline. Prakel, a three-time all-American, is a biochemistry major with a 3.91 cumulative grade-point average who has been a staple for the Ducks in both cross country and on the track since arriving in Eugene.
UP NEXT: Saturday's NCAA Championships will conclude the 2017 cross country season. The Ducks' 2018 indoor track and field season will begin January 13 at the UW Preview in Seattle.
The national meet will begin at 6:00 a.m. PT with the women's 6,000-meter championship race, and will conclude at 7:00 a.m. with the men's 10,000-meter national title race.
Both the UO men and women earned at-large bids to the NCAA Championships after putting together impressive bodies of work throughout the season.
The Women of Oregon will be among the top teams contending for the national title Saturday after placing in the top three in all four meets this season, including a win in the Pre-Nationals Invitational on the same 6,000-meter course they will run Saturday. The Ducks will look to Katie Rainsberger to once again be the low stick Saturday, as the standout sophomore has finished in the top five in all four of her meets this year, including a fourth-place finish in Louisville.
The UO men have been in the top four in all their meets this year, and they were third at the Pre-Nationals Invitational last month in Louisville. The Ducks' main focus this season has been pack running, and that will again be imperative in a packed field as they try to work their way onto the podium.
The Women of Oregon head to Louisville looking to defend last season's national title and build upon last year's magical Triple Crown run, while the Men of Oregon get set to run their first national meet since 2012 without Edward Cheserek. Speaking of 2012, the Women of Oregon brought home the national title that year when the national meet was held in Louisville.
Each team will be allowed seven runners. The Men of Oregon will enter nine runners initially and then will cut down to seven come race time, while the Women of Oregon will go to Louisville with eight runners entered before trimming down to seven.
HOW TO FOLLOW: The NCAA Championships will be available to watch live at FloTrack.org with a premium subscription. Live results will be powered by Record Timing, and a link is available on the cross country schedule on GoDucks.com. Updates will be provided during the meet on Twitter via @OregonTF and @Run4Ducks.
UO ENTRIES - WOMEN (8): Emma Abrahamson, Lilli Burdon, Carmela Cardama Baez, Alli Cash, Susan Ejore, Jessica Hull, Judy Pendergast, Katie Rainsberger.
UO ENTRIES - MEN (9): Tanner Anderson, Reed Brown, Connor Clark, Blake Haney, Travis Neuman, Sam Prakel, Austin Tamagno, Cooper Teare, James West.
RANKINGS: The Women of Oregon enter the NCAA Championships tied for sixth in the nation, while the Men of Oregon are ranked 14th.
DUCKS EARN AT-LARGE BIDS TO NATIONAL MEET: The Women of Oregon placed third last weekend at the NCAA West Regional in Seattle, while the Men of Oregon finished fourth. Neither finish secured an automatic qualifier to the national meet, but both teams' body of work throughout the season was more than enough to land a pair of at-large bids. Katie Rainsberger (5th, 29:43.6), Lilli Burdon (9th, 19:43.3) and Carmela Cardama Baez (13th, 19:52.5) led the UO women, while Tanner Anderson led the Men of Oregon with a season-best sixth-place finish in 29:43.6.
FIVE EARN ALL-REGION HONORS: Five Ducks received all-region honors thanks to their performances at last weekend's NCAA West Regional. Katie Rainsberger, Lilli Burdon and Carmela Cardama Baez all were named all-region after top-15 finishes, while Tanner Anderson was joined by Cooper Teare, who was 23rd at the Regional meet, as Men of Oregon to earn all-region recognition.
UO WOMEN SECOND, MEN FOURTH AT PAC-12 MEET: Oregon cross country played host to the Pac-12 Championships on Oct. 27 at Springfield Golf Club, with the Women of Oregon placing second overall and the Men of Oregon finishing in fourth place. Katie Rainsberger continued her stellar season with a runner-up finish to lead the UO women, while Lilli Burdon finished sixth and Jessica Hull was 11th to give UO three top-11 finishers. Freshman Cooper Teare paced the UO men in eighth place overall, finishing as the top freshman in the field. Stanford swept the men's team and individual titles, while Colorado swept the women's conference championships.
TEARE NAMED PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: After finishing as the top freshman in the men's 8,000-meter race at the Pac-12 Championships, Cooper Teare was awarded the honor of Pac-12 freshman of the year. Teare now has two top-10 finishes in his first three collegiate races, and he joins Jason Hartmann, Diego Mercado, A.J. Acosta, Luke Puskedra and Edward Cheserek as Ducks to take home the conference's top rookie honor.
FOUR EARN ALL-PAC-12 HONORS: Four Ducks received all-Pac-12 recognition following the Pac-12 Championships meet, with Katie Rainsberger and Lilli Burdon landing on the all-Pac-12 first-team and Jessica Hull and Cooper Teare earning second-team honors. Rainsberger has finished in the top five in all three meets this year, while Burdon, a redshirt freshman, has been inside the top 10 three times. Hull continues to emerge as a consistent top 15 threat for UO, while Teare adds second-team all-Pac-12 recognition to his Pac-12 freshman of the year honor.
PRAKEL NAMED SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Redshirt senior Sam Prakel was honored before the Pac-12 Championships meet as the Pac-12 men's scholar athlete of the year. The scholar athlete of the year award honors collegiate student-athletes who are standouts both academically and in their sports discipline. Prakel, a three-time all-American, is a biochemistry major with a 3.91 cumulative grade-point average who has been a staple for the Ducks in both cross country and on the track since arriving in Eugene.
UP NEXT: Saturday's NCAA Championships will conclude the 2017 cross country season. The Ducks' 2018 indoor track and field season will begin January 13 at the UW Preview in Seattle.
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