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EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS

NCAA DIVISION I | PAC-12 | WOMEN IN FLIGHT

These are exciting times at the University of Oregon, a NCAA Division I school located within the beautiful city of Eugene, Oregon. We have a first-class soccer complex, which provides us the opportunity to train and to compete in one of the finest facilities in the country. We compete in the PAC-12, the premier conference in the country, thus offering a unique opportunity for players to compete with, and against some of the top teams in the country, as well as some of the best athletes in the nation and the world.

Many of our athletic teams are currently PAC-12 and National contenders, and Women’s soccer taking positive strides on its way to becoming a PAC-12 and national contender.

It is also of note, that our administration is continuously renewing its commitment to women’s sports, with initiatives such as Women In Flight. Which is reflected in the success that some of our women’s programs are already experiencing.

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COACHING STAFF

Graeme Abel
Head Coach

2015 & 2019 World Cup Championship
US Women's National Team Assistant Coach
Coached in Big 12 & Pac-12

Manny Martins
Assistant Coach

2019 World Cup Championship
US Women's National Team Analyst & Scout
U17 & U20 US Women's National Team Staff

Rachael Doyle
Assistant Coach

U20 Australian National Team player
Coached at Hawaii & Eastern Kentucky
3-time Second Team All-Pac-12 Selection

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

JAQUA ACADEMIC CENTER
CLARK HONORS COLLEGE

We are also proud of the fact that although the U of O is rich in athletic tradition, the university also has a solid academic reputation and is known nationwide for its outstanding faculty and challenging curriculum. We have a Honors College that rivals the best academic institutions in the country, a student athlete support center Jaqua Academic Center that is second to none in the country, and have produced the 2nd most Athletic All America in the Pac-12. To sum it up, the U of O is the perfect place to combine high achievement in academics and athletics.

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON AND NIKE

Nike co-founder Phil Knight ran in the University of Oregon Track & Field program under the other Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman. Knight graduated from the University of Oregon in 1959 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. Knight returned to Oregon and with Bowerman, also a University of Oregon alumnus, later founded Blue Ribbon Sports in 1964, which officially became Nike in 1978. In 1970, Bill Bowerman revolutionized the athletic shoe by pouring molten rubber into a waffle iron, creating a prototype rubber sole. University of Oregon distance runner Steve Prefontaine became the first major track athlete to wear Nike shoes and converted many of his peers to the Nike brand.

Nike has maintained a close relationship with UO ever since, manufacturing all university logo clothing and uniforms for the football team, including research prototypes for high-tech "smart clothes", such as jerseys with cooling systems. Numerous University of Oregon graduates have also gone on to become executives, designers, and business partners of Nike such as Tinker Hatfield and Dan Wieden. Phil Knight has personally donated significant amounts to the University for both academic and athletic aspirations, including significant amounts toward the Knight Library, the Knight Law Center, numerous endowed chairs, support for the track & field program, the Autzen Stadium expansion, and a $100 million donation to create the Oregon Athletics Legacy Fund.

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