2012 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Amber Purvis
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Benicia
- Hometown:
- Hercules, Calif.
2-Time NCAA Champion (4x400 Relay; 4x400 Relay-i)
5-Time Pac-10 Champion (100 Meters, 200 Meters, 4x100 Relay (twice), 4x400 Relay)
5 School Records (200 Meters, 4x100 Relay; 60 Meters-i, 200 Meters-i, 4x400 Relay-i)
11-Time All-American
2011-12: Outdoors - Important member of Oregon’s relay squads. Pac-12 scorer in the 100 meters. Limited outdoor schedule individually saw her finish eighth in the 100 meters at the Pac-12 Championships (11.70). Timed a season-best 11.61 (w+4.2) at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. In the relays, anchored Oregon to the Pac-12 title in the 4x100 race in 43.72. Also anchored the 4x100 to a season best 43.32 in the NCAA Championship semifinals. That was the second-fastest time in school history. In the finals, anchored the Ducks to a fourth-place finish in 43.58. Indoors - Ran the 60 meters and the 4x400 meter relay. Timed a season-best 7.44 at both the Texas A&M Challenge and the MPSF Championships. Led off Oregon’s championship 4x400 run at the MPSF Championships (3:33.70). That was the second-fastest indoor 4x400 in school history. Earned all-America status after leading off the 10th place 4x400 relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Season Bests: Outdoors - 100 Meters - 11.61 (w+4.2), NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, Austin, Texas (5/25/12). Indoors - 60 Meters - 7.44, Texas A&M Challenge, College Station, Texas (1/28/12) AND MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/25/12).
2010-11: Outdoors - Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 meters. At the NCAA West Preliminary meet, ran 11.35 in the first round of the 100 meters and 11.64 in the quarterfinals to qualify for the national meet, before an injury forced her to withdraw from the competition. Gutsy performance at the Pac-10 Championships where she scored in the 100, 200 and on the 4x400 meter relay to help Oregon come from behind to take the team title. Was third in the 100 meters in a season-best 11.21, second in the 200 in a season-best 22.97 and ran the second leg on the Oregon team that set the 4x400 meter relay meet record in 3:29.63. Broke the 200 meter meet record at the Oregon Relays by winning in 23.13. Also ran the third leg on the 4x100 meter relay team that broke the Oregon Relays record in 43.82. That was the second-fastest time in school history. Was the top collegian in the 100 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays elite section, finishing fourth in a season-best 11.42. Also helped the 4x400 meter relay team win in a season-best 3:32.63 and the 4x100 meter relay team run 44.09 at Mt. SAC. Both times were the third-fastest in school history. Won the 400 meters and was on both winning relays to help Oregon win the Pepsi Team Invitational. Ran a personal-best 52.80 in the 400, which was the fourth-fastest time in school history. Also second leg of both the 4x100 (44.44.59) and 4x400 (3:36.87) relays. Took the second leg on the 4x100 meter relay team that ran the fourth-fastest time in school history, 44.47, at the Stanford Invitational and also anchored the 4x400 meter relay team that ran 3:42.35. Was the second leg on the 4x100 meter relay team at the Oregon Preview that ran the No. 5 time in school history, 44.61. Indoors - Set a pair of school records at the NCAA Championships in helping Oregon win its second straight indoor title. Finished fifth in the 60 meters (7.22). In the preliminaries, broke her own school record by running 7.20. Also scored in the 200 meters by finishing seventh (23.26). Had another school record in the preliminaries, finishing in 23.17 to advance to the final. Was on the 4x400 meter relay that added Oregon's final team point by finishing eighth in 3:34.98. Rolled to a pair of meet record in the 60 meters and 4x400 meter relay at the MPSF Championships. Won the 60 meters in 7.23 seconds, which set school, Dempsey Indoor and meet records, and was the fourth-fastest time nationally. Came back to anchor the winning 4x400 meter relay team, which won in a meet-record 3:35.44. That time was the second-fastest in school history. Initially reclaimed her own school record in the 60 meters by running 7.25, an NCAA automatic qualifying time, in the preliminaries of the Tyson Invitational. Also ran 23.27 in the 200 meters and anchored 4x400 meter relay team that recorded the fourth-fastest time in school history (3:36.77) at the Tyson meet. Made season debut at the UW Invitational, where she won the 60 meters in 7.35 seconds. Also ran a leg on the winning 4x400 meter relay team (3:38.68). Season Bests: Outdoors - 100 Meters - 11.21 (PR), Pac-10 Championships, Tucson, Ariz. (5/14/11); 200 Meters - 22.97, Pac-10 Championships, Tucson, Ariz. (5/14/11); 400 Meters - 52.80 (PR), Pepsi Team Invitational, Eugene, Ore. (4/9/11). Indoors - 60 Meters - 7.20 (PR), NCAA Indoor Championships, College Station, Texas (3/11/11); 200 Meters - 23.17 (PR), NCAA Indoor Championships, College Station, Texas (3/11/11).
2009-10: A two-time NCAA champion and a three-time Pac-10 champion in the 2010. Outdoors - Ranked sixth nationally at 200 meters and No. 19 in the 100. Broke her own school 200 meter record at the USA Track & Field Championships, where she ran a preliminary time of 23.22 to advance to the final. Ran 22.74, finishing fourth (top collegian), to break her own school record by .35. Also helped Team USA to a pair of relay victories at the NACAC U23 Championships. Was the second leg on the winning 4x100 relay team (43.07) and the second leg on the victorious 4x400 relay (3:29.80). Helped Oregon win its first-ever NCAA title in the 4x400 meter relay by running the second leg on Oregon's school-record time of 3:28.54. Also helped the Ducks claim third in the 4x100 relay at the NCAA meet, running the second leg as Oregon finished in 43.74. At the NCAA West Regional, ran a torrid 23.12 to win her opening round 200 meter heat, but was unfortunately disqualified due to a false start in the quarterfinals. Also key on both relays at the Regional meet, where she helped the Ducks win both quarterfinal heats, running the second leg on both. Oregon took the 4x100 in 43.50 and the 4x400 in a then-school record 3:30.23. At the Pac-10 Championships, became the first Duck to win the league's 200 meter title since Rosie Williams in 1989 (23.14) and also captured Oregon's first 100 meter title (11.38) since LaReina Woods in 1993. The 100 time matched her legal best school and personal record. Ran the second leg on the 4x100 meter relay team that set the Pac-10 meet record in 43.27 (also a school record). At the Penn Relays, ran the anchor leg on Oregon's record-setting 4x400 meter relay team (3:32.34, later broken at the NCAA West Regional and the NCAA Championships) that was the top U.S. squad and second overall. Took the second leg on the 4x100 relay team that broke the Oregon Twilight record in 44.24. Picked up where her indoor season left off by running a meet record and personal best 53.96 in the 400 meters at the Oregon Preview. That time is No. 9 all-time at Oregon. Also ran the second leg on the 4x100 meter relay team that set a meet record in 44.30. Ran the anchor leg of Oregon's winning 4x100 meter relay team at the Stanford Invitational (44.38). Was the second leg of the 4x100 relay team that snapped the school record once again at the Pepsi Team Invitational, running 44.13. Also won the 100 meters (11.38w) and the 200 meters (23.00w) to help Oregon take the Pepsi team title. Indoors - NCAA Indoor champion on the 4x400 meter relay team and a two-time indoor All-American. Broke her own school records in the 60 meters (three times) and 200 meters and also helped the 4x400 relay team shatter the previous school mark. Opened season by taking second in the 60 meters at the Texas A&M Challenge in a school record 7.33 seconds. Did that one better at the Tyson Invitational where she clocked a 7.32 as the top collegian in the preliminaries. Bettered that time again in winning the 60 at the MPSF Championships, running 7.30 in the final to help the Ducks win the league title for the first time ever. Also at the Tyson meet, broke her own school mark in the 200, running 23.47, and helped the 4x400 relay team shatter the previous mark by three seconds, 3:33.31, a time that was not only second at the Tyson meet, but also ranked second nationally. At the NCAA Indoor Championships, helped Oregon win the national title for the first time ever by running the anchor leg of Oregon's record-setting 4x400 meter relay team (3:32.97). Held off Louisiana State's LaTavia Thomas over the final 200 meters as Oregon won the NCAA 4x400 relay crown for the first time in school history. Also placed fourth in the 200 meters in a school-record 23.21. Just missed the final in the 60 meters, running 7.31 in the preliminaries. Season Bests: Outdoors - 100 Meters - 11.38, Pac-10 Championships, Berkeley, Calif. (5/16/10); 200 Meters - 22.74 (w+0.6) (PR), USA Track & Field Championships, Des Moines, Iowa (6/27/10); 400 Meters - 53.96, Oregon Preview, Eugene, Ore. (3/20/10). Indoors - 60 Meters - 7.30, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/27/10); 200 Meters - 23.21, NCAA Indoor Championships, Fayetteville, Ark. (3/12/10).
2008-09: Three-time Pac-10 scorer, seven-time school record holder and an NCAA Indoor All-American. Wrote one of the best freshman chapters to a career in school history despite having to miss much of the championships season due to a minor foot injury. Grabbed headlines in her first meet as a Duck by setting school indoor records in the 60 meters - twice (7.48 in the preliminaries and 7.39 in the finals) - and the 200 meters (24.15) at the UW Indoor Invitational. Lowered that mark to her current best, 7.34, a week later at the New Balance Invitational in New York. Took third at the MPSF Championships in 7.38 and grabbed her third school record of the season as part of the MPSF winning 4x400 meter relay team (3:36.52). Wrapped up indoor season with her fourth school record of the year in helping Oregon take sixth in the distance medley relay (11:02.81) at the NCAA Indoor Championships to earn her first All-America award. She also competed in the 60 meters (12th, 7.39) and on the 4x400 meter relay team (9th, 3:37.08) at the NCAA Indoor meet. Outdoors, continued her record-setting efforts by establishing the meet standard in the 400 meters at the Oregon Preview (54.27). Her only 400 of the season still ranked as the 10th-best at Oregon. Collected her fifth school record (and first outdoors) in the 4x100 meter relay at the Stanford Invitational (44.64) to shatter a 16-year-old record. Best single meet performance of the season was the Pepsi Team Invitational, where she sparked Oregon to a record-setting victory with school and meet records in both the 100 and 200 meters. Clocked 11.41 in the 100 to break Rosie Williams’ 20-year-old school record of 11.58 (matched by LeRenia Woods in 1993). And also smashed Williams 1991 meet record of 11.92. Time in the 200 of 23.09 broke Williams’ 1989 school record of 23.39 and Kelly Blair’s 1996 meet record of 24.14. Returned to action at the Mt. SAC Relays, where finished second in the 200 (23.69) and helped Oregon lower the record in the 4x100 meter relay at 44.61. Returned to action to help Oregon win both relays at the Oregon Relays (including a meet record 3:39.23 in the 4x400), before scoring in the 100 meters (8th, 11.84), 4x100 meter relay (3rd, 44.80) and 4x400 meter relay (3:39.23) at the Pac-10 Championships to help Oregon win its first team title in 19 years. At the NCAA West Regional, helped Oregon break the 4x100 meter relay record again at 44.17 in the preliminaries. After taking nearly a month off, finished second at the USA Junior Championships in the 100 meters (11.42) to earn a trip to the Pan American Junior Championships where she ran a wind-aided (+2.5) personal best of 11.32 in the preliminaries before breaking her own school record with a wind-legal 11.38 in the finals (second place). Also attempted three long jumps, with a best of 18-9.75 at the Stanford Invitational. Named the team’s Newcomer of the Year. Season Bests: Outdoors - 100 Meters - 11.32 (w+2.5) (PR), Pan American Junior Championships, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (7/31/09); 200 Meters - 23.09 (PR), Pepsi Team Invitational, Eugene, Ore. (4/4/09); 400 Meters - 54.27, Oregon Preview, Eugene, Ore. (3/21/09); Long Jump - 18-9.75/5.73m (w+2.5). Indoors - 60 Meters - 7.34, New Balance Invitational, New York, N.Y. (2/6/09); 200 Meters - 24.15, UW Indoor Invitational, Seattle, Wash. (1/31/09).
Prep: As a senior in 2008, ranked 10th nationally in the 200 meters (23.75). Finished third in the 200 (23.75) and fourth in the 100 (12.05) at the 2008 CIF State Track and Field Championships. Finished eighth in the long jump as a junior with an effort of 18-7.75. Rocketed on to the national scene as a sophomore when she won the California state long jump title (19-10.25). Her 2006 best tied the high school All-American for the nation’s eighth-best prep mark in the country that season. In addition, she won the long jump in the 2006 Junior Olympics in 18-11.75. High School Bests: 100 Meters - 11.86; 200 Meters - 23.75; 400 Meters - 54.79; Long Jump - 19-10.25.
Personal: Major is family and human services.
Personal Bests
100 Meters - 11.21,
Pac-10 Championships,
Tucson, Ariz., 5/14/11
200 Meters - 22.74,
USA Track & Field Championships,
Des Moines, Iowa, 6/27/10
400 Meters - 52.80,
Pepsi Team Invitational,
Eugene, Ore., 4/9/11
Long Jump - 19-10.25/6.05m,
California State Championships,
2006
60 Meters - 7.20 (i),
NCAA Championships,
College Station, Texas, 3/11/11
NCAA Outdoor Track Championships
2012 - 4x100 Meter Relay, 4th, 43.58
2010 - 4x400 Meter Relay, 1st, 3:28.54
2010 - 4x100 Meter Relay, 3rd, 43.74
NCAA Indoor Track Championships
2012 - 4x400 Meter Relay, 10th, 3:36.52
2011 - 60 Meters, 5th, 7.22
2011 - 200 Meters, 7th, 23.26
2011 - 4x400 Meter Relay, 8th, 3:34.98
2010 - 200 Meters, 4th, 23.21
2010 - 60 Meters, 10th, 7.31
2010 - 4x400 Meter Relay, 1st, 3:32.97
2009 - 60 Meters, 12th, 7.39
2009 - Distance Medley Relay, 6th, 11:02.81
2009 - 4x400 Meter Relay, 9th, 3:37.08
Pac-10 Track Championships
2012 - 100 Meters, 8th, 11.70 (Pac-12)
2012 - 4x100 Meter Relay, 1st, 43.72 (Pac-12)
2011 - 200 Meters, 2nd, 22.97
2011 - 100 Meters, 3rd, 11.21
2011 - 4x100 Meter Relay
2010 - 100 Meters, 1st, 11.38
2010 - 200 Meters, 1st, 23.14
2010 - 4x100 Meter Relay, 1st, 43.27
2009 - 100 Meters, 8th, 11.84
2009 - 4x100 Meter Relay, 3rd, 44.80
2009 - 4x400 Meter Relay, 3rd, 3:39.23
