Track and Field
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- Volunteer Coach
The University of Oregon track and field features one of its alums in NCAA qualifier and Pac-10 scorer Roderick Dotts, a fourth-year volunteer coach who will help work with the Duck sprints/hurdles groups.
In 2004, Dotts ran on UO’s first-ever NCAA 4x400 meter relay team that sped to the then-two fastest times in school history (3:06.54/3:09.13). As a senior in ’05, he was a Pac-10 scorer in the 800 meters as a senior (sixth, 1:49.05).
Before his two seasons for UO, he competed for Barton Community College and ranked 34th in the U.S. and 17th among American collegians in 2003 (1:48.41). That 2003 outdoor season, he was also a part of BCC’s junior college national champion squad and competed in the 800 meters, 4x400 meter relay (second) and 4x800 meter relay (third). Indoors he also helped lead the Cougars to the JC national team title in ’03 with his wins in the 600 meters (1:18.19) and 1,000 meters (2:29.36.
The East St. Louis native graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in sociology, and as a prep competed for Cahoka High School.
