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Pac-12 Men Shine at NCAA Track & Field Championships
> The Conference places three teams in the Top 10 with five performers winning individuals titles

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rizona State’s Turner Washington won two individual NCAA track and field titles—the only Pac-12 men’s athlete to do so—taking home

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NCAA 10k Title Sweet Redemption for Oregon’s Baez
> The Duck senior vindicates her 2019 second-place finish, thrilling her home-track crowd

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Oregon senior Carmela Cardama Baez vindicates her 2019 second-place finish, thrilling the partisan Hayward Field home crowd.

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Women’s Pac-12 Track Teams Take Center Stage at NCAAs
> Predictions for all 21 winners in the women's competition from our senior track & field writer

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The Pac-12 track and field women’s teams the stage at the NCAAs at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon this weekend.

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Men’s Pac-12 Track Teams Look to Make a Splash at NCAAs
> Predictions for all 21 winners in the men's competition from our senior track & field writer

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Pac-12 Track and Field Teams Look to Make a Splash at NCAAs at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon this weekend.

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Fans at Hayward Field a Treat for NCAAs and Olympic Trials
> The excitement level at these two big events in the new venue should be off the charts

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Fans will be able to attend the Olympic Trials and NCAA Track & Field Championships this month at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

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Ritchie: Highlights & Takeaways from 2021 Pac-12 Track & Field Championships
> The team titles followed the form charts, but there were plenty of individual twists and surprises

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The Duck men and Trojan women came away with team titles at the Pac-12 Track and Field Championships, just as predicted.

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Ritchie: Trojan Women, Duck Men Favored at Pac-12 Track & Field Championships
> The event has been expanded to three days this year, with the multi-events included

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he 2021 Pac-12 Track & Field Championships kick off today at the Katherine B. Loker Track Stadium on the USC

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Pac-12 Track & Field Roundup: Rivalry Duals Highlight Slate
> Several meet and school records fell and new national leads were set at the USC-UCLA meet

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rack & field dual meets at the college level might be on life support, but they aren’t dead yet, thanks

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Ritchie: The Evolution of OSU’s Kaylee Mitchell
> The sophomore distance runner's performance this season has been stunning

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The athlete who has had the most impact this year in both cross country and track for Oregon State is redshirt sophomore Kaylee Mitchell.

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Fields: Arizona WBB Mines Gold from Transfer Portal
> Adia Barnes and the Wildcats reload for next season with two forwards and a guard

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he Arizona Wildcats women’s basketball team had a magical run in the NCAA Tournament, falling just short of a National

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Ritchie: Throwers take Center Stage at West Coast Classic
> Pac-12 track and field athletes lead the nation in eight events after last weekend's action

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Oregon & Arizona co-hosted the West Coast Classic last Saturday with throwers & distance runners in Eugene and sprinters & jumpers in Tucson.

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Brown: Meet Tina Langley, the New Dawg in the Pac
> Langley exudes a positivity that has been missing from women’s basketball at Washington

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In 2020-21, Tina Langley’s Owls finished 23-4, won the WNIT, and were Conference USA West division champions.

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Hayward Field ‘Magic’ Back as Stadium Unveiled
> Track and field once again has its holy place, Hayward Field at the University of Oregon

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Last weekend, Oregon unveiled its new Track & Field stadium by hosting more than a dozen collegiate squads at the Hayward Premiere Meet.

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Ritchie: Pac-12 in Hunt for NCAA Indoor Track & CC Titles
> Oregon the men's track favorite, and Stanford men and women in mix for cross country podium

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This weekend will be the first national championship competition in track or cross country for NCAA D1 schools in 16 months.

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Ritchie: NCAA Bids on line at Cross Country Championship
> The irregular season ran just one month, with most Pac-12 teams competing in only two meets

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The Pac-12 Conference Cross Country Championship meet will be held on Friday, March 5, at Chambers Bay Golf Course near Seattle.

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Ritchie: Pac-12 Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field are Back
> Eight Conference teams will see action around the country this weekend

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Most Pac-12 cross country teams will see action in two weeks in Eugene, Tucson, Las Vegas, and Tallahassee.

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Mattice: Pac-12 Water Polo Teams set to Return to Action
> As a restart draws near, questions remain about the viability of the men's and women's seasons

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The threat of team outbreaks will arguably be more critical in determining the Pac-12’s success in water polo this season than performance.

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Ritchie: Pac-12 Cross Country and Indoor Track Notebook
> The 2020-21 Conference cross country and indoor track seasons remain up in the air

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With the 2020-21 Pac-12 Cross Country Championship a mere seven weeks away, only one Pac-12 school has released a cross country schedule.

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Doss: Week 5 in Pac-12 Women’s Basketball—Best vs. Best
> All four teams ranked in the top 10 in preseason will be in action against each other

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The biggest surprise early in Pac-12 women’s hoops has been the strong play of the Cougars.

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Doss: Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Blazing Trails
> Stanford defeated Pacific on Tuesday to give Tara VanDerveer her record-breaking 1,099th victory

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On Tuesday, Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer passed the great Pat Summitt for the all-time wins record in women’s college basketball.

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Doss: Ready or Not the 2020 Pac-12 Women’s Hoops Season is Off and Running
> Quarantines and scheduling are still major thorns in the sides of Pac-12 coaches

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It was a positive week for Pac-12 women’s basketball as every team except Washington State played at least one conference game.

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Doss: Countdown to the 2020-21 Pac-12 WBB Season
> With preseason honors announced and a schedule in place, it's almost time to play ball

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The media’s Preseason All-Pac-12 women’s basketball list was dominated by three teams: Stanford, Arizona and Oregon State.

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Cross Country Notebook: Season Switch Leads to Questions & Distance Dilemma
> The Pac-12 Championship meet has been tentatively scheduled for Friday, March 5

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Pac-12 team websites appear to have updated cross country rosters, but no cross country schedules have been posted yet,

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Doss: Where Things Stand with Pac-12 Women’s Basketball
> This season's round-robin schedule means every team will have to prove it every weekend

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With Pac-12 women’s basketball playing a round-robin schedule this season, every team will have to prove it every weekend.

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Ritchie Mailbag: Handicapping a Lost Cross Country Season
> Stanford and Oregon would have the favorites in championships that can't be rescheduled

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Stanford and Oregon would have the favorites in Pac-12 cross country championships that can’t be rescheduled.

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Doss Mailbag: Who would have won ’20 Pac-12 softball title?
> Plus questions about women's basketball recruiting, volleyball favorites and more

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A Q&A look back and ahead at the top teams and athletes in each Pac-12 women’s sport.

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Ritchie Mailbag: Ex-Duck Coaches Turning Dawgs into Distance Powerhouse
> Plus questions about "pop-up" meets, Olympic training schedules, and more

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Our first call for track and field mailbag questions drew some great responses. Judging by the reactions we’ve received to

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Pac-12 WBB and Volleyball: Making the Best of Things
> Fall and winter women's sports continue to adjust to future unknowns

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he second week of July was a busy one for both current and former athletes in the Pac-12. WNBA teams

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Ritchie: History of Pac-12 Track & Field Championships
> A brief overview of men's and women's Conference titles

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With the Covid-19 cancellation, the best we can do is take a look back at the past 55 years.

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Pac-12 Track & Field GOAT Series Wrap-Up
> A round up of the GOAT. and Honorable Mention choices in a six-part series

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he six columns I wrote on the Greatest Track & Field Athletes of All-Time for each Pac-12 school generated a

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MLB Announcement Changes Landscape of College Baseball
> The pro baseball league has dramatically reduced the 2020 draft from previous seasons

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MLB announced that the 2020 MLB draft would consist of only five rounds instead of the normal 40.

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Doss: Softball Olympians Return to the Pac-12
> Already-strong UCLA and Arizona will benefit from the return of three Team USA players

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Already-strong UCLA and Arizona will benefit from the return of three Team USA players next season.

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Greatest Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of All Time: Part 6
> USC and UCLA are profiled in this final installment of a six-part series

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The University of Southern California has won more NCAA team titles than any other school, and UCLA has been nearly as dominant and successful.

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Greatest Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of All Time: Part 5
> Arizona and Arizona State are profiled in this fifth installment of a six-part series

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Both Arizona and Arizona State have established strong track and field programs over the past 40 years.

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Doss: Pac-12 WBB Past, Present, and Future
> Signing Day; WNBA Draft; Off the Court and into Court

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It’s been a big week for Pac-12 women’s basketball players past, present and future.

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Greatest Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of All Time: Part 4
> Colorado and Utah are profiled in this fourth installment of a six-part series

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We now shift our Track & Field GOAT selections to the Pac-12’s newest members, Utah and Colorado.

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Greatest Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of All Time: Part 3
> California and Stanford are profiled in this third installment of a six-part series

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This week’s column features the two Bay Area schools, the University of California at Berkeley, and Stanford University.

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Greatest Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of All Time: Part 2
> Washington and Washington State are profiled in this second installment of a six-part series

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As with the two Oregon schools, Washington and Washington State have a long and distinguished history in the annals of track and field, and have been fortunate to have been guided by some all-time coaching greats.

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Greatest Pac-12 Track & Field Athletes of All Time: Part I
> Oregon and Oregon State athletes are profiled in this first installment of a six-part series

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With the Summer Olympic Games and the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials postponed until next year, our focus here will shift from looking ahead to the Trials to looking back to the past.

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Cleary: Making Sense of a Lost Baseball Season
> With extended eligibility, next season figures to be much different

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With the announcement of no college baseball season in 2020, the flood gates opened to new questions.

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Doss: Spring Softball, Women’s Basketball Wrap-Up & Repercussions
> Some pivotal decisions have been made, and more are coming

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Softball Repercussions For softball, the NCAA decision to extend eligibility means that not only seniors, but everyone who was on

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Pac-12 Men’s 2020 Olympic Trials Outlook
> The Trials will be held at Hayward Field, completely rebuilt at the estimated cost of $160 million

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As of March 18, the International Olympic Committee and the Local Organizing Committee are insisting that the Games, scheduled for July 24 to August 9 in Tokyo, Japan, will not be postponed or cancelled.