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Author: Steve Ritchie

Olympic Sports Track and Field 

Hayward Field ‘Magic’ Back as Stadium Unveiled

Track and field once again has its holy place, Hayward Field at the University of Oregon

April 8, 2021April 8, 20211 week ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

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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Track and Field 

Ritchie: Pac-12 Shines in Indoor T&F and CC Championships

A review of a long and wildly entertaining track & field and cross country weekend

March 20, 2021March 20, 20214 weeks ago Steve Ritchie recent

The favored Oregon men lived up to their billing, putting up 79 points, the second-highest total ever in NCAA men’s indoor championship.

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Olympic Sports Track and Field 

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

March 10, 2021March 17, 20211 month ago Steve Ritchie recent

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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Olympic Sports Track and Field 

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

March 4, 2021March 17, 20211 month ago Steve Ritchie recent

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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Olympic Sports Track and Field 

Ritchie: Pac-12 Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field are Back

Eight Conference teams will see action around the country this weekend

January 29, 2021February 3, 20213 months ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

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

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Olympic Sports Track and Field 

Ritchie: Pac-12 Cross Country and Indoor Track Notebook

The 2020-21 Conference cross country and indoor track seasons remain up in the air

January 15, 2021January 23, 20213 months ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

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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Olympic Sports Track and Field 

Cross Country Notebook: Season Switch Leads to Questions & Distance Dilemma

The Pac-12 Championship meet has been tentatively scheduled for Friday, March 5

November 11, 2020January 22, 20215 months ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

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

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Mailbag Column Olympic Sports Track and Field 

Ritchie Mailbag: Handicapping a Lost Cross Country Season

Stanford and Oregon would have the favorites in championships that can't be rescheduled

August 18, 2020January 22, 20218 months ago Steve Ritchie featured, recent

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

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Mailbag Column Olympic Sports Track and Field 

Ritchie Mailbag: Ex-Duck Coaches Turning Dawgs into Distance Powerhouse

Plus questions about "pop-up" meets, Olympic training schedules, and more

August 3, 2020January 22, 20218 months ago Steve Ritchie recent

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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Olympic Sports Track and Field 

Ritchie: History of Pac-12 Track & Field Championships

A brief overview of men's and women's Conference titles

May 17, 2020January 22, 202111 months ago Steve Ritchie featured, show

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

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Olympic Sports Track and Field 

Pac-12 Track & Field GOAT Series Wrap-Up

A round up of the GOAT. and Honorable Mention choices in a six-part series

May 12, 2020January 22, 202111 months ago Steve Ritchie show

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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Olympic Sports Track and Field 

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

May 2, 2020January 22, 202112 months ago Steve Ritchie show

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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Olympic Sports Track and Field 

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

April 25, 2020January 22, 202112 months ago Steve Ritchie Arizona, Arizona State, show

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

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Olympic Sports Track and Field 

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

April 18, 2020January 22, 202112 months ago Steve Ritchie show

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

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Olympic Sports Track and Field 

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

April 10, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago Steve Ritchie show

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

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Olympic Sports Track and Field 

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

April 10, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago Steve Ritchie show

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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Olympic Sports Track and Field 

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

April 10, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago Steve Ritchie show

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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Olympic Sports Track and Field 

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

March 20, 2020January 22, 20211 year ago Steve Ritchie show

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.

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  • Arizona freshman guard Kerr Kriisa enters transfer portal, open to returning

    April 14, 2021April 14, 20219 hours ago News Feed
  • Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd named Arizona basketball head coach

    April 14, 2021April 14, 202111 hours ago News Feed
  • Oregon State lands a 7-foot-2 center in Maryland transfer Chol Marial

    April 14, 202113 hours ago News Feed
  • Cal defensive lineman Brett Johnson to miss 2021 season

    April 14, 202115 hours ago News Feed
  • Washington basketball adds former Cal HC Wyking Jones to coaching staff

    April 14, 202115 hours ago News Feed
  • Stanford senior guard Daejon Davis enters transfer portal

    April 14, 202116 hours ago News Feed

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  • Tommy Lloyd embracing challenge of Arizona job despite ‘potential obstacles’

    April 14, 20218 hours ago News Feed
  • What to know about new Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd

    April 14, 202110 hours ago News Feed
  • WSU DT Amir Mujahid has gone from Target to running with first team

    April 14, 202112 hours ago News Feed
  • International trip still on summer calendar for Colorado men’s basketball

    April 14, 202112 hours ago News Feed
  • Report: NCAA Council approves one-time transfer with immediate eligibility

    April 14, 202112 hours ago News Feed
  • Oregon WBB has ‘nuts’ nonconference schedule coming together for 2021-22

    April 14, 202113 hours ago News Feed
  • Ex-Husky Erik Stevenson went looking for a coach to hold him accountable

    April 14, 202116 hours ago News Feed
  • Nick Rolovich says WSU defense had ‘a helluva day’

    April 14, 202116 hours ago News Feed
  • USC TE coach defends offense, focuses on long term development

    April 14, 2021April 14, 202117 hours ago News Feed
  • OSU to lean on deep tight end group as it looks for breakthrough in 2021

    April 14, 202117 hours ago News Feed
  • Townsend: Pros & cons of Arizona basketball potentially hiring Josh Pastner

    April 14, 202117 hours ago News Feed
  • Arizona will ‘re-evaluate’ basketball coaching search

    April 14, 202117 hours ago News Feed

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