Oregon Ducks Top 7?

While not as deep, the Ducks will have some very good top end runners. Nicole and Alex finished 8th and 13th. Both have a chance to be in the scoring top 6. Add to those two Melissa Grelli, transfer from Georgetown who finished 10 overall and that is a powerful top 3. The HUGE question is who will fill in the final two spots. I would guess Zoe Buckman will be even faster than in 2007 when she surprised everyone. Two missing stars are Brea and Keara. If- I hate the word if - they are healthy and running to potential, the Duck ladies will possible score better than the men.

the rocket wrote:

Didn't Rupp go pro again. He is going back to College running again? That doesn't seem right.

Seriously I was thinking the same thing. I thought Rupp was pro now. WTF?

Zoe Nelson should be mentioned in their top 7. She always seems to give a solid effort. Look for Buckman to continue improving huge. Bria Wetsch ran well as part of the 07 runner up team and hopefully she can improve off that showing. Big question mark with regards to Sammons but it looks to be yet another promising year for the Lady Ducks regardless with Blood, Kosinski, Grelli, Buckman, Wetsch &

Nelson representing.

Who is Grelli? How does Oregon get a high profile runner to transfer to Eugene? If Mellisa is for real, the Duck Ladies seem to have solved their 5th runner. Wetsch and Sammons did not run track last season. It would be great if someone who is aware of what is happening with Keara and Brea would anonymously share info. Please. Oregon does have a group of gals that are potential 5,6 and 7 finishers. Zoe Nelson, Betsie Beas and ??? Becca Noble. Yet the fans/follower of the sport know nothing about what is happening. Why do CC teams keep their athletes status secret? Not only Oregon, but for example Stanford and Annie St. Geme or Montana and Megan O'Reilly.

HIPAA privacy laws regarding medical conditions.

I had to google HIPAA to find out what the law is. Thanks for steering me in the correct direction.

Surprised no one is putting in Wall, he did do sub 14 this year. Also, you missed Cybulski who's transferring in.

Rupp will be in it, but still no one will like him.

Add NCAA steeple finalist Winter to the list as well...

Add NCAA steeple finalist Winter to the list as well...

8:48 is his PR? God is this team loaded.

Did Winter redshirt last year?

dead poets society wrote:

Yeah I am serious. Look at the results from last year. Right before Wheating was hurt he was in the top 7. The big ? is McNamara. Last fall he would have been top 15 at nationals. He would have been Oregon's #3.

From the Register-Guard: "He (Wheating) placed 14th overall at the Pac-10 cross country championships last fall as Oregon’s No. 6 finisher with a time of 23:26.5 over the 8,000-meter course."

grelli is from georgetown. finished 3rd in the 10k 2 years ago, top 10 i believe in cross last year. she'll be a great addition.

oregon sweep this year?

So it seems to be for the women: Grelli, Kosinski and Blood (top three) then Wetsch, Buchman, Sammons, Nelson, and Bies. No to shabby and they could easily have 4 or 5 in the top 10 aat Nationals.

and legitimate candidates for the men: Rupp, Kiptoo, Cybulski, Centrowitz, Wall, Danny Mercado, Diego Mercado, Acosta, Klotz, Puskedra, McNamara, Stoutenburgh, Winter, Wheating. Though he could be a top three guy, they have the luxury of not needing him, so will probably give him a pass unless injuries make them suspect by the time Nationals come around.

I\'d say the most likely top 8 will be Rupp, Kiptoo, Centrowitz, Acosta, Klotz, Mercado, Mercado and McNamara. Let\'s not forget that McNamara was JC National Champion a couple years ago.

No Rupp did not go pro this year. He ran XC for U of O last season and then skipped track and field to prepare for the Olympic Trials--a strategy that obviously paid off big time.

is anyone one on the men's side losing their 1/4 scholarship for next year with the depth that team has?

I saw someone post about Dettman's...it seems like they are always injured and feted to join the list of runners coming from IL who peaked in HS...

Common knowledge is that both the Dettmann came without scholarship aid. Also, the Mercados apparently came with less than 1/4th. I'd guess that holds true for Stoutenburgh and Klotz. The 1/4 assumption doesn't stand up when guys want to get better by running with the best. I believe the Kenyans call it a Hummerang (or something like that).

Didn't they at one time have another set of brothers named Ortiz? I don't remember them leaving.

He didn't turn pro. He isn't under contract with anyone. He still has eligibility remaining, as long as he is enrolled.