Oregon Women win here is the lady ducks celebating

whew hooo! nice job Ducks!!!

I am mildly surprised to see a program like Oregon win this. The Ducks are more focused on spreading their scholarships around to make a strong track and field team, so it is a bit surprising that they could have a championship cross country group to boot. Anyway, quite an accomplishment as they add another trophy to their case.

Running Against Wind wrote:

I am mildly surprised to see a program like Oregon win this. The Ducks are more focused on spreading their scholarships around to make a strong track and field team, so it is a bit surprising that they could have a championship cross country group to boot. Anyway, quite an accomplishment as they add another trophy to their case.

This season was a perfect storm. First, they had Hasay, and then Allie Woodward coming off a nice freshman track season. Alexi Pappas fell into their lap as a post-grad transfer (still had x-country eligibilty). Strong freshman recruit Annie Leblanc from Quebec exceeded expectations. Katie Conlon, a 10:25 steepler at NAIA school Jamestown, transferred and showed improvement throughout x-country. Sarah Penney, whose Oregon career has been set back with injuries, finally regained fitness this season. Abby Leonardi, freshman from Maine, like Leblanc had a nice freshman x-country season.

Yes, Leblanc ran a surprisingly good race. This young woman started out a good 400m runner, moved up to the 800m (2:03), and has only dabbled in the 1500 (4:20). As a freshman, she has a real future

Canada Coach wrote:

Yes, Leblanc ran a surprisingly good race. This young woman started out a good 400m runner, moved up to the 800m (2:03), and has only dabbled in the 1500 (4:20). As a freshman, she has a real future

If you look at the results, she severely crushed every other #5 in the race, especially the ones that mattered. She gained over 50 points on the next three teams.

Here are the ducks.

grammarian wrote:

Here are the ducks.

Here is a picture, of the Ducks celebrating.

Here are the Ducks, celebrating.

The implied content that's missing can make it correct, depending on how you interpret it.

themanontherun wrote:

grammarian wrote:

Here are the ducks.

Here is a picture, of the Ducks celebrating.

Here are the Ducks, celebrating.

The implied content that's missing can make it correct, depending on how you interpret it.

Who gives a duck!

Celebating? Is that celebrating without sex?

They were playing "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang

terry malloy wrote:

Alexi Pappas fell into their lap as a post-grad transfer (still had x-country eligibilty).

Hang on - what? What does that even mean? I'm being totally honest here.

She is a fifth-year transfer from Dartmouth.

Canadian college guy wrote:

Hang on - what? What does that even mean? I'm being totally honest here.

And the Ivy League schools do not allow competition in the fifth year, as I understand it.

High Wire wrote:

She is a fifth-year transfer from Dartmouth.

Canadian college guy wrote:

Hang on - what? What does that even mean? I'm being totally honest here.

Got it, I think. She had another season of XC eligibility, but couldn't use it running at an Ivy school since she's been there academically for four years?

Emotional much?

http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/249913-2012-NCAA-Division-I-Cross-Country-Championships/video/662840-Jordan-Hasay-after-race-with-emotional-Oregon-women-hearing-news-at-2012-NCAA-XC-Champs