Charlie Hunter, time to share the spotlight .... with another Duck!

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Yesterday I covered the Best of the Midwest Camp in Indianapolis, where four-star WR Kaden Saunders sizzled off a 4.3 40-yard dash. Saunders is committed to Penn State, but that commitment is soft right now and he says in the article below he plans to visit Oregon when the dead period ends:

Game Details

Matchup: #13 Oregon (12-4, 9-4 Pac-12) vs. #6 Stanford (18-2, 15-2 Pac-12)

Date: Monday, February 15, 2021

Location: Eugene, Ore.

Venue: Matthew Knight Arena

Opening Tip: 6:02 p.m. PT



Broadcast Information
TV: ESPN
PxP: Ryan Ruocco | Analyst: Rebecca Lobo

Radio: Oregon Sports Network
Eugene: KUGN 590 AM | Portland: KDZR 1640 AM
PXP: Terry Jonz | Analyst: Bev Smith

A while back there was some discussion about Jon Wilner, the Bay Area columnist and Pac 12 expert. I leave this for your reading pleasure:
Wilner

Where is Troy Franklin From? TOS lists him as being from Menlo Park. Rivals lists him as being from Atherton. The UO AD last night listed him as being from Palo Alto.

They are all wrong. He is from East Palo Alto. East Palo Alto is not the same town as is Palo Alto. The two towns aren't even in the same county.

Troy attended Menlo Atherton High School. This high school is appropriately named because it is located right on the border of the towns of Atherton and Menlo Park. However, Menlo Atherton High School is in Atherton. East Palo Alto borders Menlo Park and is in the Menlo Atherton high school district. Atherton, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto are all in San Mateo County. Palo Alto is in Santa Clara County. I can understand the confusion, but it is ironic that he is listed to be from every town in that area except the one that he is actually from

I am originally from Palo Alto. My parents moved to Menlo Park when I was six. The Menlo Park/Palo Alto and San Mateo/ Santa Clara County line runs through a section of the Stanford Campus ( really on the campus golf course), It is defined by San Francisquito Creek I grew up very close to that creek. Most of Menlo Park is close to the Stanford Campus. Most of Palo Alto is located further away from the campus. I tend to think of Menlo Park as being more of a Stanford town than Palo Alto.....but they are both Stanford towns. The Stanfords considered themselves to be Menlo Parkers. They were active in the Menlo Park Episcopal Church and active in Menlo Park civic and social groups.....just so you know.

Were out playing in the snow...too damn much screen time! Some of my greatest memories as a kid growing up, came from snow days with family & friends. Today’s handy work....

***Sorry, with the new format...can’t figure out how to load a pic of my DUCKS snowman🙈

This year alone.

We have it REALLY easy.

Talk about plug and play...Saban's system is amazing.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...aff-with-dbs-coach-karl-scott-off-to-the-nfl/

This team is insane. Both genders are loaded with talent, but the men are strong candidates for the NCAA Indoor Championship.

I am going to skip the details. This team is well coached. The men have multiple stars. I’ll name three for now. Cooper Teare, Charlie Hunter, and Cole Hocker all run the mile. Hocker and Hunter excel at both middle distances, the 800, and the mile. Cooper excels from the mile all the way up to the 5K. They are all dropping jaws. Maybe they’ll have to make that tower taller, because we could have some more people that will belong on it!

The program is not limited to the middle distance/ distance stars. There are great athletes who will score at Nationals in the sprints, jumps, and multis.
Stay tuned.

word in the twittersphere is that Woodiel is returning to UO. No specific role stated.

He was originally going to go to Louisville and join Satterfield's staff but decided to return to UO. Nothing official but it is being reported by Feldman.

Do not forget to tune into ESPN2 to catch a big game in Tucson. Details:

What happened?

For those that dislike Sark and keep saying he won’t do crap & be out on his ass in 2-3 years....I stated he would have been a real problem at Az, and damn happy he went to TX before zona could hire him. He will be a problem in CFB...100%!

Just waltzed into Cali & took the best QB....a kid who was very interested in the Ducks & the coaching staff had at the top of their QB board. Malik Murphy to the Tea Sippers!

During this period of time in 1779 there occurred actions in what was called ”The Old Northwest” which a bit later resulted in enormous land additions to the fledgling United States when the British finally accepted defeat in the War of American Independence.



George Rogers Clark and a small American detachment often wading thru freezing chest deep water and over a “drowned land” drove the British from their strongpoints in Indiana and Ohio and Illinois and finally to Fort Sackville, drove the British back to Detroit and defeated Henry Hamilton the so called “hair buyer”.



To summarize, Rogers force established the American presence in the area so that when the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783 The “Old Northwest Territories” (ie, the British territories west of the Appalachians) were ceded to the US thus doubling the size of our new country.



I think most of this is available thru Google and will not waste bandwidth.

Latest from Dale.

SAY IT AIN'T SO KEANON LOWE

Going to join Frost at Nebraska.

https://www.oregonlive.com/collegef...a-to-join-scott-frosts-staff-at-nebraska.html

Nice work from PP.

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Continuing its incredible start to the 2021 indoor season, the Oregon track and field team added another collegiate record to its list of accomplishments Friday at the Tyson Invitational. Senior standout Cooper Teare dropped the blazing time of 3:50.39 to smash the NCAA and school record in the mile and become the seventh-fastest performer in world history.

Collectively, the Ducks recorded three wins, five top-10 performances and 12 personal bests on day one of the meet. The Tyson Invitational continues Saturday at 10 a.m. (PT) with the men’s triple jump and women’s high jump. Running events begin at 11 a.m. and will be streamed on SEC Network+.

With their performances, both Teare and sophomore Cole Hocker (3:50.55) clocked in under the previous NCAA record of 3:52.01 set by 17-time NCAA champion Edward Cheserek in 2017. Hocker checks in at No. 8 on the all-time world list. Charlie Hunter, third in the race, added another top-tier showing with his time of 3:53.49 which lowered his own Australian national record in the indoor mile. He now owns the sixth- and seventh-fastest mile times in NCAA history.

Friday’s race was organized to include a 1,500-meter clock which could be used for Olympic Trials qualifying. The trio finished with splits of 3:35.46 for Teare, 3:35.63 for Hocker and 3:36.94 for Hunter.

The Women of Oregon’s distance crew made an impressive track debut Friday, turning in a time of 10:56.79 in the DMR. The quartet of Aneta Konieczek, Megan Bolton, Mia Morck and Hannah Reinhardt combined to post the No. 7 mark in UO history, and based on times entering the weekend, that time ranks second in the NCAA this season.

All four members are scheduled to compete Saturday in individual events: Konieczek (mile), Bolton (200 meters), Morck (800 meters) and Reinhardt (5,000 meters).

The Ducks closed out the day with Micah Williams and Kemba Nelson sweeping the 60-meter titles for the second time this season. Williams stopped the clock in 6.60 while teammate Gaston Bouchereau crossed in 6.69 to finish in fifth place. The Women of Oregon advanced three to the finals with Nelson (7.24) leading a 1-4-7 showing for the Ducks with Brianna Duncan (7.30) and Jadyn Mays (7.40), respectively. Mays qualified for the final with a PR of 7.39 in her first race of the day.

Junior Emily Sloan faced a loaded field in the 60-meter hurdles and came away with a new personal best of 8.15 to finish third overall. She entered the season with a PR of 8.18 from last season, and has already dipped below that three times this year. Sloan continues to hold the No. 3 spot on the UO top-10 list in the event.

In the women’s weight throw, freshmen Ellie Akough (17.21m/56-5.75) and Christalee Kirby (16.95m/55-7.5) finished third and fourth, respectively, with fellow freshman Jaida Ross (15.83m/51-11.25) rounding out the UO trio in seventh place. All three added at least a foot to their bests from the Razorback Invitational two weeks ago.

Having completed his first collegiate heptathlon two weeks prior, freshman Jett Kinder posted a pair of season-best marks in the 60-meter hurdles (9.03) and long jump (6.88m/22-7). He is scheduled to compete in the high jump and shot put Saturday. The Ducks added another personal best from Jared Briere (17.26m/56-7.5) in the weight throw.

Tyson Invitational – Day 1 Results

Men of Oregon

60 Meters – final

1. Micah Williams – 6.60

5. Gaston Bouchereau – 6.69



60 Meters – prelims

2. Micah Williams – 6.63

4. Gaston Bouchereau – 6.69

16. Xavier Nairne – 6.81 (SB)

18. DJ Henderson – 6.91 (SB)

22. Jacoby McNamara – 6.98 (PR)



Mile – invitational

1. Cooper Teare – 3:50.39 (PR) [No. 1 UO, NCAA record, No. 7 world history]

2. Cole Hocker – 3:50.55 (PR) [No. 2 UO, No. 2 NCAA, No. 8 world history]

3. Charlie Hunter – 3:53.49 (PR) [No. 4 UO No. 6 NCAA]

--. Angus Fölmli – DNF

--. Reed Brown – DNF



60m Hurdles – prelims

15. Max Vollmer – 8.38

18. Jett Kinder – 9.03 (PR)



Distance-Medley Relay

3. Holland/Henderson/Peralta/Tamagno – 9:43.49



Long Jump

10. Pierce LaCoste – 7.34m/24-1

12. Jett Kinder – 6.88m/22-7 (PR)

14. Max Vollmer – 6.83m/22-5 (SB)

--. DJ Henderson – NM



Weight Throw

6. Tyler Arbaugh – 19.29m/63-3.5

7. Mason Strunk – 19.22m/63-0.75

8. Jared Briere – 17.26m/56-7.5 (PR)

9. Travis Brewster – 16.93m/55-6.5



Women of Oregon

60 Meters – final

1. Kemba Nelson – 7.24

4. Brianna Duncan – 7.30 (=SB)

7. Jadyn Mays – 7.40



60 Meters – prelims

2. Brianna Duncan – 7.28q (SB)

3. Kemba Nelson – 7.28q

7. Jadyn Mays – 7.39q (PR)

15. Jasmin Reed – 7.56 (SB)

19. Alysah Hickey – 7.69 (SB)

22. Jaimie Robinson – 7.93



60m Hurdles – final

3. Emily Sloan – 8.15 (PR) [No. 3 UO]



60m Hurdles – prelims

4. Emily Sloan – 8.17q

16. Mathilde Rey – 9.24



Distance-Medley Relay

2. Konieczek/Bolton/Morck/Reinhardt – 10:56.79 [No. 7 UO]


Long Jump

9. Alysah Hickey – 5.89m/19-4 (SB)

11. Mathilde Rey – 5.80m/19-0.5



Weight Throw

3. Ellie Akough – 17.21m/56-5.75 (PR)

4. Christalee Kirby – 16.95m/55-7.5 (PR)

7. Jaida Ross – 15.83m/51-11.25 (PR)

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