Who I Am...Track and Field History 1. I have been the stat guy for Oregon track meets since 2001. I provide background information and give information for Paul Swangard to announce including information on where marks stand on the UO and national lists. I have also helped with all major meets at Oregon including NCAA, US, and Prefontaine meets. 2. I worked for CBS as the stat guy for the 2005 to 2007 telecasts in Sacramento. I would have done it this year but I couldn't get an affordable ticket to Des Moines, Ia 3. I have announced at Willamette University since 2003. 4. I worked for Comcast Sportsnet as their Graphics coordinator for the 2008 Olympic Trials. I had a graphic several times that indicated interesting stats related to upcoming event finals called "Schneider's Stats" 5. I believe in Bill Bowerman's idea that you prepare athletes for the Olympics. He took local athletes and made them great. He didn't recruit overseas. If athletes came from other countries he trained them but he didn't look for them. The University of Oregon has always taken that philosophy. Other schools have recruited other countries to win championships. Take the "Track Capital of the World", that's great for them but not what I prefer. There are a lot of great coaches that have taken that other philosophy and they have had great success. In 2009 I met the two best at that and I really learned a lot from their attitude and personality and I am better for it. "Go Oregon"
Other Track History Ran for Interlake High School - Brad Barquist first started running as a junior on our team when I was a senior. FYI - Barquist was a multi-time competitor in the US championships in the 10,000 meters Team manager for UO Men from 1986-1991 There for 1986 and 1990 Pac-10 championships. Helped John Gillespie with jumps, sprints, and hurdles. third place finish at 1991 NCAA championships was tremendous. Statistics
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Views (2310) Votes (54) Comments (4) | Latest Blog UpdateTop Male Duck 10,000 meter runners of the '00sOregon has had great 10,000 meter runners in the past but the focus of Duck athletes was on shorter events. The six-mile/10,000 meter NCAA championship was not first contested until the 1970s. Two of the best Ducks at this distance ran in this recently completed decade.
Galen Rupp was expected to be great at the 10,000 meters. As a freshman and junior he finished second at the NCAA meets. During his junior year he set the US collegiate record of 27:33.48. In late June he finished second at the US championships and finished eleventh at the world championships. In 2008 he redshirted the track season after finishing second at the NCAA cross country championships. He finished second at the Olympic Trials after battling injuries all spring and finished 13th at the Olympic Games. This last year he dominated collegiate competition and won five individual titles and helped win the distance medley relay (DMR) indoors. He carried on his dominance and won his first US 10,000 meter title. Injuries plagued him between the US championships and the world championships and he still had his best finish at an international championships with an eighth-place finish. Top 10,000 meters runners of the ‘00s (top time, UO ranking, all-American awards in event and years of career) 1. Galen Rupp, 27:33.48, UO SR, US junior record holder, ’09 NCAA champion, second ’05 and ’07 NCAA, ’07 and ’08 US runner-up, ’09 US champion, ’05 US junior XC champion, 3x 10k a-a (14 a-a total, seven-time indoor a-a) 2. Jason Hartman, 28:31.96, #5 UO a-t, third ’01 NCAA, fourth ’02 and ’03 NCAA, (seven-time a-a, four in XC), second ’02 and ’03 Pac-10, sixth ’07 and seventh ’06 US championships, ’00-‘03 3. Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott, 28:28.83, #4 UO a-t, eighth ’09 NCAA 5k, ninth ’07 NCAA 10k, three times top ten XC, four time a-a, ’07-‘09 4. Luke Puskedra, 28:34.17, #6 UO a-t, eleventh ’09 NCAA, fifth ’08 NCAA XC, four time a-a, ’09- 5. Ryun Andrus, 28:56.67, 13th UO a-t, seventh ’04 NCAA indoor 5k, 2x a-a, 34th ’02 NC XC, ’02-‘04 Top athletes of other decades (including other NCAA champions if there are more than one) 90s – Karl Keska, 29:10.40, eighth ’96 NCAA, ’95 and ’96 Pac-10 champion, ’00 Olympian, ’99 and ’03 World Championship competitor, ’00 and ’01 World Cross country competitor, (four-time a-a, three XC), ’93-‘96 Matthew Davis, 28:38.86, #7 UO a-t, ninth ’96 NCAA, (five time a-a, four in XC), ’95-’96, ’98-‘99 80s – Bill McChesney, Jr, 27:50.82, #2 UO a-t (held record for 25 years), #5 a-t Pac-10, Third ’80 NCAA 5k and fifth ’82 NCAA 5k, ’80 Olympic Team member, six time a-a including four in XC), ’78-’80, ‘82 Mark McMonigal, 29:00.72, second ’86 NCAA, ‘86 70s – Alberto Salazar, 28:06.12, #3 UO a-t, ’78 NCAA XC champion, ’79 and’81 Pac-10 champion, six time a-a (three in XC), ’80 and ’84 Olympian, ’81 US 10k champion, ’83 World Championship competitor (10k), ’82 and ’83 US Cross country champion, three-time US record setter, ’77-’79, ‘81 Steve Prefontaine, 27:09.4 6-mile (US record at the time), UO SR, seven time NCAA champion (three in XC and four in 3-mile/5k), fourth ’72 Olympic 5k, 13 time US record setter (three times in 6 mile/10k), three-time US champion in 5k, ’70-‘73 Rudy Chapa, 28:51.1, #10 UO a-t, in high school set US junior record of 28:32.7 second only to Galen Rupp (broke by Rupp 29 years later), seven time a-a, (four x XC a-a), ’77-’79, ‘81 The Oregon men have won 16 all-American awards and one NCAA championship. Guestbook
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