Monday, November 23
Host: Indiana State University
Site: Wabash Valley Family Sports Center

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November 21, 2009
Woodward Park
Fresno, CA

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November 21 
Fort Vancouver Historical Site
Vancouver, Wash.
Hosted by Cascade Collegiate Conference and Concordia (Ore.) University

Championship Information

NAIA XC Ratings - Men | Women

Public Invited to NCAA Cross Country Watch Party

Races will be shown in the Casanova Center’s Pittman Room.

          EUGENE, Ore. – Members of the public are invited to join University Athletic Department staff and the Oregon track and field teams in watching the 2009 NCAA Cross Country championships live Monday morning in the Casanova Center’s Pittman Room.

          GoDucks.TV’s daily program “GoDucks Live with Jerry Allen” will also be broadcasting live from 8-10 a.m. and originate in the Pittman Room on Monday.

          The room, located at the rear of the second floor, will open at 8:30 a.m., with the national championships beginning at 9 a.m. The men’s race opens the show, followed by the women at approximately 9:45 a.m. Fans are asked to park in the Moshofsky Center lot.

          The Championships are being broadcast live on the Versus Network (locally Comcast Cable channel 32/732 HD) from the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind.

          The eighth-ranked Oregon men are the two-time defending national champions, and are making their fourth straight NCAA appearance.

          The Duck women, No. 4 nationally, have been the NCAA runner-up each of the last two seasons and are making their third straight appearance.

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By David Woods

Jenny Barringer has won NCAA track titles, broken American records, run in an Olympic final and nearly earned a world medal.

The 23-year-old would have a full resume if she ended her running career now. One problem: That resume is incomplete.

"When I came to the University of Colorado, my only real ultimate goal was to win the cross country national championship," she said. "There's some irony in the fact that that chance is coming to me in my absolute last college race ever."

Barringer will have her chance Monday in the NCAA Championships at Terre Haute. The men's 10,000 meters starts at 12:08 p.m. and women's 6,000 meters at 12:58. Both races will be broadcast live on Versus and streamed online via NCAA.com.

Barringer redshirted the 2008 cross country season after the Beijing Olympics. She could have become a pro after a spectacular 2009 college track season featuring a collegiate record of 3 minutes, 59.90 seconds in the 1,500.

No. 1 ranked SOU cross country team fires assistant coach

By Dwight Melton, Jr. - Siskiyou

Pre-Blog before PAC 10s

I have done my best to prepare for this meet; I have been cooking myself steaks, pork chops, lasagna, really awesome hearty wholesome meals, ones that will make me feel good. I have been relaxed and enjoying myself. No problems in the last couple of weeks. I am really just super excited about this meet. May 15^th (day before) I really noticed how excited I was about this meet. And all night I felt like it was Christmas Eve or like I was going to Disney land the next day. I was so excited about the next day that when I was woken up by the birds in the morning at 6am. It was hard for me to really fall back asleep.

The Wednesday prior to the meet (Saturday) we had shot put competition. It’s a light shot (4K 8.8lbs) just to be explosive. We do overhead backwards throws, underhand forwards throws and overhead forwards throws with a 3K 6.6lbs med ball. I normally do pretty well in the first 2 but Alex really always beats me in the last one. For weeks I would never get close to beating him. I couldn’t understand how I could beat him in other things but not this last one. Alex decided to go first and me second. I asked him if he was sure. And he said he was. First throws were out and he was ahead by a good foot. I was pissed. Then he throws further on his second throw….. So I match it, and I am only a few inches behind him.  He throws again and throws another foot further. It was amazing I didn’t know if I could beat him. So I throw again and match him. We are neck and neck, it was the best competition I had had all year long and it was in practice. We kept throwing further, and matching throws till the last throw, Alex didn’t throw further, he left the stage open for me to take the win, if I could only throw a few inches further. I got jacked up, let out a roar on my throw and got him by 7cm (2inches).

Now you may ask y did I go off on that tangent when I should be blogging about PAC 10s but to me this practice meant a lot to me, it meant that no matter what happens, if someone is ahead of me all meet, and there is a competition for first, that I have the drive and the power, to come out on top in the end and to win it. That meant a lot to me. And I can't wait to see what happens at PAC 10s

PAC 10s is over now. And I came out on top.

It was a little weird, I felt very relaxed, ready to go. Ready to pop one. But there is also this thought in your mind that you haven’t thrown in a long time, that 3 weeks is too much rest, that you have forgotten how to really do it.

It was a hot day! 77 degrees and I was sweating. We received news the day before that we would be throwing in the second of 2 flights that day. This was somewhat of a problem. We get 30 minutes on the field and then first flight goes, then only 15 minutes to warm up for the second flight.  This just meant that we would have to warm up with first flight, then wait around for 45 minutes (getting cold with each minute) and then warm up again for 15 minutes before our flight. This is something we are not used to. I don’t think anyone is used to, so it’s kind of hard to judge how to properly warm up, but not get exhausted. We warmed up well. I was feeling good and Alex and Britton said they were feeling good too. We went inside to rest in the shade; we kept warm by throwing light med balls and relaxing on some high jump pits as well. We got the call that it was the last round of the throws and we came outside. The best throw was 208’7” so if we threw further than that then you could make it to finals

First throws were underway I threw hard; I thought it was good, but when I looked up it only landed slightly over the 70m line. I wanted to scratch it super bad, it was a terrible throw. Corey white had already thrown 248’ so I was just in second. I was super disappointed. But I made it to finals already with that throw so I knew I had plenty of throws to make it happen. Corey white threw again and skied one so high. It was crazy. Probably 200 feet in the air and he was pissed, he scratched it. Alex threw and knocked me in 3^rd place with a new PR of 235’5” I was happy that he PRed but I was now sitting 3^rd place. I have won every meet so far and I wasn’t about to allow it to happen again.  My second throw I knew I had to really hit it. Again I thought I had a good throw but the jav landed short of the 70m mark. It was just a few weeks ago that I was landing javs just under the 80m mark. So I was really pissed. It just wasn’t my day! There are days in the javelin (and all throws) that you may just not have your day. I felt like I wasn’t going to do good all day. I also felt like the Olympic trials were happening all over again. At the trials I had 6 weeks off and because I was coming off of an injury my timing was way off and I did not throw well. I felt the same way. 3 weeks off and my timing was all off. I wasn’t using my hips into my throw.

I kept on seeing my coach Christina after every throw. And asking her what I was doing wrong, they felt good and strong, I felt relaxed, and like I wasn’t putting too much pressure on myself for this meet. But something wasn’t going right. I was reminded of Wednesday when Alex and I were throwing shot puts for competition and how we went throw for throw, and that it’s not over until the last throw. But I also knew my reputation this year as my first throw always being my biggest throw. I have not thrown all 6 throws since our second meet (Stanford) so this was going to be a test of endurance for me. I didn’t want to be known as “one and done Cyrus”, I wanted people to know that I am competitive and can have big throws on anyone of my 6 throws. I wanted people to fear that I could pop one at any time. But I was also worried that anyone today could pop into first. Kyle Nielsen from Washington warmed up really well and I was worried he would pass me and Alex up, and I knew Ryan Young has throw 250 and could throw that at any time. It was really anyone’s game, if they wanted to take it.

My third throw was no better, so I scratched it; I was going into finals in 3^rd place. Which gave Alex and Corey White the upper hand on me, always knowing what they need to throw to win it, and gave them another chance to throw after me.

Finals round came up and I was trying to just relax, there was something that I couldn’t control and it was my heart rate. It was affecting how I threw. I needed to calm down and be confident that I could do it. The difference between my meets after the Pepsi Invite (where I had my big throw) was that I was confident that I could come to the meet and just win it. And with that confidence I could come out and throw 78-80m every week. I opened up finals and threw a miserable 218. I just kept reminding myself that big throws can come on any throw of the competition, I remember at Oregon relays Britton nelson threw his PR on his 3^rd of 4^th throw, and that we need to keep our head in it, never give up and keep on throwing.

The 5^th throw was a little better, I don’t know what made it any better but it pushed me into 2^nd place, basically Alex and I had switched spots, from a team standpoint whether Alex got second and I got 3^rd or vice versa means no difference point wise so I didn’t feel really good about the throw. It didn’t change anything, but if I could take 1^st place and Alex could have 3^rd then that’s a 2 point swing. That’s what I was looking for.

I ran over to my coach and I felt like both my big toes were broken; I landed in the push up position after my throw and my feet landed hard (toes first) onto the ground, I was hoping it wouldn’t affect my last throw. Christina told me to go from my full approach. It’s something we kind of we have been working on for the last 2 weeks (which is not a long time). It’s a long approach that should be able to allow me to relax and not have to push it so hard in my final steps to get to my max speed on the runway. It’s just 2 extra steps. But Christina said that I am in second place, I have nothing to lose, and that we need to practice it and get ready for regionals, nationals and USAs. It was going to be an approach that is of professional level, very fast, hard to control, and unpracticed could be very painful. I won’t lie I was not looking forward to it. I didn’t think I could throw from the full approach yet. But I knew that it could not change my current 2^nd place status and if anything could only get me into better position. I wasn’t positive where my competition mark (compared to my practice mark) would be. The adrenaline you get in a competition makes your mark much further than because of the added speed. But I didn’t want to change my mark.

I knew I didn’t have much left in the tank, and normally (since the Oregon preview didn’t go well) I don’t like the crowd to get me going, the added adrenaline is too much for me. But I had nothing to lose, I needed to get pumped. I asked the crowd to start clapping. And I was off. I threw and I was thrown to the ground again. I got up and saw the jav stick just a little big past the middle of 70 and 80m lines. Marked off at 76m. I was pretty sure that took the lead, and then the reader board read it of in feet….. 250ft 5inches. 2 feet further than Corey White.

Originally I wanted to throw big the first throw, set the tone, and put the pressure on everyone else, but today all the pressure was on me. But after that throw I enjoyed the position I was in. I had thrown it at the last second, it gave Corey white one chance to throw better than me (rather than all 5). I just had to wait patiently to see what would happen. I watched his throw go up, he had a lot of power in it but it was not thrown through the point, which stalled it out and cost him a lot of distance, but it still landed about middle of the 70-80m line, I was pretty sure I had the win, but waited till they read it off. The called it out 74.09. I instantly praised God for the win, for the ability he had given me to bring home the victory. I didn’t win because of all the training I do, or the coaching staff or facilities at Oregon but rather because God gave me the ability and resources to be good.

I will admit the meet was a little bitter sweet, the series I had was terrible, and the final throw of 250 was not what I wanted. But the drama and the win was amazing. I was quite happy, but overall I have bigger fish to fry this year than just PAC 10s

there was Oregon Relays! it has been a long awaited meet, basically my favorite meet of the year so far. it has had the best competition for me and really just wanted to get out and throw big.

the weather held up a litlte bit and i was ready to throw!

something i have been told by all my coaches not to say to media (and i am sure someone in the media will read this so i am saying it) but they say, "never tell anyone how far your are going to throw" because if you do..... and you dont throw that far, then they think u are a disappointment. i wasnt exactly telling the media, but i told alex wolff that i was going to throw really really far. and then i whispered into coach Dan Steele's ear that i was going to throw 80m (262'6"). i had been begging my coaches all week to place an 80m line on hayward's field to give me something to shoot for and they finally did, so i had to get it. i really wanted tos how that i could be consistant and throw 80m more than just once.

so i dont know if i really painted a target on my back, of such a goal that if i didnt achieve it that i was a failure, but i figured only ppl that knew were me and my coach.

i was the last guy in my flight, and i was really warmed up, i even took a long break before we thrrew, i wanted to be fresh. i saw John Hetzendorf throwing and he looked really well, warming up with no speed, right around 70m (230') i wasnt super worried about anything because i know his PR is 256 from like 2005, i still saw him as competition, hes experienced and if i dont have a good day he will beat me.

everyone opened up with their first throws really bad, i was suprised, John only threw 232' it was kind of like playing horse shoes, and the first player throws and the pit is left wide open for u to take it. i got up and hit one pretty good. there was a pretty strong head wind (which i hate) coming at me, so i threw low (as to gain lift from the wind) it was a lazer beam, i knew that it wouldnt be better than my PR (272'10") so i walked over to my coach Christina Scherwin for advice. the announcer said it was 79.83m i was so close to my goal. and it was on my first throw. i was determined to throw farther.

the next throw was no better it was kind of a disappointing meet for me, i was shooting for consistancy and throwing 6 quality throws, but after my first it was all down hill. i had thrown 4 throws and we decided that i was not gaining anything and had the potential of getting hurt because i was trying to throw so hard with my arm, so we pulled the plug.

it was a great meet, i wish the winds were better, but britton nelson had a great PR throwing 214'6" so i was really proud of him, i cant wait to see how he does

as for now most of us are taking a little break till PAC 10s. its going to be awesome. there are so many guys in the PAC 10 throwing javelin over 70 m. the funny thing is that like a few years ago you could win the PAC 10 with about a 73m toss, now it takes so much more, i cant wait to see what happens, then regionals and nationals. Chris Hill is back and fresh so i cant wait to see how he does in his conference and at nationals.

its going to be a big year. i would keep your eyes and ears peeled for the results in the Jav, there are a lot of young guys ready to show our country proud

The weather for the 2009 Sun Angel Track Classic, hosted by Arizona State University, resembled Oregon, rather than Arizona in mid-April. Photos are posted at AZRunning.com...

Men's Rankings - Week 3

1. Marcel Lomnicky (Virginia Tech) (-)
   
2. Walter Henning (LSU) (+1)
3. Chris Rohr (Missouri) (+1)
4. Simon Wardhaugh (Boise State) (-2)
5. Nate Rolfe (Georgia) (-)
6. Jason Lewis (Arizona State) (NR)
   
7. Boldi Kocsor (UCLA) (-1)
8. Alex Pessala (Princeton) (NR)

Dropped from rankings: Dimitrios Fylladitakis (UTEP) (7), Branislav Danis (Georgia) (8).

On the bubble (in alphabetical order): Chris Cralle (Sam Houston State), Branislav Danis (Georgia), John Freeman (Georgia), Dimitrios Fylladitakis (UTEP), Ben Harpenau (Purdue), Zack Midles (Washington), Brad Millar (DePaul).

Women's Rankings - Week 3

1. Eva Orban (USC) (-)
2. Sarah Stevens (Arizona State) (+1)
   
3. Stevi Large (Akron) (-1)
4. Sharon Ayala (Fresno State) (-)
   
5. Loren Groves (Kansas State) (-)
   
6. Dorotea Habazin (Virginia Tech) (-)
   
7. Nicola Lomnicka (Clemson) (-)
8. Ozie Okolie (Texas Tech) (NR)

Dropped from rankings: Jennifer Onyeagbacko (Long Beach State) (8).

On the bubble (in alphabetical order): Krishna Lee (Missouri).

I will try to make this short and sweet.

No offense to UCLA javelin thrower but this dual meet wasn’t exactly a big competition. There were 4 javelin thrower in the meet, 1 UCLA guy and 3 Oregon guys. We were ready to sweep the competition. Being as the competition wasn’t that great (UCLAs best throw was 194’…. And today he threw 188’) this was just a meet to go out throw once and get the Win. We were training through the meet and getting ready for Oregon Relays next week.

We were supposed to lose to UCLA by 1 point. It was really disappointing because all of us javelin throwers knew that we were doing ALL that we could. I mean were planned on sweeping the javelin and scoring 9 points for the team, we can’t get any better than that! So it’s kind of a bummer that we couldn’t help the team out any more and pick up a couple extra points for winning by a whole lot or something.

I was probably more warmed up for this meet than I have ever been, I don’t like excessive warm ups. But we had so much time. It was weird; normally you are always pressed for time. While we were warming up the Long Jump was going on, UCLAs big long jumper just had a great jump at 25’2.5” and I was like great we need to win this meet, which means we can't give up positions like that. I was kind of worried, but not to fear super man came wearing green and yellow. Ashton Eaton on the very next jump excited the crowd by jumping 25’8” he just killed it! I was pumped and ready to go. It seems like ever meet I get and adrenaline rush from someone on my team, and competition like that gets me going!

The big goals in my head were to take first, sweep the javelin event, take the meet record (234’) and this is where it’s kind of rude but I hope if he ever reads this he finds it as a compliment…. But Corey White is an amazing javelin thrower. I always hear how he is a great guy, and he’s a stud javelin thrower don’t get me wrong, if you can throw within 20 feet of Corey White then I am impressed, but Corey and I are both in the PAC 10! He’s what I have to shoot for every meet! He threw at the Mt Sac Relays the day before and threw 241’ and took 3^rd place, my next goal was to throw further than he did at my meet. It doesn’t matter if we are both throwing in the same meet or a thousand miles away it’s always a competition between us. I want the best for him; I hope that we can be teammates on the USA team together, so there is no bad blood between us, but it will always be very competitive. Last and final goal was to throw better than the winner of the Mt Sac Relays, he threw 247’. Even though this meet was a practice meet I still had goals of things I wanted to accomplish.

The Javelin started, Alex opened up with a very respectable 70.05m javelin throw (229’10”) and I opened with 250’ it was definitely good enough to walk away from the competition with a win, but my legs were SOOOO far off, that it was just depressing. I accomplished all my meet goals but there was just something that we (my coach and I) didn’t like about the throw. I needed to learn something out of this meet. My legs were slow and my steps were off, I don’t know what happened with my legs, but it was bad. I wanted to do one more, hopefully it would have better legs, and a better throw would follow.

 I took a pass on my next throw, with normally 10-14 athletes in a javelin flight and we only had 4 this meet, it was a little too much throwing, one after the other, so I gave myself some rest and took a pass on my second throw, 3^rd round came up and I just wanted to get a little more acceleration on my throw, better footwork and see what happened. The throw was better, 257’2” close to 80m, I was very pleased with the distance. It’s hard to get ecstatic about a throw if it’s not a PR, but I was happy inside. My coach and I were still not pleased with my leg work, we wanted 1 more throw. I was totally fine with taking one more throw.

Normally in my early throws I don’t want the slow clap, it’s just too much pressure and adrenaline in early throws to be asking for it. But later in the meet on a last throw, you are tired and have really nothing to get you going, so I asked the crowd to help me out and give me the clap. I was really disappointed with my last throw (it only went about 241-242ft) but we pulled the plug and stopped throwing.  I was very happy with my series of throws, it’s what we said we wanted to do, we wanted to throw some decent marks in between my old PR and my new PR, when we get consistent at that then we will have a good chance at PRing again.

there couldnt have been a better topper than coming into the final event (4X400) and Oregon and UCLA being tied up. i was so impressed with all our athletes stepping it up. it was the best meet i have ever seen in my life, and if you dont think this dual meet was exciting then i dont know what to tell you. it was better than any of the Oregon Basketball games this year thats for sure. we will keep on trying to put on a show for everyone in Eugene, a lot more home meets to come!

As for now, we need to get ready for next week (Oregon relays). It’s going to be a lot of fun. Last year I was in the B section but took 3^rd overall in the A section. This year I hope to win it. I never count anyone out; I never consider anything an easy win.