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As we get ready to turn the calendar to November, the track and field season has been over for a few months. But not this year, with the 2023 Pan American Games
When track turns into roller derby
EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon cross country and track and field teams will receive a boost from its latest class of newcomers, a group of 40 standout additions ahead of the 2021-22 season. In a display of the program's reach and global appeal, this recruiting class features incoming Ducks from 11 states—including eight from Oregon—and six countries.
Conner Mantz and teammate Casey Clinger finished eighth and 12th, respectively, in the men's 5,000-meter final Sunday morning at historic Hayward Field. Mantz, the reigning NCAA cross country champion who prepped at Sky View, moved up from 11th with four laps to go and briefly led the pack. That pace, which has often been described as "the Mantz zone," helped propel Nike's Paul Chelimo to first in 13:26.82 seconds. Nike's Grant Fisher finished second in 13:27.01 and Woody Kindcaid rounded out the three-man Olympic squad in the event in 13:27.13. Mantz finished in 13:32.69 for his second top-...
Conner Mantz and teammate Casey Clinger finished eighth and 12th, respectively, in the men's 5,000-meter final Sunday morning at historic Hayward Field. Mantz, the reigning NCAA cross country champion who prepped at Sky View, moved up from 11th with four laps to go and briefly led the pack. That pace, which has often been described as "the Mantz zone," helped propel Nike's Paul Chelimo to first in 13:26.82 seconds. Nike's Grant Fisher finished second in 13:27.01 and Woody Kindcaid rounded out the three-man Olympic squad in the event in 13:27.13. Mantz finished in 13:32.69 for his second top-...