Laura Carlyle headed to NCAAs
Oregon State track star Laura Carlyle wraps up her career with the Beavers this weekend at the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. “It has been fun to watch her develop and to see how proud her teammates are of her,” coach Kelly Sullivan said. “It is a big deal for the rest of the...
Track & football
There were some interesting track & field notes over the weekend with most pertaining to the Oregon State football team. Laura Carlyle qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at the West Regional in women’s 1,500 meters. Carlyle finished in fifth place in her heat with a time of 4:20.32. She...
Civil War weekend
The Oregon State baseball team wraps up the regular season this weekend with a three-game series with rival Oregon in Goss Stadium. Oregon can win the Pac-12 title and the Beavers can play spoiler, while they improve their postseason positioning and momentum. Having the conference title come down to two Oregon teams in Corvallis is...
Track headed to regionals
The Oregon State track team is headed to an NCAA West Regional on Thursday-Saturday in Austin, Texas, with two athletes. Laura Carlyle is ranked No. 8 of 48 in the women’s 1,500 meters and Obum Gwacham is tied for 11th out of 48 in the men’s high jump. Carlyle runs a quarterfinal on Thursday with...
OSU sports potpourri
The Oregon State baseball team survived to win the Washington State series over the weekend. Read about it here. That sets up a juicy Civil War this weekend in Goss Stadium. Can the Beavers ruin Oregon’s Pac-12 title bid? The Ducks have a one-game lead over Arizona. Oregon needs at least two of three wins...
Track update
Here’s the latest picture of the Oregon State track and how construction is going. Seeing the picture on the home page of the blog looks better than right here. Momentum continues to build for the team since it’s headed into the end of the outdoor season. The Pacific-12 Conference meet is in Eugene on Saturday...
Wheaton excells at track meet
Oregon State WR Markus Wheaton took second place in the 100 meters at the Oregon Twilight meet over the weekend. Here’s the story that ran in the GT. And check out the video above. And WR Obum Gwacham took second in the high jump. And check out the video interview below with Wheaton.
Track ribbon cutting
The ribbon cutting ceremony on the Oregon State track has been set for Sept. 14, according to track coach Kelly Sullivan. “This will be an historical day and we encourage anyone and everyone to be a part of this,” Sullivan said. “This facility represents a future of opportunity for so many — not just OSU...
Getting to know Laura Carlyle
Oregon State track star Laura Carlyle set an OSU record in the indoor mile in 4 minutes, 37 seconds and qualified for the NCAA championship. The senior was the outdoor 1500 meters runner-up and an NCAA qualifer in the 5000 meters. Carlyle has also qualified for the Canadian summer Olympic trials in the 800, 1500...
OSU notebook
Oregon State football player Obum Gwacham won the high jump at the Oregon Preview track meet on Sunday. The WR leaped 6 feet, 11 inches. Malcolm Marable, Brandin Cooks, Markus Wheaton and Keynan Parker ran the 400 relay and finished second with a time of 41.78 seconds. If you didn’t see it over the weekend,...
O’Brien headed to swim nationals
Oregon State junior Rachel O’Brien will compete in the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday-Saturday in Auburn, Ala. This is the second year in a row O’Brien qualified for the NCAA Championships. She is the only OSU swimmer qualified this season. O’Brien finished in 37th place in the preliminaries of the 100-yard butterfly and...
Track progress
Progress on the Oregon State track continues. Check out track coach Kelly Sullivan’s latest picture from a few days ago. The synthetic field was being put in.
