OSU Olympic hopefuls come up short
The London Olympics will not any Oregon State presence this summer. Women’s soccer player Chelsea Buckland was on her way with the Canadian team, but a knee injury dashed her hopes. Read more about it here. Women’s track star Laura Carlyle didn’t qualify for Canada. Read about it here. Two gymnasts tried, but neither made...
Gymnastics highlights
The Oregon State gymnastics team released a video of their compiled highlights for the season. Check them out above. Most of the Beavers are hanging out working out and trying out new skills on their own. A strong group returns for next season and strong recruits join the game. Expect another top-10 finish. Also, check...
Former gymnasts making international news
Former Oregon State gymnasts Olivia Vivian and Laura-Ann Chong performed well at their national championships last weekend. Vivian won the Australian national title on the uneven bars, while Chong finished third on the bars at the Canadian National Championships. Vivian, an Olympian in 2008, and Chong both seek spots on their countries respective Olympic teams...
My favorite athletes to cover
A Twitter follower asked me over the weekend who my favorite athletes to cover. I’m guessing he wants to know about the Oregon State guys, so that’s who I’ll address. I started covering the Beavers in the summer of 2004, so my picks are going to be since then. What I look for are great...
Cliff: Beavers notebook
Former Oregon State football players Taylor Kavanaugh and Gregg Peat were selected to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society on Tuesday. Kavanaugh and Peat are two of 620 players from 246 schools who qualified for the membership, and the only two from the state of Oregon. To be recognized, a player must have a...
Cliff: Gymnastic regional
The Oregon State gymnastics team will head to the Missouri for its regional April 10, the Beavers heard from the NCAA. The Beavers are the No. 2 seed to No. 1 Georgia. The other teams in the regional are Minnesota, North Carolina, Iowa and Missouri. “It’s going to be good for us,” senior Laura-Ann Chong...
Cliff: Spring football prep, more
Spring football begins Monday and goes Monday, Wednesday, Friday afternoon from 2-5 p.m. or so for four weeks. The fifth week is Monday, Wednesday and the May 1 spring game at 12:15 p.m. in Reser Stadium. Here’s a link to my Sunday story in the GT/DH that previews the session. If you’ve been reading my...
Cliff: Gymnastics seniors
Three Oregon State senior gymnasts perform for the last time in Gill Coliseum on Friday against Kentucky. Here’s a link to a story that features them that ran in Tuesday’s GT. While this is the end of college gymnastics for them, it’s not the end of their involvement in the sport. Laura-Ann Chong plans to...
Cliff: Gymnastics update
The No. 8-ranked Oregon State gymnastics team hopes Friday’s rough outing at Louisiana State serves as the final wake-up call so the Beavers finish the season strong. It has been a tough stretch of three straight road meets as they went 1-2. “There were some great performances, but unfortunately Makayla (Stambaugh) had an off day...
Cliff: Gymnastics rankings
The Oregon State gymnastics team dropped two spots to No. 8 in the country after the loss at LSU on Friday. The Beavers have an RQS of 196.355. Alabama is No. 1 (197.155) followed by Oklahoma (196.920), UCLA (196.900), Florida (196.685), Georgia (196.615), Stanford (196.450) and Arkansas (196.375). The Beavers are No. 4 on the...
Cliff: Gymnastics rankings (updated)
Laura-Ann Chong is No. 2 nationally on the uneven bars. The Oregon State gymnastics team moved up one spot in the rankings to No. 6 with an RQS of 196.355. Alabama (196.910), Oklahoma (196.730), UCLA (196.650), Florida (196.550) and Georgia (196.490) are ahead of the Beavers. OSU is No. 3 on the floor (49.220), No....
Cliff: Gymnastics showdown
The No. 3-ranked Oregon State gymnastics teams has a Pacific-10 Conference road showdown with No. 9 UCLA on Sunday afternoon. This is the first of four consecutive challenging road meets against top 25 competition. Luck hasn’t been with the Beavers (9-0, 4-0) when they perform in Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins (6-2, 4-2) lead the overall...
