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...
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...
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...
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...
Carlyle at indoor finals
Senior Oregon State track star Laura Carlyle is heading to Boise, Idaho on Saturday and Sunday for NCAA Indoor Championships, where she will compete in the mile run. Carlyle, who currently holds the 10th fastest time in the mile this season, will face off against runners from Oregon, Florida, Virginia, Arkansas, Villanova, Illinois State, Florida...
