https://www.wubearcats.com en-us https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/29_TRACK_Team_Academic_Award.html NEW ORLEANS, LA. -- The Willamette University men's and women's track and field teams have earned All-Academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for the 2012 season. Sun, 29 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/29_TRACK_Team_Academic_Award.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/28_TRACK_Individual_All-Academic.html NEW ORLEANS, LA. -- Three Willamette University track and field athletes have been chosen for the 2011-12 NCAA Division III All-Academic Teams as selected by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The honors goes to student-athletes who have experienced both academic and athletic success. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/28_TRACK_Individual_All-Academic.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/17_WTR_Dinsmore_Fulbright_Grant.html SALEM, ORE. -- Former Willamette University track and field sprinter Jaela Dinsmore '12 (Hines, OR/Burns HS) has received a Fulbright Scholar grant. With the grant, Dinsmore plans to teach English in Colombia (South America) as she prepares for a career in bilingual education. Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/17_WTR_Dinsmore_Fulbright_Grant.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/25_TRACK_Sabato_Interview_NYTimes.html Salem, Ore. -- Chris Sabato, who has spent the past seven years at Willamette University as an assistant coach for both track and field and cross country, was interviewed by Sam Borden of the New York Times this past weekend. Borden tapped Sabato's knowledge of FinishLynx, the timing software used for the Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/25_TRACK_Sabato_Interview_NYTimes.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/19_WTR_WCC_Dinsmore_Academic_All_America.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University sprinter Jaela Dinsmore (Sr., Hines, OR/Burns HS) have been named First Team Capital One Academic All-America on the 2011-12 NCAA Division III Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/19_WTR_WCC_Dinsmore_Academic_All_America.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/06_WTR_WCC_Dinsmore_Edwards_Academic_All_District.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University athletes Jaela Dinsmore (Sr., Hines, OR/Burns HS) and Theresa Edwards (Jr., Lake Tapps, WA/Bonney Lake HS) have been chosen First Team Capital One Academic All-District VIII on the 2011-12 NCAA Division III Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/06_WTR_WCC_Dinsmore_Edwards_Academic_All_District.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/04_MTR_MCC_Winger_Academic_All_District.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University sprinter Paul Winger (Sr., Bonney Lake, WA/Bonney Lake HS) has been named First Team Capital One Academic All-District VIII on the 2011-12 NCAA Division III Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/04_MTR_MCC_Winger_Academic_All_District.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/26_TRACK_Dinsmore_at_NCAA_Championships_Day3.html CLAREMONT, CALIF. -- Senior sprinter Jaela Dinsmore (Hines, OR/Burns HS) from Willamette University finished in 5th place in the finals of the 100-meter dash with a personal record time of 11.95 seconds at the 2012 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 26. Dinsmore achieved All-America status by placing among the top eight runners. Sat, 26 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/26_TRACK_Dinsmore_at_NCAA_Championships_Day3.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/26_TRACK_Freeby_at_NCAA_Championships_Day3.html CLAREMONT, CALIF. -- Willamette freshman Michaela Freeby (Milwaukie, OR/Rex Putnam HS) took 13th place in the finals of the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase on Saturday, May 26 at the 2012 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges. Freeby registered a time of 11:05.65 in the finals. Sat, 26 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/26_TRACK_Freeby_at_NCAA_Championships_Day3.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/25_TRACK_Dinsmore_Elite_89_Award.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University senior Jaela Dinsmore (Hines, OR/Burns HS) has received the NCAA Elite 89 Award in Division III women's outdoor track and field for the 2011-12 season. The Elite 89 Award is presented at each of the 89 NCAA national championship events to the competing student-athlete with the highest grade point average.  Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/25_TRACK_Dinsmore_Elite_89_Award.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/25_TRACK_NCAA_Championships_Day2.html CLAREMONT, CALIF. -- An athletic competition is often a game of inches, with winning and losing determined by the smallest of margins. For Willamette University senior sprinter Jaela Dinsmore (Hines, OR/Burns HS) the statement was true on Friday, May 25 at the 2012 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, as she advanced to the finals of the 100-meter dash by just one one-thousandth of a second (.001). Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/25_TRACK_NCAA_Championships_Day2.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/24_TRACK_NCAA_Championships_Day1.html CLAREMONT, CALIF. -- Michaela Freeby (Fr., Milwaukie, OR/Rex Putnam HS) of Willamette University set a personal record time in the preliminary heats of the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase to advance to the finals at the 2012 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday, May 24. Thu, 24 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/24_TRACK_NCAA_Championships_Day1.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/23_TRACK_NCAA_Championships_Preview.html CLAREMONT, CALIF. -- All five Willamette University athletes at the 2012 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be in action on Thursday, May 24, as the three-day national meet gets underway at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges. Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/23_TRACK_NCAA_Championships_Preview.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/22_TRACK_Regional_Ranking.html SALEM, ORE. -- The men's and women's track and field teams from Willamette University continue to hold their regional positions for the fourth consecutive week in the latest rankings for the West Region of NCAA Division III, as released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Tue, 22 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/22_TRACK_Regional_Ranking.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/20_TRACK_NCAA_Qualifiers.html SALEM, ORE. -- Five Willamette University athletes have qualified to compete in a total of six events at the 2012 NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships, set for May 24-26 at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges in Claremont, Calif. The top 22 women's athletes and the top 20 men's athletes in each event from throughout NCAA Division III were selected. Sun, 20 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/20_TRACK_NCAA_Qualifiers.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/18_TRACK_Gregory_Invitational.html NAPERVILLE, ILL. -- Several times in the past few weeks, Willamette University sprinter Jaela Dinsmore (Sr., Hines, OR; Burns HS) has been forced to lower her time in the 100-meter dash or the 200-meter dash in order to keep herself in contention for a trip to the NCAA Division III Championships in one or both events. She has been succeeding in that quest. Fri, 18 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/18_TRACK_Gregory_Invitational.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/17_TRACK_Regional_Ranking.html SALEM, ORE. -- The men's and women's track and field teams from Willamette University continue to hold their regional positions for the third consecutive week in the latest rankings for the West Region of NCAA Division III, as released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Thu, 17 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/17_TRACK_Regional_Ranking.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/12_TRACK_West_Coast_Invitational.html SALEM, ORE. -- The weather was great and the competition was strong at the West Coast Invitational in track and field on Saturday, May 12 at the Charles Bowles Track. The result for Willamette University was a string of top performances, as four Bearcats remained in the hunt for NCAA Division III Championship berths. Sat, 12 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/12_TRACK_West_Coast_Invitational.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/11_TRACK_West_Coast_Preview.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University is hosting the West Coast Invitational track and field meet, starting on Friday, May 11 with the first day of the heptathlon and the decathlon and continuing on Saturday, May 12 with the remaining heptathlon and decathlon events, plus all of the field events and running events. Entries in the meet were filled primarily by Willamette and all nine West Coast Conference teams. Fri, 11 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/11_TRACK_West_Coast_Preview.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/10_TRACK_Regional_Ranking.html SALEM, ORE. -- The track and field teams from Willamette University continue to hold their positions from a week ago in this week's rankings for the West Region of NCAA Division III, as released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Thu, 10 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/10_TRACK_Regional_Ranking.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/05_TRACK_Oregon_Twilight.html EUGENE, ORE. -- Senior sprinter Jaela Dinsmore (Hines, OR/Burns HS) from Willamette University placed fourth in the women's 100-meter and 200-meter dashes at the Oregon Twilight on Saturday, May 5. She set personal records in both events, as she lowered her top time at 100 meters to 12.17 seconds and reduced her top result at 200 meters to 24.93 seconds. Sat, 05 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/05_TRACK_Oregon_Twilight.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/04_TRACK_Linfield_Twilight.html McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- The Willamette University men's and women's track and field teams sent a small group of athletes to compete at the Linfield Twilight on Friday, May 5. A total of six Bearcats participated in the meet, which featured a mix of NCAA Division I, NCAA Division III, NAIA and club team participants. Fri, 04 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/04_TRACK_Linfield_Twilight.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/04_TRACK_NCAA_Performance_List.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University track and field athletes have recorded performances this season that are nationally ranked on the NCAA Division III Performance List. As of May 3, the Bearcats have five marks that would qualify athletes for the NCAA Championships if they were held today, plus six other marks that are close to the current cutoff. Fri, 04 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/04_TRACK_NCAA_Performance_List.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/03_TRACK_Regional_Ranking.html SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University women's track and field team is ranked #4 and in the West Region of NCAA Division III and the Bearcat men's team is ranked #5 in the West Region, in rankings released this week by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/03_TRACK_Regional_Ranking.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/27_TRACK_Titan_Twilight.html EUGENE, ORE. -- Rebekah Daniel (So., Silverdale, WA/Central Kitsap HS) from Willamette took second place and teammate Elisa Ahern (Fr., Lake Forest, WA/Shorecrest HS) finished third, as the Bearcats claimed two of the top three spots in the women's triple jump at the Titan Twilight track and field meet at Lane Community College on Friday, April 27. The Bearcats sent a select group of field event athletes to compete at the meet. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/27_TRACK_Titan_Twilight.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/21_TRACK_NWC_Championships_Day2.html PARKLAND, WASH. -- Jaela Dinsmore (Sr., Hines, OR/Burns HS) of Willamette University won the women's 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, and Paul Winger (Sr., Bonney Lake, WA/Bonney Lake HS) was chosen Men's Track Athlete of the Meet with his fourth consecutive title for the Bearcats in the 400-meter dash, as the 2012 Northwest Conference Track and Field Championships concluded on Saturday, April 21. Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/21_TRACK_NWC_Championships_Day2.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/20_TRACK_NWC_Championships_Day1.html PARKLAND, WASH. -- Led by 3,000-meter steeplechase victories from Ben Donovan (Sr., Minneapolis, MN/South HS) and Michaela Freeby (Fr., Milwaukie, OR/Rex Putnam HS) the Willamette University track and field teams achieved a solid set of results on the first day of the 2012 Northwest Conference Championships on Friday, April 21 at Pacific Lutheran University. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/20_TRACK_NWC_Championships_Day1.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/19_TRACK_NWC_Championships_Preview.html SALEM, ORE. -- Over the next two days, more than 50 Willamette University athletes will compete at the 2012 Northwest Conference Track and Field Championships at Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland, Wash. The first events will be held on Friday, April 20 starting at 2 p.m. (PDT). Most of Friday's competition will be preliminary heats, with most of the finals held set for Saturday, April 21 starting at 10:30 a.m. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/19_TRACK_NWC_Championships_Preview.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/18_TRACK_National_Ranking.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University track and field athletes have continued to perform well this season, with the men's and women's squads both earning regional rankings and the women's team maintaining a spot in the national rankings. This week the Bearcat women's team is ranked #21 in NCAA Division III in the 2012 Outdoor Track and Field Rankings released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on April 18. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/18_TRACK_National_Ranking.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/13_TRACK_John_Knight_Twilight.html SALEM, ORE. -- Jaela Dinsmore (Sr., Hines, OR/Burns HS) from Willamette University won the women's 400-meter dash at the John Knight Twilight, hosted by Western Oregon University on Friday, April 13. She won the event with a time of 57.54 seconds, as she moved into 14th on the NCAA Division III performance list for 2012. She barely missed her personal record of 57.50 seconds. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/track/2011-12/releases/13_TRACK_John_Knight_Twilight.html