Today was the first day of the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Joe Dotson, decathlon, was the first Raider to compete — after five events he sits in tenth place with 3218 points, and only…
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Men’s Track Title Shows Why Every Point Counts
HERMISTON, OR.– The Southern Oregon men’s Track and Field team are the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) champions for the third time in four seasons. Prior to last weekend’s CCC championships, SOU sprint coach Shannon Maas emphasized one particular message to…
Indoor Track Begins; Matt East Shines
The Southern Oregon track and field team opened the 2016 indoor season up at the Tracktown USA High Performance meet last Friday in Portland. For the women, Tierra Barrett placed 14th in both the 200 (27.64) and 400 meters (1:02:08),…
Ashland’s Own to Race for America
“The ups will excite you, but coming back from the downs is what inspires others.” The motorcycle riding Southern Oregon alumnus left his mark in Ashland when in 2010 he lead the cross country team to their first national championship in…
Showdown in Raider Stadium
This past Friday and Saturday marked the annual Cascade Collegiate Conference Track Meet, bringing ten teams from across the pacific northwest to Raider Stadium to compete. Not only was this meet significant in that the Raiders hadn’t hosted a home track…
Track Plays Host For First Time In Years
The sun shone bright this weekend on Raider Stadium as temperatures rose up near eighty degrees for the SOU track and field team to debut its new track. For most members of the team, this will be their first time…
Track and field post “A’s” in Salem
Raiders have six athletes come away with NAIA qualifying times Courtesy of Sports Information Desk The Southern Oregon track and field team came away with six NAIA “A” qualifying marks at Friday and Saturday’s Willamette Invitational. The Raiders had three…