Oregon Relays Quotes
04/23/11 | Track and Field
Oregon Head Coach Vin Lananna
On the Men's 1500 M Race:
“It was really windy in the backstretch which was too bad. These guys were working really hard against the win. It's too bad. Matt (Centrowitz) got his qualifier in though which is a good thing.”
On the Oregon Relays:
“This meet, at this time in the season, is a really good thing. The Twilight Meet coming up will be something special as well.”
1st Women's 200M-dash Heat 2 University of Oregon English Gardner
On preparing for the race:
“I went pretty hard in practice this week, and we were just seeing if my body could hold up the execution.”
On the race:
“I just was trying to run the way coach wanted me to. There was no headwind this time, only a tailwind so the curve was a little difficult but after that it felt great.”
On what she is working to improve:
“I tend to get lazy at the end of my races, so I am trying to work on my finish and stay smooth through the whole race.”
1st Women's Discus University of Oregon Laura Bobek
On her performance today:
“I'm happy but a little disappointed because I always want to throw farther. It was great to come back today and PR.”
On her wrist after surgery last year:
“It's a lot better than it was. The doctors said I probably wouldn't be able to throw, so it's great to come back and show them that I can do it.”
2nd Men's 200M-dash Heat 1 Unattached Jordan Kent
On returning to Hayward Field:
“It felt a lot different. I'm staying in shape for football and trying to find the balance between track weight and football weight.”
On his performance today:
“It surprised me that I didn't finish all that strong- Berry caught me but he is a tremendous athlete.”
On getting beat down the wire:
“That's when a track athlete beats out a football player.”
On today:
“ It's a lot of fun. It's so much fun to come back to Hayward on such a beautiful day. You can't beat it.”
1st Women's 200M- dash University of Oregon Amber Purvis
On her time of 23:13:
“It was the first 200 of the season so I guess I'm content but not too pleased.”
On her feelings of Oregon sweeping the 200 M heats:
“It's really cool. Everyone's time is the big thing but it helps us out a lot.”
1st Men's 200M-dash Heat 1 University of Oregon Mike Berry
On the race:
“I got out kind of slow but my last 120 meters were pretty good. I wanted to PR today but I got pretty close.”
“I need to start out on the race better.”
Comparing high school track to college:
“The workouts here are a lot faster, a lot stronger, and a lot harder. I can focus more on track than I could in high school.”
On the close finish with Jordan Kent:
“He is a good competitor, just like I'm a good competitor. I knew he was going to push me. I don't like to lose in front of my home crowd.”
1st Men's Triple Jump University of Oregon Brian Schaudt
On how he has approached the triple jump event this season:
“I've been working on improving my form a lot. It's a very technical event and working hard in that area has been paying off.”
On working with his teammates:
“We're always competing against each other. We goof off but we also push each other in the weight room and in sprints. It's really helped our level of competition.”
On almost breaking the 52' mark:
“I'm glad to be able to score some big points for the team. With the seniors we lost it's going to be harder to win the PAC 10 this year so we're all trying to step up and do everything we can to win the championship.”
1st Women's 1500M Oregon Track Club Sally Kipyego
On setting the 2011 world record today:
“I am very happy. It really was a great run and I felt very good. I am happy with how things are going.”
“I felt really great today. I was just trying to give a good effort and accomplish my goals.”
1st Men's 1500M University of Oregon Matthew Centrowitz
On the windy conditions of today's meet:
“We were battling the wind in the first 100 meters…I didn't really feel it in my legs after the second quarter.”
On the race:
“Obviously AJ (Acosta) and I disappointed. We just have to move on. We both know we're in better shape than we showed today.”
1st Women's 5000M Adidas Brie Felnagle
On the race:
“It was a PR for me, so that was great.”
On training with her high school coach:
“I wanted to get home and I think that he's a great coach. I had a lot of success with him in high school.”
On being sponsored by Adidas:
“It's been really fun to be with Adidas. I've gotten to meet with all of the Adidas people, and I love the gear.”
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