2006 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Amber McGown
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Melfort & Unit
- Hometown:
- Melfort, Sask.
Joins the Ducks for a fifth season of eligibility in 2005-06. In debut cross country season for UO in fall of '05, ran top-four for team in all four of her races, including third once. Before she joined the squad in September 2005, she competed for Cornell University four seasons and redshirted once, but Ivy League schools don’t permit a fifth year of eligibility. Took fourth in 1,500 in 2005 Canada Games. Also competed in 1,500 in Junior Nationals one season and was a top-three finisher in the 1,500 and 3,000 in the Legion National Junior Championships. Was a multiple
Fall 2005: Smoothly stepped into UO's cross country scoring mix after she joined the program in September, and ran in team’s third and fourth slots in all four of her races. Placed third on squad in NCAA West Regional (24th,
Before
Prep: Off the track, played basketball for her varsity high school team, and also competed in swimming, figureskating and kickboxing as a youth. High School (Coach): Melfort & Unit ’01 (Harvey Weber).
Personal: Graduate Level Independent Studies Major (International Trade / Political Science / Environmental Studies).
Personal Bests
800 meters ? 2:14, 2005
1,500 meters ? 4:23.81, April/May 2005
