2011 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Travis Stanford
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Peyton, Colo.
- High School:
- Peyton
2011-12: Outdoors - Made the most of his senior season by becoming a Pac-12 scorer and an NCAA West qualifier. Excelled in the 1,500. Was fourth in the Pepsi Team Invitational (3:48.04). Lowered time to 3:46.97 at the Oregon Relays. Set a personal best in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Championships, running 3:45.94 to make the final. Timed 3:48.61 to place fourth in the final. Was also an NCAA West quarterfinalist in the 1,500 meters. In the 800 meters, just missed a PR by running n1:50.90 at the Oregon Relays. Indoors - Saw action in five meets. Was third in the mile at the MPSF Championships in 4:04.19. Pac-12 track all-academic honorable mention. Cross Country - Finished 14th overall as Oregon's No. 4 runner at the Beaver Classic in 25:30 (8,000 meters) to help the Ducks win the team title. Ran at the season-opening dual meet with Gonzaga and the Bill Dellinger Invitational. Pac-12 cross country all-academic honorable mention. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 1:50.90, Oregon Relays, Eugene, Ore., (4/20/12); 1,500 Meters - 3:45.94, Pac-12 Championships, Eugene, Ore. (5/12/12). Indoors 800 Meters - 1:51.30 (PR), Texas A&M Challenge, College Station, Texas (1/28/12); Mile - 4:04.19, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/25/12).
2010-11: Outdoors - Pac-10 qualifier in the 800 meters, where he just missed a personal best in 1:50.93. Ran a personal-best 1:50.57 800 meters at the Oregon Twilight. Won the "B" section of the 1,500 meters at the Oregon Relays in 3:53.77. Improved 800 meters against UCLA to 1:51.82. Opened season going 1:52.85 in the 800 meters at the Oregon Preview. Pac-10 all-academic honorable mention. Indoors - Set an 800 meter indoor PR of 1:52.40 at the UW Invitational. Lowered that to 1:52.04 at the Husky Classic. Concluded season with an 800 meters appearance at the MPSF Championships. Cross Country - Varsity debut came at the John Frank Memorial. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 1:50.57 (PR), Oregon Twilight, Eugene, Ore., (5/6/11). Indoors 800 Meters - 1:52.04, Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. (2/11/11).
2009-10: Outdoors - Redshirted the indoor and outdoor seasons. Ran unattached at three meets. Best 800 meter time of 1:52.06 came at the Oregon Relays. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 1:52.06, Oregon Relays, Eugene, Ore. (5/1/10).
Before Oregon: Competed for Northern Colorado for two years. As a sophomore in 2007-08, competed in three cross country races. Set an indoor PR in the 400 meters, 49.53, at the Air Force All-Comers meet. At the Big Sky Championships, was 13th in the 800 in a personal-best 1:54.2 and ran on the fourth-place 4x400 meter relay team (3:15.0). As a sophomore in 2008-09, saw action in two cross country races before setting an outdoor PR in the 400 meters (49.63) at the Ram Open. Northern Colorado Bests: Outdoors - 400 Meters - 49.63 (PR), Ram Open, Ft. Collins, Colo. (5/9/09). Indoors - 400 Meters - 49.53 (PR), Air Force All-Comers Meet, Colorado Springs, Colo. (1/13/08); 800 Meters - 1:54.2, Big Sky Championships, Sacramento, Calif. (3/16/08).
Prep: Three-time state champion for Payton High School. As a senior in 2007, won the 400 meters and was second in the 800 meters. As a junior in 2006 led Payton to its first-ever state title by winning the 800 meters, finishing second in the 1,600 meters and running a leg on the winning 4x800 meter relay team. Was the state runner-up in the 800 as a sophomore. Also lettered in cross country, basketball and football. High School Bests: 400 Meters - 50.3; 800 Meters - 1:57; 1,600 Meters - 4:32.
Personal: Majoring in journalism.
Personal Bests
800 Meters - 1:50.57,
Oregon Twilight,
Eugene, Ore., 5/6/11
1,500 Meters - 3:45.94,
Pac-12 Championships,
Eugene, Ore., 5/11/12
Pac-12 Track Championships
2012 - 1,500 Meters, 4th, 3:48.61
2012 - 800 Meters, p-3rd, 1:52.70
2011 - 800 Meters, p-7th, 1:50.93 (Pac-12)
