– Oregon track & field prepares for the NCAA West Regionals, which start tomorrow, May 29. If Oregon participants make it through the preliminaries in the top twelve they will return to Hayward Field where the university will host the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

– Oregon women’s basketball guard Ariel Thomas sat down to discuss playing in China as a member of NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars. In the Q&A, she discusses what it was like missing two weeks from school, her future plans, as well as what she took away from the experience as a whole.

– The Pac-12 recognized six Oregon baseball players for all-conference honors. While starting pitcher Tommy Thorpe, closer Jake Reed, catcher Shaun Chase and infielder Mitchell Tolman made the all-conference team, second baseman Aaron Payne and starting pitcher Jeff Gold earned honorable mentions. The complete list of names for the all-conference team, honorable mentions and the all-defensive team can be found here.

– No. 1 Oregon softball also earned acknowledgments this week. Infielder Courtney Ceo, outfielder Janie Takeda and pitcher Cheridan Hawkins were named All-Americans by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

– Oregon men’s golf was eliminated from the NCAA Championships on Monday. The team lost sophomore golfer Ryann Ree following the tournament. Ree, who decided to transfer schools, declined to comment on the move.

– Emerald sports reporter Joseph Hoyt appeared on KWVA’s Quack Smack Tuesday night to discuss the Oregon softball team’s success and the Ducks’ upcoming appearance in the Women’s College World Series. Quack Smack airs Monday through Friday from 6-7 p.m. and will feature an Emerald sports staff member every Tuesday. KWVA Sports also airs Friday Night Spotlight from 7-9 p.m.

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