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3 weeks ago | 
dailyemerald.com | Jack Lazarus |Owen Murray
No. 2 Oregon acrobatics and tumbling (5-1) grabbed consecutive road wins on its East Coast trip last week — and now it’s bearing fruit. Two of the Ducks’ bases, sophomore Bella Swarthout and freshman Angelica Martin, were chosen by the NCATA to receive weekly national recognition on the back of Oregon’s 270.630-257.370 win over Iona University on March 28. Swarthout, who was named an honorable mention for the NCATA’s Athlete of the Week award, has been a standout in Eugene this season.
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4 weeks ago | 
dailyemerald.com | Jack Lazarus |Owen Murray
Sports change fast. That’s no surprise. On March 23 — a Sunday night — I was at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle watching the last few seconds of Oregon’s NCAA Tournament Round of 32 game against Arizona in a pounding amount of noise. One hour, two press conferences, a game story published and a Coca-Cola for my headache later, I was back out in the arena bowl. It was silent. On my way out of the arena on Sunday night, I texted my good friend (and fellow Emerald writer) Joe Krasnowski.
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4 weeks ago | 
dailyemerald.com | Jack Lazarus |Owen Murray
On the back of its first road meet of the season, No. 2 Oregon acrobatics and tumbling (4-1) had a standout member of its freshman class recognized once again by the NCATA. Base Angelica Martin was named the NCATA Freshman of the Week honorable mention following the Ducks’ win over No. 3 Quinnipiac University on March 23. Martin competes in multiple events for Oregon — and the Ducks scored at least 9.40 in every heat she participated in, per the NCATA.
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1 month ago | 
dailyemerald.com | Jack Lazarus |Owen Murray
For the first time in a while for No. 4 Oregon acrobatics and tumbling (4-1), there were unknowns before a meet. The Ducks closed out their home slate last week without much fuss, but ahead of their first road trip to No. 2 Quinnipiac, the result was less certain. Despite losing in four of six events, Oregon pulled out a win in the team event to secure victory. The meet, though, was defined by two falls.
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1 month ago | 
dailyemerald.com | Jack Lazarus |Owen Murray
On the back of a confident win over No. 5 UMHB, three Oregon acrobatics and tumbling athletes were recognized by the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association with weekly awards. Sophomore base Bella Swarthout was named an honorable mention for the NCATA Athlete of the Week award for the first time in her career. Swarthout, who competes in eight total heats for the Ducks, shone in the open pyramid, seven-element acro and the team event.
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1 month ago | 
dailyemerald.com | Jack Lazarus |Owen Murray
When the season kicked off for Oregon men’s basketball, the question was about the stars. Would it be Jackson Shelstad who shone even brighter in his second year? Could Nate Bittle fill N’Faly Dante’s shoes? Discussions over the top of the box score dominated keyboards and airwaves. Nobody was talking about the unit that has kept the Ducks in bounceback games, led comebacks and succeeded even in losses. Nobody was talking about the bench.
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1 month ago | 
dailyemerald.com | Jack Lazarus |Owen Murray
No. 4 Oregon acrobatics and tumbling (2-1) got back on the winning train with its comeback win over No. 3 Gannon last week. Now, the pressure is on, and it starts on Senior Day. The Ducks face another top-five opponent, No. 5 Mary Hardin-Baylor (3-1), in their final home meet of the season. Oregon hasn’t won two meets in a row since last year. UMHB has won three straight since dropping its opener to No. 1 Baylor.
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1 month ago | 
dailyemerald.com | Jack Lazarus |Owen Murray
After its first bye week of the regular season, No. 4 Oregon acrobatics and tumbling (1-1) is gearing up for its third meet of the year, against No. 3 Gannon University (2-3). The Knights head to Eugene looking to snap a two-meet losing streak, while the Ducks are aiming for a bounce-back after dropping their first ranked meet of the season to No. 1 Baylor two weeks ago. A must win? For Oregon, the season wasn’t over after its loss to the Bears on Feb. 22.
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1 month ago | 
dailyemerald.com | Jack Lazarus |Owen Murray
Both Oregon’s men’s and women’s track and field teams captured Big Ten championships last week in Indianapolis. On the verge of the national meet and with a home season that features both the Big Ten and NCAA Championship meets at Hayward Field coming soon after, athletes Matthew Erickson, Aaliyah McCormick, Silan Ayyildiz and head coach Jerry Schumacher spoke to media about the season so far.
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1 month ago | 
dailyemerald.com | Jack Lazarus |Owen Murray
Out of the under-five media timeout, Jackson Shelstad was in an unconventional place: the bench. With 2:39 on the clock, Oregon nursed a 63-61 lead. The buzzer rang. Shelstad checked in. One minute later, standing a few steps from where he checked in at midcourt, Oregon’s gem pulled the trigger. It was audacious. It was a prayer, one that went up as the shot clock went down. It was in. Oregon led, 66-64, and wouldn’t trail again courtesy of the ensuing 10-0 run en route to its sixth-straight win.
