Congratulations to Oregon State for capturing the Overall Team trophy at the 2011 USA Racquetball Intercollegiate National Championships held April 5 – 9 in Tempe, AZ. The tournament, hosted by Arizona State University, featured 335 student athletes representing 50 colleges and universities from across the country.
2011 marks the fifth time the Beavers have won the national Overall Team award, having previously received the honor in 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2006. OSU did not field a team in 2007. Additionally, OSU earned the top spot in the Women’s Team competition (successfully defending their 2010 trophy) and finished third in Men’s.
Taylor Knoth, a sophomore at OSU, won the Men’s #1 Singles championship, defeating Nick Montalbano, a freshman at Colorado State University, Pueblo, 15-2, 15-10. This victory earns Knoth a spot on the U.S. Adult National Racquetball Team. Knoth and Joey Pryor, a freshman at OSU, finished third in Men’s #1 Doubles, beating BYU 15-5, 15-9.
The Beavers practice at Timberhill Athletic Club in Corvallis and are coached by Rob Durbin.
The University of Oregon placed fourth in the Women’s competition, the school’s best-ever finish. The seven-member team also placed ninth in the Overall Team category.
Oregon’s Leah Redwine, a grad student, and Hailey Miller, a junior, earned third place in Women’s #1 Doubles. Miller also won the Women’s #2 Singles championship, defeating OSU’s Megan Mathes, 13-15, 15-8, 11-9.
The Ducks practice at Courtsports Athletic Club in Eugene.
Here’s a rundown of how students fared in their individual divisions:
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Oregon State University
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Finish
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Men’s #1 Singles: Taylor Knoth*
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Gold, 1st Place
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Men’s #2 Singles: Micah Hoffman*
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Gold, 4th Place
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Men’s #3 Singles: Joey Pryor
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Gold, Quarterfinalist
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Men’s #4 Singles: Michael Carrington*
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Gold, 3rd Place
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Men’s #5 Singles: Jonathan Edwards*
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Gold, 3rd Place
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Men’s #6 Singles: Dale Fonken*
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Gold, 3rd Place
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Women’s #1 Singles: Frossene King
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Blue, 1st Place
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Women’s #2 Singles: Megan Mathes*
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Gold, 2nd Place
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Women’s #3 Singles: Alyssa Asay*
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Gold, 1st Place
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Women’s #4 Singles: Teresa Wright*
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Gold, 1st Place
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Women’s #5 Singles: Kelly Powell*
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Gold, 1st Place
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Women’s #6 Singles: Stevanie Medearis*
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Gold, 1st Place
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Men’s #1 Doubles: Knoth/Pryor
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Gold, 3rd Place
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Men’s #2 Doubles: Carrington/Hoffman
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Gold, 3rd Place
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Men’s #3 Doubles: Fonken/Edwards
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Gold, Round of 16
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Women’s #1 Doubles: Mathes/King
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Red, 1st Place
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Women’s #2 Doubles: Assay/Wright
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Gold, 1st Place
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Women’s #3 Doubles: Powell/Chelsea Donnithorne
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Gold, 1st Place
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University of Oregon
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Finish
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Men’s #1 Singles: Elliott Saunders
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Gold, Round of 16
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Men’s #2 Singles: Ryan Higgins
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Red, 1st Place
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Men’s #3 Singles: Aaron Halbert
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Red, 4th Place
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Women’s #1 Singles: Leah Redwine
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Gold, Quarterfinalist
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Women’s #2 Singles: Hailey Miller*
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Gold, 1st Place
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Women’s #3 Singles: Staci Wood
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Blue, 2nd Place
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Women’s #4 Singles: Sydney Prescott
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Blue, 2nd Place
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Men’s #1 Doubles: Saunders/Higgins
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Red, 3rd Place
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Women’s #1 Doubles: Redwine/Miller
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Gold, 3rd Place
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Women’s #2 Doubles: Wood/Prescott
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Gold, 3rd Place
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* Member of the 2011 USAR All-American Collegiate Team
Three other Oregon residents competed in the tournament. Kamran Masood, a fifth-year senior at Arizona State University, made the Round of 16 in Men’s #1 Singles and was a quarterfinalist in Men’s #1 Doubles. Kevin Funkhouser, a freshman at the University of California, Berkeley, finished fourth in Men’s #4 Red Singles and second in Men’s #2 Red Doubles. Maradith Durbin, a junior at OSU, finished fourth in non-competition Women’s Singles.
The 2012 USA Racquetball National Intercollegiate Championships are scheduled to be held in Missouri next April.
Tournament Draws
Final Team Results