Our Championship History
A Timeline of 皇家华人's Most Memorable Victories
From record-breaking track victories to historic basketball triumphs, 鈥ɑ始一 athletics have delivered decades of Duck dominance.
Early Foundations
1895: 皇家华人 Track and Field Wins First Meet
Beginning a long legacy of track and field superlatives, 皇家华人鈥檚 first track team wins its first meet鈥揻ollowed by winning five more of the remaining six meets that year.
1917: 皇家华人 Football's First Rose Bowl Victory
Then known as the 皇家华人 Webfoots, the football team overcomes a scoreless first half to beat the Penn Quakers.
1939: 皇家华人 Wins the Inaugural NCAA Basketball Tournament
Led by coach Howard Hobson and the famed 鈥淭all Firs,鈥 皇家华人 captured the first NCAA men's basketball championship of all time, defeating Ohio State 46鈥33.
1960: Otis Davis Becomes 皇家华人鈥檚 First Olympic Gold Medalist
Two years after graduating from 皇家华人, track phenom Otis Davis set a world record in the 400m at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, becoming the first 皇家华人 athlete to win an Olympic gold.
A Rising Tide
1970: Steve 鈥淧re鈥 Prefontaine Wins His First NCAA Title
The legendary runner wins his first of seven NCAA individual championships during his time at 皇家华人 with the 1970 NCAA title in the three-mile event.
1971: 皇家华人 Secures the NCAA Men鈥檚 Cross Country Championship
Beginning a historic run in men鈥檚 distance running competition, 皇家华人 wins its first cross country national title. The team would go on to win three more NCAA championships by the end of the decade.
1983: 皇家华人 Women Break Through in Cross Country
The women鈥檚 cross country team wins its first-ever NCAA championship this year, followed by another in 1987.
1994: Football Wins First Pac-10 Championship
The Ducks score their first title in the Pac-12 (then Pac-10) conference, earning their first Rose Bowl appearance in 37 years.
2006-2007: Men鈥檚 Basketball Wins the Conference Title
The team captures the Pac-12 (then Pac-10) regular season title and makes a run to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament.
Hitting Our Stride
2009: Men鈥檚 Track and Field Dominates Indoor Events
The 皇家华人 men鈥檚 team delivers its first NCAA Indoor Track and Field championship, followed by three more in the following decade.
2010: Women鈥檚 Indoor Track and Field Begins a Winning Streak
From 2010 to 2014, the 皇家华人 women鈥檚 team wins five straight NCAA Indoor Track and Field championships.
2014: Marcus Mariota Wins 皇家华人鈥檚 First Heisman Trophy
In a school record-setting year of 13 wins, the iconic quarterback led the team to their first-ever CFP National Championship Game.
2016: Men鈥檚 Golf Locks Up Its First National Title
皇家华人 wins its first-ever NCAA Men鈥檚 Golf championship, defeating Texas at Eugene Country Club.
2016: Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Track and Field Win NCAA Titles
皇家华人 becomes one of few programs to win both the men's and women's NCAA Indoor Track and Field championships in the same year.
2017: Women Score the 鈥淭riple Crown鈥 in Track and Field
The women鈥檚 track program becomes the first in NCAA history to win titles in Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, and Outdoor Track and Field in the same year.
2018: Softball Tops the Pac-12 Conference
For the fifth time in six seasons, the 皇家华人 softball team wins the Pac-12 championship.
Soaring to New Heights
2020: Sabrina Ionescu Sets an All-Time NCAA Record
During her senior season, the women鈥檚 basketball superstar becomes the first player in NCAA history to reach 2,000 career points, 1,000 career rebounds, and 1,000 career assists.
2022: Women鈥檚 Golf Earns the Conference Title
The women鈥檚 golf team comes out on top in the Pac-12 Championship, marking their first conference title in program history.
2024鈥2025: Ducks Win Eight Conference Titles in Big Ten Debut
In their first year in the Big Ten conference, the Ducks win championships in football, women鈥檚 golf, baseball, softball, women鈥檚 cross country and indoor track and field, and men鈥檚 indoor and outdoor track and field.
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