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Oregon hires ‘proven winner’ Tracy Joyner as its head soccer coach
Watch: New Oregon women’s soccer coach Tracy Joyner joins the Ducks
Former UC Davis soccer coach Tracy Joyner has been named the next head coach of the Oregon women’s soccer program.
A day after being announced as the fifth Oregon head coach to lead the women’s soccer program, Tracy Joyner debuted Tuesday morning in Eugene, where took time to answer questions about her new role.
When asked what attracted her to the job, Joyner said that Oregon should be a “nationally ranked team.”
“…The prospect of what this program can achieve was highly desirable,” she said. “I think that Oregon soccer, is just the ceiling is so high, and the potential is so great with the right people, the right staff, the right resources.”
Oregon is coming off a 5-11-2 campaign, 1-8-2 in its inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference. Joyner replaces Graeme Abel, who resigned in late October following the season. Under Abel, the Ducks were 22-44-23 overall and 11-31-13 in conference games.
Cloe Chase, who led Marist Catholic to a Class 4A state title in 2022, was a true freshman for Oregon this fall. She was among the top local talents signed by the Ducks, who have since received a verbal commit from another Sheldon’s Lexi Cockerill-Gonzalez for the 2025 season.
“Tracy is a proven winner with the energy and the experience it will take to elevate Oregon Soccer into contenders both in the Big Ten Conference and nationally,” UO director of athletics Rob Mullens said in Monday’s press release. “She has successfully built programs at every level from junior college to Division I and we are excited to have her lead the Oregon Soccer program forward.”
Joyner has spent the last five seasons as head coach of the UC Davis’s women’s soccer program, where she helmed the Aggies to a 13-5-2 mark this season, setting a school record for wins in a season as a Division I program. The Aggies went 49-37-8 overall under her guidance. Joyner was the Big West Conference coach of the year in 2023.
Joyner explained that the initial call to start the process with Oregon was right after the Aggies’ final loss of the season earlier last month. In her mind, is was an immediate yes.
“It was really good for me to get out of that funk,” Joyner said. “But just the future of soccer here is incredible. So, you know, Oregon is somewhere that I’ve always had my eyes on, is just being a major contender. Like I said, so much potential, and there’s just a really big opportunity to be a powerhouse here.”
Who is Tracy Joyner?
The Moraga, Calif., native brings an extensive head coaching resume that spans 12 seasons for a career record of 127-77-27. She spent nine of those seasons as a NCAA head soccer coach with a mark of 85-62-20 and the other three coaching at the junior college level.
Along with her coaching accolades, Joyner (formerly Tracy Hamm) earned significant recognition as a soccer player, named freshman of the year during her time at California from 2002 to 2005. She was a Pac-10 all-conference honoree in 2005 after helping Cal to a 16-4-1 record and helped Cal to three NCAA Tournament berths.
Joyner started her coaching career at Cal as an assistant coach in 2009 and went on to coach at Santa Rosa Junior College from 2012 to 2014, leading the program to a 42-15-7 mark. During her first year at Santa Rosa, she was named the Big 8 Conference coach of the year and coached the Bear Cubs to a conference title and consecutive berths in the second round of the CCCAA playoffs.
For Oregon to reach that level of success, Joyner hopes to implement her own style of play.
“Style of play is winning,” Joyner said in a laughing manner. “So, I do whatever is necessary. Really for me, it’s about building the right relationships with players, finding the right 11 players to be on the field at the right time, getting depth and big personalities. I really like big personalities, whether that’s leading by example of by voice or performance. So, style of play, I think I just look for ways to exploit teams and, you know, build a system and make decisions based off how the best get the desired outcome.”
Evaluating the Oregon soccer team
Joyner noted that come January the team will hit the ground running in evaluating their own film as well as recruiting, using the transfer portal and possibly scheduling spring scrimmage games.
“I like to do a lot of individual development and position specific functional training in the winter, she said. “You know, championships are won in the offseason. Everyone says that and they’re not wrong.”
During her first team meeting Tuesday morning, she said they discussed the vision for the program.
“So really, the message from me this morning to the players was we get the opportunity to start fresh,” she said. “We get the opportunity to build what we want to build and make it ours. I empower the student-athletes to be a part of that, creating a value system that we feel really good about.”
Joyner’s vision to grow soccer more in the state of Oregon extends beyond the hotbed of Eugene with hopes of gathering support from the state’s women’s professional soccer team, the Portland Thorns.
“This is just a powerhouse, a gold mine waiting to happen,” she said. “I think that the support from a professional level and the dynamics of what makes Oregon, not University of Oregon, but like Oregon soccer so powerful is how much passion there is around the game here.”
Edith Noriega is a sports reporter for The Register-Guard. You may reach her at ENoriega@gannett.com and follow her on X at @Noriega_Edith.
The Oregon Ducks have been progressing through the class of 2027 with hopes of landing some of their top target’s commitment on both the offense and the defense.
With many names left on the board, the Ducks have started to receive some great news, including some news from someone they have been targeting since they offered back in January of 2025.
Darius Johnson Releases His Top Four Schools
One of the Ducks top targets’ in the 2027 class at the cornerback position is Darius Johnson. Johnson recently released his top schools with Hayes Fawcett, as he is entering a crucial part of his recruitment. The four schools he has listed at the top include the California Golden Bears, Michigan Wolverines, UCLA Bruins, and the Oregon Ducks.
Johnson is one of the better cornerbacks in the country. He currently ranks as the nation’s No. 178 prospect in the country, No. 20 player at the position, and the No. 14 player in the state of California, according to Rivals. Landing his commitment would be major for any of the schools, as he is someone who could see the field early due to his size, and his growing ability to lockdown a side of the field all by himself.
More About Darius Johnson
Johnson currently measures in at 6-1 and 155 pounds, and will be someone who continues to add weight through his high school program, and will eventually have the chance to really improve his frame when he gets to college. As of now, each of the four schools has a solid chance to win its recruiting battle, but there seems to be a clear leader at this moment.
The leader for the Ducks target seems to be the Michigan Wolverines, who have the only scheduled official visit at this moment. It seems likely that the talented prospect will schedule his other official visits sooner rather than later now that he has officially cut down his list. If the Ducks want to land his commitment, they will need to get him on an official visit because they are likely trailing at this point.
What If He Committed to Oregon Today?
If he were to commit to the Ducks today, he would be the ninth commitment for the Ducks in the class of 2027. He would also be the third cornerback commit for the Ducks in the class of 2027, which is a position they have been recruiting heavily. The cornerbacks the Ducks have at this moment are four-star Ai’King Hall from the state of Alabama and four-star Josiah Molden from the state of Oregon.
Some of their other commits at this moment include four-star EDGE Rashad Streets, four-star defensive linemen Zane Rowe, and four-star EDGE Cameron Pritchett. This class is shaping up to be another top-five class if the pieces continue to fall into place for Oregon coach Dan Lanning and his staff.
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Oregon tight end Jamari Johnson, after an impressive 2025 season with the Ducks, now becomes the leader at his position following the departure of star Kenyon Sadiq to the NFL.
With an Oregon offense set to return several top stars and bring in two talents at the tight end position, Johnson looks to not only improve as a leader but build off his impressive 2025 season, in which he recorded 32 receptions for 510 yards and three touchdowns.
Here’s everything Johnson had to say during his media appearance following Oregon’s scrimmage on Saturday, with the spring game on the horizon.
Everything Tight End Jamari Johnson Said After Spring Scrimmage
What He Learned From Playing With Tight End Kenyon Sadiq:
“So many, but one is training. Everybody in this facility harps on it, and it’s just a standard here. It’s like him from last year, that man strained his guts out almost every play. I just feel like I got to do the exact same thing or even more to uphold the standard.”
Stepping Up At Tight End:
“It just changed because obviously Kenyon leaving somebody has to step up and be a leader in the room, and me being one of the older guys, it just happens to be me. I just accepted that role, and I actually kind of like it, getting these young guys going, getting them in the playbook and getting them used to college football.”
Participating Again In Spring Practice:
“It feels good coming back. Feels like I have something to prove for me personally, I feel like I haven’t really done anything in college football. I feel like this year is that year for me to show everybody what I’m about.”
On Tight Ends Kendre Harrison and Andrew Olesh:
“Both good dudes, they both got that dog in them. Andrew, he came from Penn State. He’s been coming along well, getting in the playbook. Kendre, he’s a big, tall guy, getting in the playbook too. They’ve been getting after it, man. It’s been good taking them under my wing. Hopefully, we just get going this year.”
Goals and Expectations Ahead of Spring Game:
“I’ll say one expectation that we really try to harp on in the room is just going 100 percent. That’s with your effort, that’s with knowing the plays and just giving it your all. A goal is just to get in that endzone. That’s one of the goals for the tight end room right there.”
Why He Returned to Oregon:
“Like I said earlier, to me, I felt like I haven’t really done anything in college football. That was one of the reasons, and another is I wouldn’t say I’m not ready for the NFL, but like that’s pretty much what I’m getting at, is just like I have a lot of stuff to work on that’s within footwork and hand placement, block in the run game, and route details. Getting to the right depth and just touching up everything I can so when I get to the NFL, there’s none of those problems, it’s just the big problems I have to fix.”
How Reps Helped Him Improve:
“It really helped me. Last year, we ran a lot of twelve personnel at the end of the season because we had a couple of injuries, but that really helped me. This year, I feel like I’m coming in rolling off the ground. It’s just so much more fluent, and those reps really helped me with the playbook. Playbook is way easier now, and I’m getting a good feel for it.”
His Leadership Traits:
“I like to get the guys going. I have a real voice on the field, and if y’all hear me on the field, I get the guys going. I wouldn’t say I’m a vocal leader, but I lead by example. Vocal leader, probably something I need to work on.”
On New Offensive Coordinator Drew Mehringer:
“It’s been different. They’re two different people, coach (Will) Stein and coach Drew. My guy’s getting us going. I’m excited for this season.”
Supporting Dakorien Moore At Track Meet:
“Yesterday, that touched my heart, man. Just all of us going out there, and it wasn’t even just for Dakorien. It was really for Oregon. It was just more for Dakorien because we see him every day. That really touched my heart, and the connection is just unbelievable. I don’t think many people are doing that for their teammates.”
Quarterback Dante Moore’s Growth:
“That guy has his head on his shoulders at all times. He’s been growing consistently, but it’s a couple of different things. I probably can’t name them right now, but he’s been having his head on his shoulders. He’s just been on the climb.”
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Oregon man mounted a jet engine on a 60-year-old fishing boat to blast around a lake and thinks he may have set a world record
A man from Oregon has unveiled something truly crazy after he added a jet engine to the back of a 60-year-old fishing boat – and he suspects he might have broken a world record.
YouTuber Robert Maddox from CrazyRocketman mounted a pulsejet engine and its 230lbs of thrust to the back of a 1965 12-foot Sears fishing boat.
A wild juxtaposition by any standard, and the video he posted on YouTube confirms that as the diminutive boat roars away.
But did the YouTuber actually actually get the record?
How does this 1965 Sears fishing boat get its power?
The video shows the Oregon man hurling the boat around a lake, with the engine glowing behind him.
Strapped to the back of the boat is a pulsejet engine that produces 230lbs of thrust.
Pulsejet engines are smaller, lighter jet engines with combustion occurring in pulses.
Such is their simplicity that they can be made with few or even no moving parts at all.
Engines like these were used on the German V-1 Flying Bomb from World War II.
These were the Argus As 014 engines, the very first pulsejet ever to be mass-produced.
It is a smaller and even simpler version of these that Maddox has put on the back of his boat.
The funny noise they make comes from the way in which the jet makes its power.
This old boat could be a record holder
In his video, Maddox had clearly enjoyed his outing on the boat.
“Man, this boat really is super controllable,” he said, highlighting the ease with which it handles.
The video suggested there are a few niggles still to sort out on the boat.
“It was making all kinds of fuel noises, I’ve probably got a fuel pump out or something,” he added.
Yet this isn’t the end of the road for this particular project.
“I’m going to do a lot with this boat, and put a twin engine on it,” Maddox said in the video.
Given the speed of the vessel, with two pulsejet engines, this should rocket through the water.
That means another world record could be up for grabs for the Oregon YouTuber.
If there was any doubt over a world record with one engine, two engines should end the debate in an instant.
Jet engine timeline
150 AD – Hero of Alexandria invents the aeolipile, a steam-powered device demonstrating the basic jet principle
1930 – Frank Whittle successfully patents the first design for a working gas turbine jet engine
1937 – Hans von Ohain tests his first centrifugal turbojet engine prototype in Germany
1939 – The Heinkel He 178 makes the first successful flight powered entirely by a jet engine
1941 – The Gloster E.28/39 completes the first British jet flight using Whittle’s engine design
1944 – The Messerschmitt Me 262 enters combat service as the world’s first operational jet fighter
1949 – The de Havilland Comet makes its maiden flight to become the first commercial jet airliner
1958 – The Boeing 707 enters commercial service and officially kicks off the global Jet Age
1969 – Concorde takes off for the first time to pioneer supersonic passenger jet travel
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