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NW Emmy Awards Win for Anna Oberg, Athletics

Women’s tennis graduate Anna Oberg ’20 won in the “College Sports” category of the Northwest Emmy Awards for video production. Oberg’s Emmy marks the 5th consecutive year with a Pilots winner in the college awards.

Oberg’s nominated video coincided with the athletic department’s celebration of National Women in Sports Day this spring. The video is available at this link and features various student-athletes representing a wide array of programs at UP writing a letter to their younger selves. The message portrayed is inspiring and powerful for young female athletes to strive for their dreams. Oberg will return to pursue a graduate degree in the fall while continuing to work for the athletic department’s video team.

For more information contact Jason Brough, athletics, at x3460 or brough@up.edu.

Recreational Services Virtual Fitness Summer Schedule

Recreational services will start its virtual fitness summer schedule on Wednesday, May 13, with eight classes offered each week including: Plyometrics, Yoga, HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training), and Zumba. Join the fitness fun! To join the virtual fitness MS Team, email Kaitlin Bourne at bourne@up.edu.

Monday:
  • 12:15 pm – Yoga Works with Kaitlin
  • 5:30 pm – Plyometrics Plus with Lauren
  • No classes on Memorial Day, Monday May 25
Tuesday:
  • 12:15 pm – HIIT with Brie
Wednesday:
  • 12:15 pm – Zumba with Brady
  • 5:30 pm – Plyometrics Plus with Lauren
Thursday:
  • 12:15 pm – HIIT with Brie
Friday:
  • 9:00 am – Yoga Works with Kaitlin
Saturday:
  • 11:15 am – HIIT with Brie
For more information go to http://www.up.edu/recservices.

Pilots Announce 2019-20 We Are Portland Award Winners

The University of Portland Athletics Department held its annual We Are Portland Awards, which went online this year as the winners were announced each day this week on Twitter and Instagram. The awards celebrate and honor the Pilots’ 16 athletic programs and their student-athletes for accomplishments during the past year.

Each program recognized a Most Inspirational Student-Athlete, as selected by the head coach. Other awards included Male/Female Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Community Service Award, Behind the Scenes Award, Male/Female Student-Athlete of the Year, Game/Performance of the Year, and Mr./Ms. Portland. Portland’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) solicited nominations for those awards, and the student-athletes voted for the winners.

See below for the complete list of the 2019-20 We Are Portland Award winners.

2019-20 We Are Portland Awards Most Inspirational Student-Athletes:

  • Men’s Cross Country: Joe Horen
  • Women’s Cross Country: Anna Pataki
  • Men’s Soccer: Brian O’Hara
  • Women’s Soccer: Anja Koehler
  • Volleyball: Shayla Hoeft
  • Men’s Basketball: Malcolm Porter
  • Women’s Basketball: Kate Andersen
  • Men’s Track & Field: George Duggan
  • Women’s Track & Field: Stella Gillman
  • Baseball: Jake Holcroft
  • Beach Volleyball: Alycia Wodke
  • Rowing: Marissa Frazzini
  • Men’s Tennis: Eleftherios Neos
  • Women’s Tennis: Emily Soares

SAAC Awards:

  • Male Rookie of the Year: Jake Holcroft, Baseball
  • Female Rookie of the Year: Alex Fowler, Women’s Basketball
  • Coach of the Year: Michael Meek, Women’s Basketball
  • Community Service Award: Women’s Cross Country
  • Behind the Scenes Award: Bryant Ferate, Assistant Director of Sports Performance
  • Male Student-Athlete of the Year: Caleb Webb and George Duggan, Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field
  • Female Student-Athlete of the Year: Alex Fowler, Women’s Basketball
  • Mr. Portland: Henry Cheney, Baseball
  • Ms. Portland: Kate Andersen, Women’s Basketball

UP Intramural Sports Offering Virtual Sports Leagues

UP Intramural Sports is offering new virtual sports leagues to faculty and staff and their families during the COVID-19 lockdown. The FIFA20 & NBA2K20 leagues are open to players of all ages and offer competition for Playstation and XBOX platforms. We hope to create some fun opportunities for competition between family members within the University of Portland community. There is no charge for the league, which is open to University of Portland faculty, staff, and their families and is open to all ages. 

Game match-ups will be scheduled by UP Intramural Sports and players will work out a time to compete within a given time period and then report their scores using the IM Leagues app.

To join the league, participants will need to sign up at imleagues.com before 5 p.m. on Monday, April 20. If no current IM Leagues account, follow these steps:

  • www.imleagues.com
  • Sign-up
  • Select School/Organization>>>>Scroll to University of Portland
  • Enter User’s information
  • Under status, choose Faculty/Staff 
  • Complete form and click “Create Account”
The intramurals staff will need to approve any user without an email with @up.edu. If you do not receive approval within 24 hours, please email slakey21@up.edu

Once approved as a member of imleagues.com, user will log in at imleagues.com and navigate to the University of Portland page. Scroll down to the listed leagues and click on the appropriate Faculty/Staff Family league, either FIFA or NBA2k and the appropriate gaming platform, Playstation or XBOX.  If league offerings do not show on the page, click the University of Portland link at the top. 

On next page, scroll down to “Captain’s Information” and click on “Create a team.” Fill out the necessary information. Team names should be player’s gamer tag. Players may only enter one platform/division within a league. 

Next step is the Liability release. For those over 18 years, read & accept and follow the directions. For those who are under 18, read and accept and fill in Participant’s information, click box for agreeing to terms for child and parent or guardian will need to download the liability release for minors from the Intramural Sports website. Please print, sign and scan or add electronic signature, save, and email to dezzani@up.edu.

Game opponents of minors may be older or younger than them.  Please note the importance of parent/guardian supervision of online activity of minors while participating in this league.  Age-appropriate interaction is expected of all participants.   

We are excited to provide this opportunity for UP faculty, staff and their families to have some friendly competition in FIFA & NBA2K. If you have any questions, please contact slakey@up.edu.

Beauchamp Center Virtual Fitness Classes: Time to Join the Fun!

The Beauchamp Center’s Virtual Fitness classes on Microsoft Teams are off to a GREAT start! Over 400 members from our campus community have joined and class sizes are increasing daily. Our fitness instructors are having a blast and hope to see you in class soon! 

Rec Services’ Virtual Fitness program serves to help members of our UP community stay active, healthy, and energized. Live classes provide unique opportunities for community engagement as we adapt to the changes and challenges presented by COVID-19. Members are encouraged to join our live classes but also have the option to access workouts on their own time, as classes will be archived in Microsoft Teams.   

Each weekday at 12:15 p.m. and either 5 p.m. or 6 p.m., Beauchamp’s fitness instructors will guide students, faculty, and staff through live group workouts. Saturday is a special Weekend Warrior class! All fitness levels and beginners are welcome. Classes include: yoga, plyometrics, Zumba, and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT).  

To become a member of the UP Rec Services Virtual Fitness team, send a quick email request to Kaitlin Bourne at bourne@up.edu. 

Weekly schedule:

  • Monday: 12:15 pm – Yoga Works with Kaitlin; 5 pm – Plyometrics Plus with Lauren
  • Tuesday: 12:15 pm – Sweaty 20 with Kailtin; 6 pm – HIIT with Brie
  • Wednesday: 12:15 pm – Beginners Plyometrics Plus with Lauren; 6 pm – Zumba with Brady
  • Thursday: 12:15 pm – Beginners HIIT with Brie; 5 pm – Plyometrics Plus with Lauren
  • Friday: 12:15 pm – Zumba with Brady
  • Saturday: 12 pm – HIIT with Brie
  • We are working on adding another Zumba and Yoga class next week!

A few Pro Tips….

  • PLUG IN to the internet if possible for best video and audio quality
  • Joining a class: Double check that you are joining the class call that was initiated by the instructor. If you join a call and the instructor is not present, end the call immediately. Instructors will initiate calls 15 minutes before the class start time.
  • Microphone set-up: Feel free to unmute your microphones before and after class to say hello/goodbye to the instructor and others in the class. Mute your microphones when class starts.
  • Camera set-up: To assist the instructor in delivering classes that fulfill members’ needs, it is helpful (and fun) if you keep your camera on. However, this is your choice. By keeping your camera on, you may be recorded in the archived class video. Keeping your camera on indicates your willingness to be recorded.
  • Pin the instructor so that the video feed remains on him/her.
  • Post hellos and positive comments in the chat box!

 

Virtual Fitness Classes: Stay Healthy, Join the Team!

UP Recreational Services is now offering virtual fitness classes twice a day in Microsoft Teams! Each weekday at 12:15 p.m. and either 5 p.m. or 6 p.m., Beauchamp’s fitness instructors will guide students, faculty, and staff through live group workouts. Saturday is a special Weekend Warrior class. All fitness levels and beginners welcome. Classes include: yoga, plyometrics, Zumba and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). 

Rec Services’ virtual fitness program serves to help members of our UP community stay active, healthy, and energized. Live classes provide unique opportunities for community engagement as we adapt to the changes and challenges presented by COVID19. Members are encouraged to join our live classes but also have the option to access workouts on their own time, as classes will be archived in Microsoft Teams.  

To become a member of the ‘UP Rec Services Virtual Fitness’ team, send a quick email request to Kaitlin Bourne at bourne@up.edu. 

How does it work? Once on the team, members can adjust their notification settings and select the classes of their interest. Members can also ‘hide’ the classes they are not interest in to reduce notifications. 

Each fitness class is listed as a ‘channel’ (organized numerically on the left side of the screen). There, members can view the list of classes and the days/times they stream live. Fitness instructors will begin their class by initiating a ‘call’ within the specific class channel 10 minutes before the scheduled start time.  

To take a live class, members should enter Microsoft Teams through their UP account apps page, rather than the calendar notification to avoid initiating a new call.  

Once in Microsoft Teams, members can join live classes anytime within the class time frame by pressing ‘join.’ At the class start time, instructors will ask members to mute their microphones for recording purposes. Fitness instructors prefer members keep their cameras on so they can see their students but that is the member’s choice. 

Classes do not require any fitness specific equipment but a flat, open surface is suggested. At times, instructors may get creative and use household items such as a towel, chair or water bottle.  

Members are welcome to post hellos and positive comments in the chat box during class. After class, they are encouraged to un-mute their microphones to chat with the instructor and others in the class. 

To take an archived class, members can access recorded classes in Microsoft Teams on their own time by going to the desired class channel and clicking on the ‘Archived Class Video’ section at the top of the page.  

Weekly schedule:

  • Monday: 12:15 p.m. – Yoga Works with Kaitlin; 5 p.m. – Plyometrics Plus with Lauren
  • Tuesday: 12: 15 p.m. – Sweaty 20 with Kailtin (additional posted workouts by Julee) 6 p.m. – HIIT with Brie
  • Wednesday: 12:15. p.m. – Beginners Plyometrics Plus with Lauren; 6 p.m. – Zumba with Brady
  • Thursday: 12:15 p.m. – Beginners HIIT with Brie; 5 p.m. – Plyometrics Plus with Lauren
  • Friday: 12:15 p.m. – Zumba with Brady
  • Saturday: 12 p.m. – HIIT with Brie 

For additional workout ideas and recreational pursuits, please visit UP’s Recreational Services website at https://www.up.edu/recservices/index.html.

Hope to see you in a class soon! 

For more information contact Kaitlin Bourne, recreational services, at 503-943-7294 or bourne@up.edu, or go to http://www.up.edu/recservices.

Pilots Ticket Office Closed, Still Available to Help

Following the guidance and direction of government and university officials, the Portland Pilots ticket office will be closed for the foreseeable future. We will still be available to assist you via phone and email. Please also check www.portlandpilots.com for the most up to date information. Mail will still be picked up and processed, although not on a daily basis during this time. Any previously scheduled ticket payment plans will continue to be run. We thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. Please see the options below to contact the Pilots ticket office:

  • By E-mail: The fastest way to be in contact with the ticket office is by emailing your individual ticket representative or to pilotsboxoffice@up.edu. Fans are highly encouraged to email your reps first as we will be monitoring our e-mail throughout the day to ensure a quick response. Our staff directory can be found below to access the direct email addresses for our entire staff.
  • By Phone: The ticket office main line is 503-943- GoUP (4687). Our team will be working remotely during this time and will make all efforts to return voicemails as soon as possible during normal business hours of 9 am-5 pm. If you would like to reach out to a member of the sales and service staff directly, please do not hesitate to call or email during normal business hours. The initial call may go to voicemail and voicemails will be returned as soon as possible (please be advised that phone calls returned from our cell phones may be from a different area code).
    Dave Taylor, Assistant Athletic Director for Tickets | (503) 943-8619 or taylord@up.edu
    Jonathon Brooks, Director of Sales and Service | (503) 943-7431 or brooksj@up.edu
    Paolo De Guzman, Senior Sales and Service Consultant | (503) 943-8613 or deguzman@up.edu
    Ticket Office Main Line | (503)-943-GoUP (4687) or pilotsboxoffice@up.edu
  • By Text: The ticket office main line, (503) 943-GoUP (4687), can also serve as a good number to send a text message. Our ticketing team will be monitoring all text messages during normal business hours and will return any messages we receive.
  • In Person: The Pilots ticket office will be closed until further notice. Updates as to the re-opening of the box office will be posted on www.PortlandPilots.com.

For updates regarding University of Portland, please visit www.up.edu/coronavirus. University of Portland athletics hopes that all of our fans, both locally and globally, can remain safe and healthy. We are grateful for the support of our community and we look forward to working through these times together.

Beauchamp Center Closing Until Further Notice

Out of an abundance of caution, and in conjunction with state guidelines on public gatherings, the athletics office is closing the Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center this morning (Thursday, March 12) until further notice. We will take this time to thoroughly deep clean the building in preparation for reopening at a later date.

For more information please contact athletics at x7117 or leykam@up.edu.

Springtime is Fit Time: March Beauchamp Offerings for Faculty, Staff

Springtime is a great time to work on your fitness! Join our UP Beauchamp Center faculty and staff fitness community. The schedule for March is posted below.
  • Mondays: Slow Flow Yoga from 12:05pm-12:50pm, Studio 30
  • Tuesdays: Pilot Cycle from 6:30am-7:30am, Studio 20; Sweaty 20 from 12:10pm-12:40pm, Studio 30
  • Wednesdays: Centering Yoga from 12:05pm-12:50pm, Studio 30
  • Thursdays: Pilot Cycle from 6:30am-7:30am, Studio 20; Zumba from 12:05pm-12:50pm, Studio 30
  • Friday, March 6: Zumba from 12:05pm-12:50pm, Studio 45

The ever-popular Tai Chi class will return in April.

For more information contact Kaitlin Bourne, recreational services, at x7294 or bourne@up.edu.

UP’s David Kinsella Named to WCC Hall of Honor

Former Portland standout distance runner David Kinsella will be inducted into the West Coast Conference Hall of Honor as part of its 2020 class, the WCC announced on February 19. The 12th annual Hall of Honor class will be celebrated on Saturday, March 7 at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.

Kinsella was a three-time All-American, three-time Academic All-American, claimed two top-10 individual finishes at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, and earned a West Coast Conference Postgraduate Scholarship. A stand-out in the classroom, Kinsella graduated with a 3.96 GPA. He earned a degree in biology with minors in both economics and philosophy, and had just three A-minuses during his five years on The Bluff. Following his time at UP, Kinsella earned a JD in Law from Stanford in 2012.

For more information use this link.