SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Thursday was the beginning of Cooper Teare's last go-round as a Duck, and conversely the first go-round in green and yellow for Izzy Thornton-Bott.
They both ended the same way: with first-place finishes at the Bill Dellinger Invitational.
Teare led a first-place team finish for the Men of Oregon over the 8-kilometer course at Pine Ridge Golf Club, leading a 1-2 individual finish for the Ducks with new teammate Aaron Bienenfeld, a senior transfer. On the women's side, recent transfer Thornton-Bott competed as an individual and ran the 6k course in 20 minutes, 4.